The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-03
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
ARE NOW GUESSING
Clay Tallman Interviews the
Several Factions, but Keeps
His Own Counsel.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 2.-There are .nu-
merous speculating Democrats in Idaho
now. Expectancy has been in the air
In Democratic political circles the last
few days-eXpectancy that something
was going to happen TO the federal plum
tree so far as Idaho was concerned, On
top of this. Clay Tallman, commission
er OF the general land Office. unceremoni-
ous!y dropped into Boise. and II was an
nounced ne was on department business.
politically; Democratic leaders knew that
in addition he was in the capital on the
matter of settling the controversy that
has existed among candidates on the
federal offices When Commissioners
Tallman left he was more familiar with
that situation than when he arrived.
All factions of the party were recog
Eized by Commissioner Tallman He
! showed no preference. In this he WAS
party-the Nugent and the Hawley, He
conferred with former Governor James
H. Hawley and former United States
Senator Kirkland l. Perky, both OF the
Hawley faction. He was just as liberal
IN his conference with the Nugent wing,
for he met John +. Nugent, its leader.
Joseph r. Pence, Frank kinyon and 9TH
ers. 1t was generally understood by fac
tlonal leaders that Commissioner Tall
man was not ready to mix up In the
! little controversy that has and is con-
( tinGing to tie up all the fat federal Jobs
| in Idaho. Yet the party leaders are con-
| iident that Commissioner Tallmans visit
! To- Boise has some significance and they
! expect any tmo now 10 hear OF the fed
eral appointments being sent to tho SEN
! ate,
United States District Attorney Clurg
{ III. Lingenfelter, United States Marshal
| Shad Iodgns. Surveyor General Darwin
| a Utter and other Republicans holding
down prolonged federal commissions
would have been relieved OF their posts
long ago had the pretty littlo fuss within
! the factions OF the Democratic party In
| Idaho not broken out But it did. and
| Democrats are therefore not enjoying the
| spoiIs OF the national victory.
National Committeeman Elder hns been
seeing TO It that the smaller postoflces
are filled with Democrats, but the larger
ones are being held up, The national
| committeeman is also held responsible
receiving the appointment of United
States district attorney, Moore's name
was sent in and lie was strongly In
dorsed, but IT failed TO have the o. ,l,r rs.
J Endorsement TO Judge John l.. McClear
Mr. Moores name has been placed on
| nle 1t has not been sent to the senate
Ben Gray. Democratic state chairman
was also to have received the appoint
| ment OF marshal. but the commission
never arrived, The same situation exists
with reference to the lee otnea ,,ahsd 5eaera 'o's
There arc five land offices presided
| over by Republicans in this state-Black-
foot. HALEY, Boise. Lewiston and Goeu'
diAIrne Each has register ana re-
celyer who receive $4,000 per annum FOL
their services. The five offices pay
$50 600 per apnum and they constitute
a prize that many a Democrat In Idaho
would like 10 draw at washington, How
ever they are untitled and thero is nttlt
promise that the present Republican:
| holding them will be stricken from the
payroll until the Democratic factions ge
| together.