The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-10
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
AND TIMBER.

The Senatorial contest is on, an
the political clans have assembled Z
the state capital to battle for thei
chief. The first vote will be taken mex
Tuesday, commencing at the moo
hour. The first ballot will be had sep
arately in each house, after whic
joint sessions of the Senate and Hous
will be held, commencing on Wednes
day, and continuing until both Sena
tors are elected.
In the case of the long term Sena
tor, but one ballot will be required
Senator w. E. Borah will be reelected
to succeed himself without opposition
His reelection is only matter of for
mality. The November elections de-
creed that this high honor should
again be bestowed upon Mr.. Borah,
and the Republican party has only one
purpose in view and that is to carry
out the will, not only of the members
of its own party, but of practically all
the people Of the state in this particu-
lar.
For the shart term Senatorship, it is
quite different story, although as the
Tribune. sizes up the situation, we do
not anticipate the long drawn-out con-
test that we have heard so much about.
The withdrawal of former Governor
Gooding from the race, has simplified
matters very much, as the former
Governor is fighter and developed
more strength than anticipated. For
this short term Senatorship, the people
have had no opportunity to express
their choice, except as legislators may
give an honest expression of the wish
of their constituents. The death of
Senator Hepburn came so near the end
of the campaign, that no opportunity
was afforded, under our elective sys-
tenn, to secure an expression of the
people, as in the case of Senator b.
rah.
The contest has now settled down
to one between Judge James F. Ailshe
and former Governor Brady. OF
course there will be number of votes
cast for "favorites sons" but in the
end these will go to one or the other
OF the two prominent candidates, and
it appears now that the break will oc-
cur early in the balloting. At this
time it looks as though the favorite
son vote will most likely go to Judge
Ailshe, and with his large positive
following, his election seems probable.
While the Tribune is not in accord
with the radical utterances of certain
Northern newspapers, as to geograph-
ical lines, and it believes that some
things along geographical lines ap
pearing in Northern newspapers.
might well have been left unsaid it
stands by its statement of few weeks
ago in which it said:
at has been the unwritten law since
the days of statehood that the north
should have one senator and the south
one. The south has senator and will
continue to have a senator, in the per-
son of William E. Borah, who will be
reelected at the coming session of the
Legislature for the six-year term. The
short term senator, therefore, is look
ID upon in the north as belonging TO
he north. There is at this time lust
me man in north Idaho that is looked
pom as of senatorial stature, from a
tate-wide point. That man is Judge
ames r. Ailshe. The Tribune is not
o be understood as casting any re-
lection upon any other aspirants
whose names have been mentioned
rom the north. There are men of
plendid capacity and of unquestioned
ltegrity, whose names have received
lvorable comment, but the best that
ley could command would be merely
zeal a support, and every compli-
entary vote thus given will lessen the
,ances for northern man to win the
81 XRVUDv