Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
NOMINATIONS ARE
NOW ALL ON FILE
At STATE HOUSE
Time for Filing Expires
With All Parties Well
Represented - Progress
sives Have Full Ticket.

san GdudlOdNGS AOA JodASAol POSAtAOllSg
officially closed yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock and finds two complete and
two other partially complete tickets
in the field for electors to vote on in
this state, September 1, the date of the
primary election. The Republicans
and Progressives nominated tickets
from top to bottom. The Democrats
left one vacancy, failing to nominate
a candidate for superintendent of pub
lie instruction and the Socialist party
was satisfied with the nomination of
but one candidate, l. A. Coblentz for
governor Socialists will write in the
names Of their other candidates.
Several Sharp Conflicts
The Republicans will have several
keen contests over nominations, first
of which will be over United States
senator for there are four candidates
in the race in James H. Brady, pres
ent incumbent, Burton L. French, pres
ent congressman, Frank r. Cooling
and James r. Ailshie. These four
candidates are already actively con-
Quoting campaigns. Senator Brady and
Congressman French, however, have
been forced to remain in Washington
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Their friends here are engaged hand
ling their respective campaigns.
The entrance of w. V. Whitwell of
Salmon into the Democratic senator
ial race in opposition to James H.
Hawley and John F. Nugent came as
u complete surprise. The race becomes
three cornered one at the primaries.
with the result very uncertain. Whit
well was allied in former years with
Elk United States Senator Fred T. Du-
bois and has been prominent in Idaho
politics as a Democrat.
Progressives Have no Contests
The Electors Progressive party has
no contests on it's ticket.
The Republicans have a contest for
representative in congress with five
candidates in the field to select two
from. The Democrats have three can
didates and therefore a three-cornered
fight for two nominations.
The only contest for the nomination
of lieutenant governor is in the Repub-
lican party. four candidates having
been placed in nomination or M. J.
Sweeley of Twin Falls and G. w
Edgington of Idaho Falls from the
southern part Of the state and II. H
Taylor of Standpoint and W. r. Smith
of Lewiston, from the north.
Attorney General J. II. Peterson
State Auditor Fred l.. Huston and Miss
Bernice Mccoy, candidate for super
intendent of public instruction are
without opposition on the Republican
ticket.
Surprise is Sprung
An eleventh hour fight for the Re-
publican nomination for secretary OF
state broke just before the hour fol-
receiving the final nominations arrived
s George r. Barker of Standpoint appear
ed to have a clear field without oppo-
+ sition. Several days ago, however
Z, Otis M. Van Tassel of st. Anthony
filed for the nomination. Yesterday
Charles d. Storey and Erwin w
Johnson, both of Boise, entered thu
t race for the nomination making thu
i fight a four cornered one.
The Republicans also have sharl
contest on for the nomination of stat,
treasurer with one of the four candi
dates a woman or Mrs. May Scot
!. Workman of Emmett. The othe
: three candidates are o. V. Allen, pre-
: sent treasurer. John w. Eagleson o
: Boise and b. F. Defenbach of Lewis
ton.
Five non partisan candidates are on
for justice of the supreme court witt
= one nomination as the stake. Man
candidates are in the field for judicia
positions in the nine districts wit
competition close in the third. fourtl
and sixth districts. There are eigh
candidates in the race in the fourtl
district for two nominations.
The following is the complete lis
of nominations filed for the primar
election:
Progressive
United States Senator-Paul Clag
stone
Representative in Congress-C. W
Luck, +. H. Rettig.
Governor-Hugh E. McElroy.
Lieutenant Governor-C. L B. Rob
erts.
Attorney General-william e. Lee.
Secretary of State-Samuel c. Jor
dan.
State Auditor-Clarence vanDeu
sen.
State Treasurer-C. o. Broxon.
Superintendent of Public Instruetio
Charles w. Morrison.
Mine Inspector-James W. Capies.
Republican
United States Senator-James T
Brady. Burton l. French, Frank
Gooding, James F. Ailshie.
Representative in Congress-R.
Jones. r. NJ. McCracken, Miles John
son, Thomas. r. Kerl, Addison
Smith.
Governor-John M. Haines, M.
Lewis, ]. NJ. Stevens
Lieutenant Governor-M. ]. Sweele,
George w. Edgington, H. H Taylo
w. r. Smith.
Attorney General. H. Peterson.
Secretary of State-George r. Bari
er, Erwin W. johnson, Otis NJ. Var
Tassel, Charles d. Storey.
State Auditor-Fred L. Huston.
State Treasurer--O. v. Allen. job
w. Eagleson, B. F. Defenbach. Ma