The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-29

M. Alexander as a candidate for gov
ernor. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Alexan.
der did not support Governor Haw.
ley at the last election. In consequ.
enee Mr.. Nugent fears reprisal on the
part of Hawley in case he (Nugent)
secures the nomination for United
States senator. Owing to his fail
ure to support him Mr.. Hawley is
fighting Mr.. Alexander. Hence both
factions look with complacency, if not
with pleasure, upon the elimination
of Mr.. Alexander. For this reason
the candidacy of Hon. Bazilla w.
Clark of Idaho Falls for the Demo
crat nomination for governor be-
comes very interesting. Mr.. Clark is
very likely to be the nominee of the
Democratic party.
The following facts regarding Mr..
Clark taken from the Idaho Register
published in his home town will be in
teresting to the general public and to
Democrats in particular. The Regis
ter says:
This is not Mr.. Clarks first essay
in politics, as it is a game in which
he has taken part since he reached
his majority and it must be said that
he has shown so far that he knows
the ms and outs of the game about as
we'll as older and probably more sea-
soned politicians.
"Mr. Clark has twice been a candi-
date for state senator on the Demo
cratic ticket, securing the nomination,
but, unfortunately for him, in a Re-
publican district. He has served two
terms as a member of the city council
and was, little over a year ago, elect
ed mayor of the city by the biggest
majority ever given a candidate for
that Office.
"Mr. Clark comes from a family of
successful politicians. His father, Jos.
A. Clark, was the first mayor of the
city of Idaho Falls, and his brother,
Nate" chairman of the first village
board organized. His brothers, Chase
of Custer county and D. Worth of
hammock county. are recognized as
Democratic political leaders.
Mayor Clark is probably one of the
youngest men who has ever aspired to
the Office of governor of Idaho. be-
ing but SO years of age. He has lived
in Idaho 80 Of the 50 years, being a
native OF Indiana, living a greater part
of the time in Idaho Falls"
Millions Go to Canada.
A Washington dispatch says that
within the past few years more than
$500, 100000 of money from the
United States have been invested in
This is a sum far in excess
of the capital brought to Canada from
all the homesteaders of all other
countries. In full recognition of the
apparent need of creating additional
opportunities for our landless citizens
to establish homes on the public do
main and to make these opportunities
so attractive that the increasing drain
on our population shall cease, Secre-
tary Lane has allotted $4,000, 900 from
the reclamation fund and has ordered
the prosecution of the engineering
work to be taken up vigorously on
nearly twenty great projects.
To insure the success of the home
seeker whose means are limited the
secretary has sent to Congress a bill
greatly modifying the terms of repay
ment and making the conditions Of
settlement less onerous and exacting.
This bill has been favorably acted
upon by the Senate and is now before
the House. Its passage will give
great impetus to the development of
the arid west
Under its terms the settler on new
projects will have twenty years in
which to repay the charges for water
right and after the first. year will be re
lieved of any payment of building
charges for four succeeding years. The
first payment made at the time of FL
ing on the land or applying for water
IS 5 per cent of the construction
charge. The second payment falls
due on December LIST of the fifth year
after the initial installment. Annual
payments representing per cent of
the construction payment must be
made for each of the succeeding five
years. The remaining ten INSTALL
nents will be at the annual rate OF
per cent of the charges.