The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-07
NOMINATION ARE NOW ALL ON
FILE AT STATE HOUSE
Time for Filing Expires With all
Parties Well Representation
gressiyes Have Full Ticket.

Filings of nominations for state
Offices together with those OF non
partisan candidates for judicial posi-
lions, officially closed yesterday art
ernoon at O'Clock and finds two
complete and two other partially COM
plete tickets in the field for electors
to vote on in this state, September
I the date of the primary election.
The Republicans and ProgressiVes
nominated tickets from top to bot
tom. The Democrats left one yacan-
cy, failing to nominate a candidate
for superintendent of public instruc-
ton and the Socialist party was sat
isfied with the nomination of but one
candidate, l.. A. Coblentz for COVER
nor. 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,
present congressman, Frank r. Good
ing and James F. Ailshie. These
four candidates are already actively
conducting campaigns. Senator Brady
and Congressman French, however,
have been forced to remain in Wash
ington because congress has failed
to adjourn. Their friends here are
engaged handling 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
three-cornered one at the primaries,
with the result very uncertain. Whit
we'll was allied in former years with
Ex-United States Senator Fred T. Du-
bois and has been prominent in Idaho
politics as Democrat.
Progressives Have no Contests
The Electors Progressive party has
no contests on it's ticket.
The Republicans have contest for
representative in congress with five
candidates in the field to select two
from. The Democrats have three can
didates and therefore three-corner-
ed fight for two nominations.
The only contest for nomination
of lieutenant governor is in the Re-
publican party, four candidates hav-
ing been placed in nomination IN M
]. Sweeley of Twin Falls and G.. w
Edgington of Idaho Falls from the
southern part CT the state and H. H
Taylor of Standpoint and w. R. Smith
of Lewiston, from the north.
Attorney General ]. H. Peterson
State Auditor Fred L. Huston and
Miss Bernice Mccoy, candidate fol
superintendent of public instruction
are without opposition on the Re
publican 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 ar
rived. George r. Barker of Sand
point appeared to have a clear fielC
without opposition. Several days ago
however, Otis NJ. Van Tassel of st
Anthony. filed for the nomination
Yesterday Charles D. Storey and Err
win w. Johnson, both of Boise, en-
tered the race for the nomination
making the fight a four-corneret
one.
The Republicans also have a sharI
contest on for the nomination of state
treasurer with one of the four can
didates a woman in Mrs. May Scott
Workman of Emmett. The Other
three candidates are o. v. Allen, pre-
sent treasurer, John w. Engleson Of
Boise and b. F. Defenbach of Lew
iston.
Five non-partisan candidates are
out for justice of the supreme cour
with one nomination as the stake
Many candidates are in the field fol
judicial positions in the nine district,
with competition close in the third
fourth and sixth districts. There arr