Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-04-10
he would put Senator Borsh out of
business has made the Senator

ne Woolo put SENATOR 6orSu out Vi
business has made the Senator
many friends. Ths corrsspon.
dence between Vollmer and Per-
kins, ~ published by the Assoeia-
ted Press, would seam to indicate
that Perkins intends to try to make
his threat good. Senator Horah
can we'll afford to welcome such a
contest. For Perkins, the money
lord and trust maGnate, entering
into Idaho politics for the purpose
of putting Senator Borah out of
business, will create an issue and
contest, the result of which is
not hard to predict. The opposi-
ton of Perkins alone should be
sufficient to insure a victory for
Borah.
Democratic Movements
The spectacular features of the
coming campaign are not all upon
the Republican side. The contest
between former Governor Hawley
and former State Chairman
Nugent will afford many interest
ing features. The Nugent faction
is now in control of the Democratic
organization, and has the ear of
President Wilson, and control the
federal patronage, which gives Mr..
Nugent great prestige. While it
is a we'll known fact the former
state chairman is one of the astute
politicians in the state, however,
Governor Hawley won the first
round in the battle. This test
of strength came about in a most
unexpected way. A postmaster
was to be selected in Boise. TAX
ing advantage of Governor Haw-
|ley's absence, and while the ex-
governor was in San Francisco
trying a case in the United States
circuit court, the Nugent faction
conceived the idea of holding the
| primary to select postmaster,
believing that they could win the
contest and add additional prestige
to their cause. Accordingly a pri'
mary was called and the contest
settled down to a fight between the
Nugent forces and the Hawley
forces. When the votes were
counted, it was found that the
Hawley candidate had won the
victory, and the friends OF the
governor were exceedingly jubi
liant. Governor Hawley is not
! politician. but he is a pioneer ane
has a wonderful hold upon old
timers in Idaho He is a man o
much the same characteristics a
the late Senator Hepburn. He i
a rugged westerner of strong con
victions, and like Senator Hepburn
| is no trimmer. He has the couTag
of his convictions, and says wha
he thinks on all occasions. Thi
independence of spirit has mad
him great favorite with a larg
majority of the Democrats, AM
while the advantage as to organi
cation and patronage seems to b
with the Nugent faction, Nngen
will find in Ex-Governor Hawle
a foeman worthy of his steel, an
the contest will be watched wit
interest.
Minor State Officers
, That the Republicans have th
r greater confidence of success
, apparent from the number of car
! didates that are seeking nomins
$ tons within that party. Whereve
1 there is an opening on the Reput
: lican ticket, there are an abundanc
q of candidates for the position
A while with the Democrats an
n Progressives the places seem TO |
/ going begging.
) For Supreme Judge
l. 1t is understood here that Boz
2, ner county has two aspirants Fl
d supreme Judge. One of these
at H. H. Taylor, the present lieute
ant governor. 1t is rumored tn
if the lieutenant governor cou