The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-09-15
McCRACkEN CLAIMS LEAD
JONES' DEFEAT INDICATED
ALTHOUGH RETURNS NOT ALL IN, NUMBER OF
VOTES OUT WILL NOT CHANGE RESULT
BARKER WINS OVER JOHNSON
Rumor that Edgington Defeated Taylor Groundess-
Leads of Successful Candidates will Probably
be Greater-Doubts Now Settled

With nearly all election returns in
the doubt in regard to the choice O
second congressman for Idaho seems
to be set finally at rest ,and Robert Nc
won over his close competitor, Robert
0. Jones OF Wallace.
Although there are still some votes
to be accounted for. it is not thought
that they are sufficient in number to
turn the vote to Jones, and it is ex-
pected that many of those precincts
not heard from are in favor of Nc
Cracken. The two nominees for the
house will thus be Addison T. Smith,
whose remarkable and unprecedented
popularity in the house has reached
to every quarter of the state, and
Robert McCracken who attempted UNI
successfully to get the nomination two
years ago.
1t is again affirmed that there is no
ground for the frequent claim of the
Edgington followers that he has beat
en- Taylor, who is at present much in
the lead.
Some claims have been made that
Erwin Johnson will get the nomination
for secretary of state away from
George Barker of Standpoint when
all the returns are in, but this is
probably not so, as Barker is now
supplied with comfortable majority
which the remaining votes could not
materially change.
Truitt on the Job.
While the selection of Judge Truitt |
was not forecasted, it has been under
stood that the governor intended tol
appoint northern man to the posi-
ton if one could be found who could
fill the requirements and who was
free to accept.
Making the selection Governor
Haines sought a man from the north
ern part of the state because as Judge
Ailshie was from that end OF the
state he thought the position rightly
belonged there. The matter OF Sc
cilring the right man for the place,
however, was a more difficult mat
ter. The place was rendered to James
r. Babb of Lewiston, and to Charles l..
Heitman of Rathdrum.
Both these gentlemen, eminently
fitted for the position, were unable to
accept for the reason that each had
a number of cases before the supreme
tribunal and felt it their duty to their
clients to remain with the law prac-
tice. The position is attractive only
On account of the honor which it
holds for the time until the regular
election, when the appointee is super
,eded by the elected justice, is SO L
short that the monetary consideration
s minor one. 1
Judge Truitt has wired his accept l.
lnce and will be in Boise Sunday night L
o begin active duties Monday morn
ne, when the September term OF o.
he supreme court opens. There IS "
great deal of work before this term
f court and the need of another JUS
ice has been marked, especially since n
he illness sof Justice Stewart and the
esignation of former Justice Ailshie
as placed the entire burden of the
,ork upon Justice Sullivan. Justice W;
tewart, though incapacitated, is still SO
member of the bench and no success MT
Or may be appointed unless the gov pr
rnor finds the press of work so great ed
) to make necessary to declare va ne
ancy and appoint a sucessor-Boise trt
tatesman. TIL