Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-30
BITTER FIGHT IS
WACED IN IDAHO
STATEWIDE PRIMARIES 10 BE
HELD NEXT Tt ESDAi TO sE-
IECT CANDIDATES.
STATE OFTEN REPUBLICAN
Wilson Secuicd Greater Popular Noi"
Than 1aft Of Roosevelt
IN General Election
Two Years Ago.

Special 10 The News
BOISE. Idaho Aup 20 state
wide primaries will be- held In Idaho
next Tuesday tor the selection by all
parties of candidates for United
States senator. representatives ia
Congress and complete State tickets.
So complicated is the situation with
regards to both the old parties that
lew OF the wise politicians are ven
turing 10 make any predictions as io
the results OF the ballOting.
Normally Idaho Is Republican. Al
the lest general election Wilson. IN
round numbers, received "a 900 vot-
rs TAFT $1,000. Roosevelt. 10000.
This was on the head OF the ticket.
Below that the Republicans made
clean sweep. but this victory Tor the
Republican State and legislative tick
It was generally credited 10 William
r.. BOrah. whose political fortunes
we're involved in the outcome Tie
was up for reelection To the United
States senate
Borah Is elcminated from the fight
this year. because he has still five
Years Of his term 10 serve. and the
fight within the Republican organ
ilatiOn Is especially bitter as who
shall be Borahs colleague. Just at
present II is James II Bardy. chos
IN 10 fll the vacancy caused by the
aeath of Senator Hepburn On the
Republican side there are three can
ai .atus -, nEdgy p seat II becomes
vacant next March In addition tu
senator pardy himself the Republi
eau candidates are Frank " Good
lux. an ex-governor and extensive
wool grover. Burton L. French. who
has served ten years IN the lower
house OF Congress. and James +,
Ailshie. Chief Justice Of the state
Supreme Court.
Geography adds 10 the complica-
uong of the situation The late Sen
ator Hepburn hailed from north Ida
ho Naturally that section felt enti-
Tied 10 name his successor II fall
ed 20 agree on man. and boy pO-
liucal iuggle James ~ Bardy, from
south Idaho. carried OFF the plum.
This lar north Idaho came back
WIN a more insistent demand than
ever for the right 10 name senator.
and again there Is division in the
ranks. Chief Justice Ailshio lives in
that section. and for time II seem
cd that be- would receive the solid
hacking of his end OF the State But
this idea was upset hy the entrance
of Congressman French iu the con
test lie halls from north Idaho all
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Senator Brady. as Republican
candidate. is somewhat handicapped
hy his connection with the capital.
Evening News. OF this ci'y. the Pro-
eres,iye organ of the state lu the
last presidential campaign the State
supreme court ruled the Roosevelt
presidential electors of the official
ballot Thi. was denounced by the
pr0gressiyes everywhere from TheO.
5are Roosevelt down The News be.
came intemperate In iis deunnciation
of the court. A. result the mana
ger aud editor Of the paper wre con.
tIcted uf contempt and sentenced IA
short terms In jail Now that Chiei
Justice Ailshie. member ot the
court that inflicted this punishment
ls "a candidate for the senate IL zoe.
without SAYING that the Brady fac
nop h. extremely bitter iu its anita
rUuism
On the surface 10 would seem that
thi. interuprine warfare within the
Republican rams would make II com
r4r1fIyely easy for the Democrats Il
,i.ci senator n perhaps would b'
DO r were NOT Tor still more bitter
aetiona light within the democrat
IT, rams Here Federal patronag,
Be- the bone OF contention
John - Nugent. chairman Of th'
democratic state central Committee
"a candidate FOR the senafOria
domination he is the champion O
fH. WH-on-pryan siny of the party
which has dictated every Federal ap
uolntmsnt made IN Idaho during M
praseuf administration opposed Il
,be aicion OF the party led by for
m.r Governor James d ilaWley ant
former senator Fred y Dubois For
mer Governor HaWley Dr. opposing
Ngeruf for the senatorial nomina
ton
When tO these complications ls al
se8 the fact that the Progressive
,srtg has senatorial candidate h
,fa person Of Paul Clagsione. an'
also ma decided 10 place IN the fell
complete state ticet o. is not dii
g..n 10 conceive an idea OF the con
...i.1 that prevails on tho eve of M
...usrv election while the senator
..p s Oh biz bone Of contention
.tara are also number Of spiriie'
contests cor place on the state uck
IT,. .f ihe several parties Governo
r..- NJ Haiues. Republican. is eH
,.tsf fo he renominated. The stat
.-..rf.ors of each ~ me 'hre
f..fIs. rbril-s ucni on record 20 u
r., of statewide prohibition