Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
H. H. TAYLOR
CANDIDATE

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Standpoint, Idaho, last week an
nounced definitely that H. H. Taylor
lieutenant governor, would be can
didate at the republican primaries
next summer for the governorship.
The article is quoted in full as fol-
lows:
"a good deal of political gossip has
been going around in the past few
weeks. Meetings have been reported
held in Lewiston and Spokane in the
interests of various candidates for Of
flee. Hon. d. w. Davis of American
Falls, with his fellow townsman, Hon.
David Burrell, have made a trip
through North Idaho, and Hon. Geo.
Crum of Lewiston has made a trip to
Boise and southeastern Idaho. A
meeting of prominent republicans was
reported in the Spokesman-Revie to
have been held in Spokane yesterday
at which the various candidates were
said to have been discussed.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, when
asked with relation to the reported
conference in Spokane denied that
he was present at any such confer
ence or that, so far as he knew, any
such conference had been held.
Mr. Taylor has stated that it is too
early to make formal announcement
of his candidacy but rests upon his
statement heretofore made that he
will be a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor and that any
reports to the contrary are unbound
ed and are circulated either as mat
ter of news or by those who wish to
prevent his candidacy; that in any
event he will be a candidate up to the
date of the primary, and expects to
be nominated.
Mr.. Taylor deplores the sectional
ism sought to be injected into the
contest, saying that neither the north
south, or southeast should fan it.
self into a white heat in support of q
sectional candidacy, for when the
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the party will need the votes Of the
entire state. No person should be
nominated governor who is not big
enough to represent the whole STATE
of Idaho. No one would say thai
Senator Borah, Senator Brady o.
Congressman Smith did not represent
the whole state of Idaho, although
they each came from the south o.
southeastern part of the state. 4
man should not be picked for hi
, geographical location alone.
Mr.. Taylor bases his candidacy up
ON his previous record and says tina
in due time he will make formal an
nouncement; that he expects to ru
upon the republican platform adopte
by the platform convention of tn
party, and that he will have some
thing to do with the making of tina
=, platform and that if he is not tn
nominee of the party, the man VIII
is will at least have good platfor1
to run on. Mr.. Taylor refused to /
quoted but stated that he wished [
8 have denied the report which hs
been somewhat circulated to the e
feet that he would not be a cand
date"
a Mr.. Taylor has gone over the sit
! alton in all parts of the state al
has been convinced that his cand
If dacy will receive the support
prominent party leaders and the
E. friends. In the north end of Il
@ state, where Mr.. Taylor is be
known, it is confidently expected tn
he will receive unanimous support,
IN being generally conceded that
as record az public official in pa
r years has earned for him the high
Jkonor he now se1kN