The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-01
MAKE BROXONGOVERAO
SCHEME OF ALEXANDER
SPEAKER CONNER SAYS THAT is
LATEST POLITICAL GOSSIP
ABOUT BOISE.

Hon. A. Fl. Conner of Standpoint
speaker of the house during the re-
cent session of the legislature, arrived
in the city yesterday for brief visit
with friends, political and otherwise.
Wallace was Mr. Corners home for a
number Of years prior TO his locating
in Standpoint. and from the cordial re-
ceplion he is receiving it is evident
that he has not been forgotten by his
old friends and associates of other
days, to all of whom his political adj
yancement as well as the success he
has achieved in the practice of his
profession are matters of sincere graf
ification. r
Mr. Conner is frequently mentioned
as q probable candidate for congress
In 1916, and while he has said nothing
ter ii Is evident that his excellent
record as presiding officer IN the low
er house of the legislature has given
him strong prestige should he decide
to enter the race
In the course of conversation re-
garding the work of the Legislature
and the attitude of Governor AleXan-
der, Mr.. Conner said:
Good Work of Thirteenth Session.
THE legislature passed a great
number of bills which were of high
constructive order and ii is unfortun
ate that the governor saw fit to veto
50 many Of them. Had 1t not been for
his interference the thirteenth session
would have gone down as the best
session Of the legislature we have ever
had in Idaho The" members were al
conscientious and hard working and
for the first time in the history Of the
state In both the house and senate any
bill which any member desired to have
considered was taken up and acted
upon in its regular order.
Alexander and His Vetoes.
"The governor blindly vetoed many
bills of great merit which should have
become laws. We passed several bills
designed to make our statutes uniform
with the laws adopted by other states
for instance, relating to the law of
partnership and stock transfers. These
bills were fathered by the American
Bar association. Governor Alexander
vetoed them for the reason. as he said,
that they had not been thoroughly
considered although they have already
been adopted by something like o.
other states. He vetoed the fish and
game bill, and also the workmen's
compensation bill, stating that he
would not stand for the appropriation
which the latter carried, although he
believed in the principle of compensa>
ton and, of course the bill woulc
have been of no effect without the APP
preparation, His real reason, | do not
doubt, was that it would deprive him
Of the power Of making the appoint
ments under the bill This character
istic showed itself in all of his vetoes
lie seemed to be ruled entirely by his
preiudices,
Tie Joke Was on the Governor,
"rhe greatest joke of the session
arose through the governors deter
mination to get rid of DR., Falk, the
secretary Of the state board of health
Alexander in his campaign inveighee
bitterly against DR., Falk and made
repeated efforts to force him out o.
office. The Legislature appropriated
$3.50 per month for Dr. Talks salary
The governor promptly vetoed this
item, thinking thereby that he would
drive the doctor out of office, but the
result of his veto was to revive an ole
statute which fixes the salary at $20o
per month, and so. instead Of punish
Ing his enemy. he really increased his
salary $50 month. This illustrates
the blind way in which he acted upon
practically all matters which came be-
FIRE him.
Broxon for Governor.
1T is generally conceded that the
governor win not he a candidate to
succeed himself and the latest politi- |
col gossip in Boise is that the govern
or with his influence is seeking to lay |
the wires so that his secretary. Brox-
on the editor Of the Capital News will |
be the next democratic candidate for
governor of Idaho. Mr. Broxon had |
heretofore identified himself with the
progressive party and all through the
legislature there was an effort made
to have the progressives vote and /
work with the democrats, Certainly
the actions Of the governor and of Mr.
ProNon and The attitude of the Capital
News would indicate that there 4,
some truth in this rumor"