Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-28
What's What in Idaho Politics

, almost eliminated. The electors hope
to be able to breathe into the Bull
| county bill reposing in a dusty corner
| of the senate files since the last ses-
sion, new life at the next session of
the legislature. Republicans and Pro-
gressives of Bull held a joint confer
ence last week in that city and de-
cided to bring Bull county back to
| life.
Northern Idaho's chances OF offer
| ing one gubernatorial candidate at the
next Republican primary election ap-
pear to be as remote as ever In order
to have It thoroughly understood that
he is in the race and cannot be count
ed out Lieutenant Governor Herman
I II. Taylor saw to il that an announce
ment was made from Spokane last
week that he is still a candidate. He
emphatically denied that he has with
drawn from the race for governor on
the Republican ticket in favor of
George Crum of Lewiston. Lieuten-
ant Governor Taylor believes he is
the logical candidate fro mthe north
as against the two southern Idaho can
didates and thinks he stands an excel
lent chance of nomination.
Regarding his visit to Boise to at
tend the Lincoln banquet Bartlett Sin
clair said on his arrival at Sand
point:
THE Lincoln banquet was very sue
cessful A big crowd was in attend
ance and there was both a feast of
oratory and viands. The new capitol
building is n beautiful structure. l
paid my respects to Governor Alex
ander whom | have known for 90
years. and invited him to visit Boomers
Ferry He says he will certainly be
here in May. The cares OF state have
not in the least aged him. He wished
me to give his regards to our people.
He will be the only Democrat in the
field for nomination. The most force
full Democrat in Idaho today If we ex-
cept Jim Hawley, is former Attorney
General Frank Martin. l predict IL
any of us live to see a Democratic SEN
ator, it will, I believe, be Frank Mar
tin OF Boise. Senator Borah Is, of
course, the idol OF the Idaho Republi
cans He is BIZ in Boise and despite
all the prominence his remarkable
ability as a statesman has given him,
his habits are as democratic and as
simple as ever"
while former Congressman Burton
L. French has not yet announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for congress-" says the Post
Moscow, at is generally conceded by
= those who are closest to him political
= ly that he viii be a candidate and II
liz also evident that Latah county viii
give him the same solid support which
1t has in past years and which he has
u rewarded by leaving nothing undonC
which he considered for the good OF
. his state. His untiring work while IN
: congress placed him among the val
. liable men from the west In the greai
= law making body, and the sentiment
expressed among the party leaders whc
. were in Moscow Saturday from thu
= various counties OF the north part Of
the state, indicates that there Is 6
general desire to make him the party'i
. nominee this fall
A clever ruse was adopted by thu
Boundary county Republicans to make
those in attendance at the Lincoln day
banquet stay to the finish for TIM
banquet was reserved as the last even
'. on the program. All speakers were
heard before the viands were touched
c After they were through the grand
q rush for the food cleared the tables
in q very few minutes.
Evidently Oregon Is more wide
. awake to the chances of the ives
Il landing the presidential nomination II
% United States Senator William i
. Borah than are some OF the Repuoli
cans In his own party In Idaho. Thii
= seems to be indicated from the fol
Il lowing published as an editorial b!