The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-18
FACTS OF THE STATE
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

this party there are but two real con
tests on They are for lieutnant
governor and secretary OF state.
James Ii Frazier nf Occur Il Alene
and Ernest l.. Parker OF Cottonwood
seek the nomination for lieutenant
governor Parker entered the race
with the support of many OF the lead
ers. For secretary of state Will
lam T. Doughterty and Joseph Han
sen are candidates Both are strong
men and the outcome oT their race Is
uncertain. Candidates Cor all other |
nominatio from congress down are |
unopposed, Governor Alexander be- /
ing not only unOpposed in his oWn
party but supported by independent
voters generally throughout the
state, being pledged to certain detn.
tie retorms.in the state government
and the correction OF abuses.
The race for Justice of tn supreme
court is nonpartisan in Idaho All
candidates run independent OF party
atiiliation or designation. IL Is three
cornered this year, three candidates
in Chief Justice Isaac \ Sullivan,
John & Rice and Judge Robert \
Dunn having entered Two of them
will be named Justice sullivan and
John e.. Rice are from the south:
Judge Dunn is from the north. II
Justice Sullivan holds his former
strength he will oe nominated leas
| ing the second nomination to his
two opponents.
In the Republican party while
there Is decidedly interesting nv ht
on for congressman and for number
of otitceS On the state ticket, tie
gubernatoria contest is ng far tue
most interesting George +. Crum
Of Lewiston aud Herman II Taylor,
both candidates, will divide the vote
In the eight northern Idaho counties.
u. " Davis and Captain r.. g. pa
Wis will divide the vote in tile south.
y. W. Davis will probably poll q
greater vote than Captain Davis ln
the north. Captain Davis expects to
break into the southern counties
with large majOrities. II. ". DAVIS
will. however, carry Power, bannook
and some OF the large sounties there.
All four candidates have been over
the state anu make claims Of strong
support. Just what part the arg gumen'
that the north should have the gov
ernorship will play la the race Il
difficult TO state At this time, IL ma
: had some effect. There Is also tn,
uncertainty AS 10 what the southeast
will do. Should there he an tnclina
, ton TO swing 10 either one OF th'
) other candidates he will he nomina
3 ted. On the other hand, should tn
I southeast divide among the four can
D didates, the north split evenly he
/ tween Taylor anu Crum, with u. W
/ Davis running strong second choice
. the latter viii be nominated.
Captain Davis has made IA non-fac
. tional night, declaring his indepen
u dence nf tile machine bosses and at
tAcking state house transactions. u
". Davi. has champioued plan /
turn some Of the state resource
x into money aud lower taxes. lie
u heralded by his campaign manager
= As The Man With Plan. Cruz
e has made straightforward argt
} ment Of business administrAtio
u for me state Taylor has declare
u for restrictions throwing GateguArc
~ around the land and other state d
~ partments, and greater economy
" the administration of state affair
ie There Will have to he some par
y mount issue or exposure Of impor
- ance within the next two weeks
u change the gubeTnaJO aJOrial situate
'e As il appears at the present time.
In the congressional race Congres
man Addison T. smith. candidate
succeed himself, IS safe. lie will
~ renomlnated. The contest Is Tor Il
second seat In congress held by Co
- gressman Robert NJ McCracke
Besides NcCtaCksn, Burton
. French, former congressman, aud
= + Elliott. state senator from Bonn
county. are contestants. Stong arg
meut is being made Ia give northe
Idaho one Of the congressman.
.y. Both are now from the south. u
ne NAV operate sgainst McCTAcken.
a. may Offset II by quiet organihati
- worf. French has always been
IN markable vote -getter in this sta
,,I With the exception Of tts occAsi
mr. = hen ~ ran for United states sci
tor. He will either run a. sirun
Of as in former years nr 90 70 The OF
Dry extreme Elliott's friends assert
~, fact the Democrats SslecJsd John
an, stanley Of his own city, Bonn
sed Ferry. il proof they figured the
lay pulicau nominee would he ElliC
nay The dry vote has no preference +"