The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-14
POLITICAL PLANS
BEING DISCUSSED
Medicine Makers in the State Capt.
tai Assume Air of Ancient Oracles.
Many Guessing.

BOISE Makers of political medi-
cine are at work fixing up all sorts of !
brews that will cheer and inebriate |
as well as the discarded beverage
produced under the Annheuser- !
Busch" and interested parties can get
any sort of dope wanted in regard to
either presidential or gubernatorial !
candidates for Republican nomination. |
The Roosevelt boom is worrying some |
Of the politicians, just how many, it |
is hard to say The insiders" are
either troubled by it or are putting
up a good imitation of the Knight |
of the Rueful Countenancer. There is
a rumor abroad, however, to the effect
that the movement for the Rough Rid
er is feint and that at the proper
time the man from Oyster Bay will
announce that he has no personal
ambition except to serve his country,
that he is willing to sacrifice person
al feeling to do that and that the only
thing to do to wrest control of things
from the diabolical Democracy is to
get together on Charles e. Hughes and
reproduce the old CincinAatus stunt
with modern trimmings Hughes is
one of the Near Progressives, who is
quite satisfactory to all respectable
standpatters. They like his opposition
to the income tax amendment and his
nice discrimination between small
grafters and big beneficiaries of privi-
lege while governor of New York 1t
is figured by the fellows who claim to
be next" that Roosevelt will be will
ing to play the role assigned so long
as he Is taken into confidence before
hand. 1t is an open secret that some
of the politicians who backed him for
the presidential nomination in 1912
intended only to use him to make the
nomination of Taft practically unten-
able and then allow him the empty
honor of throwing the prize to some
one among themselves who would be
satisfactory to all elements. Roosevelt |
is not a political amateur by any
means. He was willing to take the |
credit for nominating a compromise |
man, providing that the convention !
would seat enough of his contesting |
delegates to give him control of the |
convention. This the old guard did |
not dare to do, and the plotters in the |
Roosevelt ranks found themselves out
witted. There is really little chance
that Borah will get the nomination.
even if those who hand out the above
dope are mistaken. But he will get
plenty of advertising throughout the
country, will have a large deleg alton
in the convention and will gain plenty
of prestige in Idaho He has recently
conferred with Teddy and the men are
working together.
In the meantime the state situation
is causing plenty of vexation of spirit
among the politicians. Captain Davlg
is openly in the field on a platform
that would dovetail well into a plat
form on which Hughes ought to run
for president, if he ought to run at all.
1t advocates small reforms as funda-
mental and will please many good peo- |
pie who do not wish the privileges of |
respectable folks disturbed. Davis
comes out strong against sectionalism.
which Is a good move on his part,
since if that issue should govern he
would be out of the running. Before
the civil war in this country, the
Democrats, in order to hold the party
together, were in the habit of nomin- |
ating northern men with southern
leanings. The politicians in the north |
end are taking their cue from this and |
are explaining that while from the
north, their hearts beat in unison with |
the people Of the south. Lieutenant
Governor Herman H, Taylor, who !
nearly lost his scalp in 1914, to Editor !
]. w. Tanner of the Filler Journal, is |
out for something bigger this time 1t |
is said by those who ought to know |
Frank A. David, of Moscow, thinks
he wants to be governor and this will |
divide the north. There is a rumor |
abroad that State Auditor Tuston was
at a conference held in Spokane and |
that he brought all sorts of assurances
of good will from the southern county
politicians. Huston denies this and
the lieutenant governor denies that he
attended the conference in question.
Guy Martin is mentioned for both gov
ernorship and for the position of at
torney general.
In the meantime sentiment in the
Democratic ranks is unanimously in
favor of Wilson and Alexander. A
small element of the party oppose the
preparedness ideas Of the president in
some respects, and some Democrats
still retain an affection for w. ]. Bryan,
but they feel that though Bryan may
oppose the preparedness program. it
does not mean that he will refuse to
support President Wilson after the
convention To support Republican
and elect him over Wilson on that is