The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-03
DAY WILL PUT HOOKS
TO ALEXANDER SAYS
BOISE WRITER

The Tribune is in receipt of an un-
signed communication from Boise,
dated February 20, which discloses
some startling facts. if true, and
wonderful imagination if not true.
This communication states in effect
that Hon. Jeremiah Day, the Demo-
cratic warhorse of the north. and
Hon. Ravenal Macbeth, who is styled
the Beau Brummel of Idaho politics,
have undertaken to apply the dou-
BILE cross to Hon. Moses Alexander.
Our correspondent states that while
Mr.. Day is making a campaign for ma
tional committeeman, publicly, pri-
vately he is trying to land the Den:-
ocratic gubernatorial nomination.
1t is stated in proof of this, which
by the way is not conclusive proof
to the Tribune, that Mr.. Day has &C
quired the controlling interest in the
Pocatello Chronicle and proposes to
make Mr.. M. H. Cunningham. bril-
liant Idaho journalist and arch en-
envy of Governor Alexander, editor
of the Pocatello paper. Now Mr..
Day may have purchased the Poca-
tello Chronicle, he Can afford it; and
have decided to employ Mr.. Cunning
ham as editor, he couldn't do better;
and yet have no idea Of becoming a
candidate for governor.
Governor Alexander belongs to the
Pence-Nugent Elder wing of the
Democratic party, in years gone by
called the dynamiters, while Mr.. Day
belongs to the Hawley faction, for
merly the Steunenberg wing, and at
that time called the law and order
| faction. We understand that Mr. Cum
ingham has always been closely iden-
titled with the latter faction in the
party. Nothing is more natural than
that Mr.. Day. should employ Mr.. Cum
ingham to conduct his Pocatello news
paper. There is no love lost between
Day and Alexander as there is none
between Cunningham and Alexander.
| Alexander May Withdraw.
| If he desires it Governor Alexander
will be the nominee of his party for
governor at the next general election.
| He can have the denomination for the
asking. No one will stand N the way
and it would do him no good if he did
So far as the nomination is concerned
Governor Alexander already has il
folded up in his pocket.
A rumor is persistently circulated
that Mr.. Alexander wants to retire
and that he will not be candidate al
the primary election. 1t is not tina,
Governor Alexander is sick and tired
of politics or fretted with the care
[of office. but rather that he fears the
adventure. 1t is argued that Governor
Alexander would rather retire grace
fully than be kicked out at the gen
eral election. The politicians, witt
whom The Tribune consorts at times
though much against our inclinations
reason that in the event that the Re
publicans and Progressives amalga
mate at Chicago next June that thi
will be bad year and a sad year TO
Democratic nominees for governor
These politicians give Governor Alex
ander credit for whole lot of politi
cal sense. They state that he can Sc
the handwriting upon the wall, cal
: Tread it and senses it fully, and in con
!; sequence he will not desire the nomi
!. nation.
Be that as it may the fact remain
that Jeremiah Day has chance TO
the nomination only in the event tina
: Governor Alexander deems the nomi
nation an empty honor and not niue
of an honor. We imagine that tn
J Hon. Jeremiah will be quite conten
with the national committeemanshi
at this time. We have grave doubt
that he can even land that position c
,, honor and trust.
Our Imagination Working Too.
We are forced to believe that TIL
: Tribune's Boise correspondent has
, we'll organized, we'll oiled and hig
a geared imagination. Let us see VIII;
u our imagination can see in the stu;
: ton.
! While it is not likely that Demo
Il cratic governor will be elected in Id;
no this fall and if such an event shoul
: occur Mr.. Alexander will be it. thel
4 is fairly good chance that DEM
y cratic president may be electe
. There are number of parsnips, we
:, buttered. too, to be had in case
:. national success. Hence it follow
y that for couple of years the positit
of national committeeman will be
important as that of governor, al
will furnish much more of the mate
~ ial that goes into the making of
r. good political machine. Mr.. Day,
committeeman, can so arrange 1t tn
10 the nomination for governor can
nf had two years hence much easier, a
he hopes, at time when chances
,e success are much better. At that til
ne the term of governor will be INN
!" diately followed by very go
is chance at United States senatorsh
I'd Our imagination leads us to belle
that Mr.. Jeremiah Day would ratf
r.. be in the limelight two years her
an than at this particular moment.
he Of course if Mr.. Alexander deciC
OF not to be candidate for renomil
a ton that makes it different mat
on again. In that event Mr.. Day mis-
ot consent to be the sacrifice, but
don't believe that he would.
is At this time one guess is just
,er good and little bit better than al
en- ther. The real fight right now is o,
.re the national committe emanShin