The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-11

ars In the movement, who are expect
al 70 arrive in Boise tonight, hold
meeting and remain In the city until
noon tomorrow. They will then go 10
pocatello. from which place they are
| 70 visit Salt Lake, and later points
IN wyoming Colorado and other states
before returning to headquarters IN
Washington, d G.
Governor Alexander has issued
proclamation closing the state house
during an hour and half tomorrow
| wednesday, forenoon during which
fine the visitors will be given a pub
| lie reception by the governor and other
state officers. The particular purpose
of the flying squadron" as the COM
many has come to be termed, is to at
| tract the attention of the women In
the states in which the suffrage has
already been granted to the efforts
that are being made by their less for
tunate sisters in the other states In
which for various reasons they have
been unable to secure the voting privi-
llege.
Will Attend the Pocatello Convention.
The governor is to attend the con-
yention of his party In Pocatello Is
the last tip that has been given out
to the faithful. 1t has developed that
he is to make an address In Blackfoot
next Sunday when he will talk to the
Mothers Day meeting In the Baptist
church on the subject of the library
meeting. However it is understood
that he will desert the state house be-
fore that time leaving on Wednesday
for Bull, Burley, HOllister and other
points In Cassia, Twin Falls and Mini
doka counties going to the southeast
There seems to be an impression In
the state house that he will probably
not return to his seat Of state until
after the Democrats complete their
work in Pocatello.
Democrats generally are of the opin-
ion that the Pocatell0 meeting will
settle many things besides electing
the delegation to the St Louis con-
vention and determining the personnel
of the organization rulers of this state.
An effort will be made there, as far as
possible, to determine on the candi-
dacies for the various state officers
and for the congressional delegation.
That Alexander will be urged to make
Tic IdCC lOI SONClnOi Nall pC 1OlCtOiu
confidently. Democrats almost to
man, even those who do not favor him,
are confident that he will accept, and
that the announcement of his candi-
dacy will be made Immediately after
the st Louis convention.
Who is likely to present himself for
each Of the other positions seems to
be still undetermined. That Van
Duesen, expert accountant, former
ly a member Of the Republican party,
later a candidate for state office with
the Progressiyes, has announced his
desire to serve the people. VanDuesen
has recently completed the audit for
the books Of Canyon county for a term
Of years. In his report he found prac-
tically every officer who had ever
served that county in a capacity in
which money figured, to have been be-
hind in his accounts. The board of
county commissioners after consider
ing the report for two weeks or more,
refused to accept it as accurately ex-
pressing conditions, and has requested
the officers reported against, to appear
and discuss the report. 1t is claimed
that numerous errors have been point
ed out in the experts report, and that
it is regarded as of little or no value
Retirement of Miss Mccoy.
| Miss Bernice Mccoy, state superin-
tendent of public instruction and men,
Der of the state land board, has an
nounced that she will not be candi-
date for reelection, but will again
pick up her work in the educational
field. Those who are acquainted with
the work that has been accomplished
by that officer during her service with
! the state,- regard it as a misfortune
that she has reached this conclusion.
Her work with the state land board
during the past year and a half has
formed the finest kind of REPUTATION of
the claim that woman on the board
could not hope to accomplish much.
As matter of fact, Miss Mccoy dur
ing her term, has been perhaps the
most active member of the board, and
has been a factor in producing a de-
mand for efficiency and simplification
In the handling of this greatest of
the states departments.
There are already two who have an
nounced their candidacy for the posi-
ton, In the person of Miss Ethel Red
field of Lewiston, and Miss Catherine
Dryden of Moscow. Both are at pres
ent county superintendent with rep
utations as executives of great ability.