Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-21

party he is at least formidable.
National Committeeman John Hart
of Menan can again breathe easily. f.
r. Johnson of Boise has authorized the
announcement he is not candidate for
national committeeman of the Repub-
lican party.
The cry for preferential primaries to
elect delegates to state conventions
will not be monopolized by the Demo-
crats-not this, the open season for
politicians. Ada county Republicans
want it for the delegates to Twin
Falls convention.
Nobody Likes a State Chairman"
might be the title of a campaign song
with the music by ]. L. Pence and the
words by Evan Evans. No doubt that
is about the way the chairman of both
the Republican and Democratic parties
feel now that the scramble for office
and preference is on.
The county central committee of
Kootenai county recently adopted reso-
lutions of Endorsement in which they
handed this bouquet to Governor Alex
ander: I'VE congratulate the people
of our state upon their selection of a
chief executive and we heartily indorse
the record made by Governor AleXan-
der and confidently predict that he will
be renominated and reelected by a
more emphatic majority than was given
him at the last election"
Persistent rumors have been heard
connecting the name of Attorney Gen
eral j. ii. Peterson with a third term.
These reports are to the effect that the
attorney general is determined to go
before the people of Idaho for vindica-
ton direct from them and for that rea-
son may decide to enter the race to
succeed himself as chief counselor of
the state and run for third term.
I'VE have been waiting for some in
dividual to make the break that NJ
Alexander is responsible for the ex-
hausting of the predatory animal
fund" says the Free Press, Grange
vile. Some have limited that way.
that is all. The necessity for a preda-
tory animal fund must have been firm
~ fixed in the governors mind during
his campaign of determination waged
against predatory politicians and office
holders. Perhaps some of these pestif-
erous brutes are afraid to bark. so they
may be marked for determination"
Former President William Howard
Taft is on record as favorlng Elihu
Root Of New York as the Republican
presidential nominee for 1916. LAS a
citizen l may say without qualification
that Elihu Root of New York is the
one man who answers the require
ments of the time for the presidency"
said Mr.. Taft. That should settle the
issue with some of the Idaho Republ-
cans whose efforts lost Idaho for Taft
in 1912.
The Republicans of Latah county
held real lovefeast Lincoln day at
Moscow. Oratory flowed freely and
long. Sentiment expressed by those
present was that the north should have
only one "favorite son" for gubernato-
rial honors. One of the scribes pres
ent,who held the pulse of the banquet,
writes: Most of those responding to
that George f. Crum of Lewiston might
he the most Xix ely man on whom the
north would unite. An undercurrent
was also evident for Judge Ailshie of
Occur d'Alene." The gridiron stunts
were amusing. Three University of
Idaho gridiron stars, labeled George e.
Crum, Herman II. Taylor and Charles
l.. Hoffman, respectively, were given
the stage and INDUCED in a general
free fora encounter, when suddenly
a small man labeled Davis from south
Idaho" appeared as the Republican
gubernatorial nominee. This stunt was
illustrative of what may happen to
the north if it fails to unite on a can
didate for governor.
Under the editorial caption, "A Good
Choice" the Pocatelo Chronicle pays
this tribute to Senator Jerome j. Day.
who recently announced his candidacy
for national committeeman subject to
the will of the next Democratic state
conventions
1T Is with great pleasure that Idaho
Democrats heard the news that Senator
Jerome ]. CJerry) Day, one of Idaho's
self made men, has announced his can
didacy for national committeeman of
the state OF Idaho.
ITO one who knows Mr., Day, it is a
very easy thing to say that he is the
logical man for the place-a man who
always has the interests of the work
ing man at heart and one who is not
connected with any corporation or
trust.
Mr.. Day is a resident of Latah
! county ana has represented that county
the past two terms in the senate: and
one who may be called a self-made
man.
Senator Day is a man who, II given
the opportunity. will not only recon-