The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
SMITH AND FRENCH MAY
HAVE NO OPPOSITION
BUT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
FOR CONGRESS ARE
NUMEROUS.


TO those who desire to follow the trent
of political affairs Of the state:
Naming individuals and combina
tons Of individuals that will make w
the congressional tickets next fall is &
favorite pastime of late in politica
circles. Politics is not getting the at.
tention it received as far back as three
months ago, but now and then new
states are being brought out for in
spectiOn.
The last legislature divided the state
into two congressional districts The
division was so made that the people
of northern Idaho are going to be in a
position to name their own congress
man. That has added some interest
to the slate making.
In the north George F. Weeks of
Occur d'Alene has already announced
himself for congress on the democratic
ticket, and Burton L. French, repubi-
can, will be a candidate to succeed
himself
Who Runs Against Smith.
In the second district, made up of
southern Idaho counties, Congressman
Addison T. Smith, republican, will be
a candidate to succeed himself. Har-
vey Alfred, director of the state farm
markets bureau, is the only candidate
that the democrats have brought for
ward thus far
Ex-Congressman Robert M. Nc
Cracker is said to be feeling out SEN
tment in the second district with the
thought that he may enter the primar-
les in the hopes of coming back" but
he has not announced his candidacy
as yet. McCracken is a republican.
He was defeated in the primaries last
year by Burton L. French.
Smith is not likely to have any 9TH
er opposition. Among the republican
leaders there seems to be an under
standing that the party will not bring
out a candidate against him.
Neither does it appear that French
will face opposition in the north. In
times past Miss Bernice Mccoy, for
men state superintendent of public in
struction, was mentioned as a possible
candidate in the republican primaries,
but she has said that she would not
seek the nomination.
Hindman Versus Dopesters.
L. L. Evans of American Falls made
it known last winter that he would |
probably be a candidate in the demo-
cratic primaries Of the second district, |
but word comes that he is not going |
to enter the race. Neither do the DEM
ocrats believe that Marion J. Kerr of
st. Anthony will be candidate. The
young men in the democratic party |
have talked for months of bringing A.
c. Hindman, an assistant attorney |
general, out for congressional honors
but he denies that he will permit his
name to be used. However, the dope
sters are using his name again.
All in all, 1t now. looks like Alfred
and Smith in the second district and |
Weeks and French in the first dis
trict.
Governor Alexander has been spoken
of as a candidate for the lower house
in the second district. and many pro-
TESS to believe that he will seek the |
nomination, but the story is denied by |
influential democrats. In fact, none
treat the talk seriously.
. No Borah Opposition.
hoc
that Senator Borah told him while in
Idaho a month ago that he expected to |
be candidate to succeed himself. He
must have said the same thing to ex-
Governor Frank R. Gooding and Judge
James F. Ailshie. since both have
withdrawn from the senatorial race.
There is no talk Of an opposition can
didate among the republicans.
Attorney General Walters is being
mentioned as a candidate fore the
United States senate on the democrat
ic ticket, but the talk is confined to
Governor Alexander's followers. With
Ex-Governor James Fl. Hawley already
out for the senate and John f. Nugent
dancing about on the edge Of the pool
there is no room for the attorney gen.
eral at this time, leading democrats
say. If Nugent does not enter the
race it will be because compromise
has been perfected between his fol-
lowers and the Hawley faction and
Walters could not hope to draw much
support from either group.
May Be Alexander Trick.
Governor Alexander Is steadily los
ing his grip on the Idaho democrats
and the bourbons see in the Walters
boom a move on the states chief ex-
ecutive's part to split their party three
ways that he may regain control.
The Hawley faction and the Nugent
group are busily engaged in an effort
to get together for the next campaign.
II Nugent does not come out against
Hawley for the senate he will be per-
mitted to name the democratic candi-
date for governor, and Secretary OF
State Dougherty, State Auditor Van
Deusen and Attorney General Walters
would all be candidates to succeed
themselves.
Walters might be brought out for
QOVorunr hu tho doroOrro fo hut lust !