The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29

Grooming Secretary Of State w. r.
D0uglloFty for Governor
After Boralls Scalp.

cratic congressional and state ticket !
for 1918 In Idaho Is rapidly shaping |
itself, tentative lineup now inter !
esting leaders among the Jeffersonians
as well as directors Of the affairs OF |
the republican party. Just two posi- |
| lions appear to be In doubt, and they |
| are the most important--senator and
governor. The latest DEVELOPMENT
discloses move to groom Secretary OF |
State w. 4. Dongherty for governor,
| teaming him with Attorney General
| r.. A. Walters for a seat in the upper
| halls OF congress. This is the first
| time that the name of the secretary
| Of state has been linked with the
/ gubernatoriaI position.
| There Is little doubt existing ins the
minds of those interested In the flu
! ture political welfare Of their party,
but what the most lificult problem
that confronts the democrats Is the
selection Of strong standard bearer
TO head the state ticket, for Governor
| Alexander has announced his deter.
mination to retire after two terms In
Office. SO far Attorney General Wal
tiers and Secretary OF State Dougherty
are mentioned as possible material
Walters has also been enjoying q
boom for senatorial honors. While
there appears to be a disposition to
test out strong men within the party
for office. 1t is not likely that leaders
viii favor more than one Of the cleo
tive state officials running for another /
Office. Unless the record of an elective
state official Is such that he should
| not be returned to Office for second
term, precedent In this state usually
gives a state official second term,
while Walters has been groomed for
both senator and governor, there are
such prominent democrats as John r.
Nugent, James III. Hawley, Governor
Alexander, Frank X. Moore, Jerome
J. Day, Harry Il. Day. who might de-
sire to become primary candidates for
the seat In the senate, while j. T.
Pence, j. H. Nugent NJ ]. Kerr and
others including Jerome and Harry
i Day are considered big enough to hold
down gubernatorial honors.
1t Is very likely that aside from
senator and governor as yet unsettled,
the democratic ticket after the prim-
aries next spring will look very much
like this:
For congressman First district,
George Weeks, Occur d'Alene; second
district, Harvey Alfred, Blaclkfoot.
Lieutenant governor Ernest Il.
Parker, Cottonwood.
Attorney general Il. A. Walters,
Caldwell
Secretary Of state-w. 4. Dougher~
ty, Richfeld.
State auditor Clarence Van Deu-
sen.
State treasurer Some man from
north Idaho.
In the two available men for con-
gress, democratic leaders declare both
| he, 49,
they are elected. Every effort is to be
put forth to change the political COM
plexion of the congressional delega-
ton from republican, as 1t now is, to
democratic, as 1t is hoped by Bourbons
to be. 1t Is also equally as certain
Harvey Alfred, present state director
OF farm markets, will be the second
districts democratic candidate for
congressman. Alfred was speaker OF
the last house OF representatives and
considering that 1t was virtually his
debut into democratic state politics
he made an excellent impression. His
main opposition will come from the
non-partisan league which seems to
have conferred a fight ON him ever
since his appointment to the position
of director Of farm markets. Alfred
Is an excellent speaker and prominent
ly identified with the Norman church.
Weeks boom is but Of recent date.
He was first suggested at a banquet
recently held at Occur d'Alene, Weeks
has been democratic chairman for
Kootenai county, is forceful speaker
and a vigorous campaign manager.
The disposing of u. ). Senator VIII
liam Il. B0rah Ii the most difficult
problem that is facing the Jefferson
s.s.. Ixr.la xnrftf rfli4<n tho
gubernatorial situation to their salts
faction although 1t will take some
time to work out, but In casting about
for man strong enough to defeat
Borah they have their hands full.
However, there are surface Indications
that the way Is being paved early to
direct frontal attack on Idaho's sen
ior senator. Some of the biggest men
OF national reputation will be brought
into Idaho to direct their political fire
ON Senator Borah The democrats
want his t0ga worse than any other
political prize and realize that II the
object of their ambition is to be OBJ
tanned they must draw into the fight
men OF unusual ability. The desire to
defeat Borah is not so rampant In
Idaho as il Is Ia Washington
eas
Through am Arrangement made by
the state board of education with the
federal board for vocational education
the University OF Idaho for the north
ern part of the state, the Idaho Tech
/ meal institute for the southeastern
part Of the state and the Boise high
school for the southwestern section,
will be designated as the places In
which night schools will be held for
the purpose OF instructing men regis
tered for the second and subsequent
drafts In radio work by which they
may become operators and enter the
national army as fitted for very i'm
portant branch of the service the
signal corps. Ben w. johnson, federal
agent In charge Of Industrial educa-
tioil. took the matter of radio instruc-
ton for drafted men up with Com
missioner of Educafion prxa,, m,