The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-02

poses OF each party. Inc ooCLhiipt
party had only fourteen delegates at
its state platform convention, and
when men asked why the small at
tendance, other men ventured the
guess that the rest of the Socialists
would be found at the convention of
the Non-partisan league, which
meets at Boise July and 4, not to
write a platform, but to agree upon
and prescribe the fate of the candi-
dates Of the other parties.
The present campaign brings on a
peculiar condition politically. The
able men of all parties are busy with
their own business or with war &C.
tivities or both, and they shrink from
becoming candidates for office, for
they feel that they are already
swamped with work. The men who
are incapable of building up business
for themselves and who are not en-
crossed with war work and who are
ambitious to get into office, find that
the way Is open for clear sailing un-
less people wake up and get strong
men into the running. If people
continue to leave matters political
for those who profess political abil-
ity and fitness, they and their bench
men will be found perfectly willing
to operate the campaign, fill all the
Offices and bring about fools
paradise for the taxpayers.
Observations up to the present
time give more or less correct
vision as to who will be the candi-
dates for state Offices, and beginning
with the congressional positions, the
personnel of the candidates is as
follows:
William E. Borah, the present Re-
publican senator, is expected to sue
coed himself, and John F. Nugent
who was appointed by Governor
Alexander to lfil the unexpired term
of Senator Brady, deceased, is put
forth as candidate to succeed him
self. Frank R. Gooding, former gov
ernor and present fuel administrator
for Idaho, will be candidate for the
position now being filled by Senator
Nugent, as will also Judge ]. F.
Ailshie, former chief justice of the
supreme court. Rev. Willsie Martin,
an energetic preacher of Boise, was
expected for while to become a
candidate for the nomination, but at
the convention last week, it was de-
cided that he would not be in the
race. The last three men named
are Republicans, Nugent is a Demo-
crat and Borah is a Republican.
For representatives in the lower
house of congress, commonly spoken
of as congressman, we have Addison
T. Smith and Burton l.. French, Re-
publicans, both desiring to succeed
themselves. There are probably other
candidates for these positions, but
the writer's memory flashes no
others at the moment of writing.
Governor Moses Alexander, Demo-
cratic, has served two terms and will
not be a candidate again. Frank
Martin, Boise lawyer and lifelong
Democrat, is being asked by his
party to make the race for governor.
Other probable candidates are Miles
Cannon of Weiser, H. F. Samuels of
Boundary county, north Idaho, D. r.
Hubbard of Kuna and S. P.@Atherton,
Republican, of Twin Falls. Among
the Democrats who may run are D.
L. Evans of Malad, Frank l.. Moore
of Moscow, E. E. Van Sicklen of
Weiser, T. A. Walters, attorney gen.
eral and w. T. Dougherty, secretary
of state, tho the two last-named may
become candidates to succeed them
selves in their present positions.
j. w. Eagleson, the Republican
state treasurer, will probably be a
candidate to succeed himself, as will
Miss Ethel Redfield, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, Robert
N. Bell, state mine inspector, and
Clarence Van Dusen, state auditor.
Judge Alfred Bulge, member of the
supreme court from the southeast,
will be candidate for reelection.
North Idaho presents the names of
w. W. Van Cannon of Bonner county
and Roy L. Black of Occur dAlene
for secretary of state on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Several of the candidates are re-
puted to be expecting the support of
the whole body of voters in the Nom
partisan league, and the league is
reported to have 1900 votes or
1900 members representing two
votes each in many cases, and that,
II landed in body for any particu-
lar candidates, would undoubtedly
result in their election. The league
is said to be especially, anxious to
secure control Of the, legislature and
governor so they can enact some
laws especially desirable to them,
among which will be exemption of
farm property from taxation, and
the building Of warehouses for the
farmers crops with state money.
This is acknowledged to be class leg
islation and the leaguers have been
condemning class legislation, but
claiming to have been the victims
of It by others and that turn-about
is fair play, they propose to have a
little of it on their own bread and
butter. The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are quite worried about what
may happen, but none more worried