The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-21
STATE CAPITAL RusrBLrNGs.


Tribune's Correspondent Gives Done
on Senatorial and Other
~ Matters.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 16-United
States Senator John #. Nugent hav-
ang definitely announced, through
close political friends here, that he
has never had any other intention
than running for the term In the
senate to which Governor Alexander
appointed him, or the short term, and
probably the latter, an interesting
advices coming from Washington in
dicating that Fred 7. Dubois may get
into the race for either the short or
long term, while James ii. Hawley
win also have his that in the ring"
for either the short or long term,
situation has come up in the political
situation Of Idaho. 1t is added to by
the great interest taken by members
Of the non-partisan league in the
warrant issued for the arrest of A. G.
Townley, national president Of that
league. The activity of the repub-
Hcan party leaders through a meet
ing of the state central committee
and Lincoln day rally, has made it
plain that Idaho is destined to have a
political campaign which will prob
ably rank with the most strenuous
In the history of the state.
Senator Nugent made plain his de-
termination to run for the short term
In answer to reports circulated over
the state, there might be some uncer
tainty as to what he intended to do
James I'll. Hawley announced some
months prior to Senator Brady's
death, and shortly after Senator
BOrah made his original announce
ment that he might not be a candi-
date to succeed himself, that he was
q candidate for the senate. Nugent
declined to come out as candidate
against Hawley and it was agreed be-
tween the two the latter was to have
a clear field. The death Of Senator
Brady and the appointment of Sena-
tor Nugent came suddenly. Hawley1s
friends took the stand that the DEM
ocrat appointed to the short term
and thereby having the advantage Of
prestige in the senate, should become
a candidate for the long term and
run against Senator Borah, who had
changed his decision and decided TO
enter the race. Hawley endorsed
this attitude and after Nugent.s ap-
pointment announced he expected to
run for the short term.
Nugent's friends, after hearing
from the senator, therefore author
lied the following statement: "Y0u
can state with authority that Senator
Nugent has formally notified his
friends here he will be a candidate
for the short term for United States
senator, or IN other words, to sue
coed himself into the same position
xxY11f kn ha1d 70 fnIS he
was appointed At no time has Sem
ator Nugent ever considered running
for any other office than the one to
which he was appointed, for he con
siders that, having been appointed
to fill the vacancy, 1t would be quits
extraordinary for him to switch and
run for the long term, when he ID
holding another term. For Senator
Nugent to take any other stand in the
matter would be little short of ridicu
lous. 1t certainly would be an an
omalous situation for the United States
senator who is running for reelection
to run to succeed mis- colleague In
stead of himself. The democratic
party in Idaho has an excellent op
portunity to send two men to the sen
ate this fall. With united party ant
supported by the magnificent recort
of the national and state administra
tons there Is no reason why botl
Senator Nugent and Governor Haw
ley should not be elected. Nugen
and his friends will do everything II
their power to assist Governor Haw
ley in defeating Senator Borah. /
however Governor Hawley and hi
friends are DESTROYS of precipitatinl
priary fight promising discor,
and giving aid and comfort to the en-
envy, they have within their powe
so to do, and will be answerable onl.
to the rank and file Of the democrati
party"
The possibility OF Fred T. Dubois
ex-senator of this state, a farmer
of Blackfoot who is In washington
most of the time, getting into tn
primary senatorial race, comes n
somewhat of a surprise to party lead
ers here. Something more than
mere rum or unofficial report fror
them that such an intention is reall
serious. For eight or ten years Ser
ator Dubois has not been active 4
Idaho politics. Prior to that. how
ever, there was no more conspicuou
figure in the political arena of thi
state. Senator Dubois led the ant
Mormon fight and waged 1t bitterl,
Mormonism has NOT since been sue
paramount issue. Senator Duboi
is known to have considerable Unfit
ence at Washington. He was actiy
I'm the national fight to bring tn
present administration inc powe
1t would occasion no surprise here
denial was entered to the rumo
that he expected to get into the race
w.. g. Scholtz, former state far
market director, now active as on
Of the leaders in pushing forward til
non-partisan league campaign in thi
state, declares the matter of issuin
warrant for the arrest of A.
Townley, president of the nations