The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-09
PATRIOTIC DEMOCRATS
AND IDAHO SENATORsH|P
THEIR UNSELFlSH ATTITUDE NOT
TO BE OUTCOME BY THE
REPUBLICANS

thusiastic over the idea of a bi-parti
san senatorial ticket in Idaho thi
year, and the foundation is now be
ing laid by them for campaign de
signed to bring about the reelection
OF Senator Borah, a republican, ant
Senator Nugent, democrat, says tn,
Washington correspondent of tn,
Statesman.
Republican senator's, on the othel
hand, are refusing to give indorse
ment to this proposal, and take tn,
position that Idaho is normally a re.
publican state and that it is the duty
of the republicans of Idaho to make
the best possible effort to elect two
republican senators this fall. Sena.
tor Nugent they point out, is in the
senate by appointment at the hands OF
democratic governor and is success
sor to the late Senator Brady, re-
publican. These republicans can see
no ground whatever for voluntarily
relinquishing one senate seat, espe-
cially in view Of the fact that the re.
publicans of Idaho seem to have more
than a fighting chance of electing two
senators, if this bipartisan game can
be blocked.
Republicans May Control.
Changes that have taken place in
the senate by reason of death have
given the republicans ground on
which to hope that they may gain
control of the upper branch of con-
gress at the November elections. A
year ago the outlook was not too good
but with possible victory in sight
and with general feeling that the
republicans can carry the next house.
men who will direct the congressional
campaign this year for the republican
party have determined that they
should overlook no opportunity to elect
republicans to both branches of con-
gress. And Idaho Is listed by these
republican managers as state in
which they should elect two senator's.
The democrats of the senate, since
Mr.. Lenroot was elected senator in
Wisconsin, have gone back to their
talk of non -partisanship and are gen.
orally offering to put no candidates in
the field against Senator Kenyon of
Iowa or Senator Nelson of Minnesota.
The best retort to this proposal came
from Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, when he said:
Meet Democrats Half Way.
1.-THE president and his party will
find that the republicans are not to
be outdone in magnanimity. AS
against the democratic generosity
which is proposed for Senator Nelson
in Minnesota, the republicans will
pledge themselves to make no opposi-
ton to the election of the democratic
candidate in South Carolina. In re-
turn for the unopposed reelection of
Senator Kenyon in Iowa we will make
no fight against the return Of Senator
Bankhead from Alabama. :
There are other arrangements
which we would be pleased. to make
If the democrats will present no can
didate for the senate in Illinois, we
will refrain from contest in Missis-
sippi; if they will keep out Of the con-
test in New Hampshire we will alb
stain from conflict in Texas; if they.
will observe political truce in New
Jersey we will observe one in Georgia.
We are wholly willing, and even de-
sirous, of showing our patriotism and
the absence of partisanship from our
minds in exactly the same measure
and in the same manner as that which
the democrats have displayed"
Figure Oregon Deadlock.
1t is noted that the democrats are
not talking non -partisanship in Ore
gon, for they figure that they have
chance Of electing senator there.
They are not talking -partisanship
in Montana, for they hope to retain
the senatorship they now hold. They
are not talking non partisanship in
Nevada, as they hope to elect demo-
crat to fill permanently the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator New
lands. Non partisanship talk from
democratic sources Is only heard from
states where the democrats have only
q slight chance of electing a senator,
and -partisanship as to Idaho,
where two senators are to be elected,
is not meeting with any response from
the republican campaign managers.
Party Backing Nugent.
In connection with the Idaho situa-
ton, it can be stated on absolutely re-
liable authority that senate democrats
Chose who control the democratic
campaign committee) have already
agreed to back Senator Nugent for
election this fall, and assurances have
been given that he will have the demo-
cratic campaign committee behind
him in the primaries. This move is
counted on to forestall any effort on
the part of other Idaho democrats to
get into the running. In the short
time he has been in Washington Sem
ator Nugent has made many friends in
the senate, he is well regarded. and
his democratic colleagues have deter
mined to make every possible move to
bring about his retention in congress.