Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-08-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM STATE CAPITAL.

Boise, August 20.-The political
lines have been drawn 90 far as the
primary election 10 concerned and
the supreme court has clarified the
situation by deciding that there is
nothing In the law Ito prevent the
Nonpartisan league cuckoo from lay
Ing its eggs In the democratic neat, I"
az a prominent democrat puts Il. The
Nonpartisans will undertake 10 cap
turc the democratic primaries and
the real democrats OF idaho will un-
dertake to prevent 1t, which will
provoke one OF the most interesting
primary contests In the history OF che
state.
The Nonpartisan leaders are not
20 sanguine Of success In the pFima--
ries as they pretended 20 be prior TO
the supreme courts decision. They
realize there are many1fepublicana in
the league membership who did not
Join the organization to be bartered
politically. They also realize that
there are many democrats I'm the
league who prefer democrats to re-
publicans with q hyhred label at-
tached 70 them. The league leaders
program will also be intsrsered with.
democratic opponents claim. by the
growing feeling Of discomfort among
the general membership that the so
called league convention was q cut
and dried affair. pushed down their
throats like an eyaporated prune
and the water OF expediency subse-
quently applied. They are swelling
with protest. One democratic leader
said: THE leaders OF the league
are notorious for blnster and abuse.
We have aufficient faith In the atabli-
ity OF the rank and fla Of democrats
TO Justify our confidence that our
party Will not be contaminated e. a
result OF The primary election
Hawiey and the President.
II develops that when Senator On
bois came to Idaho recently be told
friends thaa the president desired the
election Of Senator Nugent. though he
presented no written statement from
the president or his secretary to that
effect. indeed. when he was interview
ed for publication he did not 60 that
far but merely stated that the pres
ident would be pleased with Nugent's
electton-which would undoubtedly
be the case II any democrat were
elected senator from idaho.
Now II develops that the president
- not 30 emphatic In bis support ot
Nugent or IN his opposition 10 Mr..
Hawlsy as Mr.. Dubois attempted "a
lead the public to believe. Ths
news comes from 3 hlgh source Ia
Washington that the president haa
indicated In . letter that be would
not be at all dispieased II Mr.. Haw.
ley should be senf to the senate, feel.
ing that he would support the pres.
ident'a war measures quite as loyally
AZ any other Idaho man.
AIIegs Lack Of Sincerity.
Several Of the editors and printers
In this part of the state have called
attention 10 the fact that II. r. sam.
neis. the Nonparrfaan candidate for
governor In the democratic primaries
has patronfzed q sc. PauI concern n
having printed pictures Of himself
with which the state il being covered
The evidence IL plain. aa the pictures
carry . 81 Paul imprint. "Mr. sam.
uels claims 10 be interested in Tdahs
woFkmen and Idaho institutions ans
his st. Paul printing i pointed out ii
harmonlzing with the attitude b.
takes in his speeches. said 4 Bots.
union printer Many union work
men are employed In Idaho prtu
shops. which should have welcomes
thia work 81 > means Of adding /.
the facilities fog ggevaas sasroala.. :.