The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
LATEST POLITICAL NEWS

to be entered on the ticket after 1t
is shown what their plans are, some
of the larger fry among the state
politicians have been slow in an
nouncing for office. They have until
Saturday, the third of August to file,
and thirty days to push their an
nouncements among the people.
In Bingham county only one pa
triot has announced, his card being
on exhibit in our columns of candi-
dates, which every reader is invited
to gaze upon.
A. H. Simmons, sheriff, says he
intends to ask for reelection, and
that he expects to announce it thru
our great and influential semi
weekly.
R. w. Adair, the present county
attorney, has not added anything to
what we told our readers ten days
ago, and our political scout has not
seen Assessor Malcolm again, nor
consulted Representative P. G..
Johnston to see If he will 60 to the
legislature again.
Senator Thomas and Editor Trego
met and smiled and the senator said
he had read what was published
some days ago in which we expressed
the hope that he would be a. can
didate for the senate, and each one
assured the other that he was glad
that he was glad. The senator will
be a candidate for reelection and the
people will doubtless be glad.
Up in the Shelley country the peo-
pie are waiting for Blackfoot to find
a man for representative, and Black
foot is waiting for the Aberdeen
country to tr0t out their favOrite son.
Aberdeen is the new big town of this
county and stands in the relation of
the baby of the family, and it is
supposed to have whatever it wants.
Aberdeen is q fine husky young fam.
lily and generally HAS a candidate
two of them-and thereby stubs its
political toe.
Aberdeen has been pressed rather
persistently to find its man for
county commissioner, and only re-
Gently has it begun to study the sub
ject earnestly. Col. Fugate doesn't
care to serve again, and no delega-
tion of citizens has gone to him and
ing stirring with the colonel.
Marion Ginger has bought the ].
r. Foulks place south of Aberdeen,
and he is often mentioned for COM
missioner. One trouble about Ginger
is that he is new man in the COM
munity, and only those. that have
sized him up carefully feel like ask
ing him to get in the race. The fact
that he has lived at Provo, Utah, for
a number of years while others lived
at Aberdeen is not held against him.,
only Aberdeen folks lack informa-
ton as to how he lived and what
he was doing at Provo. Last week
a man blew into Aberdeen on BUSH
ness of his own, and when he dis
covered the Ginger family, and told
some of the men about town what
a fine reputation Ginger bore in
Utah, they warmed up to him more.
Ginger has only been at Aberdeen
a couple of years and neither he nor
any of his family have developed
symptoms of anything but activity
in commendable lines, so the signs
are good so far as they go. He is
too busy man to join the spit-and-
argue club, and as members in good
standing haven't had their political
funny-bone touched, Ginger might
be sent for by the populace when
they decide on a commissioner.
E. T. Peck of Blackfoot mibht be-
come candidate to succeed himself
as coroner, since he has already out
lived the third term hoodoo and
shown fitness for the place.
Blackfoot has not found a man
for commissioner, neither has Ster-
ling. If either place goes cunning
for an old-timer for the job, it would |
be as we'll for them to soft-pedal that |
when they begin to adj |
vertise him. 1t will not appeal to |
voters to have his friends say he |
has been here for forty years, for
instance, and has never had any
recognition yet. That isn't what |
people want. 1t isn't an endurance
contest. They are looking for a man
who has just come and has accom-
plished much, or who has been on
the job longer and got more done.
The editor of this little sheet has
! bunch that several candidates will
appear upon the political horizon
his week, with self-starters in order,
'teaming straight up to the grand
stand unashamed.
AS ink is expensive we will operate
he stopper till more definite news
comes to hand.
Pee Ess. w. G. Sollenberger has
oeen trying to find a successor to
ommissioner-see-
ng that the crop of candidates is
short, and he says Jacob Gushwa is
us choice at this date. He says he
ioesn't know Jake's politics, but he's
honest, and that Jake knows some-
Kings about roads and bridges and a
good many other things. Jake has
PARTLY retired, having settled on a s.
lcre farm in the suburbs of the coun-
y seat, and he could look after his
arm and his politics If he has any,
Ind be able to answer a good many
alls on county business without get
ing in hurry due to the pressure of
'ther branches of business he might
)e engaged in. Mr.. Sollenberger
avs 1t requires a great deal of bustl-
ng and great deal of patience to
'e county commissioner, because one
,ets to be so much in demand every
ime a culvert needs fixing or any
hing fails to carburate, so-to-speak.
I Solly finds any other good timber
We will wire YOU.