The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-03
TAYLOR RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAN
OF REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

That S. N. Taylor, chairman of the
republican state central committee
has resigned as the result of his act
in signing the name of Frank r.
Gooding to a letter to the non-partl-
Fan league stating that Cooling would
accept the nomination or Endorsement
of that league, isl the sensational news
contained in telegram from Boise
to The Star-Mirror today. The tele-
gram follows:
Star Mirror, Moscow, Idaho.-S. N.
Taylor, chairman of the republican
state committee has wired his resig-
nation to headquarters according to
announcement made there today. Mr..
Taylor has been out of the city for
some time and it is said he will not
return for several weeks. No further
statement is made but political gossip
connects the resignation with the adj
mission by Chairman Taylor that he
signed Former Governor Gooding's
name to a letter stating that Good
ing would accept the non-partizan
league endorsement for senator if it
came in the proper spirit, although
not soliciting it.
When the non-partizan leaguers, as
part of their fight on Mr.. Gooding,
made public the letter, Mr.. Gooding
promptly pronounced it a forgery.
Chairman Taylor was in north Idaho
then enroute to Boise, and when he
returned he said he had taken the lib
erty to sign Mr.. Gooding's name to
the letter, feeling he was justified
in view of the then probabilities that
the league would indorse the repub-
lican platform and straight republi-
cans.
Idaho Press Bureau.
BOISE.-The non-partizan league
came in for dual attack during the
last week from men prominent in both
the democratic and republican parties.
Harry L. Day, well-known mining
man of the north, attacked the league
and its candidates. sr sesw
His utterances are considered Of
significance because he is the brother
of the new state chairman of the
democratic committee, Jerome ]. Day.
Frank R. Gooding, republican can
didate for short term United States
senator, was the second one to strike
at the league leaders.
All of this has brought out an in
teresting controversy that has party
leaders by the ears. 1t is over a let
ter which the nonpartizans sprung,
purporting to be from Gooding, and
written to Stephen D. Taylor, chair
man of the republican state commit
tee, in which Endorsement of the
league is discussed Gooding denies
ever having written the epistle. lay
lor admits he wrote it without Good
ing's knowledge and there is a real
merry go-round~in political circles.
GoOding Hits En-.
In his statement Ex-Governor Good
ing said: 81 understand that out OF
the nonpartizan headquarters comes
the threat that a letter will be pub
lished showing that | offered to take
the Endorsement Of the nonpartizan
league. This is lie; and want to
saw to the nonpartizan leaders, and
to everyone else, that l have been
called upon to give this state more
than any one else, outside of poor
Governor Steunenberg, and they had
better have the proof and have it well
unless they want me to start criminal
against them, before they
make any attack on my good name"
Printed a Letter.
The day following, the nonpartizan
league placed a paid advertisement IN
a Boise paper containing a photo
graphic copy of letter as follows:
"Boise, Ida, July 1, 1918.-Hon S.
D. Taylor, Republican State Central
Committee Dear Mr.. Taylor: Reply
ing to your letter Of June 20, wish
20 say to you that if I receive the
league Endorsement for
he short term of United States Sen
ator, it will be accepted in the spirit |
n which it is gwen. / am no. So
letting this Endorsement, but If 1t
zones to me l shall ACCEPT it as a
mark of confidence from the farmers
# this state. Very truly,
(Signed) F. w. GOODING"
Forgery"
In reply to the appearance OF this
etter Ex-Governor Gooding branded
t as forgery. Ray McKaig, one of
he nonpartizan leaders, also issued
statement in which reference was
lade to the same letter and it was
gain reproduced.
The sensation of the entire episode,
owever, followed when Stephen D.
aylor, republican state chairman, is
aed a statement saying that he and
e alone was responsible for the
-ooding letter, having written and
gned it without Gooding's consent.
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