The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-17
APPOINT SUCCESSOR TO.
SENATOR J.. /. BRADY.
GOVERNOR MAY TAKE COVETED
HoNoR-MAY APPOINT
NUGENT.

"io Will pOfeTHoT AleAhHutF dp.
point to represent idaho in the United
States senate TO fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of Senator Brady
or course the governor would like tc
appoint Moses Alexander, for his as
pirations to seat In the senate are
well known and the present vacancy
to be filled by appointment presents
an opportunity which some of the po-
litically wise ones expect to see him
utilize to his own advantage On
frequent occasions heretofore the Of
fetal acts of the governor seemed to
have reached the limit of effrontery
but here Is a chance presented for
him to go still further by foisting
himself In position to which he
could never hope to be elected. Will
he do ii /?
The law provides that In the event
of a vacancy in the Office of United
States senator the governor is auth
orized and empowered to fill such vac
ancy by appointment, and the person
SO appointed shall hold such office UNI
til such time as United States sem
ator Is regularly elected to fill such
vacancy, at the next succeeding gem
eral election, and qualities by virtue
Of such election
Looks Like Nugent.
II Governor Alexander, In his ben
AFFIDAVIT mo ono pip,ity oho,ld fnraoo
the coveted honor and permit the SEN
atoral toga to be worn by another
II now seems probable that John f.
Nugent would be the recipient OF his
excellency's favor; not that the gov
ernor has any special fondness for
Nugent quite the contrary, but be-
cause he Is the choice of the admin
istration. 1t will be recalled that
few months ago, while Senator Borah
was supposed to be out Of the Sena-
tcrial race, a representative of the
democratic national committee visited
Boise to confer with democratic lead
ers Of the state After his departure
IL was learned that he let 1t be known
in very positive manner that the ad-
minisration desired John +, Nugent to
be the democratic candidate for SEN
ator to succeed Senator Borah. With
Borah out of the running there SEEM
ed to be a reasonable prospect of
electing a democrat and the adminis-
tration wanted the state represented
by an original Wilson man. Soon
thereafter 1t became known that SEN
ator Borah had reconsdered his an
nouneement that he would retire and
that he had decided to be a candidate
for reelection. 1t was then that Nu-
gent generously withdrew from the
race In favor of j. II. Hawley. Again |
the situation is changed by the death |
OF Senator Brady and it is believed |
that the administration will insist up
on the appointment of Nugent to fill |
the vacancy.
Elect Two Senators This Fall.
Senator Borah's term expires on the
3rd of March, 1919. and he will be a
candidate for reelection the coming
fall. The death of Senator Brady
makes another vacancy to be filled at
the same election 1t is not likely
that Senator Borah will have oppos-
lion for the nomination in the pri-
nary election, as the republican party
n Idaho is quite unanimous in de-
string his return to the senate. For
he unexpired term of Senator Brady,
However, there will probably be sew
raj candidates in the republican
urinary, Among these are ex-Goy-
rnor F. r. Gooding, of Gooding: ex-
Justice of the Supreme Court ]. f.
Iilshie, of Occur d'Alene; Congress
lan Burton l.. French and j. T.. Babb. y
I Lewiston Democratic candidates !
'ill probably be ]. II. Hawley, ]. r.
'ugent, Moses Alexander and perhaps
theirs. The election of two United 9
tates senators will be of over shad- q
wing importance in the coming ell
ction, and in spite OF the expressed
esire of the president to eliminate v
litter political contests for the senate
uring the war, 1t is safe to assume
rat the administration will play a 9
rong hand in the Idaho election. ~