Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-16
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nv WIS.,
- Spokesman Review Sunday Aug. IL
y. II am much disappointed, ex
- Governor f. X. Gooding said las
- night at the Davenport, Ito hear tina
:. President Wilson has sent Forme
= Senator Fred Dubois to Idaho to ex
- press his preference for the re-elec
!" ton OF Senator John r. Nugent.
:, am sorry TO learn that the president
= has seen III TO take hand In Idaho
. politics, as ii will have dishearte1-
I. ing effect on our people who have
3 been led to believe that the president
I was looking at things in broad and
: patriotic light these days"
Governor Gooding is candidate
for nomination for United States
States Senator on the Republican tic
ket for the two-year term, caused by
the death of Senator James II. Brady
He has been In the north part of the
= state ana has gone over the five
counties, and expresses himself well
, pleased with the outlook "a
Deplores Presidential Interference
IL have been in Idaho since boy
> hood" Governor Gooding continued,
" and | feel that the people of the
state know me well enough to ex-
press their attitude toward me, so
that the interference of the presi-
dent in this affair is not a personal
matter. but ! am looking at 1t from
a standpoint of principle. | am sure
that If either Judge Ailshie, Cover
nor Hawley or myself is elected the
president will have strong support
for all measures for winning the
war and for the welfare of the coun-
try in general.
Il believe / am as loyal as any
man could possibly be, and that all
the other candidates are. The peo-
pie of Idaho are patriotic and loyal. |
They have shown this by their ac-
ton in supporting every measure
! that has been brought up since the
beginning of the war.
Lauds Other Candidates
"All three of us have been in the
state many years and all are well
known to the people, Governor
Hawley was executive of the state
and performed his duties to the best
Of his ability. lie is known and low
ed throughout the state. He is now
chairman of the thrift stamp cam
paign and is giving freely of his time
and means. Judge Ailshie sat on
the supreme bench of the state II
years and upheld the honor of the /
judiciary He is now a member of {
the state council Of defense and is I
doing his duty The people of the |
state of Idaho twice honored me by
electing me governor. | am a mem [
Der OF the state council of defense q
and fuel administrator. a
10 -
seem that the people of the state y
know all three OF us, and should be 7
in a position TO judge whom they |,
want TO represent them in the United p
states senate. | believe these things +
would indicate that we are all pat q
riotic and loyal Governor Hawl Y
was attorney OF the state in the Hay +
wood and Pettibone trials, and WAS $
governor at the same time. II
Taking these things into consid- n
Grafton l can only deduct from the le
fisit of Dubois that the action of the
)residen Is a reflection either on the {,
oyalty of the people of Idaho, or IL
heir intelligence h,
Attacks Nugent's Record.
Let us now look at the record of
dr. Nugent. What has he done to
reate record that would entitle
lin to the active support of the pres
dent at this timer When he was
andidGte against Governor Hawley CT
n the primaries. which meant test tn
Z the opinion of the people of Idaho. hi
q was badly beaten. He holds his oc
resent Office not by the wiz of the le
eople but by virtue of appointment h.
y democratic governor He has ~
OF performed any great acts of w
since he has been In wi
le senate so far as | am advised no
Ie has never even been recognized =.
y the chair so far as | know. He
as no record of conspicuous public en-
aryice. but he has been pushed Pi
head by democratic controlled sem ga
Re and given a place on the .nancel :,
a."
He never made a particular mark ne
; an attorney IN Idaho. and the lief
lily legal work that brought him
to public notice was his appear
ice as attorney for Haywood and
ettibone, who were charged with
e assassination of former Govern
Frank Steunenberg. aa
Objects to Dubois Debating
"As citizen OF Idaho / object ou'
the president sending Fred Du-
us, federal appointee In the ord Fri
ince department at $500 year, SUI
to Idaho to tell us what to do In the
'litics. This Is the second time dri'
is has occurred recently. as Du- res
lis was at Boise during the plat Gee
rm conventions, and is said TO have pro
zen instrumental In securing the pie