Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-09-03
TWO PARTIES PLACE
tickets IN FIELD
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
HOLD STATE CONVENTIONS
ON THE SAME DAY.
Nuaent and Goodlns 70 Again compese
for Senatorial Honors-Woman
Chosen by Democrats for Con-
0ress from First District.

Boise, Idaho.-Both the Republican
and Democratic state conventions were
held at the same time this year. but
In different towns. The Democratic
convention was held in Idaho Fails
while the Republicans met at Poca.
fello- Two state tickets were placed
In the field, both being selected on the
same date, August Is.
Frank r. Gooding. of Gooding. won
the nomination for United States sen.
ator at the Republican state conven.
ton at Pocatello on August 25. after
the second ballot had been partially
cast.
congressman Burton L. French and
Addison Z. Smith received renomina.
ton to their offices by acclamatiop
from the delegates from the First and
Second districts.
Governor ID. w. Davis, and Lieuten.
ant Governor @. 9. Moore, were also
renOmlnated by reclamation,
The presidential electors selected
were Harry McDougall, Mrs. Robert
McCrea, r. j. Comstock and b. NJ
Harding.
The convention nominated Robert N
Dunn of Eootenai county as Justice Of
the supreme court for the regular term.
w. a. Lee OF Blackfoot, as Justice 81
the supreme court for the six-year pro.
visional term and Charles Il. Mccarthy
for justice of the supreme court FOR
the four-year provisional term.
Il Secretary Of State Robert o. Jones
was unanimously selected as the nom
inee to his present office, as was State
Auditor ID. G. Gallett.
The attorney generalship nomina
ton was won by Roy l.. Black. and
Daniel 3. Vance was nominated fol
state treasurer. Miss Ethel RedfieId
present state superintendent of pub
HIS instruction, won the nomination foi
her present position over Lenora w
Logue by a large majority. Stuarl
Campbell received the nomination fol
state mine inspector
Candidates for the Democratic ticket
at the November elections were chos.
en- on August Is by the Idaho state
! Democratic convention In session al
Idaho Falls
United States Senator John p. Nu.
gent was unanimously renominated fol
that office by rising vote within forty.
five minutes after the convention had
convened.
For the governor, T. A. Walters OF
Caldwell was chosen unanimously on
the second ballot and for lieutenant
governor, Nathan Pettibone Of Idaho
county was named on the first ballot
Pettibone lost out to Walters in the
race for the gubernatorial nomination
On the first ballot for governor, Walt
ers, who, at one time, was attorney
general of Idaho, received thirty
four votes. On the second ballot he
won by a landslide, following with.
drawal from the race of Frank Mar.
tin of Boise.
For congress, Mrs. Neil X. Irlons
of Standpoint, was nominated for the
First district and Mayor w. z. Whit.
aker of P0cateIlo, for the Second dis.
trict. Mrs. Irions, the first woman
ever To be nominated for q congress.
sional office in the state of Idaho
won on the first ballet by unanimous
vote. Whitaker won over Taylor Cum
mings Of Twin Falls and NJ. j. Kerr
Of Fremont county.
Other nominations were as follows
Chief justice supreme court, j.. H. For
ney, Moscow. six-year term; provision.
al long-term justice supreme court |
John F1yhn, Standpoint: short-tern
conditional Justice supreme court, Ed |
ward NJ. Hollien, Idaho Falls; secre
tary OF state, George II. Curtis, Gas
STA county; state auditor. Egberf
Jones, Boise; state treasurer, Mrs
Sarah =. Melvin. Lemhi county: attor
ney general, Ross w. Bates, Pocatel |
10; state superintendent public In
struction, Olive Petrashek of Kellogg
mine inspector, w. A. Snow OF Gill
mores