The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-12
Announced Intentions at Boise
This Week; Attends Lin
coin Day Banquet.
AIISHIE NOT IN RACE
Will Maintain Interest in At
fairs of Party on ALI
Public Matters.

John Thomas of Boise, chairman Of
the Republican state central committee
mas been very busy for some time past
with members of the committee and
leaders of the party in an effort to
solve the question as to whether or
not the delegates to the Republican
state convention to be held in June for
the purpose of elccting delegates to the
national convention shall be elected
st primaries to be held in the various
counties or by the county central COM
mittees. The matter will be given
Anal decision at the meeting held in
Boise tonight, Members Of the COM
mitfee it is stated are inclined to
favor the selection of delegates by the
county committees for the reason they
are well organized and no expense will
be attached. If primaries are held it
win Involve an expense that will have
to be liquidated by the party as no
provision has been made under the
law.
Extra Session Attracts Leaders.
The session extraordinary of the
Idaho legislature has attracted many
Of the leaders of the Republicn party
to Boise, and the meeting Of the state
committee and the Lincoln Day an
nuaI banquet held today are expected
to straighten out some OF the conflicts
regarding state candidates and it Is
believed by some that the entire slate
viii bep ractically agreed upon.
Gooding's Announcement Stands.
Ex-Governor Gooding, one of the
speakers on the program for the an
nual banquet, with the statement that
he was not in Boise on a political mis-
sion, made it known that the an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
United States senate made some time
ago from Gooding, still stood and that
he would be in the race for the sena-
torship.
Governor Davis also occupies a
propinent place on the banquet pro
gram and will discuss issues before
the party. The governor has many
supporters who are convinced that he
is a very strong contender for the
senatorship John p. Gray, q well
known mining man of the Coeur
d,AIenes, is also being mentioned in
this connection, and it is said there is
now a movement on foot in the north
TO have him enter the contest for the
Republican nomination.
Judge Ailshie Declines.
In a recent letter to friend at
Boise Judge James +. Ailshie of
Occur d'Alene, who was a candidate
for the U. S. senatorship before the
PRIMARIES two years ago, and who re-
Gently has been prominently mention
ed as possibilitf this year, has an
nounced that he Will not be candi-
dte. The letter which was written
to Bradley Sheppard of Boise, fol
1ows:
Replying to your inquiry and simi
lar ones from other friends, as to my
fntentions in regard to becoming q
candidate before the republican state
convention this summer for nomina
Ion for the senate, l must say
frankly that it is not my purpose t.
do so. l am not unmindful of the
opportunities the office affords ths
incumbent for useful and mucf
needed public service, nor am 1 in
different to the honor of serving tn.
neople in a position of such impor
1ance to them. am, however, nov
eusily engaged and deeply interested
" my professional pursuits and shall
not enter into the mad and fertuitou
scramble for the nomination to Office
Notwithstanding my attitude in thi
respect my interest in public mat
fers shall in no way abate, nor shal
my activities along these lines be il
any manner relaxed"