Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-09-28
NUCENT GETS
N.P.L. SUPPORT
SECOND BETRAYAL OF DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY PERPETRATED
IN u. 5. SENATE CONTEST
POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM BOISE
GOOding Making New Friends on
Speaking Tour.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. EX-SENATOR NJ
gent, of IdaLo, has made a straight
out deal with the leaders of the nom
partisan league, by the terms of
which Samuels, the league candidate
for United States senator, withdraws
in Nugent's interest There is now
no effort made to deny or conceal. 1t
is all now admitted in the leagues Of
fical organ. II was done ''in the inter
est of Nugent," it says.
The deal was really consummated,
after much manipulation, at the dem
ocratic state convention held in Idaho
Falls last month; but there were
TIE usual camouflage den.als. Now
the act is confessed.
GOyernOrship Involved.
AS part of the deal it was expected
that Fairchilds, nonpartisan league
candidate for governor, would with
draw in the interest of Walters, the
democratic nominee for governor, or
that Walters would withdraw and give
Fairchilds a free hand insofar as he
might line up democratic votes. But
Fairchilds declined to get off. So did
Walters. Therefore, there is a lively
contest over the situation, and many
democrats are heartsick over this, as
they term it, the second betrayal of
their party by Nugent
Many members of the nonpartisan
league are outspoken in their support
of Harding for president These can
see no good in electing a democrat
as United States senator from Idaho
who could not cooperate with the
next president of the United States
and especially a man of Nugent's type
who is stamped all over with the rub
ber-typed insignia of Woodrow Will
son and his league of nations.
These league members, therefore. re-
sent the Nugent deal. They undoubt-
eddy would have voted for Samuels
their own candidate, but their opposi-
ton to the policies advocated by Nu-
gent is so pronounced as to lead to
the opinion they will either vote for
Gooding for senator or not vote on
that position at all.
Democrats Do Not Like 1t.
The most emphatic protests, how
ever, come from democrats sources.
Two years ago thousands of them
voted the republican ticket in this
0A0lC do q plOICot against Inc lhGll w
the nonpartisan league of their party
which was a Nugent scheme And
now that Nugent has gone bodily over
to the league leaders their resentment
is only accumulated.
These democrats are not only talk
ing for Gooding because of their re-
sentiment of the Nugent-N. p L. deal
but because they feel that Gooding
the republican and business man, can
do more for Idaho in association with
the probable next president of the
United States and that he is far bet
ter equipped than Nugent to represent
the vital interests of the state in any
event.
Ignores the Democrats.
Nugent has openly ignored the dem
ocratic protests. Furthermore, he has
exhibited his further scorn and indie
pendence of the party organization by
opening headquarters of his own, al |
though the democratic state commit
tee has perfectly good headquarters !
here.
He has done this so as to have a
place where he can meet nonpartisan |
league leaders, who are not welcome /
at the democratic state headquarters |
GOOding's Campaign.
Former Governor Frank r. Good /
ing, the republican candidate for Unit
ed States senator, is now on his speak
ing tour of the state. Everywhere /
he has been received by large crowds
which have been impressed by his
broad grasp of both national and state
problems and his practical solutions.
At every point prominent democrats
have voluntarily disclosed their pur-
pose to work and vote for Gooding
both as a protest against Nugents |
deal with the N. P. l.. and because
of Gooding's undoubted superiority as
a representative of the best interests
of Idaho in the senate.