The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-19
(MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREss)
SOME PREDICTIONS

If predictions were in order we
would like to predict that Hon. Burt
on L. French, of Moscow, will be re-
nominated by reclamation to succeed
himself as congressman for the First
district of Idaho, by the republicans
of the state at POcatello next Tuesday.
If predictions were still in order we
would like to be recorded as predict
ing that he will be elected by an over
whelming majority at the November
election. If asked for the reason for
Congressman French has done his
work so well that no one, with the
good of the state at heart, would want
to see a change, and another, untried
man put in his place.
And while predicting we do not
mind being recorded as having pre-
dicted that Addison T. Smith, the
other Idaho congressman, will be re-
nominated and reelected, because he
has also done his work faithfully and
well. And we might keep on and pre-
dict the denomination of Governor
Davis, although it will not be by ac
clamation, by any means, but the indi-
cations are that he is strongly in the
lead of any ather candidate and only
the withdraw of two of his opponents
and the concentrating of the vote on
one, would defeat him in the conven-
ton. 1t looks like Frank r. Gooding,
the grand old "war-horse" of the re-
publican party will be the nominee for
United States senator, but he will have
a hard fight to defeat Senator Nugent,
who is showing remarkable strength.
Nugent has the advantage of being
Gin" and that is a big advantage in
any race for office.
Turning to the democratic cOnven- |
ton, two Moscow men seem certain OF
nomination for high positions, if they
will accept. One will accept and is an |
avowed and active candidate. Chief |
Justice William Morgan, can have the
nomination for governor, if he wants
it. An effort may be made to force it
upon him and if nominated he would |
give any republican nominee run |
for his money" in the November ell
ection The nomination for the place |
to be made vacant on the supreme |
~, re (thiQf
tice Morgan, who will not be candi-
date for reelection, is conceded to E. |
c. Boom of Moscow, and it is gen
orally believed that he will fe elected. |
He has a powerful following regard
less of party His opponent will |
probably be Judge Dunn of Occur d.
Alene, a standing candidate for that |
position.
The Poles seem to have given the |
Russian Bolsheviki, 'the surprise OF |
their lives" by turning upon the in
vaders at the Gates of Warsaw and ad-
ministering a crushing defeat. Cable
grams from the stricken contry bring
stories of complete decentralization OF
the Russian hordes and the surrender
of prisoners by the thousands. Trot-
zky is sending out pitiful appeal for
Russian volunteers to save our coun-
try from the Pales. 1t looks like the
Russians had made the same mistake
in invading Poland that the Poles
made when they invaded Russia.
IA "a "a
Congressman French has started
something" In his efforts to get federal
reserve banks to carry the present
wheat crop so that it will not be fore
ed upon the market and sold at less
than cost of production. He "got
rise" out of the governor of the federal
reserve bank and the letters and tele-
grams received show that the banks
are ready to assist all worthy farm
ers in holding a portion of their
wheat for a reasonable length of
time. Good is certain to come from
our congressmans efforts.
"a "a "a
Il will make my home in Moscow
II / can rent a house. Otherwise T.
will have to move on" said man who
brought his family here from the :
coast. This is condition that we
cannot permit to become permanent.
Moscow cannot increase in population