The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-07-02
POLITICS TAKES
STAGE CENTER
Republican Situation In Idaho
Presents Some Inter-
esting Features
BY GUY FLENNER

Boise, Idaho, June Z8.-In some res
poets there will be marked elements
of similarity in the developments OF
the Republican convention at Chicago
and the Republican convention to be
held at Pocatello on the Path Of
August. When the clans were all at
hand in the Windy City none knew
what might happen. There was moth
ing prearfanged that could stand up
with any degree Of certainty. Every
thing was in the air excepting the
speeches, soon to aviate. The shrewd-
est political dopesters admitted their
inability to even come close to guess
as to what would happen. All pub
lished forecasts were unreliable. 1t all
revealed that there was no inner cir
Gle carrying out cut and dried pro-
gram. 1t was case of free and un-
tramelled action.
When the Idaho Republican clans
gather at Pocatello there will be the
same degree of uncertainty as to the
outcome. There will be nothing pre-
determined. If anything shall be de-
cided beforehand it will be a matter
of surprise to most political analysts.
There might be an exception in the
senatorial nomination for Frank Z.
Cooding is developing strength rap
idly; but even in that case it is doubt
full if there will be any certainty in
advance as to the outcome. All indi-
cations point to an understanding in
advance on anything being possible
only after considerable convention
maneuvering.
For Uninstructed Delegation
If, therefore, everything is left open
for the deliberate judgment of the con-
vention, there is widespread fling
that county conventions should make
a special effort to send their best bal
ANGER men of political acumen and
sound sense, whose foresight is clea,
and who possesses the ability to dis
tinguish the spurious from the genu-
inc, the sincere from the hypocriticai,
the worthy form the unworthy, the
capable from the inferior or incompe-
tent.
Contests Over Governorship
There are three avowed candidates
for governor, the present incumbent,
D. w. Davis, the present state treas
urer, John w. Eagleson, and the pres
ent. speaker of the house of represen-
tatives, Mr.. Kiger. The latter has APP
parently been eliminated His candi-
dacy was at no time taken seriously
over the state and nothing has oc-
CURED to give it impetus. So far,
therefore, as open candidates are con-
cerned the contest is between Davis
and Eagleson.
If the opponents of Governor Davis
can make good their claims, as against
the governor, the logical result would
be the elimination of both the govern
or and Eagleson. Some Senegambian
steed would height into the game and
aye" into the nomination.
Lieutenant Governor Moore has
been suggested repeatedly as a COM
promise candidate-the Idaho Hard
ng Of the Idaho Wood and Johnson
contest. 1t is related, however, that
he, being part of the administration,
would encounter the same objection as
Eagleson. However, the lieutenant
governor is purely a legislative, and
not an administrative figure, which
would make some difference.
A possibility is that the senatorial
contest might be enmeshed in the gov
contest to the extent that,
IN the event the governor should be
to defeat, one of the can
iidates for senator might be nominal
ID for governor. This has been dis