The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-01

The grooming Of gubernatorial tim |,
ber within the ranks Of the republican
party is now quietly in progress. Some
Of the leaders mentioned are open as
pirants. Others are "in the hands OF |
their frie.ids" The propects are that
there will likely be number Of very |
capable men brought forward who will
have exceptionally strong following In |
the next state convention---for q con-
vention- and not primary will name |
the nominees of the major parties in
this state, the last legislature filling |
to pass the primary law. This is the
statement given out from Boise BY the
Tribunes' correspondent.
The man who has the distinction of
having his name. linked with the goy-
ernorship in the latest maneuvering is
Senator George Howarth Of Elmore
county, resident Of the railroad
town Of Glenns Ferry. The fact that
there would be Republican aspirant
from that county is in itself strange
for, until the last election, Elmore
considered to be rock ribbed democrat
ic and has been since the earliest days.
But the landslide of year ago gave
the republicans chance and they sent
HOwarth a very able man, to the sem
ATE, incidently they sent a democrat,
as usual, to the house. Representative
Cannon.
Now the issue that is going to be
before the republican party, much
more so than before the democratic.
for because of political necessity aud
what is believed BY them to be polit-
ical advantage the latter party has
embraced it already, is the direct
primary. The primary was really
made an issue by the last legislature,
both houses of which were dominated
by republicans. The democrats were
In such small minority they were
difficult to find and they had no tro-
uble whatsoever TO get all Of their
members at all times into caucus
But this was not true of the republi
can party. Having the advantage of
big majority the republicans as
Is usual with any dominating party
split among themselves. 1t was the
most difficult thing In the world t
get all Of the republicans into a eau
Gus. This was due to the fact that :
majority of the republicans In the
house were for the direct primary ant
majority Of the republicans in th'
senate were against direct primary
The republicans In the house made /
combination among themselves ant
were aided by the minority democrat
so that they took away the control o
that body from those who anticipae,
running the house, and managed it
affairs themselves. While doing s
they passed direct primary bill--al
act proposing to return to the statute
the old primary law which had bee
repealed, strengthened by precautior
airy provisions to preserve party il
tegrity which had been seriously vi
determined by the invasion of the mol
partisan league into the Idaho polit
cal arena.
When This bill reached the senat
the republican majority therein d
clined to pass it and succeeded
bringing about its defeat after a col
ference failed to agree as to its rel
tive merits. The fractions within Il
republican party therefore were
ioggerheads and they remained SO u
til adjournment. The senate majo
ity held steadfast for the conyenti,
system. The house majority deman
ed a direct primary in the full mea
ing Of the term, or 10 primary at q
Following the adjournment. of Il
Legislature the house members wi
made the primary fight showed the
determination to make the prima
an issue before the next state conve
ton by perfecting a statewide. p
mary organization with theidea
carrying the issue to the rank and f
of the party. This is their purpo
1t is said inwell posted political c
Giles here that they will carry Il
declaration out to the letter.
That many republicans are beg
ming to sense this situatienis app
ent from the Glenns Ferry Gaze
which has swung behind Howarth |
governor. IT its issue this week Il
paper said:
Senator George Howarth OF Glel