The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-20
Still TALK MORGAN
FOR GOVERNOR
VAN H0ESEN AND Nj. ALEXANDER
ALSO DEMOCRATIC
POSSIBILITIES

Democratic gubernatOrial possibil-
tiles are discussed in the following
article from the Lewiston Tribune's
Boise correspondent:
While it seems to be generally ac-
cepted in political circles in this
state. both republican and democrat
ic, that c. c. Moore of St Anthony
who a week ago announced his can
)didacy for the republican nomina-
ton and NJ. Alexander, as yet unan-
nounced as a democratic candidate.
will be the standard bearers of their
respective parties at the coming cleo
ton, it has developed that there is
uncertainty among many of the dem
ocrats as to whether or not Mr. Alex
ander will enter the race More per-
sistently than ever is being heard the
names of other men prominent in the
party who are considered guberna-
toria1 timber
Indications of this uneasiness comes
from Twin Falls where the Jefferson
club has issued call for a meeting
of democrats to be held in that city
next week to hear an address by Will
liam M. Morgan, former chief Justice
of the supreme court, on state poIit-
ical issues Linked with the announce
Twin Falls that movement has been
quietly going on there for some time
to groom Morgan for the guberna-
torial nomination. But failing in this,
his Twin Falls friends say that he
will be asked to get into the running
for congressman from the second
district
Just how much factionalism there
is involved in this movement demo-
cratic leaders refuse to say 1t is
known, however, there are two fac
tions of democrats in Twin Falls
county, one being for Alexander and
the other either for Morgan or some
other man big enough to make the
race as E. W. Van Hoesen of Coun-
cil a member of the state senate.
Morgan is known to the a staunch
friend of the Days of northern Idaho
who have always been active in demo-
cratic politics. Jerome Day served
for a number of terms in the state
senate from Latah county and was
democratic state chairman. The Days
stand in opposition to the so-cal1ed
Nugent wing of the party, that name,
however, being misnomer now be-
cause former United States Senator
Iugent is not resident of Idaho but
mission at Washington However, the
action that followed Nugent during
lis baImy days in Idaho politics is
till intact. Tt is composed of the
men in the democratic party
he clashes between ex-senator Mug
mt and Harry Day are celebrated
olitical history in the democratic
arty. Alexander has always been a
riend of Nugent and when the op-
came to appoint a successor
D the late United States Senator
ames H. Brady Alexander, who was
hen governor, named Nugent This
aturally was not pleasing to the Day
action and that faction, if all reports
re true, proposes Ito have something
, say about what goes on at the next
emocratic state nominating conven-
on. Van Hoesen, comparatively q
ew man in the state, having come to
1aho from New York, is not indenti-
ed with any of the so-called factions,
ut is said to have the support of the
ays in the north. He proved him
elf to be an able man in the last leg
lature.
While there is some plotting going
n within the democratic party and
OF little maneuvering for advan-
lge, the leaders wish to keep down
ny factionalism that may arise, that
lere may be harmony in selecting
lie ticket at the state convention.
hey believe the party has never had
better opportunity to win that it
as his year.