The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-06-23
REPUBLICANS IN
A FUTILE CAUCUS
FAIL To AGREE UPON PARTY
CANDIDATES AND ARE STILL
SOMEWHAT AT SEA.

A party caucus of prominent coun-
ty republicans was held at the city
hall in Salmon Wednesday evening,
with large attendance. Leaders in
the conference included all the can
didates already announced who are
interested in Strengthening the ticket
TO be finally male up but there was
nothing done along that line
50 far as could be ascertained. The
meeting was in session an hour. Prom
lnent in the party council we've Com
missioners ii. l.. Summers and c. f.
Snyder, the former having been con-
Sidered strong candidate for the Of
nee of state senator, for which place
on the ticket l.. E. Glennon made o.
fetal fling early in the contest. MIR.
Summers declined To announce his
candidacy. Ii is said that the num-
her OF candidates is causing some anx-
iety among the leaders, who fear a
ack of harmony as a result. Upward
of fifty party workers were present in
the meeting, very nearly all of them
sad TO be IN receptive mood as to
getting on the ticket or answerable
favorably to the call of their party.
Mr.. Shook took strong ground for the
reduction of taxes, which, he sad,
were bearing down too heavily upon
those obligated to pay them. Otner
party members present, them
themselves office holders, contended
that taxes are no higher here than
in other places. One speaker said at
Malad, farmers rather than attempt
longer to pay the taxes there were
hnir.
Sagebrush. Mr.. Shook came back at
this by saying that was no excuse for
extravaganza in Idaho.
More Difficulties Ahead.
Next to the senatorial nomination
the selection of candidates for county
commissioners is causing anxiety.
There are supporters in numbers
Summers, Briney and Snyder ought
to take up the gage of battle and
fight the old fight over again with
the democrats, even going so far as
to urge that Peter Mckinney ought
himself to run. A compromise was
suggested in the selection of Charles
A. Beers for one Of the commission
er candidates, hut there was no way
pointed out as sure to win the cleo
tion, in which all the candidates are
more or less interested.
Everything for Harmony.
John w. Shook, former represen-
tative, yesterday filed for the repub-
lican nomination for the same office.
leaving the field clear for l.. l..
Glennon for the senatorial nomina-
ton as republican. Mr.. Shook had
been urged by his farmer friends to
stand for the senatorial nomination
but he said he had not the time from
his bu9iness of farming to put in the
work for the primary campaign nee
essary to make a contest for the
nomination, while the place as a rep
resentative would come to him with
out a contest.
lnsistent Demand for Democrat,
A nomination demanded so strong
ly as to be irresistible is that of Al
bert r. Amonson for the state SEN
ate. The democrats decline to con
sl1er any other candidate in connec-
tlon with this important place on
their ticket SO long as he is possi-
bility. So far from seeking the pre-
ieinent, ne mas perSistently refused
to be considered a candidate. But in
spite of all this the peoples candi-
date Amonson continues to be called,
q man who would 20 down to Boise
as the representative Of this county
first, standing always for the wei
fare of the state with no ulterior
plans and ambitions to subserve.
Filings for nominations since the
last report have been those Of w. w.
for auditor and recorder
Francis Hall, Jr., for county attor-
ney and John W. Shook for represen-
tative, all republicans. Others al .
ready determined upon are those Of
L. +. Maloy, democrat, for auditor .
and recorder, and w. ID. Rusk, dem .
ocrat, for commissioner.