The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-26
GETS ENDORSEMENT
OF HIS COLLEAGUES
LEE ENTHUSIASTICALLY BACKED
BY REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES

BY REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES
II haven't spoken to my wife about
1t or made any other arrangements,
said William E. ''Bill Lee, upon be-
ing rendered the nomination for the
candidacy for seat in the supreme
court of the state at the Wallace re-
publican state convention this week
'The nomination of myself for the
office came as a complete surprise
to me and l hesitated for some time
before accepting in order to deter
mine what light my acceptance would
put Mr.. French in and what the atti-
tude of the delegates from Latah
county was concerning the proposal" ;"
"But 1 am very pleased to have been
the recipient of this high honor by
my friends and colleagues over the
state. All I fell Justified in saying is
that I am in the race and will work
to the best of my ability for the
states interest If elected at the Nov
ember general election
ri was not an office seeker. When
I left for the convention I had no
other thought than repres enting the
people Of the county of Latah and of
supporting Burton l.. French for the
denomination to congress from this
district"
Mr.. Lee declined to make detailed
statement, but not so with his fellow
delegates who represented the county
at the convention. Although the
placement of Mr.. Lee on the ticket for
supreme judge came as just as big sur
prise to them as it did to him, they
did not hesitate about espousing his
nomination when the relationship it
would have to the denomination of
Mr.. French became known.
Delegation all for Lee
Speaking for the other Latah coun-
ty delegates, A. S. Lyon, president of
the Moscow Union Warehouse Co.,
vouched for the enthusiasm with
which the local delegation sponsor
ed Mr.. Lee when he was mentioned
for the position
"The first we knew of the intention
to put his name before the conven-
tion was when the delegations from
the south state counties informed us
that he was their choice for the nom
nation 1t had evidently been dis
cussed by the delegations on the train
to the convention and practically de-
cided that Mr.. Lee was the man for
the office.
"But Mr.. Lee himself was very re-
luctant about accepting the nomina
ton. He had come to the convention
to work for the nomination of Mr..
French to succeed himself and he fear
ed that his entrance on the ticket
might hurt Mr.. French. Again he ex-
pressed himself as unwilling to even
consider the nomination unless every
man of the Latah county delegation
gave the unanimous con- I
sent and sponsorship to his nOmina-
don.
"He definitely made it understood |
hat il any man on the delegation con-
sidered that he should not be on the
ticket that he would not accept the
honor. He point -blankly told the dele
gates from the county that they owed
lin nothing and they were not obli-
rated to him in the least.
"But the entire personnel of the
delegation pledged their support, as
was understood that the nomination
If Mr.. Lee in no wise interfered with
Mr.. French's denomination.
perhaps the most delightful and
part of the nomination OF
BILL" as he is invariably termed from
,ne end of the state to the other, was
he enthusiasm and support that he
'eceived from the south Idaho delega-
IONS
"Mr Oversmith volunteered to make
he nomination speech. The political
eaders of the. south state cOurtr,7
we're for Lee as well as many from
he north and several seconds were
made Immediately upon his being
~ n rrk@ - al
Peterson and John Hart of the south
,rn districts and others seconded the
in terms Of glowing praise
or Mr.. Lees ability, integrity and
principles that have made him one of
he outstanding republicans of the
tate.
"Is he qualified, are we behind him
nd will we work for him? I say, for
hen entire delegation and all those
gho know him, that he is perhaps the
est man that could have been chosen
or the nomination. | have known
i'm ever since he began working his
ny through the university and
now him to be fair and square hard
litter at whatever he does.
ssHe comes out boldly for those !
hings he believes to be right and he
lands up for his principles in the
ace. of all opposition. Ii he dlrferS
rom you in political way he tells
ou so in direct, STRAIGHTFORWARD way !,
nat has won for him the admiration
( all who know him.
ssHe has always been prominent In
epublican politics and has become
ell known throughout the state for
lat reason. He is a self-made man
nd a hard worker at whatever he
ndertakes. He always works serious
and never assumes the attitude OF l
in any of his tasks {
Although the delegation had no
ltention of placing his name before
le people of the state at the fall
oct1ons, since It was deemed advis-