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IDAHO'S POLITICAL CAULDRON
ALREADY DEGINS TO OUODLE
Northern Idaho Paper Sees
Many Possible Candidates in
Field Whose Bubble Has
ReacH&d Appreciable Size.
the
State politics lias begun to bubble.
At least northern Idaho is taking in
terest in the field of possible candi
date» who will likely be found at the
wire next year. Following is a story,
under a Boise date line, which ap
peared in the current issue of the
Lewiston Tribune:
Boise. Idaho. Oct. 4— The prospec
tive arrival in Idaho of Colonel E. G.
Davis, whose friends say will enter
the race for th^ republican senatorial
nomination, is causing some little
speculation in political circles where
he is known well. Colonel Davis left
here a captain shortly after the
United States entered the war and
entered the judge advocate's depart
ment at Washington. He has been
there ever since and has twice been
promoted. He is a graduate of West
Point but some years ago was retired
on a pension because of injurv that he
received to one of his feet. However
he is a native son of this state hav
ing received his appointment to West
Point while a resident of Malad
county.
Colonel Davis is looked upon as
likely contender for the nomination
in the race which ex-Governor Fran'
R. Gooding says he will enter. Good
ing, from the Republican standpoint
is considered the favorite in the race
so far, many Republicans feeling they
are in dutv bound to support him
However the entrance of Davis
bound to make things »nteresting.
Idaho FaHls Man May Enter.
Another man whose name is being
freely linked with the_ senatorial nom
ination is Major Edgington of Tdaho
Falls, former mayor of that city. ITe
was closely identified with the affairs
of the Republican party prior to enter
ing the service. While mayor of
Idaho Falls he resigned to enter of
ficer's training school and at Presidio
was given a commission of captain
He was later sent to the university
of Tdaho at Moscow where he took
charge of the student training army
corps and made a decided success of
the work. Later he was transferrer
to Montana. Maior Kdgington ren
resented Bonneville countv in the
legislature as a member of the sen
ate and at one time was prominently
spoken of as congressional timber
The fourth prospectais Captain A
H. Connor of Sandpoint, who sincr
he returned from France where he
saw active service at the front, ha
also been with the judge advocate
department. Captain Connor wa
wounded while in the trenches but
managed to assist during the last vir
tory loan drive bv giving a number of
speeches in this state. He served vn
the house of representatives of th
Fdaho legislature both as a mcmbr
and speaker. His friends, particularly
in the north, want to bring him ou
as a candidate. That section is now
without representation in the Unit
States senate, both of the present
senators, Borah and Nugent. beim'
from Boise in the south. The nort'
lost its representation on the death
of the late Weldon B. Heyburn. Since
then it has not had a senator. F.verv
effort will be made by the party
leaders there next year to push
north Tdaho candidate to the front
Convention Plan Again.
The situation will be entirely
changed in the matter of selecting
candidates for the senate, house and
state offices next year due to the fac
the last legislature repealed the direct
primary law insofar as it applies to
them. For that reason there is early
fixing of political fences and the niak
ing of surveys of the political field.
Instead of going directly to the people
with their respective cases, candi
dates for these offices will have to go
before a state convention. That
means they will have to do conside
able maneuvering prior to the tim
the convention is held to line up their
friends in the hope that favorabl
delegates can be selected from the
various counties. Primaries are lield
to elect the delegates to county con
ventions and they select the delegat
to the state gathering.
The old state convention plan,
which Idaho is returning, came •
disrepute in 1908 when Burton
French was defeated for the congres
sional nomination after two-thirds of
the elected delegates who were
pledged to him went back on their
instructions and nominated Colonel
Hamer who was subsequently elected
The people did not like the way th
convention was juggled and the
coming legislature in compliance w
their wishes, passed the direct prim
ary law. Of late years the primary
has also come into disrepute due
the heavy expenses a candidate fc
congressional or state office had to
to when running for office. It be
came known as the "rich man's law
A fight on it developed and sufficient
pressure was brought on the legisla
ture to bring about its repeal. Wheth
er that assembly acted wisely in th'
regard remains to be seen. At any
rate Idaho goes back to the state con
vention. If jobbery is attempted
again when the convention is held,
is reasonably certain to presume that
the direct primary will go back on the
statute books to stay. The state con
ventions always served to bring: lead
ing men of the state and party leaders
together and the mixing of the pol'
tical pot never became uninteresting
Davis for Re-election.
There have been reports in circu
lation that Governor Davis might en
ter the race for United States sena
tor but the close friends of the state
chief executive are inclined to
not
for
for
opinion that he is more likely to be
the
the
come a candidate to succeed himsell
governor especially after having
given the state a new system of state
government which so far has proven
ery successful. They assert that he
believes the showing of the new gov
ernment during the two years will
bring about an endorsement by the
people at targe and two years longer
ill perfect it to such an extent that
will become^ permanent insofar as
governmentof the state is con
cerned. Many states in the union are
atching the Idaho experiment and
not a few of them are anxious to try
believing that it is a decided im
provement over the old order of state
management. So far there has prac
tically been no hitch in the program
for state commission or cabinet form
government and those responsible
for its inauguration are more than
»leased over the showing that has
ieen made. Greater efficiency and
earnings are reported in all state de
partments, the assert.
Colonel Patch Mentioned.
Another decidedly interesting re
port that has politicians speculating
that Lieutenant Colonel L. V. Patch
present adjutant general of the
state, will enter the political arena
either as a candidate for United States
senator or for governor. Patch is
exceptionally popular. He has been
adjutant general of the state on sev
eral occasions and ran for the Repub
lican nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor while cn the Mexican border
during the trouble three years ago,
but was dfeated and his friends have
never forgotten that fact. When the
war broke out Patch left with the
old Second Tdaho regiment for France
and saw some of the heaviest fight
ing on the western front. He return
ed to Idaho more popular than ever
He was offered a position as public
utility commissioner but declined bj^
cause, it is said, of the prohibitive
clausç in the utility law which would
iprevent him from running for an
elective office while a member of the
commission or for two years after his
term of office expired or he resigned
He was appointed adjutant general by
Governor Davis and is a close person
al friend of the latter.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
FOLK HOLD SESSION
ANNUAL MEETING LAST WEEK
SHOWS HEALTHY DE
VELOPMENT.
The annual meeting of the First
Christian church of Caldwell was held
the evening of October 7, 1919.
The following officers wert chosen.
F. L. Keller. Andrew F. -Hart and
Prof. P. A. Boulton, were^re-electeii
and C. O. Foster, elders.
T. M. Hoshaw and Fred Deno were
re-elected. J. E. McClure, D. E.
Cook and E. L. Douglas were also
chosen, which with Roy Titus to hold
over one year constitutes the board
of deacons. Mrs. E. J. McClure was
elected to serve on the board of dea
conesses with Mrs. A. K. Stcuncnberg
and Mrs. Fred Deno who were both
re-elected. The meeting was remark
able for its harmony and beautiful
spirit.
The trustees are F. I.. Keller and
Edgar Meek with Geo. H. Myers
chosen, to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal of W. E. Boulton
California.
Mrs. Alpha Titus was the unani
mous choice for clerk of the church.
Preceding the election, reports of
the different departments of wtork
were given: the missionary society
Mrs. Fred Deno. president: the bible
school Miss Meek, superaitendehit:
the Camp Fire Girls, Mrs. W. E. Le
master. guardian; and the Boy Scouts
R. K. Lovejoy, scoutmaster; and the
cradle roll, Mrs. T. M. Hoshaw, su
perintendent: were of special interest
and speak well for the church.
F. L. Keller, chairman of the t>rard
for the past two years, and the elder
of the church, I presided over this
meeting with credit to all present.
meeting with credit to all present.
COLLEGE FRESHMEN
SHOW GOOD STUFF
CALDWELL BOYS PLAY LEAD
ING ROLES IN FOOTBALL
CIRCLES.
yardage
MOSCOW. Oct. 11— UnexrccfH
strength was displaved vsterdnv af
ternoon by Bert Dingle's freshman
eleven in a scrimmage with the Tdaho
varsity, only i sinele touchdo-11
being registTfd by the regulars ir
the course of the melee. Three tim^s
the first year men paraded down th*
field only to he stoop-d in the shadow
of the varsity goal rests.
None of the regular hackfield lumi
nates appeared. Captain Br-che-r«
Gerlough. Thompson and Irving •>!'
viewing the proceedings fror» t l > •
sidelines. The varsity also was handi
capped by the absence of Crover
Evans, veteran end. who is st'll nur«
ing a sprained anklr. ,
Joe Whitcomb. the forni'-r I ewis
ton high school star who i» nlavine
quarterback 011 the first team in plir"
of Caiptain Bresh-ars wis the onlv
varsitv back who could gain consist
ently through the freshman line. It
was Whitftomb who scored the lone
touchdown of the afternoon on an
off-tackle smash.
"Beanv" Breshears 3 brother n '
the Idaho captain Ted Turner of
Caldwell and "Babe" Brown of Boise
were the freshman stars of the after
noon Both Rrrshears and Turne'
skirted the ends for long gains and
Brown plugged the line for consistent
CALDWELL DAS
HIGH PLAGE AS
POTATO CENTER
in
Production for Canyon Shown
To Have Increased By Leaps
and Bounds During Recent
Years.
I
That ferritory tributary to Caldwell
has become one of the premier potato
producing section of the state is evi
denced by the recent report for Idaho
made by Julius H Jacobson, state
I will roll.
field agent with the United States de
partment of agriculture. From a pro
duction of 137 cars in 1916-17, the
crop has grown to a total output of
more than 1000 oars annually.
The report is as follows:
"The Caldwell district has been rap
idly developed the past four years for
the early market, its production prac
tically doubling each year. The tubers
are artificially matured by cutting off
the irrigation water. This ; practice
generally begins in July. To avoid
deterioration and loss, the crop must
be loaded in refrigerator oars and
rushed to market.
"Shipments commence in-July and
reach their height in August and Sep
tember, Thereafter cars continue to
roll each month until as late as the
following May. From a beginning of
137 cars in 1916-1917, the industry has
developed until it is estimated that
from 1000 to 1200 cars will move out
this season, although it may be re
duced due to heavy loss in the field
on account of car shortage.
"Reports October 1 indicated a con
dition 72 per cent of normal for the
entire state, compared with 88 per
cent last year. In 1918 the carload
movement was 7230 cars. It is esti
mated that this year some 6600 cars
E.
by
of
the
su
Five commercial -potato districts
are recognizcd and are known to the
trade as the Caldwell, Twin Falls,
Burley-Rupert, Blackfoot-Shelley and
Idaho Falls districts. In all districts
except Caldwell the season has been
unfavorable. A cold, dry spring
caused poor germination and uneven
stands, and the reduced irrigation
water supply, resulting from the pro
longed drought, caused further injury
to the crop.
"The one shipping point of Idaho
Falls makes the largest district, with
1974 cars in 1916-18: 1390 cars in
1917-18, and 2193 cars in 1918-1919.
This district has probably suffered
more than any 6ther from unfavorable
conditions existing this year. The
yield is now placed at 69 per cent of
normal. Movement begins in Septem
ber and continues actively until June
"In this connection it should be
noted that due to the intensive load
ing campaign conducted during 191<-<
the average weight of a car was
45.000 pounds compared with 36,000
pounds in 1916 and 38,000 pounds in
1918, so that more potatoes moved
out in 1917 than the figures indicate.^
Figuring on the 1916 basis of 36.00°
pounds, there would have been 9410
cars in 1917. In other words, 188?
cars were saved by the heavier ioa<!
ing during 1917. an important item in
Idaho where car shortages occur.
Shipments Below Normal.
"The northwestern states of Oregon.
Idaho and Washington promise to
ship about 11,500 cars this year, or 87
per cent of last year.
Indications are that the commercial
crop of late "potatoes in the United
States will be 15 per cent below last
year and 10 per cent below the aver
age.
"In general the crop is very good in
the east, whiph indicates a produc
tion of 40.818 cars in Maine. New York
and Pennsylvania, or 94 per cent .of
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Don't Forget Traders'Day
Sale Monday, Oct*. 20
A I At> this sale we are going to
SK r I ^ lli |_ sell the noted HGLGATEband
m— 0 f s heep. They're fancy Shrops
175 head of ewes, ranging from 1 to 5 years old, bred to a
registered Skrop buck; 85 Ihead of ewe lambs from these ewes;
24 aged ewes; 24 spring buck lambs; 2 matured bucks. These
Sheep are all in splendid condition and will be sold at this sale
Caldwell Sales Com. Co.
last year.
"In the heavy producing state of
Michifj îi, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
the production promises to be 55,075
cars, as compared with 63,510 cars last
year, or 86.7 per cent of last yeaT.
"The Rocky mountain states have ;?
comparatively lighi crop and Colo
rado, one of the very important states
in the country in late protato produc
tion. promises but 68 per cent tff last
year's crop."
POBUC AUCTION
As 1 have got to change my location
I will sell at public auction, on the
ranch known as the Binford ranch,
five and one-puarter miles straight
west of Caldwell on the Sebree line,
con , men cing promptly at 1 o'clock.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
the following described property:
22 head of cattle. These are extra
good cows. These are 5 gallon cows.
9 head of horses, and farm machin
ery.
Don't forget this sale Wednesday.
October 23.
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