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Show Brady Finds a Dark Horse Culling Down His Lead Itolse. Idaho. Aug. 31 While definite defin-ite conclusions as to the result of yesterday's direct primary election In Idaho, are yet to lo revealed, there apparently every reason to believe that Congressman Thomas R. Hamer, candidate of the regular Republicans, has been defeated by ex-Congressman Burton L. French. French made the race on an Insurgent platform The re-nomlnatlon of Governor James H. TTJrady seems probable but It may require re-quire a couut of second choice votes to definitely determine the result An interesting development in the situation today was the discovery that Paul Calcstone. a dark horse. Is running run-ning ahead of Harney F. O'NelK who Is tho Republican state chairman, has heretofore been regarded as Governor Gover-nor Brady's strongest opponeut. James H. Hawley, Democrat, has won over John C. Rice in the race for the gubernatorial nomination. In the latter contest the support of the liberals figured In Hawley's favor against the endorsment of state-wide prohibitionists and local optionista. K. M. Rowen has been nominated by the Democrats for congress. Spokane, Aug. 31. Reports from the Idaho primary election of Tuesday Tues-day Indicate that scores of unsuspected unsuspect-ed candidates for goernor will appear ap-pear on the records. Jealousies be-tweeti be-tweeti the candidates led hundreds of northern Idaho citizens to cast their second choice votes for men not mentioned men-tioned as posslbilltle-s, rather than vote for one of the regular candidates. Supporters of Governor Urady and of Barney O'Ncil, both claim the nomination nom-ination for governor. In case either wins, it !r asserted positively suit will be niod to disqualify the winner under the law forbidding a candidate to pay out more than $7,00 for campaign cam-paign expenses. |