| Show I I PO POLITICAL UTI GAl IN GEM STATE FOR FORNE NEW NE YEAR COMPlEX t Contest Waged Over Vacant t I i Keen With I Many Candidates Out SpecIe Special to The Tho R ld-R Boise Bolst Jan Tan 1 Idaho opens tho now year eQI with a political that i in hi s complex almost to tho the point of ot chaos chao NO 1 man at nl this time can con foretell th tho e r outcome of or the legislature Just Just to meet either In tho the election electon of or senators sen son or or in legislation and no 10 man ha haa has hasa s a clear conception of ot the tho future of or an anon Y on oni on cear of or the three parties I I I Three men are aro far in the Jea lead l in tho th e efforts put forth so ao far tar to gain in th tho e Justice Justie Jus Jus- short shor term Th They are arc tice tico James F. F former Gov GO Tames Tame tie H. H Brad Brady and ul former Gov Frank R. R GoodinG pro i provided e tho the latter latte r I can cn establish his claim caim to the necessary feces sary s number of ot years of ot American I citizenship Each of at these has opened d I elaborate hoa headquarters In tho the o I hotel hoto hero In Boise Daise each cacti has out a 3 small army nm- of workers looking aUer alte r 1111 II his interests and each expresses himself him self 3 as certain to win tho the eleton election Justice has ha placed his campaign cam t I In the te hands of or Evan an Evans E a a aj j I alm shrewd and experienced pp politician o of or f I north Idaho Justice refused d di i to run for tor governor last summer because be because bo- bo cause of tho prohibition in the constitution against an any member or of orI I th supreme bench running for tor any other office during th the term for tor which ho was as elected Tho The Judge now no nr argues ues I that this prohibition does docs not apply to tosny toI I but state mato offices and nd the Y he ha regards as a a federal office He HeIs Heis le leIs is from rom north Idaho Idao and ana Insists that north Idaho is entitled to the tho office II as the tho lato Senator was from that that section of the tho tate tate i Mr rr Bradys Brady's campaign is IA in the tho hands nanas r of Ju Judge ge Standrod of ot a a. a manof manof man manof of of wide ide acquaintance in tho the state anda and anda a a man or of great reat ability along man many l lines I A At th the head hea of or the Gooding campaign cam cam- n is John Thomaa Thoma a banker baker otI of ot I Gooding Goding who gets Etl his hi knowledge of of i i the game gamo of politics from long ence nce Iamo In n Kansas h Have e Xo o J Lend ac Pipe Cinch But It i Is not admitted that any anY one onek k I 1 I ot ot these three will win In tho the end I A. A number of or other men mn who aro are ox ox- I 1 to cut more or less Jess important figures in the contest aro are Congressman Congress Congress- man Burton I. I French Fench former Cormor Congressman Con Con- grossman gressman Thomas R. R n Hamer Earner Pa Paul ul James E. E Babb labb and Charles U. U Bealo anus the last two named being prominent law lawyers cr in tho the northern part of the tho state Colonel Hamor Hamer of ot Fremont county count j will m start In tho the race with wih the tho solid Mid 1 backing of ot his county count five votes 0 tel u 3 Mr tr Hamer lamer points to his record on H l th tho lead sugar SUr lumber and wool tariffs tariffs tar tar- iffs a as entitling entitling- him to the support of th the people of Idaho for Cor tho position j I He lie le further asserts that 1 tho the eastern part of Idaho is entitled to representation I tion in tho the Senate Some of the supporters of this claim 1 aMert astert that Mr r. r utterances on the utilities s commission question Queston J have have- aroused l sufficient opposition tO lr tf to Cu iso cause him to lose loso out in a 0 close clos coBe 1 m sided many ny contest As to Mr 11 Brady they say Bay ho lie hn has shown shon a O a disposition dispo dispo- to 10 be less Iss emphatic on this I question than he was four years ears ago Ul but the they also a assert sert that his attitude O a j on the liquor question defeated him hini himat I Int at nt that time Ume and wilt will still sun militate I him 1 While these men assert that that they the thearo aro are I not so 50 confident that Senator Borah will wil be found entitled to election re-election after his attitude in tho the past campaign cam cain JJ which until the death of or Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Heburn the they ea say threatened tho the solidarity of ot the tho Republican party part I in in Idaho they Idaho they also contend that I should he win out t O eastern Idaho is s all al the more entitled to representation toton 1 and that tho the man chosen should bolong belong be bo- long to the tle more conSena conservative te wing 1 o of the time Republican part party In He lie le JO horse e. e I H. H II 1 Dewey is a a 0 dark horse In the southwestern section of ot the time state who Is causing other candidates man many un un- nappy happy moments He le lives at campa he lie is a a. a man of or wealth and ho Is Js lay Jat If I It becomes necessary ary to center on nfl unla a a dark horse to end a a. 0 deadlock It j it h te the tho opinion of many shrewd that Dewey will be the winner He lis has just transferred his railroad the Idaho Northern to the Oregon Short hort L Line n c In all al tho the turmoil over o er time the senator senator- ship the name of ot William E. E Borah Bomb Is never heard It I seems to bo be taken taken Co for granted on nIl all al sides Bides that Borah Borab will S 'S bo be elected re-elected without opposition in his i own party part an and it I seems teems to be bc his poll pol pot Ic icy to keep keel out of or the contest for fOI the l short hort term If I he Is Js taking a. a a hand hac in the fight feht ho 1 is keeping his tracks re remarkably re re- well wel covered ered I There seems to be he a a. determination on the part paTt of the Bull lul Moose leaders to Cl capture ture the Republican party part or or- or There will wJ not bo be a a Bull Bul Moose In the coming legislature elected elected elect elect- ed as such tuch But thoro will bo be a a num num- I her ber who are said ald to be Bull Dul Moose loose at heart and time the they are aro making desperate efforts to shape the tIme policy of ot the 4 party arty art These men are arc rc determined to have havo o ha a senator with Bull ul Moose tendencies as C I Horah's colleague U Their Ther strength has a I not yet ct been een determined but in their l strength lie lp tim tho the danger of the election cIocHon of rr f somo omo such Ruch man cs as s Congressman Con French Fench or Paul Clagstone neither one ono or of whom supported por ed President Taft raft In t til's th last Jat campaign If 11 l the they supported af th the Republican ticket at a all al the they kept their fUI support port concealed from all aU other oUter I. I H Republicans pu I Thus hu far a the Bull Bul Moose have hae not I d to tel th the tho support rt of or an any senatorial I lc Neither Brad Brady nor I Goo IK is II to them but the they arc e badly handicapped b by tho the t that prevails extensively that they should be bo well wel satisfied with the electIon of ot Borah and nd permit the wih I clon le regu regu- uI u- u lay lar Republicans to elect at least ono one F or I Ad Ada da count county In which Boise is situated situ situ- is Js waiving siu everything c in the tho wa way I of ot h honors nor at this session in the hopes of ur securing c. c an appropriation o of iCO to 0 for Cor tho the completion of the 10 two v ingo of ot the capItol capol Time Tho last JeI legis In lature turo voted for tor the th comple compte- ton tion of tho the central section of ot tho the build build- JM jag ow It Jt Is hoped to get cot enough money one to tc complete the llio entire build build- in ing n Boise is so fO o much interested In this HUE that this count county will wm ask asle nothing wise ilse Contrary to all aU 31 expectation th the liquor question queston la is more snore than likely to up In the earl early tp days ds of ot tho the ses don 01 In lii 11 spite spie of ot tho the fact tact that both hoth parties partes are aro on record in their state platforms in favor a 01 of ot maintaining the tho present status of or the local option 1 law au opton I hll gives tho the count county as the tho unit in I local ocal option opton elections But the wet Vets have havo Just dh discovered I that ont If Ir ten new counties are arc created ond this is If altogether countes likely i it wll Sri give Ie VA tl the tho n drys I an f overwhelming nil vi majority ma nia wH In tho the next legislature as al all new now counties CO are arc to bo ho Created creat nl I from om i-om dry dri territory and this would I give s1 0 tho the temperance forces time the power to to- vote ote wide stats prohibition two year ears r from now I To avoid old 2 this It i is proposed to amend I h the present law to make Ilke the tho Incorporated rated and lo Independent units unIt in local option opton elections A bi bill to bring this about will bo be Introduce bi t arly In the session wi and this threatens threaten to open up ip the time entire liquor or Ugh L r r. 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