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Show Some Faint Rays of Hope . for the Democracy of Idaho 1 BY. C. E. AENEY. Sj.ccial lo Tho Tribune. BOISE. Ida.. Eob. 19. The only evidence evi-dence of Democratic party spirit leading lead-ing up to the 1910 campaign lias been exhibited In Ada, Twin Fails and Fremont counties. Twin Falls led off with a reorganization. reorganiza-tion. Fremont followed and Ada had a banquet. The great "unwashed" In the other twenty counties of Idaho aro entirely en-tirely quiescent! The announcement of Speaker Paul Clagstone as a Republican candidate for governor; the general charge of the existence exis-tence of a feeling of the weakness of Governor Brady before the. voters of, Idaho and the expected announcement of State Chairman Barney F, O'Noll as a Republican candidate, are all pointed, to by prophetically Inclined Democrats as. cogent reasons for a hope of the rejuvenation reju-venation of democracy, so long on the short side of the balance sheet In the Gem of the Mountains. Then the argument is used that the agitation of the prohibition movement chargeable to the Republicans through the enactment of a local option law and its subsequent Inforccmcnt, will be full of opportunity for success if advantage be taken by the Democrats of tho malcontent malcon-tent this lBsue has and will engender. But the argument most frequently adduced by tho "heavyweights" of the organization is that the Democratic party Is thoroughly Mormonlzed; that It Is at peace once again with the brethren of tho southeast; that the machinery of the organization Is in the hands of those ' who fell heir to their recognition at the end of a supreme court decision which lulled to sweet repose any public consideration consid-eration in Idnho of the inforccmcnt of section 3 of article 6 of the Idaho state constitution, which by express terms Jn-hibits Jn-hibits the practice of polysamy. This Is the 0110 bright and morning star of hope of Regenerate (?) Idaho democracy democ-racy that tho Mormons will not dare turn a deaf car to them In tho 1910 election! With these ardent hopes tho campaign for candidates Is on. Governor is the only office discussed. Judge Bryan of the sovonth judicial district dis-trict nas been favored by many. The Judge Is a newcomer to the state. He Is cle-.in. honorable and able. Four years ago he was a, young struggling practitioner practi-tioner at Payette, having but recently removed to Idaho from his Willamette valley home at Corvallls, where he was graduated at the stato of Oregon college. col-lege. Today he Is the only one mentioned men-tioned on olther party ticket for his own successor as judge. This reduces the probability of his making the gubernatorial guberna-torial race as a Democrat. There are many elements of serious doubt about the ability of any Democrat to succeed In tho state election; there are few, If any. obstacles In tho way of Judge Bryan,, for should the Republicans nominate a man against him. even though the district be strongly Republican, the present Judge Bryan would bo his own successor. It Is an ardent hope of Republicans that this condition will servo to eliminate Judge Bryan ns the lender of the democracy democ-racy In this fall's election, for he Is regarded re-garded now by many far-seeing Republicans Republi-cans as the dangerous candidate. Major W. W. Woods, judge of tho first judicial district, has been proposed by those who appear to havo a deslro to succeed at the polls, if at all, with a man entirely worthy of the trust The major has always been a staunch Democrat, high In character, able In "council and patriotic In devotion. But for the presont-day presont-day democracy Major Woods becomes at once, objectionable. Some years since the major resided In Salt Lake City. Few men who live long In Utah's capital fall to receive an accurate measure of the duty he owes his country in any conflict with Mormons. Some fni! lo evidence the courago of a conviction born of a conscience, con-science, but not so with Major Woods. The disloyal spirit of the Mormon church In Idaho respecting tho constitution of our state recalled to his retentive mind the same spirit ho had known In Salt Lake City in tho early eighties. The principles of patriotism weaved Into his nature In tho early period of his mnturing years, are sacred to his manly nature and in tho heat of a campaign two years ago he gavo utterance to his sentiments, a privilege dearer to this honorable man than any office ho might be tendered. This exercise of frer speech is the bar to the nomination of (Major W W. Woods as the Democratic candidate for governor, If the organization is to control. Tho polygamisls would resent it, and tholr protectors will not support such a one. Moses Alexander, the "one price clothier" cloth-ier" of Holse. Is a candidate. He Is said to bo the choice of the "strong men," who are responsible for the party and Its composition today. Alexander Is a plausible plaus-ible man of keen Instinct, and is forceful, resourceful and has a record In office-holding office-holding which warrants the conclusion that he would make a respectable governor gov-ernor so far as -dealing righteously with the state's assets Is concerned. Alexander made a whirlwind campaign for governor a year ago last fall. He stood loyal through all the party turmoil |