| Show St when the idaho legislature began itse it eslon this bla year there were two leeding leading candidates who claimed to be fairly sure eure of election senator du da boia ano judge Cli cliggett clagett Clag agett eit both ware men of experience in political mat tere and both had bad a strong tul tol lowing senator dubois made a light la in thi campaign as ae a silver republican and on that basis basia expected to be b returned to the national senate judge clagett I 1 ie a populist lists and on the compact between and Demo democrat craw to elect a senator irom from the former he be anticipated being the choice between the populists lists anu ana silver republicans public loana ans in the legislature we he democrats democrate though numbering less jesa than elther of t e others othere held the balance of power it was evident early in the balloting that neither of the two leading dates 00 could ulu win whatever influence was waa bro brought to bear was waa resisted teel eted by the legislature which refused as aa a body to cime to terms on either I 1 appo ap parent reut some ome time beare the casting ot of futile ballots ballota ceased that a now new candidate mut must be brought tor fur word ward and this candidate was found in he tho person of henry heitfeld hellfeldt Helt feldt a young tanner of comparatively limited who has haa bad some ex perl peri enoe ence in legislative matters mattera and la Is said bald to be ritual a levelheaded level headed beaded i energetic character it bials be the case there to Is no reason why this now new farmer should not fill all the position with honor no doubt there here will be some heartburning at the of the other lending leading candidates but after all it remains for the future to determine whether the be legislators legia latora have bare not a adopted the better way whatever may be said in behalf of either of the leaders at the beginning of the test teat the determined opposition to them showed clearly that there was wag throughout the state fate a feeling strongly to both it either had bail woo the breach would have been widened hence so Is often the case in matter p political 0 li pos poa aebly the wiser way wl waa t to 0 drop both candidates concerning whom there op appeared to develop strong factional feel inge and to choose one against whom there here was not this object objection ioD after all the american people have a bacul ty of doing pretty near the right thing at the right time in govern mental mattera mat terp and it woul I be a presumption against nearly all the pre pm bodens to say aay that idaho has ba not done so go in the present case may senator hellfeldt Helt feldt prove a worthy representative live of the great and growing state which has haa honored him with the highest office within its ita git gift |
