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Show HAWLEY TO RESIGN TO BECOME SENATOR Bplse, Ida., .Nov. 15. Governor Jas. H, Ilnwley .will resign as governor of tho state of Idaho, Lieutenant Governor Gover-nor Lewis H. Sweetser will become governor and will forthwith appoint Hawley sen,atpr from Idaho to succeed suc-ceed tho late Weldon 5 Heyburn. If toh negotiations that are now going on go through without a hitch, and they probably- will, Lieutonant Gov- ornor Sweetser is figuring prominently prominent-ly in the conferences. He counseled with Governor Hawlev yestordav morning and in the afternoon the important im-portant conference of the negotiations tok place at the governor's apartments apart-ments in the now state capltol building. build-ing. It was announced here last night tho resignation and appointment would bo made in all probability tonight. to-night. "I have becen called to Boise In connection con-nection with the senatorial situation and held conferences relative to it with Governor Hawley yesterday morning and afternoon," said Mr Sweetser. "Tho situation has been carefully gone over and reviewed from all angles Should Governor Hawley resign as governor and by virtuo of that act I bocome governor I will most certainly appoint Governor Hawley Haw-ley United States senator to succeed tho late Weldon B. Heyburn. I believe be-lieve that it would be for the best interosts of tho state of Idaho for Governor Hawley to fill tho vacancy. A Democrat will be appointed and in my opinion tho governor is the Democrat Dem-ocrat who should be named " |