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Show LIVELY CONTEST OVER IDAHO APPOINTMENTS Washington, D. C, Dec. 30. A lively live-ly contest is going on over the appointment ap-pointment of a postmaster at Black-foot, Black-foot, Idaho, whose term haa x-plred. x-plred. There la a long list of candidates, candi-dates, but the choice has narrowed down to Wilbur Craig, who ha6 the Indorsement of former Senator Dubois, Du-bois, and Gregory Jones, backed by the Nugent-Elder faction of the Idaho Democratic organization Entering into the contest la the question of Mormon rule of Idaho Democratic polltica, the contention be ing that Jones is being indorsed by the Mormons of Blackfoot and that hiB appointment would be a sop to that element. In opposing the nomination of Jones, Senator Dubois is also opposing oppos-ing the Wilson administration party of the Btate, and the outcome will be an Indication which faction In Idaho Ida-ho will recognize in making future federal appointments. |