Show MAY CO FRE BELIEVES that STATE BOARD WILL PARDON HIM balse ida aug i application fo r the pardon of paul corchran who Is serving a thirty alve year term or murder committed during the last chour dalcho riots has ibern passed up to governor hunt it la said thai secretary of tate bassett Is tor pardon and attorney general martin against it leaving iha governor to cast the deciding vote senator helt feld and other prominent politicians are hero fighting for Cor corana freedom action is expected ow it waa expected the board would act today but after several informal meetings and secret sessions the matter waa laid over until tomorrow gov hunt has been placed in 6 peculiar position it is said ai the time gov hunt was nominated and ft Is said during the campaign a prominent democrat who baad a good deal to do with the campaign on the fusion side promised for governor hunt that the latter would 00 oo for corcoran the governor was left in ignorance of his promise however no wever and of course denied it during tho campaign recently the whole matter has been brought home to him and it is said it hastened to estrange alm from the natural he felt for corcoran however corana friends believe he will vote tor a pardon the state board today commuted the sentence of dob bleeks sleeks the alleged bank rob from thirty five to twelve years frank smith leahl county fifteen months oft a seven year sentence harry dagherty blaino county commuted from twelve to five years the state board of equalization met today hut adjourned aver to await reports from kootenay Koo tenal and idaho county the pica will tie mado for a reduction in railroad assessment the sentiment of the majority ot the board la to leave it where it is |