Troubles of the Machine in Idaho Politics
Idaho newspapers weigh Governor Gooding versus Auditor Bragaw amid the State House power struggles. The Coeur dAlene Press criticizes the governors letter, while the American Falls and Nampa Leader-Herald defend action to prosecuting Federation cases. The Pocatello Mail condemns both sides as corrupt, noting Bragaws salaries and family income as emblematic of broader plunder.
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Idaho
State House
Coeur d'Alene
Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
American Falls Press
Commonwealth
American Falls
Governor Gooding
Abraham Lincoln
Nampa Leader-Herald
Gooding
Nampa
Coeur d’Alene
Pocatello Mail
Mail
Independent of the Machine. Scimitar letter blasts Mormon influence
The Scimitar criticizes church influence in Idaho politics and questions candidates’ reliance on Salt Lake authorities. The letter-writer, an Idaho aspirant for Congress, pledges to run on a platform free of church shackles and notes Jackson Day celebrations in Weiser with remarks from A. L. Freehofer and Fred Flood among others.
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Scimitar
French
Salt Lake
Washington
Joseph F
Congress
Hamer
Idaho
Jackson
Weiser
Washington County
A. L. Freehofer
Fred Flood
Ed L. Bryan
Thomas C. Galloway
J. P. Woodley
L. I. Burtenshaw
George W
Ida ho Scimitar Comment on Mormon Official in Campaign
The Idaho Scimitar criticizes Mormon official George C. Parkinson as a regent of the university for riding passes and collecting mileage. It cites similar conduct by Congress members and notes a North Dakota court once jailed an official for such offenses. Idaho press mood grows more pointed in early campaign weeks.
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Alliance
Salt Lake
Pocatello Mail
George C. Parkinson
Zion
Republican Machine
Congress
North Dakota
United States
Parkinson
Idaho
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