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Newspaper

The Idaho Scimitar

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1908

Page

14

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.

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.

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.

Alliance Salt Lake Pocatello Mail George C. Parkinson Zion Republican Machine Congress North Dakota United States Parkinson Idaho

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