The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-26
THE MANIFESTO REJECTED.
Two Hundred Boise Republicans Protest Only ;
few Luke Warm Supporters.

BOISE, May 25.-(Special to TkIB-
UNE).-1he gentle breeze created i'll the
rooms of the states committee at its
last meeting here by the manifesto
from Washington inauguratlng a new
departure in senatorial matters mas
sWelled into a storm, and bids fair now
to become cyclone which Will sweep
the Washington proposition into eter-
nal oblivion. Your correspondent has
taken pains to interview over two hun
bred leading republicans of this city,
and he has, SO far, found only two who
sanction it, apart of course from those
who voted for it in the committee.
Some of the most prominent Re
publican pronounced 1t the most
ldlotic scheme that had come under
their observation for years. Among
those visitors from other parts of the
state to the capital who are free to ex-
press an opinion l find only a few
luke warm supporters OF the measure,
while in most influential quarters there
is pronounced and determined OppOSi-
tiOn to it.
This is no time for the republican
party to try experiments and institute
innovations. 1t will find full employ
ment for its time and energies to carry
the state. The insinuating plea in ex-
tenuatiOn, as appeared in the introduce
tory to the manifesto, that the step
would tend to hasten the era when sen
ators would be elected by a direct vote
of the people, is harmless little fiction
that deceives nobody. There is about
as much logical connection between the
two propositions as between the nebu-
lar hypothesis and the Coxey move
ment.
The most vicious part of the PROPOSE
ton is that it precipitates the senator:
ial fight. This little squabble should
for the present be relegated to the rear
and every energy of the party conserved
to carry the state The Washington
| leaders should remember that the re
publican party of Idaho does not ex-
| list solely to elect United States sena-
tors. This is not the supreme end OF
! it's being. Let us go oyer against the
| PhiliStines and conquer them, elect a
republican legislature and republican
state administration, and leave the
matter of senator to the legislature
Besides, the selection of candidate
| for the senate by the convention, which
virtually ties the hands of every repub.
lican member of the legislature and
binds him to this one man, puts the
power into the hands of a wholly ire
sponsible body and takes it from where
the law and .he constitution lodged it
The members of the legislature are
sworn to conserve the best interests OF
the state. while the members OF the
state convention are not. The multi
plicity; of candidates for the senate IL
state campaign is a benefit rather that
an evil, as each Of these candidates
Yields a certain influence in certain
localities which influence is given t
the party, but when you shut all these
out by the action Of the convention yOr
lose this influence. More than this
to select candidate for the senate b.
the state convention would tend to de
feat him, as every man who was de
feated for state Office would attribute
it to the senatorial candidate VIII
managed the convention, and wOult
forthwith sharpen his knife to plung
it into the successful senatorial can
didate on every opportunity. This ex
pertinent was tried once in Nebrask;
and resulted in the defeat OF the can
didate 80 nominated and the election
of an unknown dark horse. Woe be +