Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-22
IDAHO NOMINEE
GETS OFF TICKET.
,..,,,ss 10 Run for Congress in
An Anti. Mormon Campaign
His Reasons
nnstN'T APPROVE THE METHOD
,.,.. Letter to the State Committee
q, the subiect--Nominse for At
torucy General Withdraws

An interesting political condition has
I'm m the Democratic party In Ida
rrttresting political conditions are
~ arising there, however This
gr" r n Hozheimer who was nomi-
w" for congress by the Democrats at
a'' Towlston convention, Is the central
s.,,e Of the incident. lie has written
state central committee saying
be cannot consistently make the
w. .lone the lines that appeared 10
Mon laid down by the party man
.. after his acceptance and after the
s,ou,rment Of the convention. He
~,nEs II Is quite clear that 1T is the in
'.a,on TO wage an anti-"Mormon" war
nr, and although not a mormon
s,m.elf he says he cannot run with
'neh plank as the paramount issue.
VI. letter follows In fulli
auoo G II. Jackson, Chairman Of the
n.aocratlc state Committee, Boise
@,y lda.--My Dear Sir When &C.
..n,ed inc congressional nomination AZ
pbands of the Democratic party OF
w. state OF Idaho, IN convention as
'nnbsd fully believed that even
,sn,gh Inc resolution on the Mormon
WESTON had been incorporated for our
,,s,o platform, the matter could be set
Isd ana handled IN a manner which
,'oaid be satisfactory and honorable 10
.i ronrerned Now, hcNever, condl-
,ions Nave arisen since my nomination,
,nJ which conditions have arisen be-
1.nsa Of the fact that at the meeting
N ,be Democratic state committee held
IN lewiston. after the convention adj
g,nrned the campaign to be waged In
yrr state was outlined. and II appears
NAT The campaign, AS II Is said, Is TO
~ uaqed ON a moral plane as against
M Mormon people, and the said roso.
milton Is TO be made the paramount is
This being true, and as | am not In
sympalhy or In full accord with the
came | cannot, In honor TO myself,
after The position | took In the Demo-
pratle convention, both I'm committee
and upon the floor OF the convention,
ytman upon the ticket and make the
necessary campaign outlined by our
state committee, and therefore must, at
ms time. and therefore do now tender
10 the state committee, through you as
chairman, my resignation as the con-
gressonal nominee Of the state Of Ida
10 upon the Democratic ticket. Hav-
lng deep sense of gratitude for the
hlgh honor conferred upon me, ] ar
lived al this conclusion only after car
MI elaboration. The confidence shown
me BY my party is one for which any
man may Justly be proud, but the only
way can ever hope to retain that con-
fdenoe In the future Is by taking this
step which believe to be the only
honorable one that | can pursue.
This action Of mine is a purely per-
sOna ione and win affect me only, but
win make II possible for the state COM
mtlee 70 place upon our state ticket
some one who can consistently make
the campaign as outlined, and be In full
sccord with the state committee. |
believe In our grand old Democratic
party and the principles for which II
stands, and will do all in my power for
Ia success In the state Of Idaho, know.
Ing that right will prevail. and beliey-
Ing, as ! do, that only through that
palp Nt bl'utst 6pou WIZ VohiN w
The people Of this country. With moth
Ing but good wishes for Democratic
success | have the honor to remain,
yours sincerely,
IF. II. HoLZHEIMER,"
ALSO OFF THE TICKET.
The resignation OF Mr.. Holzheimer
means that the state committee viii
have two vacancies on the general tick
Ct to MI. The second vacancy war cre-
ated BY the withdrawal OF Karl Paine
Of Ada county, who discovers that he
u too young 20 make the race for at
lorney'general under the statutes 81
Idaho, which require that the candidate
making such a race be at least 30 years
Of age. Mr. Paine Is but rs,