Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-24
TT ESDAN, JULY -, 1906.
CHOOSING \ UNITED STATES SENATOR.

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Yesterday of Lewiston given example of
process elcing ntcl States senator by the conven-
ton plan The process begins in the primaries and after the
experience OF yesterday what other argument is needed to con
vince fair minded people that the method Is to all the
objections that be urged against the legal method
naming by the legislature In yesterdays primar
les voted whose residence could be rightly quesoned men
whose party alliance could surely be quesoned men
voted whose citizenship might well be questioned and hun,
dreds OF qualified voters prominent IN cvlc ana social lie d
not vote
1t the those who urge the convention plan
of naming the senator that their plan representative
and that they by this method getting back to the people
This fails to work out in practice Whatever objections be
urged against the election OF senator's by the legislature may
be argued greater by the election at the primaries
when primaries loosely conducted they at present
in Idaho If political trickery present in the choice of the
Legislature political rckery also present in the party pr
mary 1t urged that in the Legislature that legislation is
made the commodity to barter for votes but it easily be
shown that in the party primary petty county offices and per
sona eaoses freely used for the purpose of influencing
votes and purchasing voters.
Your legislators chosen by popular vote expressed
by the lawfully registered and qualified voters of the state
Their choice is far removed from kery and deceit
possible by guards that experience and good c
zenshp has able about the ballot They have
duty to perform they stand in and responsible
position TO the peope of the state and to the constituency that
they Immediately represent They representative ntel
gent citizens and who shall that they not duly qualified
yes better qualified to the wishes of the people in
the choice of than chosen in the heat and hurry
of primary where the ballot open to all the rregu
artes known toward politics of the most
type.
ported Washington sticking unhinchingly at his
post while his brother officials at the heads Of other depart
mens the mountains the shore He has hand
half dozen Investigations into the principal industries of the
country and will work through the to be ready
should the president cali him for special reports matters
relating any of the big trusts According the Baltimore
American Gareds special agents the outlook for ad
dtiona information the meat industry; his investigation
of the oil industry and the Standard Oil company has been
practically completed and congress will the full details at
the next session if the president directs investigation
of the steel industry has been nearly finished and Mr. Garfield
quickly make report is desired; the investigation of
the tobacco trust has been halted pending the prosecutions
stued by the department of justice pending also the further
investigation of the coal industry by the interstate
commission Mr. Garfield will not push forward his separate
investigation until called to do by the presidents plan
of campaign has been mapped out for investigation of the
lumber industry and will be pursued in the fall This reads
like busy program