The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-11-01
CURRENT Event MEET
STUDYING COUNTY POLITICS IN
CLASS WORK.
Are After Good Roads, Good Schools,
and Proper Irrigation. Put
Strong Ticket in the Field.

On Monday afternoon the Parlia-
mentary Glass met at Mrs. Byrd Tre-
go's. The class exercise was that of
conducting county nominating con-
vention.
| There was lively time over the
election of temporary chairman,
and tho friends of Sarah e. Sill final
ly won out, placing their leader in
| the coveted position Gertrude G.
Millick was elected temporary secre-
tary, and after the usual formalities
of committees, the following plat
form was offered and adopted, some
sharp debates occurring over the
matter of teachers certificates, and
enforcing the road law. They agreed
to be guided by the following resolu-
tions:
We, the Woman's Parliamentary
Party in convention assembled, en-
dorse the action of the First District
Federation of Woman's Clubs in set
ting forth the needs of State Civil
Service law, and pledge our eandi-
dates if elected, to use all honorable
means to secure its enactment.
We also endorse the resolutions
asking that the State Superintendent
of Schools be given authority to rec
ognize State Certificates and dip
Tomas issued to teachers in other
states.
We favor enforcing the Compul-
sorry School Law, and relieving the
congested condition of the State In
dustrial School at st. Anthony by
erecting and maintaining separate
school for girls at some place remote
from st. Anthony.
We favor the rigid enforcement OF
the statutes outlining the duties of
road overseers; we favor the grading
of country roads thru low places and
the rigid enforcement of the law per-
tanning to keeping water out the
roads.
We favor enacting law requiring
land owners to cut the weeds three
times year In the roads adjoining
their land, at such times as the road
overseer may direct
We pledge our candidates if elect
ed, to work for progress, better con-
ditions in schools and among the
working classes, especially in tighten
ing the burdens of children and
others whose lot is made hard by
customs and conditions over which
they have no control.
A pleasing feature of the meeting
was that no matter how different
were the opinions before the vote on
Anything, it was all peace and har-
mony after the vote was taken. The
vote was law, and there was no ap-
peal.
The following named people were
nominated for office, and where the
contests were closest, those who went
down in defeat, moved to make the
vote unanimous.
This is their ticket
For state senator, Rebecca Hayes;
for representatives, Mary e. Jones
and Sarah Sill; for sheriff, Maude
Johnson; for treasurer, Jessie Wood
in; for probate judge, Susie Trego;
for recorder, Gertrude Millick; for
school superintendent, Maude
Younie; for coroner, Lora Davis for
prosecuting attorney, Grace Stevens;
for county commissioners, Nora
Jones, Belle Shaw, Isabel Holbrook.
Of course we think it good strong
ticket, and bound to win, being made
up of unusually able and intelligent
citizens, who are among the heaviest
taxpayers in the county. We shall
have to break the time-honored Gus
tom of saying they are among the
Oldest residents, and that they have
lived in this county ever since the
Indians first appeared, but we be-
tlieve they are all'o enough to quail
lfy if'elected, and villa give a good and
deficient administration.