The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-19
Dress and Comment
The Republican Convention.

for the political fight engendered by the conventions
The last important event, the state republican con-
vention of the opening week of the month gave to the
publications of that week opportunity only for hur
ried comment, and from the collection at hand, The
Scimitar presents the following:
Weiser Signal (Rep) The republican state CON
vention held in Boise this week will go down IN his
tory as convention of surprises because there were
few people within the state who had any idea that
the result would be what it is at this time 1t Will
serve as an example to boss rule within the state tor
nany years to come The convention met with the
purpose of doing what the people throughout the
state wanted it to do and the leaders OF the party
stated that there would be slate but from the
beginning there was a slate which for the pur-
pose of defeating several of the most popular men IN
the state. The result that this slate was COM
pletely smashed and substituted with those
candidates who entitled to the nominations on
It,
Nampa Leader Herald (Rep) There will prob
ably be surprise that the recent republican state con-
venton voted down plank favoring direct prl-
mary law. 1t DONE however, advisedly and this
paper believes wisely. Senator Hepburn made
powerful speech before the convention in which he
pointed out some of the results of hasty and
digested legislation Undoubtedly his attitude pre-
vented the plank going in at this time and he showed
disposition whatever to avoid any responsibility
that might attach to him.
Same paper next issue Men who will go to
convention and violate instructions would not hest
tate to beray any other confidence They neither
will hasten the day of direct primary, with all of
its inconvenience, expense and positive evils.
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Twin Falls News (Rep) The ticket nominated
by the republican state convention merits in every
respect the support of the people of Idaho and re-
fleets the unrestricted will of party free from dom
inaton factional jealousy 1t fair and open
contest, and while of the selections
expected they the less the will of the
jority of those chosen represent the members of
the party and for which no apology is necessary.
The convention remarkable in that those hither
to regarded as the leaders seemed powerless to
centrate their forces they wished and it devel-
oped into free for all contest in which the strong
est candidates won.
Troy News (Rep.): Senator Hepburn comes
out in opposition to platform pledges of any kind
He wants the people to elect to office, leaving
them free to do as they please after they get to
Boise The senator probably realizes the useless
of republican platform pledges and wishes to
leve the office seekers of the necessity of promising
anything. How would you like to entrust important
issues to the whims of men like Warren Truitt
Bishop John w. Hart? 1t is now hard enough to
get square deal when representatives are
pledged to certain measures, and get elected
their promises to do the right thing The people
have right to know in advance what their repre-
sentatives will stand for We have right to know
how public servant stands the tariff fnan-
cal legislation, on freight rates, things generally
We even have right to know where Mr.. Hepburn
stands and to instruct him in matters of vital i'm
portance to the people. The trouble with
Senator Hepburn is his exalted self-conceit He is
an arstocrat, born and bred He feels that he is
better than and women, and that it is
an exhibition of il-breedng and lack of common
sense for ordinary man to suggest anything to
him. He feels nsulted if one attempts it: That
Senator Hepburn is brainy man no one will doubt
He has ability, and has many admirable qualities,
but no one who knows him will deny that the square
inch Hepburn possesses more egotism, aristoc-
racy, and self-conceit than anything that
wore breeches in the state of Idaho. He gives
man credit for particle of He appears to
ho1;a,,a ooOd ord made him Dresent of all