Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-23
prpUBLICAN PARTY AND DIRECT PRIMARY.
[ Boise Capital News


burn before the platform presented went
record against direct primaries in the most remark
able speech delivered before convention in
this country. o.
Yet Hepburn IS the nominee Of that party for 4
limited States senator
When the platform presented j. p. Gray,
law associate of Hepburn about the only man
On the floor of the convention to oppose the direct
urinary plank presented by the resolutions commit
zee and Barney O'Neil, delegate from the same \
colptv and close associate with Gray, listened in
silence to that speech and voted against the resou
ton.
ican party.
James III. Brady sat in a box the delega
ton from his home county of Bannock, but he spoke
not word of protest against striking out the decar-
alton for the direct primary nor did single dele
cate from his county make any such protest
Yet Brady aUds nominated for goUernor
Heigho, of Washington county, special repre-
sentative of Lansdon spoke before the convention IN
! favor of striking out the direct primary plank
\ Yet Lansdon ,oas nominated for secretary OF
A state.
J Johnson of Nez Perez county, particularly
bitter in denunciation of the direct primary plank
l and Johnson spoke for the Nez Perez delegation on
that matter and the Nez Perez delegation was par
ticuarly and fully interested in nominating Hast
\ ings.
( And Hastings aUds nominated for treasurer
! Bonner county voted to refuse even to recon-
\ mend that the legislature study the question OF
direct primaries and investigate if any law suited to
Idaho might be formulated.
Yet Taylor of Bonner county, aoos nominated
tor state auditor. -
Cassia county also voted against the ulrecI pr
! mary in that convention.
And Cassia county landed lieutenant governor.
Oneida county stood solidly against the direct
primary in that convention.
Yet McDougal of that county IS the nominee Tor
attorney general. o.ao5
Even little Owyhee county's voice was raised
against the rule of the people.
And Oa0yhee county landed nom"o'o" Io'
presidential eIector. ,,.- :.
Fremont county, which the controlling IN
uence in the work of the convention cast Its famous
81 votes against the direct primary.
And Col Hdmer, a0ho Uoted 0'"' W Us ''0 'o"'
inee for congress. - 70
CANYON county, which had a strong candidate
before the convention voted for the rule OF the peo-
AND CANYON COUNTY GOT NOTHiNG,
Ada county stood solidly, earnestly ana ltlIh
fully for the direct primary and us melioe ~ t t,(
resolutions committee secured us auop'io " W
| original draft of the platform ,.-,,, ,,,rpU
| YET ADA COUNTY'S DEMANDS WEII
| SPURNED AND IT'S DELEGAIION MADH q
| JOKE IN THE CONVENTION. , foi+,,
Latah countys delegation worked naru' ia n.,l
fulv and strenuousy for the direct primary O
of it's delegates the floor OF the ccn'e - ~ o1
the convention again to de1eat 'e ea vs. AGO.
as the legislature had done two years az 1o17A7
yET RT1RTON H. FRENCH OF THAI G 1,It11N
nv WIS DEFEATED FOR CONGRESS- EK III ~
THOUGH PLEDGES HAD TO BE Bh t -
ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESULT ,lt,i,,o
With this awful record OF drec' 5ns,r-o fl
ton to break faith with the peope, III t6e conner
people of rule because Hepburn toe0 we q
j ton THIS rs NOT A GOVBRNMBNI O r., II ~
II PEOPLE RIFT BY REPRESENTAIlVhN0o I p.n ~
II pEOpTEN,r;th this record of Hepburn; o. D1"";
of Lamsdon of Hastings of Hamer OF SaEe1 o TEX,