American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-05-02
BRADY FAVORS
DIRECT PRIMARY
Believes People Should Name
Candidates Direct.
Defines His Position Before Bannoek
Cousty Convention- Not His Fault
That Party Pledges Were Not
Carried Out.

Al the county convention at foea-
teiio. last Saturday, James II, Brady
was given AN ovation. He Was sent for
TO address that body, and when he ar.
rived at the hall his popularity at home
MAS demonstrated beyond question His
remarks on direct primary We're partie-
ulariy well received. and he was given
close attention throughout. He spoke
as follows
MIR. Chairman, Gentlemen Of the
Convention and Friends | am glad you
bad ne here today 10 make these few
remarks which ! promise you shall be
short. but which hope may bring Us 10
better acquaintance and understand
ing Of each other.
you have assembled here for the
purpose of erystalIizing the sentiment
Of the different precincts of the county
a. 20 what sou think Is 10 the best in
terests Of the Republican party IN this
state and in the nation. |, Is lauda.
bic purpose. ard all good Republicans
must feel pardonsbls pride in the
msgnihcsn, attendance a, this eonyen-
tion
Your delegates 20 both the state
conventions will carry out your wishes
in every respect They are composed
of stalsart Republicans. high class cit
irrns. who sili express as unit IN our
state convention the will and the wish
Of the Republicans of B4nnock county.
This Is the party that you represent
today. IL has record 10 be proud of.
future that Is bright.
II must confess that feel very much
gratiil@d at the splcniid endorsement
1 shat you have given me here today. |
have lived among sou for many years
and Nc have been uctghbors and friends.
ard wish 10 say 20 une ard ali that
appreciate the confidence and good wiII
that sou have manifested by your ac.
tlan aa this occasion. Il is good 10
know that my folks st home believe in
me. and are 10 willing to say to the
state and to the world that they ape
prove Of ms candidacy. and my earnest
wish il that II nominated and elected
governor when have finished my Ia.
bors and returned TO my humble cottage
in your midst | may enjoy your full
confidence and respect as ! seem to
have It at this time.
.'It Is natural that some persons and
papers should not be in accord with ms
candidacy n no man should expect the
unanimous support Of his own party for
the nomination for any particular office.
However, the kindly references that
have been made by large majority Of
the Republican press Of the state i'm.
psls me a, this time to express publicly
press myself relative to certain state.
ments as to my position on some ques.
tons of political Importance.
III have refrsined from doing so uu-
I'll now for the reason that thought
the time was not opportune. and for the
further reason of giving to the parties
making these statements ample time
to fully investigate my every action in
the past. In other words. wished
them to bring forth II they could. any
man or men who would say that did
aught since have been in public life
but what was for the best interests of
the party and the upbuilding of the
state IA a whole.
1T has been three months since
came before the public as candidate
and they have had that full time in
which to make a showing as TO what my
record Eeally ia, and up TO this moment
they have not produced single person
to say that | did not do my best to have
all of the pledges of the party platform
carried out to the letter during the last
: legislature,
1.-THE question has been asked wheth-
cr or not did my utmost to have these
pledges fulfilled. | want to say to you
and to the citizens of this state that |
did do my utmost to have every pledge
of the Republican platform carried out.
and 1t was not for any political reason
that they were not fulfilled - simply a
disagreement as to just what planks in
the platform ment, and what form of
law should be passed to comply with
the same. and it may interest you to
know that every Republican member of
the legislature voted for some form of
law in accordance with the planks in the
Republican platform of two years ago,
and if only had the time to do so