The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-26
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

it in the platform But Senator Hepburn spoke
against it in a general way and John Gray OF Wal
lace, who to have made Senator Heyburns
nominating speech, made an imprisoned appeal
against it and held up Washington and Oregon as
"horrible examples" With Senator Hepburn ad-
vising against the people 'instructng it was an
easy matter for delegates to break their home IN
structons for French and vote against him. Sen
ator Heyburn with no intent of doing made the
condition such that the very best illustration OF the
need of primary law Immediately followed his
words.
If Senator Heyburn decries caucus systems and
also decries the primary law, he probably means that
conventions should assemble untrammeled and vote
without preliminary caucuses. Senator Hepburn
is too old at the game but that he knows politics
are not worked out on that plan. He knows that
combines are the natural result of convention meth
DDS and that the will of the people is lost sight Of
Genesee News: In the defeat of the direct pri-
mary law resolution by the republican state conven-
tion held last week at Boise, in the opinion of the
News the convention took step which will not
be sanctioned by majority of the voters OF the
party in the state Too much stress was placed upon
the remarks of Senator Hepburn who seems to be
afraid of clothing the people with too much power
While it can be said that some of the direct primary
laws now in force in some OF the states are not
giving complete satisfaction does not necessarily
follow that could not be framed IN Idaho that
would prove Improvement over the present cleo
ton system The principle is right and the people
will demand that law be passed by the next legls-
lature-Heyburn to the contrary Notwithstanding
vention system of pledging the legislative members
to vote for him until after he had been Endorsed by
the late republican convention In his remarks, to-
lowing his Endorsement, he left no room tor doubt
that he is still opposed to the plan 1t would be quite
joke on hizzoner if the members of the next legls
laure would ignore the Endorsement and select an
other in his stead They have our consent.
Idaho Falls Register: James H. Brady, republican
nominee of Idaho has announced that in spite OF
the fact that the recent state convention rejected
plank demanding a direct primary law, he will, from
the stump during the campaign, advocate the pass
age of such an act. 1t is understood that Colonel
Hamer candidate for congress, and other nominees
of the convention will follow the course. Con-
gresham French although defeated for renomn-
alton, will take the stump for the ticket, and will
especially devote himself to advocating the direct
primary He spoke in favor of such plank before
the convention, in direct OPPOSITION to Senator Hey
him, and not only the primary plank reported
by the committee resolutions defeated but the
convention rejected a substitute recommending that
the legislature gather information concerning direct
primary laws of other states with view of the
enactment of an ideal primary law at future time
Since the adjournment of the convention many of
the party leaders have to realize that the
democrats preparing to make campaign ma
teral out of the action of the convention IN this
respect Mr.. Brady has always consistently advo-
Gated direct primary and the action sore
disappointment to him. Following the example of
Judge Taft he will claim the privilege to broaden the
PLATFORM and he will pledge the of the state
that, if elected he will do all in his power to secure
the passage of primary law. He will not recon-
mend a law which will in any way effect existing
party organizations, such the Oregon law but WILL
if elected governor ask the legislature to enact law
which will give the voters of each party the privilege
of naming their candidates for all Offices from United
States senator down.