Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
THREE CANDI-
DATES APIECE
NOMINATING PAPERS ARE BEING
FILED BY THE REPECTIVE
OFFICE SEEKERS.
M. Alexander Says He VIII Probably
Accept the Nomination When 1t
Is Properly FiIed--Some Lights On
the Political Situation in State.

The following political news is
taken from the Boise Capital News of
date of July 18th:
Nominating papers naming NJ.
Alexander of this city as a demo-
cratic nominee for governor were
rendered to the secretary Of state
this morning by Geo 2. Hill, Jr. of
Rigby. Fremont ounty by mail. Mr..
Hill had however, neglected to have /
the nomination sworn to before mo-
tarv public as the law requires ana /
the papers had to be sent back for
the technical correction. which doubt /
less win be made within the course OF
two or three days, when the formal
nomination will have been made.
Mr.. Alexander was made acquaint-
ed with these facts this morning by
the Capital News and was asked If
he had any statement to make rela-
tive to whether he would accept the
nomination when properly made, and
if so whether he had any declaration
of platform principle to make.
Mr.. Alexander stated that he did
not believe it would be proper for
him to make any statement or declar-
alton in advance of the formal filing
of nomination papers should Mr.. Hill
make correction and return his or
iginal tender "You may say for me,
stated Mr.. Alexander, however that
should Mr.. Hill file the nomination M
4 good faith, ] will probably accept it,
He was also emphatic in his declar-
alton that he would not get out ami
make any fight for support at the
primaries: would make no attack up
on other candidates and would do
nothing to agitate or divide the par
tv He holds to the opinion that the
democrats of the state ought to be
free TO determine their choice for can
didate for governor without any
strenuous campaign of agitation
which may result in creating hard
feelings and endangering the success
of the candidate finally nominated.
Relative to platform declaration
Mr.. Alexander made it clear that ne
is decidedly in favor of making such
a declaration and should he decide
to accent the nomination which VIII
ne tanaered through Mr.. Hill, he viii
prepare and announce declaration
Of the principles which he viii adVo
cate should he be the nominee and
which he would carry out should h'
he elected. The only platform tbs
democrats will have chance to MAKE
under the direct primary law he de
elared. will be the platform made D.
the man who is the candidate. DO yo'
believe that the party Will select 10
of delegates and send them TO bois
to prepare a platform of principles
think they will likely leave it to tn
candidates themselves to make tn
ulatform. and believing that l be
Iieve it would be my duty to let then
know before hand exactly where
stand and what kind of platform
would make, and what kind of plat
form / would be willing to stand VI
on. / would want to make this deciai
alton so clear and so emphatic that
would want it understood that
would not run on any platform pre-
prepared by anyone else which me-
teriaily differed from the one
would announce. The democrats
the state have the right to know ths
this would be my attitude. II the
did not then approve of that attitud'
or If they preferred some other ma
to carry it into effect, they ought
say so, and I would gladly submit
their Judgment. l would not wal
TO be clicked governor without n
position on important questions b
ing fully understood, any more ths
the democrats of the state wou
want me to do so'
Just what principles he would d
clare for in case he should accept Il
rendered nomination, he did not I'M
mate. but they will undoubtedly
along the lines that he has alrea'
so often publicly declared for.
with the acceptance of Mr.. Ale
ander of the nomination for COVE
nor. the democrats, like the repub
cans, will have three candidates. On
one republican has had his nomin