The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-12-16
1URNS FREMONT COUNTY DOWN
WITH A JOLT
lIawley Refuses to Appoint j. G. Ry-
land Immigration Commissioner
He Promises to "Be Good"
Word Goes Out From State Head
quarters That Other County
Had Preference
(Statesman)

(Statesman)
That powerful influence is being
brought to bear by the democratic
leaders of all factions in this state to
persuade the party workers to forego
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for the sake
of party harmony" and to preserve
the democracys chances in campaigns
to come, is evidenced by the manner
in which Governor-elect James H..
Hawley, State Chairman John F. Nu-
gent and other prominent democrats
are handling the numerous applicants
for state appointments.
A concrete instance is the case of
j. G. Ryland of Fremont county. Mr..
Ryland, it is acknowledged by the
democratic state leaders, did much to
bring that thousand majority for
Hawley out of Fremont county, and
the moral effect of the energetic sup
port admittedly had great influence,
not only in his own county, but in
neighboring counties as well, and
helped to keep the boys in line"
when it was feared they might Jump
the track" with fatal results on cleo
ton day.
Ryland came to Boise a few days
ago, backed by a large Fremont
county democratic workers de,ega-
ton, and laid his claim for recogni-
tion befor Mr.. Hawley. He wanted
to be immigration commissioner, he
said, and the delegation stood behind
him firmly.
Ryland informed Mr.. Hawley that
he wanted the appointment as immi-
grafton commissioner. He cited the
fact that he and 1.-The boys had ode
livered the goods" and had come
through" with 1000 majority in FIRE.
mont county The party workers told
Mr.. Hawley that Fremont county CEN
tered its demands for reward in the
petition for Ryland's appointment.
Hawley in Tight Place
Mr.. Hawley faced serious diem
ma. The situation threatened to de-
ve'op bad feeling. But Nugent and
other leaders jumped into the breach
They worked with the Fremont crowd
and finally won They told the FIRE.
mont people that the other counties
of the southeast had kept their
work; that without them Hawley
never could have been elected in the
first place, and there wouldn't have
been any jobs at all; that "the boys
in the north had swallowed the pill
and stood pat; that party harmony
meant everything at this crucial
time; that Shoshone and Kootenai had
also come through nobly," but in
the face of the southeast's demands
had surrendered strong claim for rec
ognition.
The up-shot was that Ryland gave
up. Mr.. Hawley Immediately offered
him the berth of insurance commits
sioner. But Ryland said: Fremont
wants the immigration commissioner
and won't take anything else. If we
can't have that we won't take sub
stitute job. am not looking for a
political sinecure. ! want to be i'm
migration commissioner, and if we
are turned down on that we refuse
the other offers"
So strong was the effort to main
tain party harmony" that it is said
that even the Dubois element in the
north was similarly pacified.
Prmises to "Be Good"
]. G. Ryland and his Fremont dele
cation are going back home with the
promise to the state democratic
leadersers that they will "be good, I"
on the understanding that if demo-
cracy is fortunate in future cam
paigns, Fremont will be the first to
receive reward of its own choosing.
1t Is said that the party workers
are being made to sacrifice all per-
sonal feeling in behalf of party har-
mony. The Nugent, Hawley Dubois
and other individual elements are
thicker than thieves" The South
east" and the north are pledged to
bury the tomahawk and to stand to-
gether, no matter how disagreeable
it may be to take their medicine. I"
The gospel has gone forth from Nu-
gent that the only object from now on
is reunited democracy, and it is
expected that before long the South
east" and the Dubois faction will be
riding side by side in the band wagon
with a grin forced by strenuous or
ders from state headquarters.
Hawley's words in the recent cam
paign that the liquor question, like
the Norman question, is res adqudi-