The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-09-22
DEMOCRATS DRAFT PLATFORM
Results Are Kept Secret John F
Nugent Chosen Chairman.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM AS FORE
CASTED.


Plank declaring for Initiative, refer
endum and recall OF public officers.
Plank indorsing the local option
law, declaring for enforcement there
of and silent as to changes.
Plank praising the principles of
primary law, but advocating amend
ment affecting second choice provi-
sion
Plank denouncing present employ
er's liability law as farce and prom
Using that In the event of Democratic
success, next legislature will pass
stringent measure knocking out the
doctrine of contributory negligence
and fellow servant
Plank denouncing the practice Of
state officers and employees obtaining
an interest in any Carey act project
handled by the state and promising
passage of law prohibiting any mem
Der of the state land board or en-
ploye thereof from being interested in
such project.
Plank advocating passage OF .legisla-
ton providing for system of more
equitable taxation.
Plank denouncing Payne-Aldrich
tariff and advocating reduction of
schedules, though the latter are not
enumerated.
Plank generally attacking state land
board and acts Of Republican admin
istration with special reference to the
| holding of executive sessions, refusal
to admit representatives Of the press,
alleged suppression of matters of rec
ord, and alleged loose methods OF han
ding state school lands, "the sacred
| heritage of future generations"
| The 10 candidates on the Democratic
| state ticket and the members OF the
newly elected state central committee
4 of that party, who assembled In Boise
Monday to draft platform and elect
chairman of the committee for the
ensuing campaign, finished the making
| of the platform Tuesday after having
chosen John F. Nugent as state chair
man. The committee and the caRdis
dates we're pledged to strictest secrecy
and though rumOrs were continuously
afloat as TO various controversies re-
| garding several important planks, adj
solutely nothing definite could be as
| certained from those who actually
knew the contents of the platform.
/ The platform, as adopted, signed by
| the candidates, and sealed tightly, was
turned over to James H. Hawley, the
/ gubernatorial candidate, who will file
/ it Wednesday noon, the limit of the
/ time allowed under the law.
Everything published or spoken ir
public concerning any Of the planks
in the Democratic platform has beer
and is founded on mere heresay anc
rumor, but taking gossip for what Il
is worth, the following is forecast 0.
what the Democrats have placed II
their platform, in part:
The plank handling the party's posi-
ton in this campaign on the liquor
/ question is short, succinct and of thu
stand pat order, simply ENDORSING
the local option law as it stands an(
favoring it's enforcement, it is said
/ Compromise Is Effected.
Rumor had 1t that the candidates b!
majority vote originally adopted l
plank declaring for the submission O
the question Of state wide prohibition
to the people in form of constitutions
amendment; that the vote Thereon
stood three to five; that Jas. H. Hawle.
announced that he would refuse to rul
for governor on such plank ant
threatened to resign his candidacy
and that the other candidates, or a
least the "drys" reneged and accepted
the plank indorsing the local option
law.
! This rumor was fatty denied by al
committeeman and candidates VIII
were asked for confederation or de
nial-Statesman