Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-08-04

siderable activity III hepuDllcan eli
cles in Canyon County prior to Pr
mary Election, which seems TO hav'
resulted in a somewhat distastefu
situation in regard to the proposes
bridge across the Payette River nea
Payette, caused by the attitude o
other parts of the County with ref
erence to the candidates for Stat'
Senatorial honors from Payette, an'
it seems that regardless Of the ef
forts of the Commercial Club tC
keep the bridge question out of poll
tics, that the issue has been forced
upon us.
1t seems that on last Thursday q
delegation of Nampa Republicans
came to Payette to confer with the
Republicans of this place. 1t seems
that this delegation expressed in
very plain terms their dissatisfaction
with the candidacy of Senator Shaw
han of this place for reelection as
State Senator, and expressed desire
that some other candidate be put
up from Payette that they could sup
port. The delegation expressed their
willingness to support another man
from Payette and also their friend
illness toward our proposed bridgel in
conjunction with any other candidate
that might be put up. The Payetre
Republicans explained to the Nam
pa people that inasmuch as Mr.. Shaw
han had entered the race independ-
emily and without consulting the Re
publlcans of Payette, they had no
right to ask him to withdraw, and
even had the case been otherwise,
that such a course would be very
uRWise without consulting the other
nrecinets of the county and the
Nampa people were asked to choose
a candidate themselves that would
be satisfactory to them, leaving Mr..
shawhan entirely out Of the ques-
tion In the conference. The Nampa
delegation returned home without
any definite action being taken, and
in the meantime Gen. L. V. Patch's
name had been filed as a candidate
for Senator.
On Saturday morning meeting OF
about thirty-five of the Republicans
Of Payette was called to discuss the
question and see what could be done
to eliminate the bridge question from
politics and remove the bridge from
jeopardy at the hands of political is
sues. After aequaintifg the meet
Ing with the facts of the conference
with the Nampa delegation the mat
ter was discussed and Mr.. Shawhan
stated his position. by saying that
the Nampa people had no right to
interfere with the local affairs OF
Payette and that inasmuch as he had
been led to allow his name filed as
candidate at the request of Mampa
and Parma people, he could not hen
erahly withdraw, and that he felt
that Nampa was trying to take an
unfair advantage in the matter by
trying to force the bridge question
into the situation.
After considerable discussion the
following resolution was adopted and
signed by a large number of those
present:
I'VE, the undersigned Republican
voteIs ana tax payers of Payette,
sanyon County, Idshe, respectfully
represent that we favor the sending
of a committee composed Of Burt
yensble. D. W. Aipey and JshR A.
Haladet to Caldwell. to meet with
Republicans from Caldwell and Nam
pa to settle, if possible, on a plan
that will definitely separate the Pay
ette Bridge Question from politics,
and that we confer upon the said
Committee full power to act for us
in such mattei..::.
The Gommittee went to Caldwell
Ly AUTO and found that the Caldwell
Republicans had called in delegations
from New Plymouth. Parma. Emmett,
Middleton, Nampa and Roswell, in
addition to those from Payette and
Caldwell. In the meantime, Mr..
Patch had delivered to the Payette
delegation his withdrawal to be used
in case of serious opposition to his
candidacy that would jeopardize the
bridge at fayette, Caldwell having
Expressed their dissatisfaction with
his candidacy. The situation was
set forth by the Payette delegatiop
to the meeting. and the meeting was
asked. inssmueh as there was dissst-
Isfaction expressed with both Of the