The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-23
new CHAIRMAN
STATES ISSUES
NEW STATE CHAIRMAN SAYS
HARMONY IS KEYNOTE.
OUTLINES PRINCIPLES,

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Members of State Central Commit
tee for his Election, and Says Vic
tory is Assured.
Declaring his allegiance to the
principles of Republicanism, and
promising to use every endeavor to
bring about harmony in the ranks,
| Charles L. Hoffman in his speech
Tuesday thanked the members of
the Republican state central commit
tee for his election as chairman. His
speech in part follows:
"Memembrs of the committee:
desire to express my profound ap-
probation of the honor which you
have just bestowed upon me. have
lived in this state for 20 years. Dur
ing that time l have been constantly
in political harness. have attended
every county committee meeting AMI
every county convention in my own
county. / believe I have attended
every state convention, and have at
tended a great many of the state
committee meetings. | have always
tried to put forth my best efforts in
behalf of the Republican party.
had the honor to be county chair
man in old Kootenai for ~ years. ]
have never held any political office,
have never sought any. l am here
today to promise you, and to prom
Use the party, that during the corning
campaign l will give to it the very
best efforts of my head and my
heart.
81 want to say that while there
has been opposition, and some of it
bitter, 1 feel no bitterness or un-
kindness toward anybody who may
have preferred some other for chair
man. During the coming campaign
it shall be my constant endeavOr to
harmonic any and all conflicting in
terests, if any there be, in the par
ty. 1t is not my intention to ignore
or treat with indifference any Re
publican worker. 1 think it is my
duty, and it is the duty of all of us,
to invite, in the state, and in our
counties and in our precincts the
earnest cooperation, on equal terms,
of every earnest Republican worker.
"Now 1 know this, and we all
know it, that there are prominent
Republicans in this state who have
not, for some years, taken an active
part in the campaigns. It is my in
tention to invite all of these men to
come forward and put their shoulders
to the wheel and aid us in the COM
ing battle 1t is their duty. It
is due the party that they should do
it. 1t is due me and the members
of this committee that we should ask
assistance from one and all. We are
entering upon a campaign which, in
my opinion, with proper effort on
our part, will result in a most mag
nificent victory. The party has kept
its pledges; we have nominated
good ticket. I do not believe there
are many sore spots existing any
where in the state among the candi-
dates who were disappointed. In
any event, the really big man in
politics, and the only successful man
in politics, is the man who, when he
does meet with a disappointment
and almost every man sooner or
later does-throws aside his person
al feelings and comes to the assis-
lance of his successful competitor.
Such a man always strengthens him
self with his party, with his friends
and with the state.
I'VE are called upon to frame a
platform. Your subcommittee has
given that matter careful attention,
and we have called into consultation
prominent candidates who will be re-
CURED to stand upon that platform,
and who will either win or lose
thereon. This platform will be sub
mitted to you, and it is your right
and your duty to criticise it and tear
1t to pieces if, in your Judgment. II
should be torn to pieces. We win
doubtless have a vigorous fight on
our hands. Our opponents, for the
first time in some years, seem to be
imbued with some hope. am in
clined to think the new life and vi
tality with which the Democratic |
party seems to be animated is more |
galvanized than real; at least, it is
our hope and desire that this shall |
prove to be true. shall try to get |
along amicably with the opposition.
I am a man of peace, except when
war is necessary, and then / believe
in war to the knife"
T. A. Walters, Democratic nominee