The Boise citizen., 1910-08-19
MR.. HAWLEY STATES HIS POSITION

The Boise Citizen having called attention to what we considered
omission in issued by Hon James H Hawey upon
m issues and his declared stand for non-parsanslp
received the following letter from Mr. Hawey upon the evening of
the 1 accompanied by personal stating he had dictated
e letter 14h but had been called of before had
been submitted for his signature:
Hon FRED F1oED Editor Boise Citizen, Boise Idaho,
DEAR SIR reached Boise late Friday evening after alb
ce from the city upon business matters parts of the
state for week prior had read your issue of the 9Th instant
owing TO nv absence from the city at of its publication
pon Yesterday morning received the of the Citizen of
18th and there found in prominent place IN ITS columns
mavorae my candidacy for the nomination for Gov
of my supposed silence upon the question OF the
initiative referendum and the recall Reference being made in
article mentioned the issue of the 9Th instant then read for
the first time your article in that issue
take granted that the inquiries made regard
position upon made in good faith and not Tor
the purpose of njurng the estimation OF members OF my
ry 1t is passing strange however that if this the
leading the publication of the articles mentioned and my posi-
upon these question Of Importance to any con-
siderable number of party friends you did not make personal
inquiry regard to the matter By doing could have readily
ed my ideas and if they not in accordance with yours
would have been proper take such action with reference to
my candidacy you then fit.
Without doubt you that my candidacy Tor the nom
nation is of my seeking but that consented to run
after being nominated without my knowledge or consent by reason
many requests from party friends IN various SecuoS o ie
When did finally consent with the understanding that
would not be called upon make campaign IN the primary
election but that if selected lead the democratic ticket such Sc
lection would be followed up energetic campaign on my par
the advocacy of democratic principles and the Strengthening
the chances of democratic candidates. have made no public utter
public questions outside OF uo
made letters which have written in answer to communications
rom parts the and letter. quaSluDhc III lS
winch directed to the committee resolutions OF the Mass @
g held at Nampa in the latter part of July requesting me 70
the nomination have been interviewed since then by representa-
yves OF two three newspapers who asked my position upon
public questions These questions l have answered.
believe the party entitled know where candlda S
UPON any material question involved in the coming cdi"s
Platform will be promulgated at the proper Tune eDdos LII
1ianon OF democratic principles No candidate IS PVeSe
Platform in advance There certain questions OF 50 l
"ance however, that the ideas of the several caiua'
bel known
80 far the particular of initiative referendum
@ are concerned had presumed they were cardinal
e democratic faith Our last national platform spoke uP 80
et IN no uncertain and all members OF the Pc" 9
Sand it. acquesced in the declaration therein mace III &C.
s public matters of interest the people OF the state anu
aly members of the democratic party in the coming cai
would hardly have though necessary to refer to s I to
aet as democratic candidate would naturally DC re-
axe the democratic view of this matter, and unless tt
ed Tor an expression of those views would as S or
Necessary to have stated his position upon the tal ~ tbe
@;s @ election of United States Senators by the PeoF0 "
duVe and referendum and recall =. 4i.o some
favor the enactment of legislation that VIII I IN oiy
nl ABSTRACT propositions into practical legsauo'' ~
sa'V support to any effort so to do
Respectfully yours, ,,,
JAMES H. HA"LE1.
10 the above letter Mr. Foed replied as follows o,o
Boise Idaho, August Is I9l0
Ni JAMES H. HAwLEY Boise Idaho. :,,r snonort to
DEAR SIR am n receipt of your letter pedglng suppl
es uave referendum and the recall and VIII uiG ;;
p%aSue in giving the the widest possible P;iar, made
ma Deg to you that any criticism OF YOU of
A Columns the Boise Citizen made io @ m e oue
a D,1t.. -, the