The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-09-28
TWEEDY TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR
Ex-Mayor of Lewiston An
nounes Candidacy on an
Auti-State Platform.

la an open letter to Charles
Montieth, Benjamin F. Tweedy,
who earned for himself the name
of the scrapping mayor of Lewis
ton, in his contest for law enforce
ment with the council and offic-
ers of that city after the passage
of the local option law, has an
nounced his candidacy for the
nomination of governor on the re-
publican ticket, at the state pri-
maries next year. The letter is
as follows:
Lewiston, Ida, Sept. %, 1911.
Hon. Charles X. Monteith:
Dear Sir-For some time re-
publican friends have been urg-
ing me to say whether or not /
would be a candidate for nomina-
ton to the office of governor Of
Idaho on the republican ticket at
the primary election to- be- held I'M
1912. believe my friends are
now entitled to have my conelu-
sion, since the matter of nomina-
tions for 1912 are prominently be-
fore the people.
'It is the purpose of the pri-
mary law to place the nominal
tions in the hands of the people
so that politicians may not dictate
the candidates yet, notwithstand-
ing this purpose of the law, there
seems to be desire and intention
on the part of some politicians to
make a slate and an alliance
which they will submit to the ell
ctors for ratification at the 1912
primary election. | think the
making of states and political
alliances, in great measure,
defeats the purpose of the pri-
mary law, and, as when we had
party conventions, deprives the
people of the right to nominate
the man or men they want to be
their officers in places of public
trust. Having this view of the
rights Of the people of Idaho and
of the primary law, shall make
no alliance other than with the
people; that l stand for pure,
clean, honest government, having
the purpose to protect and safe
GUARD the rights of the people
against all extravaganza in the
expenditure of the public money
against all graft and dishonesty
and especially against all those
things that tend to make the
struggles of the people harder
and more severe in their effort tt
exist by the sweat of their brows
and against that which, in many
instances, nullifies many of the
laws of the state, existing for thC
protection of its people. If, upoI
this covenant, the electors of tn,
republican party at the primary
election to be held in 1912 nomi
nate me to the office, and | an
elected, l pledge myself to stanC
firmly and resolutely to my sid
of the covenant.
And believing in the peopl'
of the state, and relying upol
their justice and fairness, [ hav'
concluded that the wishes of m.
republican friends shall prevail
| am now merely announcing IN.
conclusion and not any specific
policies. 1t will be the duty o
the electors to know the merit
and qualifications of each candi
date and the policies and princi
pies which he supports and up
holds, in order to make a wis
{ and good selection at the 191.
primaries, and, if upon sue
knowledge, the republican elec
tors defeat me and nominate SON
ptheh man / shall feel that
|, have had a fair and just consider
, alton, and shall not be sore be
, cause / was defeated. For | al
sure that the republican elector
are going to make the 1912 nom
nations, and not states and all
ances. | am truly,
, BEN +. TWEEDY."
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