The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-24
"REQUIESCAT IN PACE"

i Now wouldn't that jar you? The
promotion of harmony in Idaho is an
Invocation burdened with the gravest
danger to all concerned. Hon. c. L.
Hoffman has enjoyed the exclusive
monopoly in the business since he be-
came state chairman two years ago
coming July. At the late convention
held at Lewiston other thermometers
broke into the game completely upset.
ting Mr.. Hoffman and raising the very
dickens with the we'll laid plans of
Hoffman. Morrison ct al. We fear that
the combination so carefully organic
ed will die aborning. Howsomever,
Hon. Byron Defenbach got SO far in
that he cannot back out. He has def
nitely announced that in the promo
ton of harmony he will Withdraw
from the field. Hon. S. D. Taylor
has aso decided not to be candidate
for the nomination. Things were
working mighty we'll. If it hadn't been
for that dodbasted Lewiston conven-
ton the political atmosphere of Idaho
would have been fraught with har-
mony; and consequently as clear as an
apple dumping.
1t is too bad that Joe Bogart was
not there. In years gone by Joe b.
CART and Governor Mcconnell, some
times assisted by Fred Dubois. Willis
Sweet and Jake Horn, used to handle
the situation, and harmony was as
thick as John Downey and Fred Cries.
we'll. After wards Joe Bogart and
John T. Morrison manipulated things;
they were succeeded by Bogart and
Gooding and Borah; then came Bogart
and Brady; but that was in the good
Did days when state conventions were
state conventions. Now it is different. !,
The direct primary is a will-o'-the- !,
wisp, and there is no denomination"
If state convention, to use thirty =
:ent word, the property of some local '
gentlemen. l..
Well, Joe wasn't on hand and in q
consequence harmony is no more. At
he Lewiston convention Mr.. Hoffman =,
vas elected delegate to the Chicago 2
According to Cavanah, I
Mr.. Hoffman will collect his
thoughts and carefully assert them he
nil find that he promised to vote for .
roosevelt. La Toilette, or anybody :,
lse his fellow delegates might hit up =
n. According to Hoffman, the COL q
sction has been made and in the as -
ortment he finds no such promise.
he Roosevelt people now insist that q
the interests of harmony Mr.. Heit- Z"
IAN betake himself from the delega-
ion. That is brand of harmony to Z
'hich Mr.. Hoffman has never been
Introduced. In the past he has pro-
loted harmony but always by making Of
omebody else hit the high places. If CT
Lehman stands pat there will be little 81
armony for some time to come in k,
IDAHO. If he does not there will be
SIS. dl
What effect the result of the action st
the Lewiston convention will have 1t
n the decentralization combina- OF
on is matter worthy of conjecture. D
iaho is presumably for Roosevelt. tr
Hoffman insists on going to Chica- III
. as Taft delegate Mr.. Morrison
i'll likely find him a heavy load to st
try. If Hoffman flunks out no one ia
ill have respect for him as a politi- ar
an. In either event the combination
a goner, as it should be. The Tri- or
Inc prophesied that the combination be
ould not last 80 days. The end came ha
ticker than we expected. It was too II
dden. After such labor the accom- pa
ishment should have lived a longer of
e. 1t was such beautiful little ph
al. 1t took care of things for 20 We
ars or more to come. 1t would have an
en- such blessed relief to the people m,
Idaho. And now it's dead. Let us tic
ed tear.
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