The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-01
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF j.
M. HAINES FOR GOVERNOR
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!. spent his early days on farm +
!. He received his education at \
j. Penn college, Oskaloosa, la. +
j. When a young man he emigrat- !.
4 ed to Friend Neb., where he was 4.
!. connected with the Merchants +
!. and Farmers bank in 1SS3-S4, Il
!. later going to Richfield, Kan. X
!. where he formed partnership +
!. with w. E. Pierce and L. H. \
!. Cox. This firm then moved to +
!. Boise in 1890 and still continues 4
j. to do business under one roof. +
j. This concern has remarkable +
!. record of being together for ~ +
j. years. Mr.. Haines has been one X
]. of the foremost factors In the +
!. upbuilding of this city and state X
i. He has served one term as may +
i. or of Boise and has many \
!. friends throughout the state who +
i. are advocating his nomination. +
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John M. Haines, former mayor OF
Boise, has made an official announce
ment of his candidacy for governor OF
the state upon the Republican ticket.
This announcement is made in the
form of letter in which he touches
upon the policies which he promises
to carry into effect should he be
nominated and elected and in which
he promises to make hard fight for
the nomination His announcement
is as follows:
To the People of Idaho:
So much publicity, through the
press and otherwise, has been given
the question of my becoming a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor of this state at the COM
ing primary election, and l have been
SO earnestly urged by so many friends
and by such a large number of vot-
ers to become a candidate, that it
is but fair to all that | should no
longer defer expression of my decis-
ion in the matter.
But first of all, must say this.
That no man who has become iden-
titled with the life of our great state
and who has had the friendship pri-
vate and public, of it's people, can be
insensible to the honor of being seri-
ously considered candidate for the
office of it's chief executive; and to
those who have so frankly and earn
! estly urged me to become such a
candidate | can but partially express
my deepest feelings of gratitude and
appreciation.
After consulting with my friends
and taking account of my business in
terests and after mature dellberatlon.
| have decided to present by name
at the coming primaries as a candl-
date for the Republican nomination
for governor of the state of Idaho.
AS to my qualifications, as to my
ability and capacity for this high Of
flee these must be left to my friends
and the public to determine. NC
man offering himself as candidate
for public office should be above do
ing his utmost to achieve success;
therefore | shall use every fair and
honorable means to obtain the nom
nation. If nominated | shall use
the same means to attain at the gen.
eral election the success of the Re
publican ticket. If ] am elected, my
promise to the people of Idaho Is thai
will give them a good, clean, ag
gressive and progressive administra
ton. | pledge them my word that II
will be honest, efficient and business
like. / promise further that, to the
best of my ability, my efforts and my
ambition will be directed wholly tt
the uplifting, advancement and devel
opment of the whole state of Idaho
not to those of any particular locali
ty, person or sets of persons. pledge
myself to be, without fear or favor
the governor of the entire state.
1t will be my foremost purpose ant
ambition to advocate, and so far al
lies within my power, to enforce
sound business methods, devoting al
of my energy to giving to the grea
state of Idaho the business admins
; tration it needs.
This brief statement of my pur
poses in the event of my election EN-
bodies my personal feeling and con
stitutes for the present my persona
: platform. AS other and furthe
8 questions and contingencies aris
9 they will be promptly met.
8 I can not too warmly thank al
. those who, through their kindnes
Q and efforts in my behalf, have be
t come sponsors as it were, for this an