Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-24

son. local metcu8uIs Vol KNOWN -
a mining man who u = stockholder IN
numerous mining companies. are cir-
culating the petitions for the Repub-
iican League Of Idaho. N Boise and
Ada county endeavoring TO obtain sig
natures, They have 20 far succeeded
in securing the names Of number OF
defeated candidates It the primary
election and q few Of the friends Of
these standpat candidates. Outside Of
this small circle the petitions have
been circulated but little. but Il has
been given with authority that every
Republican will be confronted with the
petition and win either have to sign
1t or turn It down.
An Iilssitimats Child.
Although the bylaws ana constttu.
ton Of the newborn league has been
cleverly drawn. this association dubbed
the Legitimate child or the Republic
can party in Boise, Ada county and
Idaho. has buried In It. In section
8, remarkable pledge that exposes
the sole purpose OF the party knifers
and, 1t Is pointed out by friends OF
the party, those who are asked to Join
the organization should closely fead
this before they sign.
This pledge, which had the founders
Of the league been honest in their in :
tentions, It Is claimed, would have
been the first section Of the constitu-
ton, Is as follows:
1--WE pledge him civilian Howard
Taft our support for reelection: and.
further, We oppose the election Of any
candidate a. . Republican who does
not work to that end"
In other words. every Republican
candidate, particularly county. who
does not countenance the theft Of the
nomination for president at Chicago,
is marke for slaughter by the mem
bers of the new organization, If 1t is
within their power. which is far from
probable, and regardless Of the fact
that the primaries elected these can
didates.
Is an Attack on eorah.
The reactionaries, the conservatives,
the corporation and interest repre-
sentatives, the enemies Of the Black
law who seek to repeal 1t. are rallying,
1t is said, to the new organization
Politically speaking, assert those who
have watched the movement which has
been secretly carried on the gumshoe
campaign for signatures. q corporal's
guard is already enrolled.
Those friends within the Republican
party who realize that the sole OBJ
ject Of the Republican League of Idaho
is to defeat the junior senator for re-
election, those Republicans who are
active in the support of the party's In
terests and wish to be successful this
fall, are not signing the petitions for
membership and stand opposed to the
| policy OF carrying on a guerilla war
fare of this kind within the party.
Majority Does Not Rule.
The constitution of the Republican
League of Idaho, which Republicans
say should have a big question mark
placed after the title, contains a pro-
vision relative to the business of the
league and it's regulation which pro-
vides, in the usual standpat style
characteristic Of it's hackers, that the
| constitution shall not be altered OF
amended or a new constitution adopt
ed. except by the affirmative vote OF
| two thirds of the members of the
league With the new league a ma
ers evidently having in mind the Chi
cago convention, but there must be
| two-thirds In favor Of a change in the
constitution before 1t can be altered
The three main clauses of the con-
stitution OF the pet league Of the re-
dictionaries. and in fact its cardinal
| provisions are as follows:
Section /. The name Of this organ
| ization is Tho Republican League OF
Idaho.
Sec. g. Purposes: To maintain the
principles OF the Republican party as
established by Abraham Lincoln. I'M
der which our country has transcend.
ed in moral and material growth the
nations of the world; to assist in the
preservation of the constitution OF the
United States; to propagate and dis
seminate the lessons OF patriotism as
handed down to US by the fathers ant
those able statesmen under whose
guidance the Republican party
achieved its greatest success In states
craft for the benefit of the whole PEG,
pie and the glory OF the republic.
Sec. 8. We indorse the wise ant
patriotic administration of William II
| dIt dS VI tHe tjHlt STATES
believing 1t to be faithful example
of the principles Of the Republican
party, emitting him to reelection I,
the office of president. We pledge hin
our support for rs.eIection; and, fur
thor, we oppose tho election of any
candidate As Republican who doe.
not work to that end."
| That clause of the constitution re.
latins to the two-thirds vote Is as fol-
| lows:
Subject to the provisions hereof
the business Of the league in all 1t.
I! phases shall be regulated and con
trolled by a code Of bylaws to b,
adopted, but this constitution shal
not be altered or amended or a new
constitution adopted, except by the af
firmative vote of two-thirds of tn.
members Of the league at regula
meeting thereof
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