Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-02

Exposure IL made through letters
written by Captain E. G. Davis. secre-l
tary Of the Republican state central
committee and following his appoint
ment by Governor John M.
Haines, as the latter's private secre-
tary, Of what Is believed to be plot
on the part OF reactionary Republic
cans to gain control of the Twelfth
Idaho legislature and dominate that
body so thoroughly that all legisla-
ton can be controlled. The plan is
accepted as an attempt to classify and
later entrap Republicans who are
known as progressive Republicans, as
certain their strength and so compro-
mise them that the reactionaries can
gain control Of both the senate and
the house, elect a reactionary speaker
and a reactionary president, pro tenn
of the senate. BY this plan the COM
mittees of both houses can be con-
trolled, and progressive legislation on
the statute books can not only be at
tackled but. If the reactionaries desire,
all progressive legislation introduced
can be killed of.
Has Reaetionary Backing.
Whether or not Governor elect John
Nj. Haines Is aware of the action TAX
en- by Captain E. G.. Davis, his private
secretary, is not known, but it was
given out in political circles Saturday
that the private secretary has the
backing of the reactionary party lead
ers in the plan. Captain Davis is the
man in the Republican party, who as
a representative of the Republican re-
dictionary state central committee ha6
suit instituted in the supreme cour,
that resulted in the electors of the
Progressive party being stricken from
the official ballot and 10000 voters In
Idaho DISTINGUISHED. Prior to thai
time he appeared in the supreme court
of this state as an opponent of tn,
Black commission law under which
Boise is now operating, endeavoring tc
prevent this city from adopting thu
law and RELOCATING the Anticipated
charter
Contradictory to Haines' Statement.
The letters written by Captain Davis
are claimed to stand forth az abso
lutely contradictory of Governor
Haines' attitude toward progressive
Republicans. who are believed to be IL
the majority in the next legislature
providing they take advantage of tn.
warning and prepare for the attach
of the reactionaries.
When Governor elect Haines went t.
California and while at Portland and
San Francisco he gave out interviews
indicating he was opposed to the pro-
gressives. On his return to Boise he
contradicted these interviews, declar-
ing that he had not given them, and
plainly stated he was not opposed t.
the rrogressives.
Governor elect Haines returned t.
Boise Sunday, Nov. "a. On Monday
branch to the progressive Republicans
in an authorized statement in which
he said in part:
II desire to repeat now, having beer
elected governor of the state of Idaho
what I said in public statement is
sued after the official canvass of tn,
vote cast at the primary elecdo,
showed that I had been nominated b,
the Republican party as the candidat
for this office, that l shall regard my.
self as the governor Of the whole PEI.
pie and not the governor of party 0,
faction within the party
Throws Down Gauntlet.
On the same date this statemen
was published in the press OF Bots
Nov. 25. following the announcemer
he had been rendered and accepted tn
appointment Of private secretary I
the governor elect Captain Davl
wrote duplicate letters to the 81 RI
publican county chairmen in the stat
asking them to brand the men nom
mated at a Republican primary an
elected at the following general cleo
ton, as to what kind Of Republican
they are-casting the insinuation this
4 many Of them were not Republican
The letter is written on Republica
state central committee stationery
! rs The Aleffara of Canfain M uis a,