The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-25
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READY FOR BATTLE

READY FOR BATTLE
Idaho contigent to Take the Warpath
Now That Big Chiefs Have spok.
en.-Favors Primary to Select Del.
! egates to National Convention.
Now that the Democratic national
committee has spoken, that it has Sc.
lected Baltimore for the convention.
June rs for the date Of meeting, and
has left the matter of primary selec.
ton of delegates to the states, the
Democrats of Idaho are expected to
crawl out from the brush.-according
to The Statesman.
Some time ago it was semi-officially
announced that right after the meet
ing OF the national committee Chair
man John F. Nugent would call the
state committee together and start
things M
Chairman Nugent had nothing to
say en- the subject when seen yester-
day. 81 have thought of calling the
committee together said he, "as soon
as the national committee had met
and acted, but have taken no action
Iin the matter YETI
When the Fun Starts
1t is natural to assume that tho
meeting will be called some time dur-
ing the special session of the le,isla-
ture. and right then the fight for con.
troll OF the state will be on.
1t is limited that there is moro hit.
ter fight on right now within the
ranks of the Idaho Democracy than
appears on the surface. It is well
known. Of course. that Chairman MI
gent and Judge X. I. Perky are at
swords points over the control of the
Idaho delegation to the national con.
vention.
Does HawIey Favor Harmon?
Sugent is determined that the state
shall back Wilson of New JERSEY
Perky - just as determined that the
Idaho delegates shall vote first. last
and all time fer Harmon of Ohio
1T is limited that since his return from
his swing around the east on the
Governors Special" Governor Haw.
ley has beer, squirting in the direction
OF Harmon. and as the governor makes
the appointments to positions in the
state. what he says goes with many of
the faithful.
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mere Is grave suspicion, too, that
this breach runs even to the coming
election in this city. 1t is noted that
while Nugent and his coterie are at
the front, fighting for the destruction
Ct Eoises special city charter and the
substitution Of the Black law, Judge
Ierky. Governor Hawley and their
following are not tearing their clothes
to any great extent over the matter. j
spscis' Primary Election.
1t seems to be taken for granted
that the delegates to the Democratic
national convention win be chosen at
special primary election called for
that purpose. Chairman Nugent is
>~~S'A Ni-N ~" AttAAS III LII, ana IL is
given out that Judge Perky, the field
marshal OF the Harmon forces, is not
opposed to The primary.
Some of tie Democrats go so far as
to demand a regular primary prefer
ence vote. binding the eight DELEGATES
from the state to vote in the BaIti.
more convention for Idahos popular
choice as determined by the voters at
the polls. .k
1t is safe to predict, from the indi-
cations at this time, that the 20 days
Of the special session of the legislature
will be one intermittent Democratic
caucus, with the party bosses from all
corners of the state on the Job all the
time, fixing fences and pulling wires.
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