Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21

organization did not exert every reas-
enable effort the get the people them
selves to select the men of their
choice, to the end that the people of
Clearwater county might in fact place
county government in the hands of
officials who will honestly serve the
taxpayers Of the county.
At the several meetings where the
editor of the Republican addressed the
people it will be remembered that we
laid great stress upon the duty Of the
people themselves to select and elect
men in whom the taxpayers of the
county have confidence. The repub-
lican organization encouraged and en-
dorsed this effort. and County Chair
man Becker encouraged it from the
beginning.
Where, then, has any citizen just
cause for complaint?
If the people have not the men of
their choice nominated, or if a pre-
cinct is not fairly represented on the
republican county ticket whose fault
is it?
The nomination of the commission
er Of the first district is an example
worth considering. County Commits
stone Harrison early made it known
that if he were candidate at all it
would be for county assessor, and the
sentiment of the district was practic-
ally unanimous for Joseph N. Larson
for commissioner. 1t was the most
pronounced sentiment in the county
for any man. So unani nous were the
people for Mr.. Larson that they re-
fused to seriously consider any other
candidate, and this was true up to the
very last when Mr.. Larson positively,
owing to his wife's health, refused to
become candidate.
Seymour Snyder had signified q de-
sire to run, but the republicans Of the
+, first district, when asked for an opin-
Ion as to the matter said the choice
of the republicans was Joe Larson.
The republicans in OroAno had only
one wish and one hope-that the PEG.
pie themselves would settle the mat.
ter, and Mr.. Snyder did not care t.
run if the people preferred some Other
man.
! Certainly it made no difference t.
the Clearwater Republican who thu
people nominated. It made no differ
ence to the republican organization Sc
long as the will of the people a,
a whole was satisfied. But it wa,
vitality important that whoever raj
should be the choice of the people
And if this man happened to be Mr.
Snyder it was alright. Inquiry de
veloped the fact that for some reason
there was objection to Mr.. Snyder
and without prejudice, and withou
any care as to who the candidat,
might be, the editor of the Republi
can, in company with a. dozen othe
republicans, went to Weippe an,
Pierce where we spent two days urg
ing the republicans to get togethe
and nominate somebody. Is there /.
man in the first district who will stel
out and say that we even suggested
who the people should support? Dit
the republican organization make an,
effort to dictate to the republicans O.
the first district who they must nomi
nate?
Where then, is there reason TO
complaint, and for dissatisfaction, i
any exists?
And if Mr.. Snyder did not file i
was no fault of the Clearwater Repub
lican. We were honest with Mr.
Snyder. We urged him to file an
let the people decide. We believ
this was the sentiment of other repub
licans. We pledged Mr.. Snyder GU
loyal support if the people nominate
him. We wanted the people to nam
the republican county candidates, an
if this is ring rule we cannot help il
The primary is now ancient history
Two republicans are nominated, an
in few days the republicans will b
called upon to decide which Of thes
gentlemen shall be their candidate q
the general election. It is going t
be Mr.. Coontz or Mr.. Bennett, an
the will of the republicans, expresse
at the primary election, will be &C
copied by the Republican.
Is this ring rule?