Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-06
old PARTY men
OF NORTH IDAHO
ARE DISPLEASED
Majority of Them Do Not
Like Prohibition Planks
in Republican and Demo
cratic Platforms.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Lewiston, July 6.-Returning dele
gates from the platform conventions
held at Boise have been busy explain
ing to local politicians just how it
happened, why it happened and what
was the best thing to do about 1t.
The majority of members of both of
the older parties are far from. pleased
at the prohibition planks adopted by
the leaders in Boise last week and
many are spending much time talking
of the weakness in the law which lets
the old county central committees of
the parties frame the planks on which
would-be servants Of the people shall
stand.
The Democrats in this part Of tie
state are unusually wet and many are
claiming that the convention had the
wrong bunch on the prohibition ques-
ton, being frightened at the loud noise
raised by the prohibs and the results
of % out Of 80 local option elections
in the past four years.
The Republicans are in quandary
as to what to do. Most Of them in
this part Of the state are wet yet the
platform is nearly dry. 1t Is conceded
that the real strongly wet Republicans
viii turn to the Democratic ticket as
the lesser Of two evils, while the plat
form is admittedly not strong enough
for the majority of the dry Republi-
cans who want to see the question i'm
mediately settled and most of them will
flock to the call of the Bull Moose.
Progressive Enthusiasm.
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gressive party in Boise, brought back
enthusiasm galore for the future sue
cess of the party. After commenting
on the unusual amount of sincerity
shown by the delegates, the desire to
put forward a platform to stand on
and not one to ride into office. Mr.
Miles said: Il have attended 10 politi-
cal conventions in this state and l can
honestly say that never in my 'areer
have seen such a gathering of earn
est men, men Of affairs gathered to-
gether in the interest of a cleaner,
nobler government and l feel that
though this year we may not be en-
tirely successful that victory will
crown the work OF these men who wish
to rid our state of the throat poll
ticians who have been strangling this
commonwealth for years. No trading,
not a chamber meeting. but clean, hon
est effort to yet at the facts in the
case, was the order of the day" Mr..
Miles said that the olive branch was
continually extended to him by Repub-
liean leaders and that he could have
made 20 different trades If he would
have desired to have done 50, but that
he had burnt his bridges behind him
and was in the Progressive party until
the end, and he said, that he felt sure
thst his sentiments were the same as
those of every one OF the 81 delegates
to. the convention.
The Progressives in this county will
Immediately get busy and optimism is
displayed everywhere. Many Of the
more prominent business men Of the
county are being sought as candidates
for the race and great many of them
are willing to have their names on
the ticket.
The Lewiston and other north Ida
no delegates to the convention were on
the train that was held up near Pen
4 dleton. Paul Clagstone was among
those present and he says that when
he stuck his head out OF the berth and
was given a brisk command to stick
It back in again, he felt that It was
not the time to offer any amendments
or suggestion as he was facing a big
"a" and rather than forego six years
residence in Washington he obeyed the
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