Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-29
INTEREST CENTERS IN
DEMOCRATIC ACTION
Home Rule Advocates Are
Very Busy-Possible the
Republicans May Not De-
clare for Statutory Enact
ment of Prohibition Law.
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Many delegates to the various state
platform conventions to convene in
this city at noon tomorrow, have al
ready arrived and the hotel lobbies
have taken ON the usual convention
scenes. Delegates of all parties are
numbered among the early arrivals.
many Of them having arrived Sunday.
some this morning and others having
come in during the day. Many Of the
delegates to the Progressive conven-
ton went to Caldwell on their way over
to consult with State Chairman Gipson,
who will not arrive in Boise until this
evening.
Chief interest in the pre-convention
situation still centers about the Demo-
cratic attitude upon the liquor question.
Both the prohibitionists and the home
rulers" claim the majority in that con-
vention, while disinterested outsiders
express the belief that the issue will be
closely drawn with the result in doubt
until the final vote shall have been
taken, except that little doubt is ex-
pressed as to the fate Of "home rule
which, it is believed. will be barred 1t
Is not regarded as SO certain, however
that the prohibitionists can win and
the result may either be silence. or a
compromise upon a declaration for the
submission of constitutional amend
ment. Some express the belief that the
compromise will be mere declaration
in favor of enforcing the present local
option laws, but neither the 'home
rulers nor the prohibitionists have
anything to say in favor of the present
law, the prohibitionists being dissatis-
fed with it because they want more,
and the home rulers" being dissatisfied
because they claim the law Is unpopu-
lar and that even the vets will vote for
prohibition In preference to the pres
ent law. The home rulers" base their
main argument upon the basis that
with such a declaration, that party can
rally all the vets of the state and win
because of prospective division in the
prohibition ranks.
Leaders Seek an Understanding.
There is a rumor today that the Re-
publican leaders have conceived the
idea that the policy for them to adopt
Is simple declaration in favor Of
constitutional amendment providing for
prohibition. and, 1t Is said. they are
throwing out feelers to the Democratic
leaders looking to a similar compro-
mise declaration by both those parties
upon the question. Both are afraid OF
the loss of votes whatever the attitude
that may be taken and desperate ef-
fort, 1t is said, is being made to effect
mutual understanding between both
parties upon the Issue.
The Progressive convention will be
held at the Y. M. c. A. hall, on South
Tenth street; the Republicans expect
to meet in the hall OF the house Of rep
resentatives in the old state house: the
Democrats win meet In Moose hall, cor
ner Sixth and Idaho streets and the
Socialists will meet at Socialist hall,
corner Thirteenth and Main streets.
All conventions must convene, under
the law. at II o'clock. II Is supposed
that the conventions will go into exe-
cutive session to consider their plat
forms. although this is q matter within
the control OF each convention. The
Democrats and Republicans have here
tofore gone into executive session at
such meetings in order that the action
of one party may not become known to
the other until after adjournment.