The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-14
DEMOCRATS
ELECT STATE
CHAIRMAN

The Nugent forces, with the aid OF
the solid support Of the southeastern
counties, except bonneville, ea.ily
overwhelmed the Hawley forces at
the democratic state central commit
tee meeting last evening, although
the Hawley forces claim TO have put
the NuRent people ''in the hole" be-
cause of the refusal OF the Nugent
supporters to adopt q resolution de-
clarinR for home rule" applied unly
TO political matters such as appoiut-
Inents to postm asterships and the like
or TO "hone rule on the LIQUOR
question is la doubt Ia the minds of
the politicians who have been dis
cussing the point, some claiming that
1t had Significance only as to Political
appointments, while others claiaIed
that it had significance only ~ to
political appointments. white others
claimed that II had Significance up.
on the liquor question, II being we'll
known that there Is considers bile
sentiment among democrats in favor
OF "home rule or municipal unit
rule on the liQum question rather
than for county local OF statewide
prohibition.
After the nominations had been
made, A. announced in yesterdays
paper, n recess was taken until 4: 30
O'Clock at which time IL became eyi.
dent that the Nugent forces we're
In control. Perky Withdrew tne
name Of Frank Moore OF Latah couu-
ty and Day withdrew tbe name OF
Kendall, thus leaving but the two
names, that Of Pence, the Nusent
candidate, and that of Walter GIi.
NTH, who had been nom mated by
Frank Martin AS compromise can
didats, and who had bsen accepted
Nv the entire Hawlsy faction.
Denial OF f.ctional differences ON
the part OF the NuHent forces aud
condemnation ny them Of tue news
papers which mad published charges
Of factional differences, we're freely
coInmiHgled with admisaions OF fac
tiOnAl differences and appeals to for
get them and unite upon the comprO-
mise candidate. The vote resulted
In the election OF Pence by vote
Of 20 to 10 for Grlffths. The vote by
counties as follows; Pence--Ada, /,
Adams, Bear Lake, Bannock, Can.
yon, Clearwater, Cassia, Fremont.
Gooding, Idaho, Kootenai, Lincoln,
Lemhi, Minidoka, Oneida, Washing
ton, Madison, Power, franklin, M
PeTce-20 Girtiiths- Bonner, Boise,
Bonneville, Custer, Elmore, LstAh,
Lewis, Shoshone, Twin Falls, Owy hee
10
After the new chaisrman had been
brought In |. X. Perkey offered the
resolution, the defeat OF which by
vote OF IS 10 II, Ia claimed by the
Hawley forces TO have put the M
gent people "in = mole That reso
luton was as follows:
Whereas, home rule has been q
time honored principle OF the dem
ocratic party and its uniform practice
10 administration since the days Of
JsfisTson, and whereas the ultimate
purpose OF our party IL 90 make each
community self governing In mAtterS
Of purley local concern,
Therefore. bs IL resolved that it
10 ti.e sense Of this committee that
the ownieDdati OF local demo.
crats affecting federal appointments
should be recognized and coDcurrsd
10 ny those having the authority TO
represent the party In making rec
concentrations for federal appoint
msnts
be II further resolved. that the
practice Of permitting the democratic
electors - make choice Of cAodi-
dates for tire position OF postmaster
In communities where there Is q
/ division ~ sentiment among dem.
vcrats 10 com IA snded.by this commit
/ tee - democratic aud the nearest Ap-
I
prpAcb possible 10 Local self govern
msnt In tbis rssp-ct that our laws
( perm it.'''
4 telegram oi eongTstulstioB vas
directed 20 be sent to President
WOOdros wilson. aud the fallo.ihs
4 Nas sent
I'VE, the democratic state central
committee Of loabO. Asssu. blsd 10
Boise. congratulate YOU upon tie
great achieve @ents OF youF sdmInls-
trstiOn aud the esrtsiBiy OF Otbsi
great accomplishments ~hIeh ~ilI
mark a nsw epoch in the ObWArd
match Of ouT nation sod forever 90.
siuins your name with that " or
gresissg and most t-'io'ed patriots
Capital News.