The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-07-03

Inc prOhlDlilOn question was
all important at all four of the
platform conventions at Boise
and there was a fight over it in
the three principal party conven-
tions, the Democratic, Republi-
can and Progressive, that over
shadowed everything else.
In the Democratic convention
the Hawley forces were in control
and elected their candidate for
temporary chairman, A. NJ Bow
en- Of Twin Falls. Robert H. Ell
der of this county, national COM
mitteeman for the state, was put
up by the Nugent forces as their
candidate but was defeated, get
ing 73 votes to iOl for Bowen,
the Hawley candidate.
Elder lost the vote of his own
county and even his own vote was
recorded against him because of
the unit rule which was adopted
by the convention at Occur d.
Alene.
1t is evident now that Elder
was out generated i'm the Coeur d.
Alene convention or else was
given The double Y by the dele
gates elected there. He con-
trolled that convention and was
chairman of the committee that
selected the delegates and sup
posed that a majority of those
chosen were Nugent men and it
was for that reason that he got
the convention to vote as a unit.
Yet when the test vote came at
the convention with himself as
candidate for temporary chair
man the votes stood z for Bow
en- and for Elder and under the
unit rule the entire twelve votes
were counted for Bowen.
The fight in the Democratic
party was mainly a personal one
between Hawley and Nugent, the
two candidates for the Uuited
States Senate, over the control
of the party machinery and yet
the prohibition question enter
ed into to a certain extent. Nu-
gent favored the adoption of a
plank in favor of a prohibition
constitutional amendment while
Hawley is said to favor 'home
rule.
The Republicans, likewise, had
their fight over prohibition. il
being over the form of the pro-
hibition plank, whether it should
be by a constitutional amend
ment which would postpone ac-
ton for two years and take a two
thirds vote to ratify or by legis-
lative action which would go in
TN immediate effect.
The anti prohibitionists favor
eG the program for constitu-
tional amendment.
The Progressive party also haC
It's fight over the prohibition
question and neither of The three
parties were able to agree upoI
platform Tuesday evening buI
each lat a late hour that nigh
adjourned until the next day.
A bomb was thrown into the
progressive convention wheI
State Chairman James II. GipsoI
read a letter to the delegates
from Guy II. Martin of Standpoint
in which Mr.. Martin announced
that he would not be the party
candidate for governor. Hl
had been looked upon by the Pro.
gressives as the standard bear
er. Mr.. Martin made il plaiI
his heart and soul were still in
the Progressives' cause and tina
it was only because of the con
ditiOn Of the health of Mrs Mar
tin that he would be unable e
enter the race.
It is strongly intimated that c
O. BroxOn of Boise Will be th
party's candidate for governor
When the convention opened h
was elected temporary and late
made permanent chairman. II
made a stirring address denoun
ing the two old parties and de
claring there is need of the con
iinued existence Of a third part
For the first time in its his
tory in this state the socialis
party is entitled TO a place o
the primary ballot having cas-
over ten per cent of the vote a
the last election.
I. +. Stewart, secretary of th
state central committee calle
the socialist party convention {
order. c.. II. Cammans was el
ected temporary chairman an
Mrs John Gibbons temporary Sc
retary. The convention adopt
ed the same doctrines in its plat
form this year that it had last.