Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-16
OPINIONS CONCERNING THAT PoCATELLo CONFER
ENCE.

group performs those intimate with the class
group but members of the political organization,
deny explain. Thus the of the recent Pocateo
conference and the reported dong therein of the partc
pants explained excused denied any report that
rent thereafter but who stood outside with the rest Of
the herd endeavor explain what done inside
One defender of the faith kens the Pocateo conference
to heart to heart conference of two politicians street
swept by the chilling blasts of the north wind which
the writer states would not become significant by adj
jourment to heated quarters
The of the whole matter concerning the Pocateo
affair and the gathering of Borah Brady Hart Davis and
few of the high and mighty in republican affairs in Idaho
and the suggested nomination of Davis for
of Idaho the Republican ticket that is reliably
informed of the matters of conference plans arrangements
tended to be known.
Of the reports or comment on the probable sgn
fcance of the to be noted that those present neither
denied affirmed the reports comment few far removed
from the meeting sreet conferrers only explain
The Opinions Expressed.
Newspaper comment throughout the state is somewhat in
tereng The Standpoint News quite definite in its express
sions and states:
at ten months to the primaries for the selection of can
ddates but the repdaon with which leaders of the repub
party the submission of the selection of candidates
for the primaries disclosed by the anxious conferences they
holding the governorp situation to shoulder out of the
way those who not wanted
One Republican paper refuses believe the statement and
takes it joke and joking remarks that it joke
sprung by the great Democratic awgver at the state CAPT
tall further that made comment whatever that is at the
time, and supremey satisfied with what it CLEANED from
parties present at the meeting.
Others not informed by inside information have
snned and the issue of the Lewiston Journal advo
cate of the candidacy of George Cr the river city, reprints
few paragraphs of local comment in which the following
views expressed:
pow WOW of the two u s. senators and other leading
republicans of the state held at Pocateo recently
tuay agreed that Davis south Idaho should head the
o. p ticket governor at the coming election 1t begins
look if the southern part of the state intends to hog it all
the cheese, maggots and all-Ferdinand Enterprise.
There number of papers throughout the state which
advocate abandoning the law and reverng again
the old convention system of nominating candidates In
humble opinion this is nothing than retrogression -
Winchester Journal
The Juiaetta Independent republican partzan of
George Cum becomes quite outspoken its statement that
"The strength accommodating for Geo. w. Crum cand-
date for governor of Idaho surprising element
who lately nominated Banker Farmer Davis of American
Falls for the position.
Mr. Crum is personally seeking the plum, but has
host of friends who bending every energy bring him be
fore the voters candidate for the gubeatoa nomna
ton Should they be successful in their efforts those
chamber politicians will surely have their eyes opened to the
shall ofcate state officials
And the Clearwater Republican thinks that North Idaho
entitled to the governor and if the republicans will stand
together and demand it the south will concede it We are
also entitled to congressman When consider the
fact that north Idaho has been contributing than
third of the total taxes of the state it must be conceded that
entitled representation the government the
state Taxation without representation is tyranny"
And all the rest of the comment bos down to the assertion
that the north gets anything it must stand firm and the south
yield the while talking about pre primary candidate
Davis for governor
South Idaho is silent and satisfied usual The Caldwell
Tribune in speaking of the conference speaks of frankly
secret meeting of Republican bosses in Pocateo The Tri
bune Republican but shoots darts of truth and
of faith Undoubtedly the Tribune is not
possessed of nsde information possessed by others in the
party Be that the subject matter of its statement
conjectures opinion what not, is follows:
Readers of the Tribune know that weeks ago there
meeting of Republican bosses in the city of Pocatelo
The bosses met for the purpose of deracg the direct
mary law in far certain offices concerned The gen
emen who attended the secret meeting Senator Bora
and Brady John W. Hart leader of the Mormon cohorts