The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-02-25

A sensational stOr! OF uOuDle ueallnS
during the last campaign is told by
the Weiser Signal in which George A.
Day, chairman of the republican state
committee, and c. y. Broxon, editor
of the Capital News and now private
secretary to Governor Alexander are
the central figures. The story as pub
lished by. the Signal is here given:
some time since the Signal was
taken to task by one of our Progress
sive frienGs for referring 70 c. O..
Broxon, private secretary to Governor
News, as political traitor, and We
then promised our misguided friend
that we would in due time give good
and sufficient reasons for stating what
we did.
1T Will be remembered that Mr..
Broxon was candidate on the Pro-
gressive ticket for state treasurer, and
no doubt every Bull Mooser in the
state thought he was the bitter poll
tical foe Of every republican and that
he would spurn even the thought of
compromising himself IN any way with
those he YVES condemnlng In such
scathing language, particularly with
any one connected with the state land
department, but we are going to let
our critic, and al other readers Of
the Signal, in on a secret which was
revealed to us some time after the
campaign was over.
"Al observing readers knew the
Capital News did not support Pau
Clagstone, fer United States senator
and the appointment Of Broxon as pri-
waite secretary to Governor Alexander
proves concluslvely that an under
standing had been reached with at
least one democratic candidate. but
few people know that Mr.. Broxon made
ms canvass over the state, for state
treasurer on the Bull Moose ticket, or
railroad transportation furnished by
George A. Day, chairman Of the repub
liean state committee This, however
Is the plain unyafnished truth, and
though they did not know 1t at the
time, every member of the republican
committee knew it when the affairs
of the campaign We're closed up That
some Of them and most Of the repub.
lican candidates, were justly indignant
Is putting 1t mildly,
"When Allen was sentenced to tho
penitentiary Broxon and Day got Their
heads together to prevent the filling Of
the vacancy on the republican ticket
The plan was to leave the treasure
ship on the ticket vacant and throw
the influence and financial support Of
the republican committee, through the
manipulation Of the chairman, to the
Bull Moose candidates. AS a step II
the direction Of carrying out the con
spirqcy Mr. Broxon was furnished
transportation and started on his cam
palgn. but republicans began to MAKE
1t so hot for Chairman Day that he
was finally compelled to yield and the
call for the committee meeting wa
IPluCldHllN lNHuCh, bOiil W. lSdSINSpl
was nominated to fill the vacancy and
paid his campaign assessment only to
find out at the close of the contest tina
q portion of his contribution went t
pay the campaign expenses Of his Bul
Moose opponent
"Thus It will be seen that Broxor
rode three mounts in the late cam
paign. He started out astrde the Pul'
Moose, soon got one foot over m the
democratic donkey and then with thc
assistance of the republican state
chairman planted his other foo
suuarely on the republican elephant
This attitude placed him in a position
TO slide over onto either steal he be
levad 10 be the winner and dfte" his
ne y = u the elephant was Jared
loose he 1t behind Moses Alexander
on the donkey and let the Bull Moose
shift for itself Yes, Brother BroX1n
Is stme Political equestrian, DC the
amazi g ri of 1t all is that IN waula
lead the rpople to believe ne is he
embcdm ~ Of political purity AMI that
II It were rot for him the sta would
60 t. rle aemnition bowwows.
isn't. vru ok, what of the reoG3'
licnn state clairnan? Well now 70 be
II nest with you he had been T. rs +
several years what the gov did
WIZ h an ,in'ed BroXon priv te sec
retary, he va, maintaining a pcrso
organ. The capital News might RAJ
against the m:mbers of tt" state rand
|, ettl and cast Ned Jenness the reg
istrar of the land department, hut IT
never was known to say anything
against George A. Day state land COM
missioner and chairman of the repuo~
lican state committee. He Is the man
taare thar anyone else. who is respon
slble for bad loans If there are any
as he apuraises the land (some of II
at three times its actual selling valued,
yet to read the Capital News his wings
are just ready to sprout while every
body else connected with the lan1 de-
partment gets their full censure He
and Broxon are both tarred with the
same stick, and what the Signal said
Of the private secretary applies as well
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