The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-18
eROxoN AND DAY-TWO OF A
KIND


eRoxoN AND DAY-TWo OF A
KIND.
Some time since the Signal was TAX
en- to task by one of our Progressive
friends for referring to c. o. Broxon,
private secretary to Governor Alex
ander. and editor of the Capital News.
as a political traitor, and we then
promised our misguided friend that we
would in due time give good and suffi-
Client reasons for stating what we did.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Droxon was a candidate ON the Pro-
gressive ticket for state treasurer, ana
no doubt every Bull Mooser in the
state thought he was the bitter politi-
cal foe of every Republican and that
he would spurn even the thought OF
compromising himself in any way with
those he was condemning in such
scathing language, particularly with
any one connected with the state land
department, but we are going to let
our critic, and all other readers of the
Signal, in on a secret which was re-
vealed to us some time after the cam
paiSn was over.
All observing readers knew the Capt.
tai News did not support Paul Clag-
| stone for United States senator. and
the appointment of Broxon as private
secretary to Governor Alexander proves
conclusively that an understanding had
been reached with at least one Demo-
cratic candidate but few people know
that Mr.. Broken made his canvass over
the state. for state treasurer on the
Bull Moose ticket, on railroad transpor-
tation furnished by George A. Day,
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee. This. however, is the plain I'M
vanished truth and, though they did
not know 1t at the time, every mem
Der of the Republican committee knew
II when the affairs of the campaign
We're closed up. That some OF them,
and most of the Republican candidates,
We're justly indignant is putting it mild
ly.
When Allen was sentenced to the PEN
itentiary BroNon and Day got their
heads together to prevent the filling of
the vacancy on the Republican ticket.
The plan was to leave the treasurer
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 candidate. As a step in
the direction of carrying out the con-
spiracy Mr.. Broxon was furnished
transportation and started on his cam
paign, but Republicans began to make
It so hot for Chairman Day that he
was finally compelled to yield and the
call for the committee meeting was re-
luctantly issued. John ]. Eagleson was
was nominated to fill the vacancy and
paid his campaign assessment only to
find out at the close of the contest that
portion of his contributions went to
pay the campaign expenses of his Bull
Moose opponent.
Thus 1t viii be seen that Broxon rode
three mounts In the late campaign. He
started out astride the Bull Moose.
soon got one foot over on the Demo-
cratic donkey and then with the assist
ance of the Republican state chairman
planted his other foot squarely on the
Republican elephant This attitude
placed him in a position to slide over
onto either steed he believed to be |
the winner, and after his toe hold ON |
the elephant was jarred loose he lit |
behind Moses Alexander on the donkey |
and let the Bull Moose shift for itself. |
Yes, Brother Broxon Is some political
equestrian, but the amazing part of It |
all Is that he would lead the people to |
believe he is the embodiment OF polfti- |
cal purity and that IL It were not for |
him the state would go to the demni-
ton bowwows,
BUT. you ask, what of the Republican
state chairman? Well now to be hon
est with you, he had been doing for
several years what the governor did
when he appointed Broxon private Sec
Rotary, he was maintaining a personal
organ. The Capital News might rail
against the members of the state land
board, and roast Ned Jenness the reg
dstrar of the land department, but It
never was known to say anything
against George A. Day, state land com
missioner and chairman of the Republic
can state committee. He is the man
more than anyone else who Is RESPONSE
Die for bad loans df there are any. as
ne appraises the land (some of II at
three times its actual selling value |
yet to read the Capital News his wings
are just ready to sprout while eyerv-
BODY else connected with the land 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
TO the state land commissioner. They
nave carried the Jonathan and David
business far enough and 1t DIS time the
voters In both the Republican and Pro-
sressive parties We're put wise to them,
-Weiser Signal
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