The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-16
The New State Chairman.

AS ANS" StAA% $A1G4A
chairman of the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee seems to have been
most satisfactory choice to the Re-
publican state press. Senator Brady,
Senator Borah, Hon. Geo. Day, Hon.
Fred Gooding, Hon. Ed. H. Dewey,
Hon. J. B. Gowen and various mem
bers of the state central committee
have taken opportunity to express
their satisfaction since the election of
Mr.. Evans.
Such Republican newspapers as the
Pocatello Tribune, Nampa Leader
Herald, Montpelier Examiner and the
Idaho Falls Register, are we'll pleased.
The Twin Falls Times says:
THE election of Evan Evans, of
Grangeville, to succeed George Day
as chairman of the Republican state
central committee is a happy choice
and one that pleases all sections of
the state. Mr.. Evans is one of the
conservative members of the party
and a man of broad guage business
experience. He has been identified
with Idaho politics for many years
and understands the situation as we'll
or better than most any other party
leader. With Mr.. Evans at the head
of the organization better spirit will
no doubt prevail among all sections
of the state, thus making a clear-cut
party victory possible next year."
The Culdesac Enterprise of north
Idaho says:
Evan Evans, of Grangeville, is now
chairman of the Republican state CEN
trail committee, being elected by accla-
Wednesday. 1t was the most harmon
ious meeting ever held in Idaho. Many
of the leading Republicans of the
committee, assembled in Boise on the
date of the committee meeting and
harmony was the watchword on all
sides. With no sign of friction in the
selection of chairman, all heartily
uniting on the Grangeville man for
the position, it requires no stretch of
the imagination to predict that the
Republicans of Idaho will present a
solid and united front in next years
campaign. The new chairman can be
depended upon to do his full share
| towards getting and keeping the party
together, but he must have assistance
| in order to bring about the desired re-
suits"
From his home town, GrangeviIle,
comes splendid tribute to the new
state chairman. The Grangeville
Globe, one of the strongest newspa-
pers in Idaho, says of its fellow towns
man:
New Republican State Chairman.
"On Wednesday of this week the
Republican state central committee al
its meeting at Boise certainly display
ed exceptional judgment in its selec-
ton of new state chairman, when il
rendered that position to Hon. Evan
Evans of Grangeville. The citizens
of the north will assuredly appreciate
the generous action of the committee
and the southern section through the
unanimous action of its representa-.
tives has shown that its hearts is right
in this matter, and that the exigencies
of the case are all we'll in mind.
Never before, probably within the
state has a member of any party beer
honored by his political friends in a
more generous and openhanded man.
ner than has our felloy townsman ir
this instance. The Office came to hin
unsolicited and without effort upor
his part. The conditions of acceptance
of the Craftsmanship which he laic
down at first glance may have seemed
stringent and possibly unwarranted
but were, in fact, fully justified under
the circumstances. Mr.. Evans aftel
persistent urging upon the part of hi.
local friends, as we'll as many of tn,
state, consented to accept the stat,
Craftsmanship only on the condition
that it came to him voluntarily anC
carried with it the good will anC
hearty SUPPORT of all the members o
the state central committee. He re
fused to allow his name to go befor,
the official sitting of the COMMITTEES
to be balloted upon, declaring that i
it came to test of that kind he would
prefer that his friends withdraw hi
name and make the election of tn,
other candidate unanimous. Other re
quests were also made which it i
hardly proper to set forth at thi
time, but which were fully compile,
with by the committee which electet
him, showing their absolute confidenc
in him as a man and in his judgmen
as a leader. M. Evans refused t,
go to Boise to be present at the meet
ing and the committeeman from hi
( county was not even present, thu
. leaving the matter of his election en-
. tirely dependent upon the free and I'm
| hampered action of the party leader
from over the state, and they appre
, ciate the dignihed and manly attitud
of the absent candidate, met fully tn
, conditions imposed and rendered hin
, the leadership without strings.
In published statements and in let
} tiers to friends Mr. Evans has clear