The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-31
BANNOCK REPUBLICANS
EFFECT LOCAL
ORGANIZATION
Especial to The Tribune

Boise, Dec, 27-The Republican
Voters Information League" is the
name of new political organization
that has made its appearance in this
state. 1t has its origin in Bannock
county, but i seems likely to spread
to every county in the state. The
plan presents an opportunity to or
ganize the Republicans of the state
upon an aggressive basis. The aims
OF the league are best set forth in its
resolutions, which are as follows:
I'VE, the Republican citizens of
Bannock county, Idaho, for the pur-
pose of indorsing the district primary
system of nomination of all candi-
dates for municipal, county and state
Offices, and for the further purpose of
inaugurating a system whereby the
voters of the state may be thorough
ly informed as to the character and
qualifications of all persons who may
become candidates for nomination for
Offices in the Republican party in the
state of Idaho;
Now, therefore, we do hereby mu-
tually associate ourselves together for
the purpose of disseminating and re-
ceiving information with reference to
the character, qualification and fit
ness of the candidates who offer
themselves for office on the Republi-
can ticket, and to that end do here
by adopt the following bylaws and
resolutions"
The purposes of the league are fur
Their disclosed in Articles 7, 8, and 9
of its bylaws, which read as fol-
lows:
article 7. We do hereby covenant
and agree that we will register and
vote at all municipal, county and
state elections, and that we will U.S.
our utmost endeavor to persuade our
Republican relatives, friends and &C
quaintances to do likewise.
Article g. We further pledge our
selves to uphold and assist the Of
fcers in the enforcement of all laws
of the state
article 9. We demand the fol-
lowing qualifications of all candidates
for Office, and mutually pledge and
agree among ourselves that we will
not support any candidate for office
who does not possess and agree to
the same: First, clean moral charac-
ter; second, highest efficiency and
honesty in office; third, rigid economy
ia Tic vi llC pNOplC Ill lllC
administration of affairs of the office
which he seeks"
Former Speaker and State Senator
J.. Frank Hunt was elected president
of the league in Bannock county and
leading Republicans of the county.
that it will prove a powerful auxil-
l9rHy for nrAYf1Aftnor ID arthlico1
cess in the coming campaign.
That the best results of the direct
primary can only be obtained by vot-
ers becoming thoroughly informed as
to the merits of the respective candi-
dates, for the various Offices, is the
keynote of the league idea. In fact,
so states the sponsors for the league,
one of the chief objections urged
against the direct primary has been
the fact that the average voter did
not take the trouble to inform him
self as to the merits and qualifications
of those seeking their sufferages and
that a large percentage did not even
vote, often resulting in the nominal
tien of insists, not to say unworthy
candidates. The league proposes to
remedy this condition by organizing
its party members and seeing to II
that they are informed as to the
standing of those who are seeking
Office, and then urging them to utilize
their information for the public good
by coming out and voting.
THE Bannock county idea seems to
meet with much favor wherever pre-
scented and it is freely predicted in
Republican circles that the entire
state will be covered with leagues.