Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-09
GRANGEVlLLE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, DEC. 9, /


determine
gee meeting of North Idaho Republicans at Lewiston last
Friday get together meeting postmorte gather
ing North Idaho republicans mutually extending coincidence
another and conferng the relative sensbeness of
sticking to the southern choice recently made Pocaello
In other words if it is impossible to ride the elephant or
walk ahead be satisfied to bring the with grip the
tail of the beast.
forecasting the gathering, the Tribune
respondent very undecided his expressions to the
purposes and plans the being expressed generally
understood to be the formation of plan looking to the unfit
cation Of demands from northern Idaho that northern
ties shall dozen candidates for position and thus
practically compel the defeat of the understood dspo
son of in the southern Idaho section to concede the
govenorsp to the norh And the accounts OF the meeting
after it was held were more certain
George E. Cm, lewiston Defenbach, ct al undecided
yet whether they want to be primary nominees There
natural curiosity who who in this little matter states
the Tribune reporter and further that &C. A. Branscombe of
Grangeve who member of the state central committee
attend the conference But will 'Bi Moscow also
member of the committee will the presence of F. G.
McGowan not of the political faction be regarded suf
fcient political representation from the strongly Republican
county of Latahbe regarded binding the county to
unity plans that be agreed on? The question also
asked to probable assent dissent of Pete circuit of Clear
water county 1t seems all to be one unansweabe question:
1t really hard to determine whether the above named
conferers and counseo have aspiration to the
beatoral nomination. other Offices whether they would
to promote the interests of friend The whole
OF the conference engmac both to the
ment and the later account 1t steered clear from the danger
of assertion that any those present there defeat
the purposes Of the primary law and grab off nomination For
themselves thrust upon willing suppcan for favor
Some North Idaho leaders of acknowledged Importance
and prestige to be present found in the
These Leueant Governor Taylor and Hon. FL Connor
both of Standpoint and both Of whom have been mentioned for
high places the ticket Mr. Taylor first mentioned for
the governorshp and Immediately after the adjournment of the
legislature it given out with show of at least quasi
authority that the ''bg four the Oregon Short Line
church. Occur dAene mining and north Idaho timber interests
had centeed him the proper opponent of Alexander
1916
In the list of those present at the love feast of these
important missing contrary to expectations
As representation of Southern Idaho Repub
OF note Importance present at the meeting
representatives of Hart Brady Borah the real modes of
republican policies in the state to be considered that the
meeting complete harmony with the recent Pocateo
conference and peaceful and meek of requesting
humble position and place grasp the tail of the g. o. P
elephant and to swallow dose prepared by the real lead
of the party the state As the Pocaeo Tribune remarks
stop that talk Of the north getting together