The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-19

for state treasurer on the Bull Moose
ticket, on railroad transportation fur
nished by George A. Day, chairman
of the Republican state committee
this, however, is plain unvarnished
truth, and, though they did not know
it at the time, every member of the
Republican committee knew it when
the affairs Of the campaign were clos
ed up. That some of them, and most
Of the Republican candidates, were
justly indignant is putting it mildly.
When Allen was sentenced to the
penitentiary Broxon and Day got
their heads together to prevent the
filling of the vacancy on the Republi-
can ticket The plan was to leave
the treasurership on the ticket vacant
and throw the influence and financial
support of the Republican committee,
through the manipulation of the chair
man, to the Bull Moose candidate. AS
step in the direction of carrying out
i the conspiracy Mr.. Broxon was fur
nished transportation and started on
his campaign, but Republicans began
to make it so hot for Chairman Day
that he was finally compelled to yield
and the call for the committee meet
ing was reluctantly issued. John w.
Eagleson was nominated to fill the
vacancy and paid his campaign asses
sment only to find out at the close
of the contest that a.portion of his
contribution went to pay the cam
paign expenses of his Bull Moose op-
ponent.
Thus it will be seen that Broxon
rode three mounts in the late cam
paign. He started out astride the Bull
Moose, soon got one foot over on the
| Democratic donkey and then with the
chairman planted his other foot
squarely on the Republican elephant.
This attitude placed him in a position
to slide over onto either steed he be-
lieved to be the winner, and after his
toe hold on the elephant was Jared
loose he lit behind Moses Alexander
on the donkey and let the Bull Moose
shift for itself. Yes, Brother Brox-
on 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 political purity
and that if it were not for him the
state would go to the deminition
| bowoWs.
But, you ask, What of the Republi-
can state chairman? Well now to be
honest with you he had been doing for
several years what the governor did
when he appointed Broxon private
secretary, he was maintaining a per
sonal organ. The Capital News might
rail against the members of the state
land board, and roast Ned Jenness
the registrar of the land department
but it never was known to say any
thing against George A. Day. state
land commissioner and chairman OF
the Republican state committee. He
is the man more than anyone else who
is responsible for bad loans if there
are any. as he appraises the land
(some of it at three times its actual
selling value), yet to read the Capital
News his wings are just ready to
sprout while everybody else connected
with the land department get 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 have carried
the Jonathan and David business far
enough and it is time the voters il
both the Republican and Progressive
parties were put wise to them