Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-15


to prevent the holding OF a primary.
The county committee, through con-
stituted majority, therefore took things
into its own hands and proceeded to
repudiate the act Of the state commit
tee and what their chairman stood for.
Put One Over on Machine.
In order to prevent the machine from
gaining control Of the county commit
tee through the appointment Of COM
mitteemen. to fill vacancies in those
precincts where the committeeman
have resigned or there are vacancies
for other reasons, the majority of the
committee at last nights meeting re-
scinded the former resolution giving
the chairman that power and declared
the vacancies shall be filled by the
Democratic voters at the preferential
primary ordered.
That the Pence Nugent- Elder COM
bination through Chairman Hindman
Or the county committee expected to
control the county committee and
hand-piclS the delegates to the state
convention, Is the charge made by the
anti machine Democrats. They say
that the chairman openly admitted that
he had control OF the committee and
proposed To retain 1t.
II also develops, now that the fight
is on for the Ada county delegates. that
many Of the younger Democrats here
tofore claimed by the Pence Nugent-
Elder wing Of the party, have revolted
and will not continue to participate in
the machine manipulations for control
Among them are w. A. Kicks, former
" strong Nugent Democrat, who il is
said was largely lnstrume sal in Sec
ing that a majority Of the committee
met last night and repudiated the anti
primary wing Of the party as well as
NJ. C. Stott and others.
Resolutions Indorse Alexander.
The resolutions passed by the COM
mittee last night showing where IL
stands and its instructions to the coun-
" chairman, who is said to have come
within an ace Of being ousted, follows:
I'VE, the representatives OF a major
ity Of the regularly elected members
&C the Ada county Democratic central
committee, duly assembled, indorse
the national administration by Presi-
dent Wilson and a congress Domo-
cratic in both branches as upholding
the honor and dignity OF the nation in
a Time fraught with unparalleled prob
lens.
we lndorse the wise laws enacted
by congress under the leadership of
President Wilson in the fields of
finance, tariff and economical legisla-
tton as a guarantee Of the growing and
continued prosperity and progress or
our people.
I'VE indorse the able administration
OF state affairs by Governor Alexander
by which business methods have been
introduced into the management of the
public business, economy enforced and
the foundation laid for new and bet
ter era in the onward march of our
Demand issuance Of Call.
We regret that the state central
committee Of our party did not follow
the mandates of the Baltimore platform
and the well known views Of President
Wilson and Governor Alexander and
call . preferential primary by which
the voters Of the state could recor i
their choice for national committee
man and elect delegates, in accordance
with our state law. to county conven-
tons TO choose delegates to the state
convention, which in turn would eject
delegates to the national convention;
and we demand the county chairman
to issue a call for such primary and
county convention in Ada county.
I'VE further express our absolute
disapproval Of the resolution passed
al the meeting OF the Ada county
Democratic central committee on Sent.
II. 1914, empowering the county chair
man 10 fill any and all vacancies that
IN any way could occur In this COM
mittes and assert tho same is A method
Of machine rule utterly abhorrent TO
popular control or the party. We IN
derstand that there are ten vacancies
reported as so existing. and By the fili-
ing of which the chairman could con-
troll the actions Of this committee con-
traFg TO the wishes and desires Of the
Democratic voters of Ada county: and
By following the machine method OF
selecting delegates to tho state conyen-
ton send a hand picked delegation
which would not be representative of
the democracy Of this county. and We
hereby anhul and revoke such resolu-
tioH, and instruct the county Chairman
IN a call for primaries to include
provision enabling the voters " each
precinct where a vacancy may exist, to
I'LL the same By majority vote.
We desire above all else harmony
within cur own ranks 70 the ena that
our party may be strengthened In this
state and uphold tie hands OF our ma
tionai and state leaders at the polls.
and we ask naught but what must ap-
peal TO all fair-minaed men ID this de-
mand that the issues at stake be car
fled direct 10 tae people So that cur
raliying cry Of let the people ruls may
become an applied principle