Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16

ness was again taken up and Chair
man Hindman appointed the commit
tee on resolutions composed of John r.
Smead, ]. C. Tousley, Dan Eby. P. e.
Marrinan and William Healy. A brief
recess was taken before the commit
tee reported, which came in about 10
minutes and Endorsed the able admin
istration of Woodrow Wilson, Gov
ernor Alexander and also Endorsed the
work of Robert Elder, national com
mitteeman for Idaho and recommended
that the committee proceed to the cleo
ton OF 80 delegates to the Democratic
state convention at Pocatello on May
IS.
General Frank Martin moved to the
passage of the Endorsements of the
men named but moved as a substitute
that date be set for holding a pri-
mary to elect delegates to the state
convention He spoke in support of
his substitute and answering former
charges that the Day people would buy
the convention asked If it was any
more honorable for The machine to
steal the delegation than 1t would be
for Day to buy it. He asked who APP
pointed the machine delegates and
urged the committeeman not to let
Nugent drag the whip over them. He
declared that he did not have any
quarrel with Mr.. Nugent but that he
did not like a political boss .and
charged that Mr.. Nugent was afraid
to submit the question to the people for
fear he would not be able to continue
as boss. He added that If the cause
was submitted to the people the Dem
ocrats of the county would vote to
smash the machine.
Nugent Opposes Primary.
John +. Nugent declared that the
reason that he was opposed to holding
a primary was because there was no
law governing 1t and declared that I'M
der such condition If a primary was
held a barrel of money would be
opened in Ada county and automobiles
would be sent into every precinct.
Jerry Day, he stated, one of the cam
didates for national committeeman be-
ing pushed by Senator Macbeth, had
money and was willing to spend it,
which would be to his advantage. Per-
sonally. he said, he liked the Day boys,
but that they were interested in the
lead mining business and their inter-
ests were tied up with the Republican
party. He stated their only object was
to try and get control Of the progress
sive Democratic party On one side
he stated there was millions of money
and on the other poor men. on one side
men opposed TO the doctrines Of Wood
row Wilson and of progressive Demo-
cracy and on the other men who stood
for tho nf
and progressive Democracy. He said
the primary term was used as q "catch
ALL" Day, he stated, had absolute
control of the county central commit
tee in his county, which Endorsed him
and yet no primary was held. He also
cited similar conditions in Twin Falls
county where Arthur Bowen, the other
Macbeth candidate for committeeman
resided. and a similar condition in Ell
more county. He closed by stating
that IL the committee wished to see the
end of progressive Democracy in this
state to vote for primary.
The Whistle Is Sounded.
After further addresses by Paris
Martin, Frank Kinyon, John r. Smead,
j. T. Pence and Fred F1oed the steam
roller whistle was again sounded, and
a vote taken on General Martins sub
stitute for primary, which resulted
in vote of IS against a primary and
IL for it The report of the commit
tee on resolutions was then adopted by
the same vote.
The appointment of delegates was
the next move. Charles Winstead
moved that q committee of three be
named by the chair to submit names to
the committee as delegates to the state
convention. Joe Sullivan asked why
take the time and go through the
farce OF pretending to have a commit