The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-13
POLITICAL PARTIES
MEET AND SELECT


IL. IL
" In this county, at the primary cleo
ton In 1914, and now assembled In
convention regularly called pursuant
70 notice and by authority OF the
democratic state committee, do hereby
RESOLVE, That the Democracy OF
Idaho county hereby reafiirms its al
legiance to the principles of nExact
ana equal justice to ALL and mon
interference In the affairs of foreign
nations" which are fundamental land
marks OF Democracy, and which have
been such q distinguishing feature OF
the administration of President Wood
row Wilson during a period of world
wide chaos. We endorse his admins
tration as being wise, courageous and
absolutely Democratic, demand his re-
nomination and pledge him our loyal
support In the coming presidential
campaign.
We congratulate the citizenship of
the state of Idaho upon the economical
administration Of Governor Moses AL
exander In the face of intense opposi-
ton from various political elements
OF the state, which have done all in
their power to discredit and humiliate
him, and
WHEREAS, at former meeting of
the Idaho County Democratic central
committee, A. w. Talkington was un-
antmously elected as a members Of the
state committee for Idaho county, and
certain resolutions unanimously pass
ed Tor the guidance of said state COM
mitteeman and
WHEREAS, the state committee, at
its recent meeting at Boise, repudiated
the action Of this committee by unseat-
ing Mr.. Talkington and recognizing q
proxy from L. A. Wisener, postmaster
at Grangeville, Idaho county, held by
National Committeeman Robert III.
Elder who cast the vote Of this county
In direct opposition to the instructions
to said committeeman therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Democratic CEN
trail committee of Idaho county, Idaho,
that we hereby condemn the action of
said Robt. III. Elder and resent his Of
fetal and pernicious interference In
the affairs Of Idaho county, which we
hold to be inexcusable and without
precedent and strongly indicating that
said Elder Is more deeply concerned
In the distribution of federal patron
age than In the election Of our state
and congressional ticket, and is there
fore disqualified for the position and
duties Of national committeeman.
That the political activity of T.. A.
Wisener, postmaster at Grangevilie,
Idaho, under the dictation and control
of said Elder is in violation of Sec.
1872 OF the Federal Statutes, and mer-
its removal from Office.
The postal laws and regulations OF
1913, page 161, section 1872, reads as
follows:
mo person in the executive civil
service shall use his official authority
or influence for the purpose Of inter
fering with an election or affecting
the results thereof. Persons who by
the provisions of these rules are II
the competitive classified service, while
retaining the right to vote as they
please and to express privately theiI
opinions on all political subjects, shall
take no active part In political man
agement or political campaigns.
2 Officers and employees of the
postoftice department and postal serv
ice are not precluded from exercising
their political privileges, but shall moi
use their official positions to cOntro
elections or political movements"
RESOLVED, FURTHER, That We
condemn the action of the state com
mittee In disregarding the recommen
dations OF the national committee fol
statewide primaries and In substitute
ing therefor the ingenious and facia
method adopted to serve the purposes
of the Machine" That we repudiat,
the statements made by John I'll. NJ
gent at the said meeting Of the stat
committee wherein he opposed hold
ing primaries upon the grounds tina
the Democracy Of the state of Idah
would be exposed to the corrupt us
OF money and therefore should not b
entrusted with the ballot.
We therefore call upon the Demo
Gratis of Idaho, whose loyalty is base
upon the principles Of Democracy, an