The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-17
BIG REPRESENTATION
FOR COUNTY MEETING
Proposed That 23S Delegates lie III At
tendance at Republican County Con
yentiOn to Name Delegates to the
Twin Falls Convention

According to plan advanced b.
State Committeeman W. e. Lee,
adopted, the republican county con
vention to be called by the count.
committee on March 25 next when i
meets, will provide 238 delegates from
among the various precincts in til.
county. Mr.. Lees letter addressed
to Chairman ]. r. Collins, says:
CAS- you know, the republican state
central committee, at its meeting Al
Boise on the 18th instant, provided
for the holding of state convention
| at Twin Falls on the Goth of April fol-
the selection of eight delegates to the
republican national convention for the
i nomination of a candidate for presi-
dent and for president of the
| United States. The state committee
has allotted to Latah county "a dele
gates in the Twin Falls convention,
and has left to each county committee
the duty of selecting these delegates
| in the method the committee deems
! fit and proper. Since the Goth OF
April is not far off, it seems proper
that some plan be proposed for select
ing Latah county's delegates. For this
reason | beg to suggest one plan in
the hope that others may make sim
liar suggestions and in that way the
best possible plan may be adopted for
this purpose.
Eight years ago the county COM
mittee of this county selected the del
egates to the state convention which
met at Wallace that year. His meth
cd did no meet with the approval of
the republicans of Latah county. Four
years ago we went to the other ex-
IRENE and held preferential primary
There was especial occasion for a
preferential primary four years ago,
as there were a number of prominent
and aggressive candidates. 1t is some
what expensive, however, to hold a
preferential primary, which expense |
must be met by contributions.
81 am of the opinion that there does
not exist the occasion for preferen-
tial priamry this year that existed |
four years ago in so far as Idaho is
at least. While there
may be differences of opinion upon
he part of some as to Idahos choice
'or the nomination for president up
IN the republican ticket, I am of the
opinion that the overwhelming senti-
nent of the state is for Senator Borah,
md that Senator Borah, himself,
s the only man who can prevent an |,
instructed delegation for him for this
nomination.
I'm view of the fact that there are
10 funds out of which can be paid the
Expense of a prefential primary, |
eg to suggest to the republican of
.atah county and more especially to
he members of the county committee
hat a convention be called for the
urpose of selecting the "a delegates ,
rom Latah county to the state con-
ention. Therefore, I suggest that
le committee be called together and
lat the committee call a convention
,r a given day; that the committee
rovide for the representation in the
invention of the different precincts.
I'd for the holding of some sort of a
rimary in each precinct for the Sc
ction of the delegates from the
,veral precincts to the county con-
sntion. The representation in the
,unty convention should be fairly
Id honestly arranged, and at the
me time as large a delegation as
,ssible should be accorded the
untry precincts. Latah county cast
SO votes for the office of governor at
e last election. To provide for one
legate for each 20 votes cast for
vernon and one additional delegate
r each fraction over twenty, and at
e same time allow each precinct at
ast two delegates, would make the
invention number 23S delegates,
itch, it would seem, would be about
2 proper number.
Upon this basis, the precincts would
entitled to the following represent
on in tho county convention. Roar .