Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14
What What in Idaho Politics


The seismograph will record an
tner earthquake about next Thursday
shile the Democrats are holding their
tate convention.
1t takes a partisan press to magnify
immaterial incident 1t now has
governor Alexander deeply chagrined
ver the reception even the repre-
entatives of the Women's Congress
lonal Unions Apparently the secre-
parry of the Republican state central
fommittee is working overtime.
The unit rule policy adopted by the
ence- Nugent- Elder machine of the
NkUcratic party may not be so eff
eetive as the steamroller would like.
Aiready many delegates are chatting
inder it.
James Ford. well known newspaper
pan and political dopester, formerly
associated with the Spokesman Re-
lew, Spokane, and until recently sec
fetary to Senator Poindextcr of Wash
ngton, has resigned hia position and
returned to Spokane, whore he is sec
etary of the Chamber OF Commerce.
The plan to take the Republican and
progressive delegates TO the two con-
Eentions at Chicago June in the
borah Special" was Il happy idea, The
NO political factions may Just as well
ecome acquainted before they arrive
Chicago. for they probably will
here.
The Nampa Record pays thiS COM
Rliment TO Theodore Roosevelt:
article in the Saturday Evening
ut which states historical facts
foves conclusiyely that Roosevelt is
safe president in peace or war. BY
us intelligent craftsmanship, he pre-
ented war more than once when ugly
complications arose. No man better
han he knows what war means. The
prejudice of q handful of Republicans
VINO could only carry two states, Utah
lnd Termont. and they by meager
nalorities in the last presidential cleo
ion, should not be allowed to dictate
lhe nominee at chicago. If tho people
Want Roosevelt they should have
nance to vote for him
Elaborate preparations are being
made at Pocatello TO entertain Dame
<OemocraC The Woodrow Wilson
Tub will have charge of the enter
#ainment of the delegates. \ citizens
tommittee composed of d. W. Church,
", y. Young and p. a. O'MalleN has
49, a successful campaign of the
lty for funds to assist in the enter
Edinment. The convention will be held
N the McNichols a. Wright building.
n George w. Perkins, chairman of the
Executive committee of the Progress
Five national committee, has notified
Progressive party leaders here that the
New York Tribune recently made a
boil on the presidential situation. OF
&he 1881 votes east Roosevelt received
geo. Hughes, 1864 and the balance
We're scattered among several candi-
cites. President Wilson received 10.
Mr. Perkins denies the reports and
7rumors that if Roosevelt becomes the
;joint nominee of the two conventions
Sthe Progressives will attempt to hog"
8hll the offices, in which he said that
zthe Progressives had no such inten-
Stion This letter is addressed to s.
IA. Perkins, member of the executive
committee of the Republican national
committee, Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Per-
8kins says in part
AS to the Progressives, | said to YOU
- our conversations. and ! want to re-
#pGN it with all earnestncss and sin
Ecerity in this letter, that l know
whereof | speak when | say that there
His no ground for the belief that the
Progressive organization would even
attempt to embarrass Mr.. Roosevelt
$in any way in his administration or
$his appointments We're he again presi-
-dent Do not overlook the fact that
Swe Progressives arc openly pledged To
b patriotic course. We have, times
without number, pronounced our dis
sinterestedness in the policy we have
&been pursuing, and ] am satisfied that
Sthe men who today are representing
1.-THE party are working in an unsefish
4 Esprit and are not going to do anything
Din the future to stultify their record
Now as to myself. ! am familiar
with some of the rumors regarding my
fmotives in the work | have been and
Eamadoing. 1t is embarrassing to speak
MONIES self, but in view of what you
Bald and the nature OF the situation,
want to reiterate in this letter what
+ said to YOU in conversation, viz, that
D. have absolutely no ambition for Of
Ufice. nor 10 L desire reward OF any
kind for the work | have been doing.
: i cannot and do not think Of myself
$as being in politics. have been
working as ! have because for long
while have felt very deeply that the
&country was drifting In the wrong
4direction, both industrially and inter
nationally, and that national ineffi-
cheney and unpreparedness are mill
stones around our neeks."
In her announcement as a candidate
i for state superintendent of public in
Lstruction subjecs to tha will Of the
Repaid primaries Miss Catherine
+. Dryden of Moscow says in part
Il hereby announce my candidacy for
state superintendent of schools on the