The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-22
Day Candidate
National Committeeman

a candidate for national commit
teeman OF the Democratic party |
OF this state subject to the action
OF the state convention, in re-
Spouse to a query from ID. W.
Ureenburg OF Moscow requesting |
INN " state his position in re-
lalion to that important office.
Senator Day is also in favor of a
preferential primary to elect del
egates to the state convention as
he believes this is the only man
ner in which an expression can
be secured from the rank and file !
OF the party as to their prefer
ence for the presidential candi-
date.
Senator Day, better known as
Jerry Day, IS serving MS tnlru
term IN the senate from Latan
county, one Oh the banner Re
publican counties OF the state. lie
Is widely known and IS recognized
as one OF the strongest men VINO
has served iii the legislature IN
recent years. Although man
of large means, no one would
suspect the fact from his actions.
lie Is, to use the well-known eX-
preston, las common as an old
shoe A self-made man who
secured his start in earlier years
hitting a drill'' in the Occur d.
Alene mines, he has come up from
the ranks. His generosity is
we'll known throughout the north
\ c1n section of Idaho. Many a
prospector and miner can testi-
fy to this for he was always lib
eral in his assistance to them.
Through his purchase of the
smelter at Northport, Washing
ton, and the Philadelphia refinery
at Pittsburg, Pa, for the Tam
arack and Custer, the mining
company of which he is the pres
ldent. he has thrown down the
gauntlet to the big business in
terests which have for many
years controlled the smelling sit
uation in the west. The smelter
and refinery are to be independ-
ent concerns to smelt the ore of
the Tamarack & Custer and other
Occur d'Alene mines.
Senator Days Endorsement of
the preferential primary was to
be expected for he was one of the
strongest supports of the direct
primary law and a member of the
legislature which passed that act.
The letter of the Latah county
solon to Mr.. Greenburg plainly
showing his position is as fol-
lows:
"Mr. ID. w. Greenburg,
Moscow, Idaho.
My Dear Replying to
your favor of the 2nd inst, with
relation to national committee
man, advise you 1 shall be d
candidate Tor that Office, subjcct
W Ine action OF the convention.
nclerrng TO your question
relative to the method OIL select
ing delegates to the convention
VIII state 1 am unquallliedly II
laVOr OF Il preferential prlmar,
Tor the election OF delegates
considering that preferential
= primary is 50 eminently lalr ina
no logical objection can be mad
10 it. In this connection you
attention Is invited to the rae
that the Democratic nationa
committee has directed the sew
eral state organizations to cleo
delegates to the state convention
by means of a preferential PR
mary. l sincerely trust that a
the meeting of the state centra
committee TO be held on March
next the direction of the natiOnt
committee will be followed to tn
end that the choice of delegae
shall rest with the people as 1t
democratic, representative an
fair to all.
1T has always been my opin
ion that the recommendation
the several county organization
should be binding and obligatoI
on the national cOmmitteema
and, if honored by election,
shall be so guided and govern'
in order that the wishes of tho'
who are directly interested
carried out.
with kind regards, / am,
Sincerely yours,
JEROME j. DAY