The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-06
Letter of Senator Borah Brings
State Conditions to Minds
of Democrats.
TOCONTROL MACHINE
See in Idaho Parallel to Condi-
tions in the South. in Abuse
of Patronage.

Capital News: Democrats In Idaho
begin to see parallel In Idaho to the
south, In the abuse of federal patron
age to control party machinery. This
fact was called vividly to their atten-
tion by the letter Of United States
Senator w. Il. Borah published In
Mondays issue Of the Capital News.
A number of instances In which Ma
tional Committeeman Robert II. Elder
has used his position to see that
friends and relatives are placed In
positions are cited by Senator Raw
enel Macbeth. 1t is also alleged that
abuse of the federal patronage is be-
ing made in the attempt on the part OF
the Pence-Nugent-Elde faction to
bring about the appointment of @.
w. Whiffin of Caldwell for surveyor
general with the proviso that he tie
up to the present national committee
man and deliver that county to him, a
demand the Democrats of Canyon
county are said to have coolly turned
down They take the stand that
Within should be appointed on his
ability and merits or not at all
Another instance is recited in Bon
ner county where 1t is charged that the
Pence -Nugent- Elder people gained con-
troll of an Endorsement for Elder by
tying up the county organization thru
the appointment Of postmaster.
1t was agreed that the postmaster
ship should only be placed ON the un-
derstanding that Elder was to have
the county delegation in the state
convention II he sought reelection
for national committeeman.
Macbeth Cites Other Incidents.
Regarding further abuse Of federal
patronage on the part of the national
committeeman of this state, Senator
Macbeth gave out the following state
4, ment:
Senator Borah's letter, published In
your paper last night to a southern
Republican, In which he criticises the
. use of federal patronage for the pur-
, pose of securing political advantages
! could be well mentioned In connection
: with such use Of federal patronage In
Idaho as shown at the recent meeting
of the Democratic state central COM
Z mittee, to-wit:
Postmaster Laird of American Falls
was present holding the proxy of the
committeeman of Power county.
Postmaster Jaycox of Jerome was
:. present from Lincoln county holding
e proxy from that county, and Postmas-
: ter Noble of Shoshone, Lincoln county,
0 was present and active In behalf of
r the Nugent-P Pence Elder machine.
e Postmaster Marsh of Rupert, COM
n mitteeman from Minidoka county, was
It present by proxy In behalf of the
> machine.
# The disgraceful action of the COM
t. mittee in unseating w. A. Talkington
< of Grangeville the regularly elected
Y committeeman from Idaho county, and
d seating Elder, who held the proxy OF
e Postmaster Wisener of Grangeville
If who claimed to be committeeman from
1t Idaho county, is well known.
a. George Tannehill, the machine boss
Of Nez Perce county, whose half broth
er, Lee Pennwell is the postmaster
at Lewiston saw that the proxy from
Nez Perce county was sent to the ma
10 chine.
lie Postmaster Miller of st. Anthony
ne whose brother or uncle is state cen
n tral committeeman, A. ID. Miller, O.
le st. Anthony, saw that the proxy iron
to Fremont county was held by the ma
as chine.
in Assistant United States Distric
ry Attorney Smead was present holding
rk proxy and was chairman of the com
I'll mittee on resolutions that turnet
uC Juc DIdul
IS of the Baltimore platform.
IS, Elders three brothers are employ
n ed in violation of the spirit of tn
er anti-nepotism law and who owe thei
so appointment to Elders influence, ar
es employed as follows, to-wit: One |
mt county attorney for Benewah county
nd another is deputy clerk in the RECORD
lie er's Office of Kootenai county, an
is the other is deputy assessor Of BounC
at ary county and his father who live
at in Occur d'Alene is given all of th
lily odd jobs around the county coul
a house and such work as the distri,
re court can provide him with"
nd O
ce Frank Wyatt, cattleman of th
be Salmon river country, was In the cit
'od several days this week greeting h
ex- many friends and looking after bus
lis ness matters connected with his e.
an tensive interests in this county
res James G. Wood left on Monds
the mornings train for Cody. Wyomin
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