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DAVIS SPRINGS
HIS PLATFORM
FORMER ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL FORMALLY SHES
CASTER IN THE RING
Is q Candidate For Republican Pri-
mary Nomination for Governor
~ of Idaho

BOISE, Ida, Jan. 13.-(SpeciaD F.
Captain E. G. Davis, former assist
ant attorney general, today announc
ed his candidacy for the republican
primary nomination for governor il
the following statement:
ITO the People of Idaho:
Il am a republican. | believe il
the principles of the republican party
and in honest party government. In
the coming primaries I shall be can
didate on my party ticket for the nom
nation of governor, and here outline
the personal principles on which
shall base my campaign and, if elect
ed, my administration.
II shall confine myself stricly with
in the spirit and intent of the pri-
mary law, both as to the limit of ex-
penditures and the purposes for which
money may be used.
II shall make no promises to Sc
cure votes; specifically, I shall not
promise appointments to office, to
sign or to veto special or losal bills,
nor desired action on particuler mat
ters of state business. l shall have
no political workers on salary, ex-
penses or promises.
combinations, nor seek the endorse
ment of any interest, political boss,
machine, or caucus.
RI owe no debt that l shall be obli-
gated to pay with political ap-
pointment. / shall be unembarrass-
ed by the usual campaign promises
and free to administer the laws and
the business of the state in the in
terest of the whole people.
II shall never allow my vote or
action as governor to be influenced
or controlled by it's political effect
upon myself or my party
II shall appoint to office compe-
tent persons only whose records re-
quire neither explanation or apology.
II shall not as governor give pub
lie appointment to any of my relatives,
nor ask, nor recommend such ap-
pointment at the hands of others.
IT shall oppose special privilege and
favoritism in loaning public money
and leasing state lands, and l shall
collect interest when due.
Il shall favor supporting our state
institutions in manner reasonably
commensurate with their needs and a
policy of dealing with their endow-
ments which will increase their in
terest-bearing capital as rapidly as
consistent with safety.
II stand for true temperance and
for such laws to make it effective as
can be equally and impartially en-
forced, regardless of the wealth and
social standing of those who may vio-
late them l shall vote for the pro-
posed amendment to the state con- !
stitution providing for statewide pro-
hibition.
Il am opposed to railroad passes |
for public officials and to seeing the /
state humiliate itself by begging or
accepting favors from corporations.
II shall limit the cost of govern |
ment by stopping leaks and unnec- /
essary expenditures, and shall utilize
every advantage to be derived from
carefully planned budgets, increased /
efficiency and systematized effort.
Il shall reduce the army of tax-eat-
gin in the governors office where
shall dispense with the position OF
private secretary as an unnecessary
luxury.
Upon the basis Of the principles and
promises here outlined, l submit my
to the voters of the repub-
ican party. In doing so | ask that
ny adherence to promises after cleo
ion be Judged by my adherence to
during the campaign. | do
lot pose as better than other people.
only claim for myself that | know
he evils from which our state is suf-
ering, and that | have the courage
md independence, and | hope the
bility, to stamp them out. ! come
rom the people of this state wherein e
was born and reared and wherein G
ny interests have ever been. | am
o mans man except my own. am g
and uncontrolled by any l
oss, or machine, or CAUCUS, or by
ny interest except that of Idaho, I