The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-01
JEFF FERS0N CLUB
SUGGESTS NAMES
Large Crowd Gathers saturday
Night at Hall
ANOTHER MEETING THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR FINAL REPORT.
Committee Canyassing Situation In
Order to Get Men Out For Legisla-
tive Positions.

Having recommended several candi-
dates to the voters for vacancies on
the Democratic ticket, heard several
eloquent eXtemporaneous talks on
political issues and expressed itself
unanimously in favor of the princi-
pies of Democracy as exemplified by
Woodrow Wilson, the Jefferson club at
full meeting Saturday night, adjourn
ed until next Thursday night in order
to secure final report from the COM
mittee on recommendations consisting
of E. NJ Wolfe, Thomas M. Robinson,
Senator o. G. Zuck, DR.. w. f. Pike,
W. F. Alworth, j. NJ Shank and Chas.
] Kalina. The committee at the meet
ing recommended for consideration
for senator, ]. W. Faris of Buhl, and
DR.. Harry S. Sawyer, of Twin Falls;
for representative, Lawrence Hansen
of Hansen, w. j. Trueblood of Twin
Falls, James Fitzgerald of Filler,
Harold NJ Sims of Twin Falls, and
Thomas Dovery of Twin Falls; for
commissioner, A. e. Carlson of Twin
Falls for the first district, and Dan
Connor of Filler for the second dis
trict; for probate judge, A. w Ostrom.
DR.. Sawyer, Judge Hansen, Mr. True
blood and Mr.. Dovery announced that
they were not in a position to accept.
Mr.. Sims took the matter under adj
visement The meeting left the matter
of recommending new candidates and
ascertaining whether those recon-
mended would accept if nominated, up
to the committee, which will report
Thursday night 1t was understood
that the meeting Thursday night would
have full power to add to the recon-
mendations of the committee.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge j. NJ Shank of Bull, who was
elected chairman pro TEN to take the
place of Judge Hansen, who had not
arrived when the tisle came to begin
proceedings. Judge Shank made a
, rousing speech in which he pointed to
the weakness of the criticism offered
by the enemies of the national admin
istration. The critics were denounc-
ing President Wilson in general terms
, he said, but failed to specify what
z they would do were they in his place
Things looked equally promising for
Democracy in Idaho. One of the most
noted of the old time state leaders was
in Buhl a few days ago, declared Judge
| Shank, and while there this man, who
{ was still an influential leader, stated
3 that unless the Republicans would put
l up their very best man and get togeth-
t er on him, Moses Alexander would
= again be governor of Idaho. Dr. Harry
) w. Sawyer was elected secretary pro
tenn in the absence of A. r. Hicks il
t the east
Y Tom Robinson suggested that the
e meeting get down to business and re
commend good, strong men for legis
= lative offices. He declared that Judge
i Hansen would be elected if nominated
r and would make a fine legislator b
= M. Wolfe made a talk in favor of grave
= consideration of the situation by thu
club and by the people. Efficient anC
true men were wanted, he said. Nov
ed that a committee of five be appoint
ed to canvas the situation and repOr
II. recommendations back to the club a
\ a meeting held next Thursday. Th'
motion was carried. Later on, on th'
suggestion of F. Lee Johnson and mo
e ton of M. Stronk, the membership wa
4 raised to seven. j. d. Whelan sug
gested that it be distinctly understood
that the meeting of the club Thursda.
night reserved the right to add ney
o names to the recommendations of tn
/, committee should it be deemed advis
u clDlC " uO So anu MI. WOllt QcCldiS ~
that such was the intention of his mo
d ton, as the function of the committe
= was advisory and the club would pas
e upon its recommendations At thi
S junction Judge Hansen arrived AM
II Judge Shank turned the chair over t
d him. After short talks by Mr.. Steel
1t OF House creek, who insisted that goo
e men be recommended and by MI
S Trueblood who wanted the Salmon
represented and recommended II.
3, Sims for the legislature, the commit
y tee was appointed, the personnel O
h which is given above.
l. Mr.. Alworth created some sensation
= by introducing the county divisio
T. sceptre to the club and demanding tha
S it be recognized. He declared tina
J. this was the most important questio
l. before the people and that the clu
: should take a firm stand against divi
e sion by making a motion to that ei
e feet, which, however failed to secur
J. a second Judge Shank of Bull. re
e piled that while not originally a div
a sionist, he had become convinced tha
J. the county ought to be divided. but in