The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-07
CONVENTION GOES
TO POCATELLO
Democrats Choose POCptelIO and
Set May 18th as the Date
ADMINISTRATIONS OF WILSON
AND ALEXANDER ENDORSED.
Wilson Being Unanimous Choice Of
Party, Preferential Primary Is Dis
pensed With.

Party, Preferential Primary Is Dis
pensed With.
BOISE-In view Of the fact that
there were no state laws to regulate
presidential primary, its excessive
cost, and the apparent unity on Presi-
dent Wilson. the Democratic state
central committee concluded not TO
hold preferential primaries in this
state. This action was taken at a
meeting held yesterday evening.
The debate on the report of the com
mittee on resolutions threatened to
be overheated at times but there were
no personalities. John f. Nugent and
Assistant United States Attorney ]. f.
Smead led the anti-primary forces,
while Harry L. Day and Ravenal Mac
beth spoke for the primary.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported at s p. m. A majority report.
signed by ]. r. Smead, L. c. Jones and
David l.. Evans. after indorsing the
administration of President Wilson
and Governor Alexander, recommend
ed that each county be allowed six
delegates for every representative it
had in the house of representative. II
continued:
THAT the aforesaid delegates from
each county of the state of Idaho shall
be selected as follows The Demo-
! cratic central committee of each of
the said counties is hereay empowered
to select the said delegates from such
county, or to provide such means for
the selection of such delegates as
such county central committee shall
in its discretion see fit"
The minority report, signed by
Harry L. Day and J. M. Adams, also
indorsed the president and governor
and recommended that counties be al
lowed one delegate for every one hun
dred votes cast for President Wilson
', In moving the adoption of the ma
jority report ]. r. Smead said it would
be impractical to give the counties
representation on the basis of the vote
> for president because new counties
had been created, precincts had been
cut up and no basis could be arrived
> at.
John F. Nugent also defended the
, majority report He said that all was
harmonious in Democratic ranks at
present. The provision in the Balti-
more platform was not mandatory, he
explained, and he read a letter from
National Chairman McCombs which
said a preferential primary in Idaho
was unnecessary.
If a preferential primary were held,
admitted Mr. Nugent, Jerome ]. Day
would have an advantage over R. H.
be no restriction on the amount of
money spent The lead and timber
A men in the north would poll more Re
publican votes for Day In that section
than the Democrats could poll for
Elder in the south. The Republicans
S would control the Democratic pri-
n maries as they had on other occa-
sions.
Harry L. Day in reply said he came
to Idaho bare-handed and earned what
: he had honestly He said he did MOI
: agree with the presidents stand OF
II the submarine question.
IS r. H. Elder, national committeeman
: said the national committee did no
II expect states in which preferential
Il primaries we're not provided for b,
o law to hold such primaries and no at
p tempt would be made to compel then
IL to do So The Baltimore platform
81 plank was not so construed
Is Senator Ravenal Macbeth insiste'
N that the Democrats were doing nov
/ what the Republicans had been con
TX demned for doing a short time age
lie They would place themselves In a
o. embarrassing position by going bac
on the Baltimore platform and re
verting to machine rule
A. c. Hindman defended the major
~ ity report, declaring that a preferen
at tial primary was impractical and to
at expensive
Or The vote resulted as follows:
l. For the preferential primary Bine
ham, Boise, Bonneville, Boundar,
Il. Clearwater. Custer, Elmore, Gem, Jet
" ferson, Latsh, Lewis, Madison, She
er shone, Twin Falls and Washington
os Total, is.
m Against the preferential primary
ne Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear LAX
IN Benewah. Blaine, Bonner, Canyon
o. Cassia, Franklin, Fremont, Goodin
er Idaho, Kootenai. Lemhi. Lincoln, Min
- doka. Nez Perce, Oneida. Owyhe
H. Power and Teton. Total, %.
Pocatello defeated Twin Falls |
or one vote for the convention
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