Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-05
HARMONY IS
PREVAILING
Boise Correspondent Believes Republi-
cans and Progressives of Idaho
Certain to be United Party
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION GLOOMY
fractional Fight Looms Before Pocatello
State Convention

BOISE, May 3.-The situation in
Idaho so far as the republicans
and progressives are concerned, is
what might be termed extraordinary
ly satisfactory. There has grown
into existence of late feeling among
those who have been members of
both parties that in the future there
will be but one party and but one
ticket will be presented to the suf-
frages of the people in the various
counties, the state and the nation.
In conversation the other day one
to the Chicago convention stated
that it was the understanding among
the leading progressives of the state
that a tentative understanding had
been reached between the republic
can and progressive national COM
mittees that if the republicans at
Chicago would adopt a platform con-
tanning some of the essential planks
of the progressive platform Of 1912
the progressive party would then
go out of existence everywhere.
The gentleman further stated that
the fear expressed by many of the
old line republicans that the nomina-
ton of Roosevelt would be all thai
would satisfy the progressives was
the veriest nonsense, and that al
most any of the candidates men
toned by the republicans would re.
ceive the hearty approval of the
progressives. Naturally" said the
progressive, many of those who were
followers of Colonel Roosevelt il
1912 would be glad to have him fol
the standard bearer of the party
but there are others in the party
who would prefer others. In Idaho
the progressives, almost to a MAJ
and woman, 1 believe, are hoping
that Senator Borah may be selected
We appreciate the fact that sucl
action by the national convention il
hardly to be looked for but we ar,
prepared to go to Chicago and pu
our shoulders to the wheel to ac
complish this result"
The Democratic WarcIoud.
The democratic warcloud that ha
been darkening the political horizon
for the past month or more,
growing blacker as the time for tn
state convention approaches. At frs
it was supposed that the hold on tn
party machinery of Nugent, Penc
and Elder was so strong and S
generally recognized that the impot
ent majority would be compelled t
surrender and smile over the out
rage. But apparently this impoten
majority is not of the smiling sor
They are more inclined to put u
a fight and in the event of defea
through the exercise of arbitrar
power and in opposition to the wi
Of the majority to carry the figt
to the polls at the general election
even though the result may be th
loss of such counties as have
the past returned democratic ms
jorities.
There are indications at preser
that the Pocatello convention ma
partake of the celebrated democrat
ic meeting in Twin Falls, whe
"a Senator Dubois was finally throw
from the saddle. Then there wei
two vociferous democratic CONVEX
tons held in one hall at the sam
time, and it was claimed that onl
the presence of the police prevente
something more serious than WORD
warfare. Just at present in IL
counties, such as Ada and Canyc
not to mention a number of other
where the Nugent county centr
committees adopted arbitrary met
DDS, the revolt is in full swing.
democratic convention for the ele
ton of delegates has been held
several counties, and in each cal
delegates were elected which WI
contest for seats at Pocatello
opposition to the machine deleg
tons first appointed There are Il
dications that the actual control
the convention there will rest wi
Ada and Canyon counties.
Alexander Growing Cautious
That this spirit of revolt is su
fcient widespread to create a spil
Of uncertainty regarding the futui
is evident from the opposition tn
is manifest among the closer frien