Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-13
DEMOCRATS ARE
DEEPLY AROUSED
ALL Ov[RCOUNTY
Action Of Elder Faction at
Meeting of County Com
mittee Resented by Mem
bers of Party.

m1tteo Resented by Mem
bers Of Party.
Caldwell, April 13.-"No compro-
mise" is the slogan in the factional
fight precipitated here in the meeting
OF the county Democratic committee
Saturday Of last week by the ruling of
county chairman, Thomas e. Buckner
In excluding the use of proxies in the
rmeeting after he had led members of
NE committee to believe there would
be an admission of proxies. This ac-
ton resulted in their being deceived
and unprepared for the procedure Of
the county chairman and his followers
who constitute the Nugent or Elder
faction Of the Democratic party in Can
yon county, consequent to which they
bolted the meeting, held meeting Of
their own and decided upon primary
elections to select delegates to the Po-
catello convention. AS result o.
what they class as 1.-THE high handed
course" Of Buc.sner in selecting men
Of his own choosing to select the dele
gates to the state convention and ig-
noring the will OF the rank and file Of
the party throughout the county, the
bitterest factional fight in the history
Of the party in this county has been
started and is daily gaining proper
tions.
Leaders Express Themselves.
1.-The leaders of the anti-Nugent fac
hon are free in their condemnation of
Nugent and the methods of his fol-
-. a.. ,,4xr Of flafr
primary elections will probably in
struct the delegates elected from this
county not to support Robert Elder, of
Occur d'Alene, the Nugent faction can
didate for national committeeman I'M
der any circumstances. The following
interviews secured from prominent
county leaders of the anti-N ugent fac
ton in reference to the county situa-
ton gives something like an adequate
idea Of the political gravity of the sit
uation in Canyon county as all of these
men were among the delegates who
bolted the Saturday meeting:
George f. Lee-The II committee
men who were represented in the bolt
ing committee meeting were all anti
Elder men while the eight who re-
manned in the original meeting included
Chairman Buckner, trustee of the home
for feeble minded; Guy Graham. state
horticultural inspector; A. w. Mcneil,
who was commissioner to the Panama
Racific exposition; E. T. Bowman. post
master at Payette; c. w. Whiffin can
didate for. United States surveyor gen
leral, his brother Harry Whiffin; Joe
Bird, road overseer in a district near
Caldwell, and c. M. Nchol, who was
the only man to remain in the meeting
who did not hold an appointive office
or was not a candidate, except Harry
E. Within, who had his brothers in
terests at heart. OF the II who with
drew not one held any public office OF
any kind. The fact that committeeman
who remained were either office hold
ers or applicants for appointment In
dicates that pressure was brought from
some source. The Elder coercive meth
DDS won't work in Canyon county.
Dose Cannot Be Swallowed.
L. Harding am satisfied that 90
per cent of the Democrats of Canyon
Ecounty are opposed to the Elder Pence
gent machine and in trying to jam
der down our threats by throwing
out the proxies of the committeeman
he has given us dose which we can
mot swallow. For this reason I went
Pout with the other k16 committeeman
and propose to stay out until the men
ace Of Elder is removed from Idaho
Democratic politics.
p. e. Smith-The Canyon county
delegation to the Democratic state con-
vention which will meet at Pocatello
May IS, will be opposed to the re-elec-
-
committeeman for Idaho. The senti-
nnent of Canyon county Democrats is
practically unanimous against Mr.. Ell
Der, Notwithstanding the impression
(which the action Of the county central
Committee Saturday created. A num-
lber Of the leading Democrats of Can
lyon county are interested in the ap-
pointment of c. w. Within as sur
veyor general Of Idaho and the action
taken Saturday was more for the pur-
pose Of helping Mr.. Within than to
promote the ambitions of Mr.. Elder.
THE Democrats OF Canyon county have
been and are yet with Governor Alex
lander. They are beginning to feel,
however, that appointees of Governor
jexander are taking too active a pert
behalf Of Mr.. Elder, and can see no
feason for such activity. The governor
liz probably unaware Of the activity Of
|his appointees but he should become
aware of It.
w, r. O'Connor-What else could
|se1f -reupecting committeeman and
|those holding proxies do II they were
|neainst gag rule. but walk out and hold
meeting representative in
kharacter and in which all duly quail
led committeeman and proxy holders
We're allowed to participate in a true
ke1nocratic way? Prior to the meet
II called by Chairman Buclsner we
kere giyen to understand that the
t6sss were putting the screws on and
lieqs they got the delegation G. w.
Yhiffin would probably lose the ap-l