The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-28

Convention-The Twin Falls con-
vention of the Republican party res
ponded promptly and Immediately to
the suggestions of John w. Hart, who
spoke for William E. Borah and the
peculiar" interests which Mr.. Hart
always represents. 1t was also
Roosevelt convention. Mr.. Hart was
the man on the ground every minute
of the day He had the situation well
in hand all of the time. So far as the
business of the convention was con-
cerned there was never break in the
Hart influence. When Mr.. Hart at
tempted to assume cxtralimitary au-
thority he met with opposition, as for
instance when he attempted to force
Herman H. Taylor out of the guber-
material fight. Mr.. Taylor refused to
be ousted. In the convention. how
ever. Mr.. Harris influence flowed at
full tide all of the time. The motion
by General Peterson that the delega-
ton to the Chicago convention vote
only for Republicans was burked
quickly and effectively.
The delegation to the Chicago con-
vention is uninstructed. 1t is felt that
at the PROPER time it will swing into
line for Col. Roosevelt for the Repub
lican nomination. The delegation will
be under the thumb of Hart and Bo-
rah and vote as these twain patriots
instruct. Idaho, true to type, will go
into the Chicago convention ready at
any moment to go to Roosevelt. The
Twin Falls convention was really the
most remarkable Republican conven
ton ever held in Idaho. and this state
has held some Republican conven-
tions.
Every Republican who attended the
Twin Falls convention is targing him
self as to how it was all done. The
machine worked smoothly. noiselessly
and pamlessly. There was not a mo-
ment when a man might say, now it
commences to hurt" and yet all were
conscious that the roller was rolling
right along.
The Twin Falls convention was the
result of number of circumstances
and the results could not have been
other than they were. In the first
place great many Progressives have
returned to the Republican party nat
urally bringing with them their Roose-
welt predictions. Added to this was
the Borah element who are for b.
rah, Roosevelt, or whoever Borah
says. They fused happily and easily
with the former Progressives. Then
along comes Hart with his vestpocket
full of Mormon influence. Hart dove
tailed into the arrangements as though
they had been made under his per-
sonal supervision. 1t was a harmon
ious whole with just enough growing
on the outside to emphasize the har-
mony of the great majority.
Big Three-The men who stood out
above the average in force, courage
and ability, excepting here the one or
two manipulators, were Col. Thomas
R. Hamer, Lieutenant Governor Tay-
lor and General Peterson. Col. Ha-
mer, in an emergency, was called to
take charge of and direct the conven-
ton. This he did. He responded with
an address characteristic of the man
and forced the conviction for a while
at least that this was a Republican
convention. He got the convention
into running order and there was
grave danger that the pot of beans
might be upset. Col. Hamer stood
out clear and distinct in that conven-
ton as the biggest and brainiest man
there. Unhappily for him, unhappily
for Idaho, the powers that be in Ida
no. cannot use Col. Hamer in their
politics and consequently the state
loses the services of one of its great
est citizens. Perhaps at some time
or other there will be change in the
control of Idaho politics. If such an
event should take place Col Hamer
ha al 70
people of Idaho in positions of honor
and trust.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor was
notified by committee that he could
not get the Republican nomination for
governor and that he had better make
way for Mr.. Crum. The sentiment of
the convention may be summed up
this: Crum ought to be the nominee;
Senator d. w. Davis probably will be-
Mr. Taylor refused point blank to get
out of the way, He stated that he was
in the field and would stay there un-
til the last vote is counted. Mr.. Tay-
Tor has strange. exotic ideas about
politics in Idaho. He seems to think
that any man has right to partici-
pate in politics or even to stand for
public Office without the consent of
any one. Such rights are unknown
They are dreams and dreams that are
already dreamed. at present not even
furnishing exhileration during their
course nor relief after their passage.
We admire the courage Mr.. Taylor
exhibited when he told John w. Hart
to go jump into the lake. We fear
that he has little chance OF being NOM
mated but he may help to kill the ar