Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-28
For President
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
For vice-President
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS
DISAPPOINTMENT AT pAygr1e

pointed IN the results of the primar,
election. Unfortunately the only can
didates Payette had in the field wer,
candidates whose nomination wou1,
nave interferred with the plans O
the people of Canyon county. Had
Payette introduced candidates 70,
other positions it is altogether likely
that much of the disappointment
would not have occurred. One of the
disadvantages of the present pri
mary system is that there is nc
method of giving each community
fair representation in the govern
ment There is no such thing az
1alr distribution of county offices.
The Tribune regrets keenly that Pay.
cite has not fair representation on
the county ticket of the Republican
party The fair minded men of Pay
cite realize that it was impossible
to give them such representation I'M
der the system in vogue.
In justice to Payette we trust
that the officers elected at the next
general election will see to 1t that
Payette Is treated fairly, yes liber-
ally, DIN every respect Those things
which the county can do for a COM
munity should be done for Payette.
Payette should be treated SO kindly
that she will fight to remain with
and a part of Canyon county.
Back of this and of every fight
In Canyon county is county division
Psyette wants a new county. She
feels that only in this way can she
achieve the greatness that she
should have. We are convinced that
a great majority of the people In
the Boise Valley are willing that
Payette should have a new county
All that we ask is that the Boise
Valley WELD the knife when the cary
ing is done. If county can be pro-
vided for Payette without cutting
Canyon county too deeply let us
help In the creation of the county
The sooner it is done the better. |
The trouble is that the area avail
able for a new county Is too small. |
The constitution provides that 81
county must have an area OF 400
square miles. Four hundred square
miles are not to be had out of Can
yon county. If Washington or Gem
or both are willing to give a slice
everything can be arranged nicely.
We suggest that Caldwell join Pay
cite in an effort to work over Wash
dngton and Gem counties SC CALDWELL
Tribune
The more the Caldwell Tribune
tries to explain why large portion
OF the Republican voters of Canyon
county should have been denied rep
resentation on the county ticket, the
more the, voters who have been o.
tracised fail to see any element OF
that has been melted out to them.
They cannot understand why 1t
should have been necessary. a6ter
Caldwell had brought Mr.. Holt into
the campaign to defeat Captain
Patch, for the Tribune to line up a
legislative ticket for the primaries
that eliminated Mr.. Lattig, Payette's
only candidate Previous to that
time Payette Valley Republicans had
made no fight on any candidate be-
cause he happened to reside On Cald-
well, (and most OF them did happen
to reside in or near Caldwen) but
had determined to accept the sit
uatiom with as good grace as pos
sible and oppose Mr.. Hollis candi-
dacy with every honorable means at
their command. Mr. Holt had ad-
mitted to a delegation of Payette
men who waited upon him to try to-
persuade him to keep out of the
race, in the interest of local party
harmony, that he believed the quee-
Mon Of county division to be the
main reason why he was being urged
by his Caldwell fr1end6 TO become
q candidate This was the first time.
30 far as we know, that the question
Of county division had been inject
ed into the campaign by any candi-
date. Logically. Of course, Payette
was well aware that Caldwell could
command the votes to defeat any
candidate who might be named for
the legislature In this end Of the
county, but reasoned that for the
sake Of harmony and the best in
terests Of the panty the Republicans
OF Caldwell would be willing to take
= chance on the county division
question, with four to one in the
lower house OF the state legislature.
Mr.. Norris OF Payette had announced
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