The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-05-12


Idaho will hold their state convention
at Pocatello in about ten days. The
indications are that this will be the
one held at Twin Falls by the same
party in 1906 when the Supreme Court
of the state was called upon to desig-
nate which of two tickets was the
Democratinc ticket. There is chance
that the anti-Elder faction, feeling that
the fight is already lost, will make NO
effort to control the Pocatello con-
vention. We are inclined to believe
that something of fight will be put
up against Elder.
1t is noted that a compromise ma
tional committeeman in the person OF
Hon. D. L. Evans of Oneida county
has been suggested Mr.. Evans is a
splendid man and would make a good
committeeman. He is a representa-
tive Democrat and not closely ident-
flied with either faction of the party
Naturally he would belong to the
Hawley clique. At the meeting of the
state central committee in Boise re-
Gently he was found in training with
the Nugent wing He probably hob
nobs with both factions to more or
less extent. From a party standpoint
we believe that the election of D. L.
Evans would be ten strike. Notwith-
standing our belief that Mr.. Evans is
the available man, we are convinced
that there will be no compromise OF
this kind. Messrs. Pence, Elder and
Nugent have control of the machinery
They wish to retain control and the
safest way is to re-elect Mr.. Elder,
and that is the very thing that will
happen at Pocatello. You cannot ex-
pect men to put up the fight that
Pence, Elder and Nugent have put up,
and win in that fight, and then turn
the spoils of victory over to neutral
Politics are not played that way in
the state of Idaho, or anywhere alse
for that matter.
Messrs. Nugent, Pence and Elder
are in this fight for the purpose of re-
tanning the machinery of the party,
They have won the fight and they will
handle the machine. The anti-Elder
forces are licked to FRAGILE right now
and all because the Hon. Jeremiah
Day was little shy on sand. He
didn't have the nerve. He couldn't
stand the gaff.
A month ago little intelligent eff
fort in behalf of any man would have
stripped Elder, Nugent and Pence OF
their power. Today they are entrench-
ed and will stick for two wears more.
What will happen at the expiration of
two years is of no great Importance to
any one at the present writing.
acknowledgements Alexander is
still source of worry, hope and irri-
tation to the Democrats. Not one of
them knows what the Governor in
tends to do. Some think he will be a
candidate for reelection Others
think that he is ready to scuttle the
ship. Still others think that he should
be compelled to run again, and are
general election.
will be candidate if he wants to be a
candidate. He will not be a candidate
if he does not want to be. He does
not wish to be beaten at the general
election. He would much prefer to
decline to run. He also enjoys the
limelight. He is not so modest that
a little of the calcium is painful or even
displeasing Being such man as he
is, and circumstances being exactly as
they are, Governor Alexander will
abide until after the Chicago conven-
ton. In case the Republicans and
Progressives fail to amalgamate you
will find the governor hot on the trail
of the nomination II they do ANAL
gamate he will wander off We guess
that harmony will prevail at Chicago
to an extent that is noticeable, and
that, in consequence, Hon. Moses Al
exander will not be candidate for the
nomination this year.
Governor Alexander is not popular
with those men who have arrogated
to themselves the leadership of the
party. The trouble with Governor
Alexander is that he has little respect
for any one in the Democratic party
except Alexander. The party is sim
ply an instrument to further the ambi-
lions of Alexander. AS long as it does
that it is serving a useful purpose. The
leaders naturally do not care about
maintaining party organization for
the sole purpose of pushing Governor
Alexander up and onward. They feel
that there are other things to be con-
sidered beside the ambitions of one
man. 1t so happens that Mr.. Alexan-
der is in Office and can be the nominee
of his party if he desires to be. This
makes it little hard on those Demo
cratic patriots who have no love for
the Governor. All they can do is to
abide their time. This thew will do
and when the abiding time comes there
is going to be an abiding that one gen
tleman will remember for the rest OF
his life.
Non-P artisanship-The judiciary is
non-partisan in Idaho, Candidates for
judgeships are supposed to have for
gotten the brand of politics they af-
fected few years ago. We believe
that such candidates do this very thing
and especially when the record shows
that they were Democrats. Idaho is