The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-23

would disregard the action of the
convention, which they held and no
power to release them. I'VE are not
asking any assistance from this con-
ventiOn and will accept none. We
shall feel ourselves bound by our in
structions whatever action you take
and do not care a damn what that ac-
ton may be-" he concluded. This was
but an incident, for the fight over
the unit rule continued, the BannocN
county minority taking a leading part.
1t was charged that precedent ex-
listed as a delegate had been released
many years ago, and Nugent had vot-
ed for his release. Mr.. Nugent said
that was true, but the convention
named was the first he ever attended
and he was mistaken. His whole rec
ord and the entire record of the par
ty since was to the contrary. The OPP
ponents Of the unit rule claimed that
it was undemocratic for a county cen
trail committee appointed two years
ago to instruct delegates to a state
convention, and that it would be more
democratic to send them uninstructed.
On the other hand it was argued that
while the wisdom of sending any dele
gate by a county committee selected
two years ago might well be open to
question, still it is hard to see how
delegates appointed by such commit
tee could be nearer the people than
the committees themselves. If the
committees were far from the people,
surely those appointed by them were
one step still further away If the
people themselves had a right to in
struct in a primary, then surely who
ever represented the people in send
ing delegates would have a right to
instruct to the same degree that they
would have a right to send make
me a free man." said one delegate
from BannOck. do not send anyone
to convention unless you can trust
him." Which," it was answered, sis
ksOund representative theory, but ques-
tionable democracy" Whether the
retOrt of the Elder men from Bannocb
that they would not have sent Mr.
Tschuds if they had not trusted him
to carry out instructions, was true OF
not, his argument failed to convince.
The debate was closed by the vet
eran former congressman, Ton
Glenn, of Bear Lake, who for an hour
had stood waiting a chance to be
heard while the fight ragged around
Bannock Glenn pleaded forcibly fol
the abrogation of the unit rule, ant
the excitement having subsidized some
what on account of exhaustion, a vote
was called.
Just then the battle broke out agar
for a moment, when Nugent arose anC
said, 1T is of course understood tha
the unit rule will be observed in tn,
vote that we are about to take, as tn,
unit rule prevails until it is set asid,
by the convention" A wild scene fol
J lowed, and cries of mo, No" ga,
Rule" "Sit Down." and the like Great
! ed a pendemonium I'VE want
square deal, here" said Nugent. "Thil
rule prevails until it is set aside. 1
you beat us fairly we will take on,
medicine. But we demand our rights.
/, This has since been construed to NEAR
threat that a bolt would take place
If the ruling we're adverse, and ha
even been construed to mean that
bolt would take place is Elder wer,
not elected, in the event that the uni
rule was dispensed with. The las
supposition does not seem borne on
by the context, and the exact meanin,
of the sentence is not quite clear
should its attention be called to tn
matter Whether in such event i