The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-06
PARTY
CHOOSES CANDIDATES
Retain Peck as Mayor; Platform
Favors the Carnegie Library

-FOUR OIL Lue pTcScuI duululoIl0IA
including Mayor E. T. Peck. w. !.
Bergman, a councilman renamed,
put in his refusal to continue in Of
flee on account Of his business duties
which he said would keep him from
devoting the proper amount of time
to city matters. Peter G. Johnston
was made chairman of the CONVEX
ton and Wendell Gagon acted as sec
rotary. The candidates are as fol-
lows:
For mayor, e. T. Peck; for city
clerk, Wendell Gagon; councilman,
first ward, Charles v. Evans and
Earnest Pearson; second ward, No
fear Davis and F. W. Pelkey; third
ward, R. L. Archer and. Neil F.
Boyle; fourth ward, Bert Pennington
and Percy Jones.
Progressive Aims
The only point In the platform
presented by the committee on reso-
lutions and platform, q. H. Ander-
son, R. N. West and James MARTINI
which came under discussion with
any difference of opinion was the
clause pledging the officers If elected
to the cause of the Carnegie library,
If it Is found that the majority Of
the people favor securing it. w. F.
Bergman said there were more i'm
portant things demanding money and
attention than the library at present.
But the proposition of free books
was so strongly upheld by Ralph
Adair, R. N. West, ]. H. Anderson
and a very apparent consensus OF
all present that it received an ad-
ditional strength of support by being
mentioned.
A motion was put and carried that
these nominees be elected. This
easy method of eliminating all the
fuss of an election campaign was
suggested thru a slip of the tongue
committed by Judge Anderson, and
it evidently pleased all.
The following men were chosen
as a campaign committee, two from
each ward who are to appoint as
co-workers two women from each
ward to help them.
First ward: J. A. Martin and H "a.
D. MacCosham.
Second ward: J. H. Anderson and
C. V. Fisher.
Third ward: E. M. Hubble and
L. ]. Chapman.
Fourth ward: J. J. Quillin and G..
=. Beebe.
This committee will also elect a
ninth member to act as their chair
man and director of the campaign.
The meeting adjourned at quart
er of 10, having no disagreements to
thresh out and no further business
for the time being. Some of them
attended the rival convention at the
Court House and were we'll received
! The following is copy Of the
| Platform drawn up and to which the
convention pledged the support of
their candidates:
NOn-partisan Platform
Whereas, the citizens of Blackfoot
regardless of party affiliations be-
lieve that the interests of our city
can be best subserved by an admin
istration, the officers of which are
selected from the best citizenship of
the municipality regardless OF poll
tics, and,
Whereas, in response to call for
a "Non-partisan" mass meeting to
nominate city officials and adopt a
platform, we do now adopt the fol-
lowing program for the ensuing term
of two years and pledge our nom
inees to the following principles:
1. Honest, economic and efficient
ia, ~ 0f
government.
2. Such progressive improvement
as is consistent with our financial
conditions
8. Municipal ownership of water
works at a reasonable cost, extern
sion of the sewer system to outlying
residents of the city not now served
and more efficient lighting system.
4. We pledge our nominees to
stand sponsor for and use their best
efforts in acquiring a public library
for the City of Blackfoot.
5. Strict enforcement of all laws
and ordinances and the passage Of
additional ordinances where neces-
sary, to the end that the civil and
moral welfare of both young and old
will be fully protected.
6. We favor the opening Of Ida
no street to pedestrians across the
railroad right-of-way, and pledge our
nominees to use every legal means
necessary to so open said street.
7. We favor taking vigorous &C
ton to stop the unnecessary block
ing of street crossings by railroad
trains.
8. To work in conjunction with
the county commissioners for the
building of hard surfaced roads upon
all streets leading to the City of
Blackfoot.
8. We pledge our nominees to
fully, carefully and courteously con-
slider the needs of the city, the Pc
titions of our fellow citizens, and
not to act against the expressed Will
of the majority. In short we prom
Use economy, service, efficiency, prog
ress, civic and moral betterment,
education and a greater, stronger,
happier Blackfoot.