The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-25
IDAHO DEMOCRATS AND NON.
PARTISAN LEAGUE.

The democratic party Of Idaho ap-
pears to be very much divided in
opinion as to the action to be taken
to prevent the rape Of the primary by
the Non-Partisan league. The chair
man Of the democratic state commit
tee proposes to appeal to the courts
to prevent the appearance Of the
names Of the league candidates on
the democratic primary ticket, while
there Is another element apparently
as strong as that represented by the
chairman, which favors meeting the
league with an opposition ticket made
up Of tried and true democrats. Taken
altogether the situation Is the most
serious that has ever confronted the
democrats OF Idaho and is so recog-
nized by leaders OF the party II the
league candidates are successful in
the primary. 1t simply means that the
democrats will have no ticket that has
a claim upon the party for support.
There is a pronounced disposition
among the democrats Of the state to
blame ex-senator Dubois, and indi-
rectly the national administration, for
the predicament of the party. The for
mer Idaho senator, who holds lame
duck" job In Washington with a sal
AIRY OF $1,000 per year, came out to
Idaho soon after the president had
announced the adjournment of poll
tics. Dubois Is member of some
| board connected with the ordnance
department and theoretically he is
supposed to be very busy while the
war is on providing our boys on land
and sea with guns, ammunition and
other essential supplies handled by the
ordnance department. As a matter of
fact, his position on the ordnance
board appears to be merely means
of getting his name on the govern
ment payroll and that the position
carries with 1t no labor beyond sign
Ing a voucher for the quarterly pay
check. Thus Mr.. Dubois has much
time at his disposal to devote to poll
tics, and he Is evidently being used by
the president during the adjournment
of politics to look after the interests
of Senator Nugent, whose return to
the senate this fall is very much de-
sired by the administration. Senator
Dubois CHANGED to drop into the state
about the time the Non Partisan lea
que held its meeting in Boise, and
some democrats profess to see his
handiwork in the formation Of the
non partisan ticket and the determin-
alton to place 1t on the democratic
primary ticket. 1t is pointed out that
the senator was impressed with the
voting strength of the Non Partisan
league and the necessity for it's sup
port of the candidacy of Senator Nu-
gent. The league had never warmed
up to any great extent toward the
junior senator, but the advantage of
having their ticket nominated in the
democratic primary was regarded as
sufficient inducement to give Nugent
a place on It, He was therefore made
the non partisan nominee for the
short term, but 1t is observed that his
record received no eulogistic tribute
such as was given to Senator Borah.
1t Is believed that he was endorsed
solely through the representation of
Dubois that by doing SO the entire
non partisan ticket would be given
place on the democratic primary bal
lot and that they would have sufficient
votes to control the primary.
| AS a result there is much bitterness
in the ranks of the Idaho democracy
toward Dubois, and indirectly toward
the national administration (which iS
held responsible for sending him here
to NEEDLE in state politics for the pur-
pose of forcing Nugent's candidacy
upon the party and to oppose the can
didacy Of Ex-Governor Hawley
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