The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27
JEFFERsoNIANs' NEWS OF BOISE
adv. 4a-6m

fers of support from every portion OF
the state have come to the Jeffer-
sonian club headquarters during the
week In the efforts of that club to
preserve the Democratic party of
this state from the fate that met the
Republican party of North Dakota.
No one pretends that there is a Re-
publican party in North Dakota, and
no one claims that there will be a
Democratic party in Idaho If the
Nonpartisian league should succeed
in its plan to capture that party in
this state, as it captured the Republic
can party in North Dakota.
1t vas the purpose Of the Jefferson
ian club to bring to Democrats Of the
state a realization of the situation
such that they would cast their votes
for but one candidate for each office
and not permit the Nonpartisian
league to win by dividing the Demo-
cratic vote. In this effort they have
been successful even beyond their
first hopes. There is not leader
of more than local Importance who
is not giving his support to Frank
Martin for governor and to the rest
Of the straight Democrats who are
candidates in the primaries. Out
side of possibly two or at the most
three, counties of the state, all Demo-
cratic ballots will be cast for Mar
tin.
There has been a rumor current
around Boise for some time that
certain invested interests of the
state secretly desire the Nonpartisan
tleagut candidates to win in the pri-
maries. This is not because they
want the Nonpartisan league to win,
but because they want the Republi-
cans to win-and to win with the
support of these interests. They fig
Eure that If they can secure for the
INonpartisian league candidates the
nomination on the Democratic ticket
they can carry with them into the
Republican party large portion of
the Democrats of the state who will
no longer owe allegiance to their
party which has become dominated
by the Socialists "a very few former
Democrats and sprinkling Of
Former Republicans constituting the
Strength of the Nonpartisian league.
& Mr.. Martins candidacy is being
formally endorsed by all those Demo-
Gratis who in the past have done the
party work, as well as by county
committees over the state. Already
ii is certain that the contest in the
primaries will be straight contest
between Democrats DESTROYS of saw
Ing their party's affairs and its con-
troll to Democrats, and the Non
partison league which merely wishes
to use the Democratic party az a
means for riding into power, just as
they used the Republican .organiza-
ton for the same purpose in North
Dakota.
Announcement is made that Cover
nor Frazier of North Dakota is to
QAmpaign Idaho in behalf of the
league candidates.
Governor Frazier is officially Re-
publican in North Dakota, but actu-
lily nothing but Nonpartisian |
|44guer, who is campaigning Idaho
~ behalf of Samuels, who likewise,
+ only officially Democrat for po-,
<ical uses, but who in reality claims /
I6 be no such thing. This should |
DIV conclusively, not alone to Dem
ats, but to Republicans as well,
Il there is nothing but pretense in |
claims Of Nonpartisian leagures
u they are Democrats. As they,
mselves say, they are Democrats
My for this election"
republicans are as much inter- I
ID In this situation as are the
nOcrats. If the Nonpartisian
uers win under their pretense Of
1lag Democrats and thus destroy /
Democatic party in this state,
N is to prevent them at the next
ion, claiming to be Republicans,
capturing that party and thus
estroy 1t in this state likewise?
Jeffersonian club believes that
0f the claims of the Nonpartisan
"a, relative to the strength of
reorganization in this state are
8 but If all the training of -all
reatest men of the nation, from
fancy on down to the present,
\ ben right in that the safety and
4sts Of the government demand
h @xistence of two pocitical par y