The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-09-30
Senator Nugent and Nonpartisan Lea
gue-- Withdrawal of SamueIs--Many
Democrats in Open Revolt

also political enemies of Walters. the
democratic candidate for governor.
and the threat is freely made that
Walters viii be put third in the race
regardless of what effect such a re-
suit might have upon the chances of
other candidates"
Secret Meetings Held.
The circular letter, as outlined
says in part
"A. c. Townley spent two days in
the city of Boise recently for the pur-
pose of forcing the senatorial candi-
date of the nonpartisan league to de-
cline his nomination and give his and
the leagues endorsement to United
States Senator John +. Nugent
Candidate Samuels was willing to
come off the ticket but claimed that
when nominated, he was promised his
candidacy would be left to a referen-
dunn vote of the league membership
and that he should not be forced to
resign unless the league membership
voted for him to quit; that he was, in
fact not a mere stool pigeon to fill
the position until such time as SEN
ator Nugent thought it advisable to
take the league endorsement; and
that he had thought his nomination
was rendered him in good faith.
Election of Nugent Paramount Says
Townley.
Mr. Fairchild, nominee for govern
or, asserted that it would be a body
I,1n,N to his copdi1oo,r for M Con,
uels to withdraw and a senatorial
candidate endorsed who would not
recognize the league, save as man
goes down an alley in the dark to
meet a woman of shady reputation.
THE argument grew heated and
disorder, when Boss Town
ley asserted the reelection of Senator
Nugent is the paramount fight of the
league in the nation.
The senator had been endorsed by
the league two years ago. and the
league membership had gone into the
primaries for the sole
purpose of securing him the demo-
cratic nomination, which he could not
otherwise obtain, and for the league
now to desert him in the face of the
fact that his opponent is the same as
before. would be an act of perfidy and
dishOnor Mr.. Samuels therefore,
must decline the league nomination,
and the league endorsement must go
to Senator Nugent
Mr. TOwnley did not go into the
details of the endorsement of Senator
Nugent two years ago, or how the en-
trance of the league into the demo-
cratic primary was brought about
upon the invitation of Senator Dubois,
acting as the alleged representative !
IF Senator Nugent the national dem
)cratic committee and the political
manager Of the national administra-
ion. Postmaster General Burles0n. He (
,ontented himself with the state
mont that Mr.. Samuels must with
RAW in Senator Nugents favor.
Fairchild Threatens Expose.
Mr.. Fairchild, who had threatened }
o resign from the ticket and expose ,
he whole proceedings, was Modified +
" the argument that he was much
tronger than Mr.. Samuels; that Sen
tor Nugent had received the endorse ,
lent of the American Federation of
.abor, while the Idaho labor organi-
alton would endorse Fairchild for
overnor as against Senator Nugents e
INNING mate T. A. Walters, and that /
lr. Fairchild could remain on the II
cket until such time as he might be u
ersonally convinced that his candi- D
acy was hopeless, or such time as X
e might be willing to accept trade D
nat would be proffered by the demo- II
rats when he would be assured of n
Ugh appOintive office"
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