Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-31
REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET


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give home producers, manufacturer
and laborers equal opportunity wheI
measured against world competition.
Favor adoption by the state of {
budget system.
Recommend favorable consideration
by the voters of the constitutional
amendment proposing to add two more
justices to the supreme court.
Favor the creation of small credit
ors courts
Indorse the American Federation Of
Farm Bureau plan to solve farmers
economical problems.
Approve liberal federal aid for the
construction of good roads and the
Chamberlain bill pending in congress
Indorse the Collaboration Hunt.
ington federal survey of the Columbia
and Snake rivers for power purposes
Urge the passage by congress OF
the "thruth-in-fabric" bill
Indorse prohibition, the child labor
law and adequate appropriations fol-
children's bureaus.
Approve the reclamation plank in
the national platform, the reclama-
ton of swamp lands and agricultural
development of cutoyer lands.
Indorse the Smith-Fletcher bill to
reclaim arid lands, conserving and
impounding waters in reservoirs in
Idaho for irrigation purposes and ia
for policy of unrestricted state con-
troll of natural resources.
Commend the workmens compen-
sation law but favor amending the
law to strengthen it.
Favor the present mixed primary
law with the convention features.
Approve speedy construction of the
north and south highway
Favor the enactment of legislation
by congress which will permit ex-
service men in the late war and Span
ish war veterans to be able to realize
proper substantial benefits.
Approve the enactment of laws by
the state which will give ex-service
men a preferential right of sixty days
on all Carey act irrigation projects
open to entry, that will permit ex-ser-
vice men in Idaho to gain admission
to. the soldiers home in case of disa-
bility, that will preclude alien slack
ers from securing any grants, leases
or privileges from the state and pro-
vide for the creation of a state well
fare commission for ex-service men
and women of the world war.
Following is the plank referring to
the direct primary law:
The republican party in response
to the demand of the people of Idaho.
did in 1909 pass direct primary law
and thereafter at subsequent sessions
lid attempt to strengthen said law and
10 bring it to perfection. Notwith-
the honest and intelligent
legislation to this end the direct pri-
mary law was largely unsatisfactory
n its operation as a statewide meas
Ire and was by the concurrence of
he republican and democratic men,
oers repealed at the last session of the
legislature; that the present mixed
law passed in its place has
developed defects and must be amend
I'd and improved so as to preserve all
hat is conducive to good government
n the direct primary law, while abso-
utely protecting the rights of our
PEOPLE to party organization and re-
possibility.
I'VE concur in and heartily adopt
he statement by our candidate for
PRESIDENT, Hon. Warren G. Harding. in
lis address of acceptance wherein he
aid:
The abandonment of government |
through political parties means the
anne stability for us which character
yes many Latin-American states. or il
means an autocracy or dictatorship
Vhlch spells the end of our boosted |
epublic. Partisanship can be put
side for a great national emergency
7hen the menace comes from without
S the great war has proven, but party
censorship is the guarantee of ac-
ompfshment in meeting the prob
ems of peace"
The democratic state ticket was nut
through as slated by the party ma
hine of which Senator Nugent now
GEMS to be in control and the follow
1g nominations were made:
U. 5. senator-John F. Nugent.
Governor-T. A. Walters.
Lieutenant governor-Nathan Petit
one.
Congress, First district-Mrs. Nell
!. Irion.
Congress, Second district-W. p
Whitaker.
chief JUSTICE. H. Forney.
Provisional long term justice-John
|. Flynn. ''A"
Snort term-Edward M. Hollien.
secretary state-George H. Curtis
state auditor-Egbert Jones.
State treasurer-Mrs. Sarah II
elvin. an n
A Sy general-Ross W. Bates.
state superintendent of public in
ruction-Olive Petrashek.
MINE inspector-W. A. Snow.