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Nugent RenOminated

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Nugent RenOminated
IDAHO FALLS-(By A. P)-Unit'1
States Senator Nugent was renomin
ted at the Idaho State democratic col
vention by unanimous rising vote.
Former Governor Hawley placel
Nugent in nomination. The convex
tion had been in session less than 4
minutes when the nomination wsl
| completed.
Woman Congressional Nominee
Mrs Nell X. Irion, of Standpoint
was nominated for congress in th)
First district, to oppose Burton q
French, incumbent in that district, ex
pected to be renominated at Pocatellf
| today. She is the first woman eve;
| named for congressional office in this
state.
Mayor W. p Whitaker, of Pocatello
was nominated for congress in the
second district. He defeated Taylor
Cummings, of Twin Falls and M. J
Kerr, of Fremont county The vote
was late made unanimous.
Mrs Irion was formerly a teacher
in the Colfax schools and married
Professor w. K. Irion, who at that
time, was superintendent of city
schools at E1berton, Wash, many
years ago. Soon after their marriage
they moved to Idaho and she has tax
en- an active part in democratic poll
tics.)
Moscow Man Chairman
Frank L. Moore, of Moscow, was
elected permanent chairman of the
democratic state convention at Idaho
Falls, and Mrs. Grover Rich, of Bur-
ley, was elected permanent secretary,
with w. J. Chandler, or Ririe, as as
sistant. The democrats were in ses-
sion most of the night. A telegram
from Idaho Falls, dated last night,
says:
1t was $3.50 tonight when former
Attorney General T. H. Walters
chairman of the resolutions commit
nee, started reading the platform
that was adopted in its entirety after
the committee had been in continu-
GUS session for nearly ten hours.
The main points of the platform as
adopted by the convention are the un-
reserved endorsement and commen-
dation of the democratic platform as
adopted at the national convention
and pledge the united and enthusi-
astic support of Governor James NJ.
Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelc; en-
dorse the record of John F. Nugent
and commend him for consistent sup
port of the national administration;
views with pride the splendid service
by service men and women
Turing the war; recognized the exist
ence of an obligation as yet untitled
n equalizing financial loss sustained
)y service men and women during the
var; pledge party support in equal
zlng this loss; want present primary
aw repealed and enact law which
will place the power of nomination in
he hands of the people; pledge party
% repeal cabinet system of govern
nent now in force in Idaho; pledge
party for a nonpartisan judiciary;
,enditure by republicans, and pledge
,arty to retrench; favor enactment
If legislation raising teachers pay
md placing men and women teachers
m same salary basis; favor work
mans compensation act with mini
mum schedule of awards at $18 a Z
week; favor eight-hour day for la
or and substantial wage scale; favor
Investment of school funds within
tate of Idaho; favor prison reform;
hedge party to all in it's power to aid
exclamation within the state; favor
he continued improvement of the
ighway systems in the state.