The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-06-29

precints represented by seventy
five persons. e 1
T. s. Becker of Aberdeen had an
nounced his candidacy for prosecut-
ing attorney, but it appeared from
what was said before the meeting
that E. w. Harold, the Aberdeen /
candidate for assessor is the man
they referred to as their candidate.
However, this was not expressly
stated in the meeting altho the pur-
pose of declaring their candidate
and giving them his endorsement. |
Mr.. Becker thought to forestall en-
dorsement by making motion that
the meeting should endorse no can
didates. He said that since we were
acting under the direct primary 1t
would be an irregular procedure and
unfair to candidates situated like
himself to have any endorsement.
Mr.. Becker spoke favorably of the
direct primary and was followed in
his remarks by V. G. White, who
said that he had no favor for the
direct primary, but since we were
operating under it, it would have to
be observed. Lee Jenkins rose and
said that he wanted the meeting to
know what was the attitude of the
| Aberdeen men in regard to Mr..
Becker's candidacy even tho Mr..
+, Becker was present. He then sat
! down without explaining what he
meant, leaving the audience guess
/ ing as to who his candidate really
is. Barton Ginger and Mr.. Buch-
anan iof Groveland spoke against
endorsement and Mr.. Buchanan
spoke favorably for the direct pri-
mary. A. S. Dickinson stated that
such meeting as this had been held
in 1914 and gave endorsement to
some candidates and afterwards
found that it hurt the chances of
those candidates for nomination.
He says the people seem to resent
any self appointed meeting or voters
expressing preference for any can
didates and thereby trying to be-
come the leaders to direct votes of
the other people and they vote the
other way The motion committing
the meeting to no endorsement was
carried by vote of about rs to 1.
It was then suggested that the
various candidates be given an OPP
portunity to be seen and to speak
to the meeting so they were called
upon one after another, some of
!. them speaking and some Of them
merely being seen and declining to
extend their remarks. Mrs. Faul-
coner did not care to speak ]. r.
Williams said he was willing to
serve again as county commissioner
if the people wanted him to and he
had filed his nomination. l.. r.
Thomas said that he would be glad
to serve again as senator If the peo-
pie were willing. Jarvis D. Jensen
said he had filed his nomination for
sheriff, that he was in the race two
ination, but that he made friendly
race and backed the winning man
who was his opponent. There are
several men in the field now, all
good men and that the contest for
nomination would be conducted in a
friendly spirit j. e. Good said he
was candidate for reelection for
probate Judge. w. T. England, COM
missioner for the second district,
said that he had been requested by
his home precinct to run again and
is a candidate. Ed L. Egli said that
he is a candidate for reelection.
Hamilton Wright, the present
county attorney stated that he was
a candidate for reelection and he
commended the action of the men
who called this meeting for a dis
) cussion of the things of interest to
the party. He regretted that no
more than seventy-fve people had
, responded and come to the meeting.
T. S. Becker said he had already
, spoken once and observing that
F., Judge Adair was sitting back in the
corner called on him. Judge Adair
: responded by telling story and
saying that he was candidate for
} reelection and did not at the pres
} ent time seem to have any opponent
on the Republican ticket altho he
understood that there would be one
on the Democratic ticket. 1t was
, then suggested that each of the
newspaper men be called on to speak
and Byrd Trego was called first. Mr..
TregO spoke on the duties OF the
press and the fairness of the press to
the effect that it was not the privil-
, eye of an editor to decide who
| should run for office or who should
! win or who should lose, but to
spread information as far as he
could that might enable others to
| Judge correctly what to do. R.N.
Ludi, editor of The News, said he
was not candidate for office, but
, was candidate for business. Lee
Jenkins, editor of The Aberdeen
Times, said that he had already
spoken, but that he might add that
Aberdeen was a town of 500 people
and had a very good little news
, paper IL he did say it himself. Wen
dell Gagon rose and said that Joe
Adams, editor of the Shelley
Pioneer, was not present SO he
would speak for Mr.. Adams. He said