Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-10-19
I'D, 7. STANDS
[)N PLATFORM;
BPURN B0RAH.
state Central Committee Re
fuses to Yield to Demands
Made on Party by Senator
Gooding Says Only One Pc
sition for Organization to
Take in Present Campaign
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II poise. Oct. 16-" Notwithstanding
q ba attitude of Senator Borah," in
he language of its resolution passed
ate Sunday night-the Idaho Repub-
;"on state central committee will
II oId 70 the Wallace platform the sena-
q ~ denounced at Weiser and Meridian,
md proceed unhesitatingly with its
campaign.
Thirtv-three of the forty-four coun-
lies we're represented at the session cal
Ri TO meet the situation created by
ESenator Borah's assumption that
H. is fighting for his political exist
zsnce-and his statement that piece of
iblank PAPER would have been better
&han the platform adopted at the con-
MENTION in August.
BITTER TOWARD BoRAH
Lifelong friends of Senator Borah
! Fried out against his attitude in de-
kpandinp that the candidate for gov
Eernor renounce the platform, and po-
slitical enemies bitterly opposed his
fRepublcanism. Senator Frank r.
who stopped to greet the
|cOmmitteemen at the opening of the
session, told them he could see only
.one position they could take. Speak
hers insisted that Senator Borah has
'raised more than the primary-conven-
|tOn issue, that he has attacked Re
|publicanism and the very principles of
partisan government.
Although several speakers eulo-
tgized Senator Borah and took his part,
final action on the resolution was
unanimous. Here is the declaration of
|the committee:
"We believe the people can gov
fern effectively only through the instru-
mentality Of a party organization.
Notwithstanding the attitude of SEN
|ator Borah, we hold a platform adopt
led by political party to be a solemn
land binding obligation placed by the
members of the party upon their NOM
|inees. WEI therefore, approve the
position of our candidates in standing
|sQuarely upon the Republican platform
adopted at the Wallace convention,
land we commend State Chairman Nash
for his conduct of the campaign upon
what we believe to be the immediate
and paramount issue before the people
Of this state, the election of Charles
.. Moore and the other Republican
candidates as opposed to that of Moses
Alexander Or Fl. F. Samuels and the
other Democratic or Progressive can
didates. ="
COMMON FOR BORAH
The climax of the session came
shortly before midnight when Capt.
"A. Il. Connor, a war veteran and
candidate for attorney general, de-
clared he would resign his campaign
rather than accept office under a
party wncih would fail to meet the
challenge of Senator Borah.
Strong speakers declared there was
no choice to make; that the people
on the party themselves participated
IN the election of the delegates to the
wallace convention; that all factions,
particularly the followers of Senator
norah, were given all the time they
wanted for discussion of he issues;
.nat never in the history of the party
IN Idaho had there been a more open
convention with more hard fought
battles on the floor. And they point
ca out that the state committee world
p usurping powers and smirching the
SOnor OF the party if it acceded to
penator Borah's request and accepted
nS dlrectlon rather than the party Is