Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-01
Views, Reviews, Interviews
and "reminiscences
BY e. L. PLATz

attend either the democratic or repub-
1ican conventions, I have had several
talks with those who did attend and
their Varied views of the movements
of the politicians may be of interest
to tie readers.
The day after the democratic con-
vention at HALEY I got into conver-
sation with a man from the southeast
ern part of the state, while he was
waiting for his train to take him east.
He said he was an Alexander man
from the first to the last and he hon.
estly believed up to the convention,
nothing on earth could keep Nose from
landing in the governors chair but
now that the convention was over,
Nose had some work cut out for him
self smoothing over sore spots left by
4 the convention. Said he:
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DO not mistake me I am an Alex
ander man but do not believe in the
ley. In the first place they We're en-
tirely unnecessary as Nose had the
convention hog-tied from the first and
could have afforded to be lenient and
liberal with his opposition, but what
does he do. He rides rough -shod over
Morgan and his crowd, not even being
courteous to them. 1t was bound to-
make sore spots and did Then, too,
until the office of attorney general
was reached and would not have done
so then had not Harlan Heist insisted
that his name be withdrawn in favor
of a North Idaho man. That was a
bad piece of business.
Take it all in all that steam roller
Nose crowd used, not only rolled out
the convention but rolled out many
votes in the general election he would
have otherwise secured. so I may say
Nose will have some work to do patch
ing up the work Of the steam roller"
Another delegate took the opposite
view and was more enthusiastic than
ever for Nose. Said he:
There is nothing to it. Nose will
be elected hands down and the repub-
licans are in for the worst whipping
they ever got, this fall We put up a
fine ticket and adopted a fine platform
and all the sore spots will vanish long
before the November election day rolls
oro,,,1 II,,r,aI, for NToca
SO much for the democratic conven-
ton and ticket.
During the week I had talk with
convention at Wallace and he too,
was one of the sore ones. In the
course of the conversation, he said;
"The republicans make the biggest
mistake they ever did in Idaho by not
adopting the direct primary plank in
their platform The strongest man in
our party, Borah, is in favor of the
direct primary and will do all he can
slapped Borah good and hard when it
turned down the direct primary plank
and the people will resent it this fall
at the polls"
$50 you think Borah will turn down
the judgment of his party in this state
on that question and bolt the party
and its nominees?'' 1 asked.
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that. really think Borah will come
out in support of the ticket and help
II to win this far but that the next
convention will have to adoct that
plank or the party will be split into
two factions and Borah win head one
Of them II will be missionary work
lie win DO for the next two years"
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that such a large percentage Of the
delegates We're opposed 20 the direct
primary and such small percentage
Tor il in the convention II it Is such
an important question as fo spiit me
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