The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-18
PROGRESSIyES in
End PLACE, CLAIM
WILL ACT INDEPENDENT OF
DEMOCRATS IN LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS. -

OEMOChAIS In LEGlSLAI1tE
MATTERS.
- Boise.-It is now quite apparen
that no agreement will be reache.
between the progressive members
elect and the democratic members
elect of the legislature regarding ths
Joint working out of a Legislative pro
gram to carry out the platform
pledges of the two parties. The1l
platforms are almost Identical. State
Chairman Will H. Hornibrook of the
democratic party proposed the con-
ference and State Chairman Frank E
Johnesse said it would be referred
to the state committee. Apparently
the progressives are fighting shy OF
the proposal and at the present time
at least have no intention of joining
with the democrats. 1t is said the
progressives are holding off because
they do not want to make it appear
that there is possibility of q COM
bination. Progressives assert that
every effort was made during the last
campaign to bring them together In
combination with the democrats, but
the progressives declined to enter in
to one They feel now they are
stronger than the democratic party
and nothing is to be gained through
a consolidation of any kind.
If no agreement is reached prior,
and that now seems more than likely,
the representatives of the three par
ties in the two houses will act inde-
pendently of one another in the mat
ter of organization, but it is more
than likely that party lines will break
over legislation and Independent COM
binations of members of all three par
ties will be formed to put through
certain bills in which they have q
particular interest. While the repub-
1icans are in control of both houses,
their margin is not great and the
minority wings will be particularly
active. The republicans are not in
entire unison to be more or less dis
Integration. 1t is held as quite GER
tain here that the primary advocates
are going to demand early recognition
in the legislature and will insist that
It be given to them. They are In con-
troll of both houses with advocates of
a statewide primary law in all three
parties If they merge to protect
common interest they can not only
pass a primary law but may have the
strength to pass it over the veto OF
the governor should he decide not TO
sign such a measure.
Prospective State Policy.
Groups of members-e1ect to both
the senate and the house are holding
meetings in various parts of the state.
They have been in session for some
tiYne in southwestern Idaho The /
northern Idaho members ELECT met at
Lewiston and it is understood there
was a conference of the south eastern /
ELECT in Pocatel1o. The pur-
pose of these meetings is not so much
for organization as to determine ques-
tions Of policy and legislation All
of the members-e1ect seem to be de-
termined to hitch to an economic pro-
gram that will hold appropriations to
the minimum and reduce taxes. The
party is pledged to re-
stricted road construction program
and this will cause lively tilt In
the legislature because there are
many good roads advocates in all
three parties who will insist on the
state adopting progressive policy to-
ward road building and go ahead on
a program of construction instead of
still
In the meantime GOvernor-elect {
Moore is making close study OF the
situation that exists with regard to ,
he state government and figuring
how and where he can use the axe
% the best advantage. He intends
% chop down a number OF the de-
,artments. This word has gone
through the state house and naturally
here are a number Of uneasy heads. .
rhe governor-elect is making the best {
use of his time as acting gov !
,rnor while Governor Davis is away.
4e has declined an invitation to 30 ,
o Washington to attend conference
Il governors to discuss plans for en-
orcement of the prohibition law on
he grounds of time and expense and l
uggests that the matter be taken up e
" correspondence between the gov
rnors This is taken to indicate hts
irst step toward putting into force
nd effect an entrenchment policy and a
rownfng down on official junketing {
rips. En
A number Of elective department s
leads have partly formulated thejr a
,ians for their respective working
orces 1t is understood, although not
nicially announced, that Attorney u
A. H. Conner @w1l1 name q
}. A. Dunning, now in Washington,
}. c., as first assistant attorney geu- a
raj and Herbert Wing, now in Seattle, $
wash, as assistant assigned to the o
ublic utilities commission. the posi-
lon that Conner now holds himself. 4
10th Dunning and Wing formerl = q
erved as assistant attorneys-genera1
uring the administration ct J, II. s.
q e
Grind Out Lumber.
The Troy Lumber and Manufactur ~
az Co. this week started on their .
rind to put out 1000 feet OF lum- N