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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
2
The Boise convention nominated James H. Brady by acclamation. He is praised as a reforming leader who backed irrigation and power projects turning arid land fertile and driving state progress.
Col Thomas R Hamer argues the Idaho Republican convention chose Hamer for congress by delegates, not by public plebiscite, praising his military and political credentials while stressing majority rule and party unity. He warns against crank politics, urges straight Republican ticket support, and defends pledges and constitutional fidelity amid debates.
A lengthy speech extols Barney O'Neil as ideal state Republican leader, praising his life experience, business success, and broad Idaho-wide popularity. He pledges support for local option liquor laws, urges county level votes, and stresses balancing local and national governance while urging sobriety and sound policy. Prolonged applause accompanies call to support the Republican ticket at county, state, and national levels.
The article references an administrative ticket with ties to Idaho politics and a list of individuals including Benan Weldon Jevimsen, Thomas K. Hamer, and others. It mentions a meteorically vague plan or movement and hints at a broader political context without clear actions or outcomes.
The platform pledges state Republican policy endorsing the national party, Roosevelt and Taft administration, and praising Senator Heyburn Borah and Congressman French. It calls for economy, protection to American industries, tariff revision, local option laws, support for education and charitable institutions, state anti trust legislation, highway improvements, eight hour day, employers liability, court relief, land claims reliquishment to settlers, Snake and Columbia rivers opening, anti pass law, and reclamation land sales.
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