Republican Primaries and Convention Notice for Canyon County
Notice of Republican County Convention to be held in Nampa Canyon County Idaho on September 17 1908 at ten a m to nominate county ticket Representation allotted to precincts East Caldwell South Caldwell West Caldwell Franklin East Nampa South Nampa West Nampa Homestead Bowman Middleton Notes South Pagett New Plymouth West Bramwell North Emmett South Emmett West Emmett Also primaries nine precincts to convene September 14 1908 from 3 to 6 pm and Caldwell Nampa Payette Emmett precincts from 2 to 7 pm J B Gowen Chairman and J I Davis Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Central Committee
Canyon County
Idaho
Nampa
Canyon
East Caldwell
South
Caldwell
West Caldwell Te Branklin
Payette
Emmett
CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNTY OFFICES
JaSEL GRACE CARLETON of Emmett Idaho announces for County Superintendent of Canyon County pending Republican nominating convention approval. IL. V. PATCH of Payette Idaho declares candidacy for State Senator subject to Republican County Convention approval. WILL MONK of Canyon County announces for County Treasurer subject to Republican convention decision.
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IL. V. Patch
Payette
Idaho
Canyon County
Jasel Grace Carleton
Emmett
Republican County Convention
Laura Patton Announces Candidacy for County Superintendent
Laura Patton declares her run for County Superintendent of Schools pending Republican County Convention action.
Canyon County Republicans Nominate Sheriff candidate and more
The document shows R K Corbett declaring for Sheriff via Canyon County Republican convention and FRANK CROWTHER seeking assessor nomination. Ada delegates support Governor Morison backing Co Hamer. The state convention involved windjammer-style nominations and Canyon delegates claim to follow local GOP wishes despite instructions.
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Ada County
Morison
Co. Hamer
Republicans eye state chair as stepping stone to power
The convention underscored the adage that vigilance and activity decide battles beyond mere strength. The central committee vote for state chairman was tight, signaling the chair as a path to higher preferment. Past Republican governors have served as chairmen, with a new nomination. Charley and Barney hoped to prevail, though two years may bring another slate.
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Central Committee
Charley
Barney
Republican Platform Endorses Idaho Leaders and Policies
The platform lauds Burton L. French for protecting Idaho interests and opposing Chinese and Japanese immigration, endorses Governor Gooding, calls for state economy and fair tax burdens on corporations, supports tariff protection, temperance via local option, and funding for Idaho’s education system. It advocates anti trust laws, better highways, an eight hour work day, employer liability, speedy courts, homestead land reviews, open Snake and Columbia rivers, and curbs on passes for officials. It also urges placing unsettled federal reclamation lands on state designation.
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Burton L. French
Congress
Idaho
United States
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Frank R. Gooding
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Normal School
Lewiston
Albion
Academy of Idaho
Rural school improvement and centralized graded systems
The Department of Agriculture, led by Secretary Wilson, assigns five field agents to study rural schools nationwide. Centralized graded schools show lower costs, faster progress, social advantages, and potential for high schools and local culture. In Idaho Canyon county has fifteen graded schools with two to eight teachers, and a teachers' institute will convene in Boise with county trustees invited to discuss essential features of a rural school system.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Feld
United States
Plas
Wilson
Idaho
Canyon County
Boise
Ada
Canyon
Owyhee
Washington
Agricultural Department
Party pledge to nominate Borah successor for senator
The convention favors nominating a party candidate for United States senator and pledges the party to support that candidate in the legislature. It notes the experiment with William E. Borah proved successful and declares all legislators, current or future nominees, pledged to the party’s chosen candidate. Edgar Wilson serves as chairman.
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William E. Borah
United States
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the Tribune
Caldwell, Idaho
Younlashed
Davis & Barnett
Weeakly
William H. Taft
James S. Sherman
J. B. Gowen
J. I. Davis
Will Monk
Laura Patton
Sherif
R K. Corbett
Assesee
Frank Crowther
Rllchie
Col ‘Er
Burton Leach
Canyon Vanity
Senate
Great Eastern Commonwealths
College of Engineering
Moscow
Bighways
Republican Congress
Snake
Columbia
U. S
Department OF Agriculture
Boise Interuban
Frost Station
Alice Frost
The
Western National Bank
Caldweerte
Dairo
Dod. Campbell
J.T. Morrison
L. S. Dille
JK. Roddy
Asst
Becker, Mayer & CO
Chicago
Viking
Edgar Wilson
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