The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-03-04
LETTER FROM BOISE CITY.

EDITOR WORLD: The Republican Conven-
ton was one of the grandest affairs that ever
came off in this part of the Territory. Your
FRIEND and Pitcher" the big chief of the
Statesman, started to head off that prince of
Republican politicians, properly called Cod
fish, but enormously titled Bodfsh, by secur-
ing the Boise City delegation to the County
Union Convention, but having a strong desire
fer the loaves and fishes, and knowing the
weakness of the Republican party, he crossed
the line-or, in the language of the immortal
Tom Coffee, who lately announced to the
people of Ada county,-he knew no party
or party lines. On the strength of that he
or his tools, went round with petition and
platform, which was numerously signed, and
IN his issue of Tuesday, out comes the whole
thing. Enclosed you will find copy.
Now comes the other clique, or the Goldfish
Montgomery wing, with q counter petition, of
which also send you copy.
After all this wrangling they went into the
Union Convention and organized. The Rey-
nolds clique having majority, they placed in
nomination and nominated H. w. Leach, a
man who had the misfortune to be born very
young; upon being questioned by political
wiseacre, he stated that before the war he was
Democrat, but at present he had no politics
but would accept the nomination from the
Republican Convention. The next was your
friend of the Statesman, James S. Reynolds,
who received the nomination for Probate
Judge. Now comes the tug of war for Audit
or and Recorder. They placed in nomination
Mesers. Knight, Montgomery and Shpley, and
balloted four times, but still unsuccessfully !;
on the second ballot Shipley and Montgomery
received each twelve votes, and Knight one,
and then Montgomery and one of the delegates
withdrew at the next ballot it stood thus
Knight four, Joe Boggs one, VIM. Yates one,
Blank two, and Shipley eleven. Then the
Chairman arose and said: Gentlemen of the
ConVention-Here is question for you."-
Mr.. Reynolds stated, that he thought Mr..
Shipley should be pronounced the nominee
it was true that it took thirteen to nominate.
but how in the name of God were they ever
to get them. The Chairman then announced
Mr. Shipley the nominee he also stated that
he was accredited as a delegate to a Union
Convention, and after making such a nomina-
ton as Mr.. Shipley, be could not call it
Union Convention, and be would Withdraw.
Nine other delegates followed him. They
then moved an adjournment until o'clock.
The Seceders then announced mass meet
ing at 7 o'clock, at the Overland Saloon,
The Reynolds Clique met in pursuance to
adjournment and finished their nominations.
Now comes the Bodfsh- Montgomery clique.
They met at o'clock and appoint eleven DEL
egates, to go into the Convention with the
Seceders, and nominate straight Union
ticket, which they did by nominating the
following: Gaylord for Sheriff, Cook for
Probate Judge, Montgomery for Recorder and
Auditor, and the other nominations did not
learn. They made night hideous after their
adjournment, by shouting Rally Round the
Keg, Boys" CAL1BAN.
Boise City, February oath, 1866.