Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-07-22
THE RATIFICATION MEETING.

THE RATIFICATION MEETING.
BY reason of iufor nation Of q most sad be-
reavement. which came by mail last Saturday
evening, we were not able to be- present at
the grand mass meeting OF the Democracy, on
Saturday night, ia trent If JEFF. Howelrs, to
ratify the National, Territorial, District, and
County nominations made by the respective
Conventions Of our party, III New York. Ia
Boise City, and at Centervie in this county.
But we are informed by persons who were
present and who attentively listened to che
speakers, aud observed the eject oil their
speeches upon the large crowd, that ii was a
most happy, enthusiastic, gratifying demonstra-
ton The crowd by far exceeded in numbers
any held in this city since the campaign OF
1856, aud with one or two exceptions, the best
Of order prevailed through all. The li-man.
ncrej interference OF one individual. some
what conspicuous as q supporter of the SO
called Peoples ticket, caused a momentary
and very slight disturbance, but the trans
gressor soon found silence to be the better
course, and like his party's big Chief, remained
"rcticent" through the rest of the meeting
Judge Shafrr, Democratic candidate for
Delegate to Congress. was the first speaker
lie acquitted himself most creditably, and
was greeted with tremendous applause at the
opening and conclusion of his speech.
Col. S. A. Merritt next followed, and his
was a very interesting. very effective speech
lie alluded to the Independent candidacy Of
Judge May for Delegate to Congress. showed
that he was simply the candidate Of himself,
and not of any party or respectable fraction
of n party, aud in proof Of the falsity Of the
assertion by Judge May-that the Democracy
owed him the nomination, because two years
ago he withdrew just before the Convention,
on the promise Of the nomination in 1868 -
Col. Merritt showed this 10 be untrue, by read
ing letter writtca by Judge May IN January,
1866 Qoug before the campaign Of that year
began), to ID. VIM. Douthtt, Esq, in which
the writer Judge May declared he would not
be candidate for Delegate before the Demo
cratic Convention, but that he would use his
U.
Douthitt at the hands Of the Convention of
that year. Col Merritt then spoke Of the
charge made by the Soreheads, Of q "Combi-
nation" on the part OF the wing OF the Demo
cratic party which triumphed over the other
wing, in this city. and elsewhere in this county,
at the primary elections. He (Col. NJ de-
clared that there was as much Of "Combi-
nation" on the part Of the defeated wing, as
ON that Of the victors, or even more system
attic, deeper planned. ADLER arranged Comb
nation" on the part Of the defeated wing. He
had acted with the Combination" Of the de-
fcated wing himself, and he knew the facts he
stated TO be true. 1t was contest for the mas
terry, similar to oil contests In the past for the
same purpose, at the primary elections, and the
defeated wing was in all cases in honor, and by
party rules and usages, bound TO submit to the
will of the majority. This was Democratic
doctrine, Democratic regulation; it was just.
honorable, and manly; and every genuine
Democrat subscribed 10 the doctrine, and
stood pledged b that time-bonored rule. The
Boilers had no reasonable or inst pretence
for their conduct in boiling now. Most Of
snsm nsa vuanSarily permitted Or sought 10
have their names on the ticket ut tho primary
election. BY these ssts they became In honor
and BY party usage bound to accept the condi-
tons imposed on such candidacy. and u was
sh~ir duts "a sustain and vote for the nomi-