The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-05-02
BOISE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC coNvgNrIoY

~ onait uan OF the Central Committee
Gnu on motion Hon. A. Stevenson was elected
chairman, and James McDevitt Tenn
porary Secretary. +'DA
va ino1oh' the Chair appointed Con HALEY. Tbos
"oA ana John Veasey Committee ON Credentials
"no reported the following persons duly elected as
oeiesa'eS ana entitled to seats in the Convention
,r iaNen ctty-E. H.. Angle, Thomas Cox. Geo w
thatcher. Francois Miller Con Driscol INV st "
proxy, John Garrecht Thy Matt Zapp. proxvl ia
| Nlckenna, John West. fN' P-oN'l' Ho'
Bas YEN pssta Bar-Stephen Meloney and John Har,-
sen 10y JeH Howell, proxy.
GFdnte Creek-Con Haley, Mike Sheridan T
apperson, Mike Kearnan. H B. Hayes = -
Anderson, Pat Dempsay a. D.
! Upper Pdyette-H o. Jenninas
p pao Crees-l; G. Agnew (by Matt Zapp, proxy).
Boston % j. Daley. p-ON''
| Quartgburg-A Dean
McDevitt. tA@y' 'aiaes
rta , Grore-Ben Davis (by c. H. Watts, proxyl.
| Gold HW-Josiah Cave.
| Horseshoe Bsad-David Moore INV n cr..o, ,,uo.,
proxy - = " "4oNe SHALL
Slaaw Creek-Henry Otto.
Pioneer City, A. Stevenson yobn voosor r,
. Brian, John Conyery N'' ~
Con HALEY Chm'n.
On motion, the report of the COMMITTEES was re-
ceiVed and adopted, and the COMMITTEES discharged
on motion. G. W. Thatcher Thos j. Sutton and
Francois Miller We're appointed Committee on Or
oer OF Business, who reported as follows:
MR. CHAIRMAN; Your Committee on Order of Bnsi
'ospepul! report the following the order Of
business 10 De transacted by this Convention:
lst The election Of ten Delegates m tha Tarr;.o
RAJ convention. to be held at Boise City NAV 4th
I'd The nomination of two candidates for the Ter
rorlal Council to four and two years respect
lively ~ 1N'P''''
81 The nomination of eight candidates for Rem.
FescntatlVes IN the Territorial Assembly
4ta' The nomination of a candidate for Sheriff
ON, Nomination OF 4 candidate for Assessor and
Tax Collector. ~
9Th Nomination OF candidate for Treasurer
Recorder '''''
sta Nomination of candidate for Probate Judge
9th NOMINATION OF candidate for County Com.
missioner for District No. l.
lnth. Nomination of a candidate for County Com
missioner for District No ..
llth. Nomination OF candidate for school su
perintendent.
18th. Nomina ion OF three candidates for Road
Supervisors.
I5;A. Nomination of = candidate for Coroner
G W. THATCHER, emma.
On motion, the report received ana adopted,
ana the committee discharged
On motion. Z, Il. Angle. J. H. wickcrsham and
Thos J. Sutton Were appointed Committee on Per.
manen: Organization, and the Convention then took
4 recess until l2ts O'Clock ~
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention reassembled pursuant 10 adjourn.
Iusut aud the Committee ON Permanent Oreaniza.
tim made the following report. which. on motion. |
was rscsivel and adopted ami the Committee dis
charged:
Mn CHAIRMAN: Yonr Committee on Permanent,
Jrganlzt,lou respectfully report as follows:
For Prrmllrn; President. 4. 4. Ste.cu,1n OF Pic. !
aeer Wee President q w. Thatcher. OF idaho Cty;I
Permanent Secretary. Jas Il Pile. Of Ilah. city.
GJ4r C5mmt.r. Also submit: the following p-aarl-
bic aai raaylatuns:
WHEREAS. The members Of the Democratic County
Convention IL Boise county have authorized this
ommytce to draft suitable resolutions and whereas
.Ls Committee daem !, oa!y properly within the
province oi tAe Territorial Coay eutton drata plat
)rm for the government OF the Democratic party.
therefore b. Il
Le.7'sst Tia; we are in favor OF rigid al,aiais-
ration OF the affairs OF TINS county. and rctrcuch.
Ieut IA the public expenditures. lar as the same
consistent with the procurement Of competent ana
honest officials
R-s,o.t ThA; Dstrlc. aai Precinct officers be
nominated by the votes Of the Delegates from their
respective Districts.
R.s,r.i rlat cash candidate placed in nanina.
son. be required. before being voted for to come
onward and pledge himself IL support the nominees
# this Convention. J. II. W!CKEasuAM. Chm'n.
Upon taking the chair. as Permanent Chairman.
,Jl Stevenson addressed the Convention in 4 mos;
lolucnt AMI wcll-timsi speech.
ION were then elected by aeciamation: Jesse Brad.
ord. Vim Lynch. John German. John Merrill, Thos
OK. Jas. McDeviti, James White, Vim. High, ". II.
'owman aud Ben Wilson. ,
On motion OF o. w. Thatcher. the majority of the
eIegatss the Territorial Convention were author
.ed cast tie entire OF the delegation in such
Convention. !
The following gentlemen were then placed in nom
4ation for Territorial Council: Thos. Cox. Ben ]
wilson and James Hawley with the following result
zen Wilson, 81; Thos. Cox 1G; James Eawley, Is.
tcssrs. Wilson and Hlwiey having received ma {
,rity of all the votes cast were declared the nomi
ees Of the Convention for Territorial Council
The following nominations were then made for
lembers of the House of Representatives of the (
err;orial Assembly, with tie following result A.
. Anderson %; r. s. Johnson, 16; J. r. Pile. 90 J. =
Apperson II; josiah Cave, 10; John West %; S. S
7. Wulf %; j. J. Walker. II; G. I. Keys, 20; a. t
can. 2j NJ. j. Biddy, q; Matt Davis 81. II
There being eight members to elect the following b
entIenen having received majority of all the votes
lst were declared the nominees of the Conventions
B. Anderson, J. r. Pile, John West s. W. Wulf, =
T. Keys, A. Dean, NJ. j. Bddy and Matt Davis.
The Convention took recess of twenty minutes,
I'd upon rcassembling, Mr.. Hawley appeared before
le Convention and declined being candidate for /
0unciman, whereupon Thomas Cox was declared L
le nominse by acclamation. 6
Convention took a recess, and upon reassembling, q
r. Pile arose in Convention, and declined being
ndidate for the Assembly, whereupon Mr.. J. j.
rt