Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-29
THE REPUBLICANS.
THEIR TERRITORIAL CONVENTION
IN BOISE.

Oentra1 VOMmIttecs
The Republican Territorial Con
vention met in Boise at l o'clock las
Thursday afternoon, it being called te
order by Jonas w. Brown, Chairman
of the Territorial Committee.
Captain Jay G. Kelley, of Altura.
county, was nominated Temporal,
chairman, and John S. Gray, tenn
porary secretary.
Messrs. Pride and Smith and DR.. S
B. Miller were appointed committee
on credentials.
Two sets of credentials were pre-.
sented from Oneida county, John s.
Gray holding the proxy Of one entire
delegation, and w. E. Johnson repre-
senting and holding the proxy of the
other delegation. The committee rec.
commended that the credentials be an.
proved except those of the delegates
from Oneida, and to these a minority
report was presented; DIR. Miller rec
ommending the approval of the Gre
dentials represented by Mr.. Gray, and
the majority report recommending the
approval of the credentials Of the dele
CATION represented by w. f. Wheeler,
by proxy. The Convention settled the
matter by giving two votes to each
representative of the rival delegations.
Captain J. G. Kelley, of Alturas,
was then elected permanent Chairman,
and D. P. B. Bride permanent Sec
rotary.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following
PLATFORM:
Resolved, That we, the Republicans
Of Idaho Territory, in convention as
sembled, fully indorse the principles
of the Republican party as enunciated
in the platform Of that party, adopt
ed by the Chicago National Conven-
ton of the year 1880.
Resolved, That the management of
National affairs, as conducted by the
present administration, meets our
hearty approval; that while we deep
ly deplore the death, at the hands of
an assassin of our late President, JAMES
A. GARFIELD, and sympathize with
his bereaved family. we have the ut
most confidence in the patriotism and
ability Of his successor, CHESTER A.
ARTHUR.
Resolved, That perfect federation is
due to all religious belief, and SO long
as such beliefs confine themselves to
mere speculative errors, the Govern
ment has no right to interfere; but
when the practical operations of the
so-called religious tenets and dogmas
become dangerous to the State and
society, working themselves outwardly
through life in all manner of cor
confusions and denominations,
i becomes the duty Of the State to
deal with them; that the State has an
absolute right to regulate the marriage
relations, and prescribe the civil con.
iition accompanying, and the civil
rights resulting from it; and that hu-
man passions, whether excited by
mere lust or by religious fanaticism,
must be controlled by positive law
and whereas the Mormon element in
our Territory, preaching and practic-
ng the doctrines of a union of Church
md State governments and polyga-
my, is at variance with the form and
spirit of our civil government, and
With the aid and assistance it re-
selves from the managers and leaders
II the Democratic party, is rapidly as
'uming proportions dangerous to our
,ivil institutions and government:
Therefore, it is further
Resolved, That it is the duty of all
rood citizens to uni to in their efforts
o purge the Territory of these dam
,erous element.
Resolved, That whereas by artifi.
nal irrigation millions of acres of
public land, now valueless, could he
and made fit homes for
thousands of settlers; therefore,
Resolved, That, under proper limi-
atoms, we deem it the duty of the
general government to foster and en-
courage complete system of irriga-
ion for our desert lands.
Resolved, That we deem it the duty
# the general Government, by all
legitimate means, to encourage and
promote the development of the min
ng interests of the Territories.
Resolved. That we highly appreciate
he labors of the Legislative, Execu-
i've and Judicial departments of the
Territorial government in their united
,fferts in behalf of the welfare of the
Territory.
FOR DELEGATE.
Nominations being in order, Mr..