Ketchum daily keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-09-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Nominations on the Ticket Bob Camb-
bell, T. W. Gillette and E. o.
Wheeler to the Front.
Deer Greek at War--LOst River Gets
Commissioner.


was called to order in the theater at
Haley yesterday at 1920 A. NJ, by Geo.
Black. Delegates were present from the !
various precincts, with very few proxies.
numbering in all 63 votes.
Messrs. L. M. Wilson and Lyttleton
Price were nominated for temporary
chairmen, and on motion ballots were
cast to elect delegate to that position.
Messrs. EI. Terry, of Ketchum, and
O. Scott, of Bellevue, were appointed tel
lers Mr.. Price was elected by 50 votes,
MIR Wilson receiving 33 votes. Deer
creek, where two primaries were held,
was allowed four votes instead Of two,
the apportionment. On motion, Mr..
| A. G. MCGOWAN was elected temporary
secretary by acclamation.
On motion the Chair appointed the
following committees:
On credentials, five: E. Johnson,
Bellevue; J. H. Van Ness, Haley; Shir-
ley Ensign, Indian Creek; G.. w. Nc
Allister, Sawtooth; E. H. Terry, Ketch-
UNI.
| On Order OF Business, seven: John
Van Setback, Rocky Bar; E. G. Brearley,
HALEY; H. c. Chisholm, Smokey; Dir.
A. B. Kibbe, Shoshone; Harry Mccall
um, Vienna; VIM. Greenhow, Ketchum;
w. B. Ballantine, Muldoon.
| On Platform, five: E. M. Wilson, Hal
ley; Joseph Woodruff, HALEY; Geo. A
Black, Bullion; James Justice, Mountain
Home; O. L. Scott, Bellevue.
The Convention then adjourned till
pm.
The Convention was called to order a
; lao P. NJ.
On motion it was decided that all un
contested proxies presented ut the Con
q vention should be allowed a seat.
q The Committee on Credentials the
reported.
At this point, Mr.. Erayton, delegat
4 from Deer Greek, arose to object to til
report of the Committee because
threw out himself and colleague
" Smithson, as illegally elected. and som
warm remarks ensued between nj
+ Brayton and Mr.. Bolton, proxy for I'll
n other delegates. By vote of SO to
= Mr.. Brayton was allowed the floor SEE
i ond time. Others spoke pro and co
and a motion to admit one delegat
% from each primary was lost. 1t was the
II moved that the members of both deleg
20 lions be admitted to seat in the Coz
% vention, and this, as an amendment
the report OF the Committee on Creder
tails, was carried and the report accep
!, ed. Messrs Brayton and Smiths'
= therefore made the delegation fro
;, Deer creek number four.
The report of the Committee on Ord
of Business made Mr.. Price permane
Chairman, and Messrs, T. O. Hardin
A. G.. MCGOWAN and L. E. Picotte, Sc
retaries. Accepted.
The Committee en- Platform Al
Resolutions then reported and re
;,u the platform.
Nominations being in order,
,ot following were made:
For Representative, E. Q. Wheeler,
n. Ketchum. There being no other non
his nations, Mr. Wheeler was called upon
81 speak, and acquitted himself in an a
IN manner. He was elected by acclan
he ton.
ers Here slight departure was m'
10 from the order Of business, and by v
it was decided to tax each delegate nc
any mated for Office the sum Of $40, to
- towards defraying incidental expens
- This fee was required before BALLOT
The nominations then went on.
- For Sheriff, Chas. H. Furey. Mr..
rey was also alone in the field, and "
ads in by reclamation, receiving una
hat | mons vote