Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-09
DUBOIS.
THE REPUBLICANS PUT FORTH
BOLD, AGGRESSIVE PLATFORM.
mere Being No Competitor Before
the Convention, Dubois Was Nomi.
mated Without Opposition-The Clos.
Ing Scenes.
EVENING SESSION.

Ing Scenes.
EVENING SESSION,
on the Resembling of the con.
ventlon the Committee on Order of
Business reported as follows:
Flrst-Resolutions and platform.
second--Appointment of Terrific
rial Central Committee.
Third--Nomination of Delegate to
Congress.
The Committee on Resolutions re.
ported platform of principles which
was unanimously adopted. 1.-THE plat
form will appear elsewhere .-Ep.1
Pride moved that the Territorial
Committee be composed of one men,
Der from each county and FIVE men,
bers at large. Carried.
Smith, of Bingham, moved that the
delegates from each county name
person for member of the Territorial
Committee. Carried.
1t was ordered that Mr.. Sweet be
authorized to suggest a member for
Idaho county,whose delegates were not
present. Messrs. H. Squier, of Nez
Perces county; w. H. Petit, of Sho.
shone county; D. F. Chamberlain, of
Bingham county; D. P. B. Pride, of
Ada county, and w. T. Riley, of AL
turas county, were selected at large.
The delegates from each county Sc
lected members of the Territorial
Committee as follows:
Ada county-John Lemp; Alturas
Texas Angel; Bear Lake "A. Nc
lntosh; Bingham-H. M. Bennett;
bolse-C. S. Kingsley; Cassia-E. A.
Jordan; Custer-L. H. Johnston;
ldaho-C. E. Holt; Kootnai-S. L.
Smith; Lemhi-M. NJ. Mcpherson;
Nez Perces-Willis Sweet; Oneida
John Lewis; Owyhee &C. M.
Hayes; Shoshone-W. B. Hayburn;
Washington-J. w. Hayworth.
AT the cal! of Idaho County Mr..
Sweet stated that he felt a delicacy
in naming the member of that county,
and the convention then ordered as
above.-ED
NOMINATION OF DELEGATE.
Willis Sweet, of Nez Perces, NOM
mated Fred. T. Dubois in a plain,
sensible and, at times, eloquent speech.
Smith, of Bingham, seconded the
nomination.
Black seconded the nomination for
Alturas.
Pride, in behalf of the Ada dele
CATION, seconded the nomination, and
moved that it be by reclamation.
Carried amid cheers and cIapping of
hands on one side of the hall.
On motion of Mr.. Pride, Messrs.
Pride, Black and shoup were ap-
pointed committee to wait upon
Mr.. Dubois, apprize him of his NOM
ination and invite him to appear be-
fore the convention.
After few moments the commit
tee returned with Mr.. Dubois, lean
ing on Pride's arm. He was at once
received by Chairman Dodge and in
vited to ascend the platform, amid
tumu!tuous cheering on the part of
the delegates and persons in the
lobby. Mr.. Dubois read a speech of
acceptance which was favorably re-
ceived.
At the close of the reading of that
speech, as nothing or little more re-
manned to be done except to adjourn,
delegates began to gather in groups,
and the usual calls and cries for
speeches were made.
Mr.. Roberts came from the rear of
the hall and spoke for short time.
The audience called enthusiastically
for the Hon. H. w. Smith, of Bing-
ham county, who walked to the plat
form amid tumult of applause. Mr..
Smith earnestly and heartily indorsed
the action of the convention in NOM
mating Mr.. Dubois. He made a
strong presentation of the Mormon
evil, picturing the condition of those
who are compelled to live among
them. He vigorously denounced the
Democratic administration, although
he himself is a Democrat of differ
ent school from the present type, and
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