The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-09-04

ventions. On Monday the Kepub-
lican County Convention will as
semble at HALEY and nominate q
full county ticket. This conven-
ton will probably be in session the
better part of two days, and bids
fair to prove lively event. The
main fight will be on the nomina-
ton of Sheriff, and it is really a
hard matter to determine who has
the most strength of the several
candidates named. The friends Of
Campbell claim he is in the lead
and will secure the nomination.
The effort being made to secure the
nomination to J. II. Cassidy is
showing increasing strength, and
the contest is looked upon rs be-
tween he and Campbell, although
it is darkly limited that the name of
Charles Furey, the present incum-
bent, will be sprung, at an oppor-
tune moment, should neither of the
other two show enough strength to
win. The contest for Probate
Judge will be between Mr.. Sideboth-
am. +. B. Lennon and Elliot Au-
bury. The gentlemen are well
known and possess individual
strength, but as far as can be
learned a number Of delegates are
disposed not to pledge themselves
on this nomination, preferring to
wait until the Convention meets.
T. w. Gillette will in all likelihood
be nominated for County Commits
sioner for the First District, as he
has filled the office to the complete
satisfaction of the people during the
present term. He will receive the
strongest support of any man men,
toned for Commissioner, and his
nomination will be equivalent to
an election. For Legislative honors
there are not many names coming
to the surface, and yet this is one of
the most important duties of the
convention. SO far the names Of
Judge Beatty, George Black and
w. I. Riley, of HALEY, Joseph
Pinkham, of Ketchum, G. B. Flor
ence, of Sawtooth, ID. B. Ethel, of
Rocky Bar, and a young man
named Hunter, of Shoshone, have
been mentioned. There also is
promise of a struggle for the nomi-
nation of delegates to the Terrific
rial Convention, which meets at
Haley on next Wednesday to NOM
mate a Delegate to Congress.
There are but two names promi-
nently mentioned, that Of Charles
Dubois and Col. George Shoup.
Mr.. Dubois has already secured
a number of delegates, and his chief
strength lies with the anti-Mormon
element in Eastern and Southern
Idaho, although he has many
friends among the people through
out the entire Territory. OF the
thirty-eight delegates composing
the Convention he has the dele
gates from Bear Lake, Bingham,
Cassia and Oneida counties-nine
in ALTO start with. 1t is an
nounced in some quarters that Col.
Shoup will not be a candidate,
while from other sources it is as
strongly asserted that if the nomi-
nation is rendered him he will not
decline. In such case he will very
probably start with the support of
Ada and Alturas counties, which
would give him an even send off,
leaving the remaining twenty votes
to be fought for; the one receiving
eleven of the number securing the
nomination.
On the next day, Thursday, the
Democratic Territorial Convention
will meet at Bellevue to also NOM
mate a Delegate. The event is
fOreshadowed, and John HALEY
will be the man. There does not
appear any opposition to him, and
he will in all probability receive
the unanimous vote Of the Conven-
ton. The Democratic County
Convention meets at Haley one
month from to-day, and until its
nominations are made the political
fight, so far as regards the county,
will not be fairly opened. The
canvas of the Territory by the
nominees for Congress will begin
in a few days after the nominal