Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-05-11
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
GRANGEvfLLE. IDAHO.

Election of Delegate 10 the National Conven-
tion--The County Apportionment--S Stirring
Resolution Etc, Etc.
The democratic territorial central
committee met at capital building, Boise
city, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, April %,
1888, Hon. Geo. Ainslie, chairman, pre-
siding. On calling the roll the follow
Ing delegates were present;
Ada county-P. J. Pehey.
Boise-S. Dempsey, by Jno. German,
proxy.
Bingham-John Watson, Col. J. W.
Jones, proxy.
Bear Lake--M. Thompson.
Cassia--John Bouleware, ]. Lamor-
eaux, proxy.
Custer-E. p. johnson, Geo. Ainslie,
proxy.
Alturas-W. II. Watt, r. Bledsoe,
proxy.
Lemhi--J. L. Kirtley, A. J. Boyakin,
proxy.
Idaho--C. w. Case, J. HALEY, jr.
proxy.
Kootnai--J. Halleman, c. C. Steven
son. proxy.
Nez Perce-H. B. Blake, p. It. Lomax,
proxy.
Owyhee--J. III. Wickersham.
Shoshone--B. N. Hillard.
Geo. Ainslie, A. J. Boyakin, ]. W.
Jones, II. L. Wood. p. Davis, by p. 7.
Lomax. proxy. E. c. Helfrich.
On motion 81 committee of three, con-
sisting of ]. w, Jones, c. G. Stevenson,
and b. N. Hillard, was appointed on
resolutions.
On motion of G. c. Stevenson, a COM
mittee of five, consisting of p. j. Pehey,
X. l.. Wood. John HALEY, jr., l.. II.
Walter aud John German, was appoin-
ted on apportionment and to select a
time and place for holding the terrific
rial convention.
On motion committee adjourned UNI
till $50 p. NJ.
Committee met at $50 T.. N.
The committee on resolutions presen-
ted the following report:
We, your committee on resolutions
would most respectfully report the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the patriotic and econ
omical conduct of public affairs under
the present national administration
merits, as it should receive the common
aiation of all good citizens regardless of
party; that the Jacksonan tirmness,
honesty and capacity of Grover Cleve-
land, as displayed by him in the dis
charge of the responsible duties devol-
we'd upon him by the people, il especi-
ally gratifying to the democratic party,
of which he is the trusted leader, and
entities him to the endorsement OF
being our standard bearer in the coming
national conflict of democracy and pure
government in the interests of the peo-
pie against centralism and corruption in
favor of monopoists as represented by
the republican party, and 10 a trum-
phant reelection, which We believe he
will receive from the hands of CRATE
fol people.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the administration of Edward A. Ste
venson as governor Of Idaho. the hon
esty and firmness of which is in striking
contrast with the corrupt, dishonest and
pot-house political trckery and rascality
of former governors of our territory.
Resolved, That We emphatically re-
assert our unalterable opposition to any
division or annexation scheme tending
to divide our territory, and condemn
the republican party of Idaho for its bad
faith AZ manifested on this question by
its central committee.
&c, G. STEVENSON,
}. w. JONES,
B. n. HILLARD.
Committee.
Mr.. He,frich offered the following
resolution as an amendment:
Resolved, That we recommend to the
county conventions that no proxy be
allowed in the democratic territorial
convention unless he resides in that
county.
Amendment adopted.
On motion the report of the commit
tee rs amended was unanimously adop-
ted.
The committee on apportionment pre-
scented the following report:
To the chairman territorial central
committee:
Your committee appointed to find the
apportionment of delegates TO the next
territorial convention, also the time and
place of holding the same, recommend
that each county be allowed one dele
gate at large. one for every two hundred
votes cast for delegate to congress at the
last election, and one for every fraction
al part thereof of one hundred or over
one hundred; and that the convention
be held at Boise city on the o2nd day of
August, 1883.
We would also recommend that the
county conventions throughout the ter
ritOry BIZ held on Saturday, August II.
1883, and that the delegates to the terri
torial convention be elected by the reg
ular county conventions.
z. j. PEFLEY,
Chairman.