Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-05-04

They Oppose Any Division of the Ter.
ritory, Condemn All Attempts to
Place Lead Upon the Free List, Ex.
tend Sympathy to ireland, Urge
Public Aid for Irrigation, Demand
the Suspension Of Chinese Immigra.
tion, and Iudorse Our Delegate in
Congress and the Idaho Test Oath
Law.
The Republican Territorial Conven.
ton met at Boise City last Wednes
day. -Four delegates were present
from Ada county, ten from Alturas,
two from Boise, three from Bingham,
one from Cassia, one from Custer, one
from Lemhi, one from Oneida, one
from Owyhee, two from Shoshoue,
and one from Washington. Ada and
Alturas were the only counties repre-
sented by full delegations.
Charles A. Wood, Of Lemhi, was
elected chairman, and E. B. Lennon,
of Alturas, and Charles Reed, of Ada,
secretaries.
George A. Black, of Alturas, and
w. b. Hepburn, Of Shoshone, were
elected to the National Convention
with Joseph Pinkham, of Alturas, and
Willis Sweet, of Nez Perces, as al
ternates.
George H. Roberts, chairman Of
the committee on resolutions, report.
ed the following, which were unani
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the Republican
party of Idaho In convention assem-
bled, reafhrms its devotion to the
principles Of the party and declares
its unalterable opposition to any d.
vision of its territorial domain, and
especially does it depreca,e and de-
nounce the efforts of Senator Stewart,
Of Nevada, to eliminate Idaho Terri.
tory from the map of the United
States (purest aud richest of all the
rerritories). Believing as we do,
that any wish heretofore had by any
considerable portion Of our people for
has been dssipated by in
creasing commercial and social inter-
course, and a rapid and almost mag
ical development Of our mineral aud
agricultural resources.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the action of our Delegate in Con
gress, Hon. Fred. Dubois, and APP
plaud his efforts to keep intact and
entire our Territorial domain, and
express our hearty thanks to members
of Congress in both Houses, who
have by voice and vote assisted in
preserving our political autonomy.
Resolved, That we consider the
Idaho test oath the safeguard of Am
erican institutions in our Territory,
and that we are unalterably opposed
to any repeal or modification of the
same.
Resolved, That we view with alarm
the effort of the Democratic party to
place lead on the free list. Idaho
stands third in the list of lead and
silver producing communities. We
protest against any legisla-
ton in Congress looking to the re-
moval of tariff on foreign lead or lead
ore, and bringing our prosperous,
we'll paid American mine laborers in
competition with the starving, i'll.
paid pcon labor Of the Ola World.
Resolved, That we extend to I'M
happy Ireland our heartfelt sympathy
in her heroic struggle for home rule,
and we hope for the speedy coming
of the day when the shamrock shall
grow with every blade of grass, and
an Irish Parliament shall meet upon
Dublin Green.
Resolved, That we urge upon Con-
gress the necessity and feasibility of
rendering public aid to the Territories
of the United States for the purpose
of retaining desert land by irriga-
ton.
Resolved, That we ask Congress
to pass an act providing that full and
complete restriction be placed by
national edict upon any further immi-
grafton of the Chinese.