Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-05
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Held at Mt. Idaho, Saturday,
September 20, ISSS.

The convention was called to order b,
G. w. Case, chairman central of corami.
tee, at 1880 P. NJ.
On motion OF a. f. Parker, Geo. M
Shearer was elected chairman, and S
w. Smith, secretary.
On motion the chair appointed Messrs
M. V. jarrett, j. B. Forsman and J. P,
Hartman as committee on credentials
On motion the chair appointed A. F.
Parker, Cyrus Overman and J. d. Davis
as committee on order OF business.
Convention adjourned for 30 minutes.
On re-assembling, reports of commit
tee on credentials and order of business
were read and adopted, ant the commit.
tees discharged.
The following delegates were duly ad-
| mitted to seats in the convention after
examination of credentials by the COM
mittee:
GRANGEvILLE-D. 8. Sebastian, A. +.
Parker, w. M. Hopkins, II. V. Jarrett,
5. w. Reynolds, John B. Cook, Geo.
Schmadeka, Cyrus Overman, and J. G.
Sebastian by w. H. Sebastian, proxy.
CorToNwooD "A. Hendricks, James
Carnes, w. Bowman, J. d. Davis, j. B.
Forsman, John Mathison. +. Freeborn.
MT. IDAHo-L. H Bickford, Pat Sur
deville, Geo. Fem, Dennis O'Shea, Geo.
M. Shearer.
WARRENs-C. F. Brown by E. Brooks,
proxy; S. S. Smith by Z. Brooks, proxy.
WHITE BIRD-H. G. Brown, John
Doumecq by H. c. Brown. proxy.
FLoRENCE-A. J. McQuade by J. D.
Holton, proxy.
JOHN DAY CREEE-Phil Ceary by M.
ii. Truscott, proxy; John Beckroge by
M. II. Truscott, proxy.
Elk CiTY-S. w. Smith, J. J. Cant by
S. w. Smith. proxy.
FAIRyIEw-John P. Hartman, Louis
Weber, w. J.. Costley.
CLEARwATER-D. J. Cant, B. G. Cowl- |
ing, Jas. Holt.
Nomination of county officers then
being in order, T. F. Nelson, of Cotton
wood precinct was declared the nomi-
nee of the convention by accam alton
for councilman.
For representative, the names oeS. w.
Smith, E. q. Spafford and ii. c. John.
son were presented, and q vote taken.
which resulted in, Smith "a. johnson 7,
Spofford 4. On motion S. w. Smith was
by acclamation declared the nominee of
the convention for representative.
For sheriff the names of Keith w.
White and c. B. Wood were presented,
and vote taken, which resulted, White
%, Wood l2, w. Coram 3. On motion
K. w. White was elected by acclama.
ton.
For assessor. John F. Mclean was
elected by acclamation.
For auditor, T. j. Rhoads was elected
by acclamation.
For treasurer, John Bower was elected
by acclamatioE.
For district attorney, ]. Fl. Forney was
elected by acclamation.
For probate judge, G. w. Case was
elected by acclamation.
For coroner, T. w. Nickel was elected
by acclanation.
For surveyor, F. P. Turner was elected
by acclamation.
For school superintendent, Hiram
Robbins was elected by acclamation.
On motion of A. f. Parker the conven-
ion then adjourned subject to call of the
chair, to enable the delegates from the
precincts of the several commissioners
districts to select their candidates for
upon re assembling the names of the
ollowing gentlemen were presented to
he convention as the choice of the DEL
'gates for commissioners and they were
ratified:
lst commissioners district, Thelbert
Wall; End district. J. b. Forsman; 3rd I
district. Sim q. Wiley.
On motion CT A. +. Parker, the follow
ng resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of
daho county in convention assembled,
hereby ratfies the nomination OF Hon.
James ii. Hawley as delegate to con- 6
,ress, and pledges him its unqualified
support.
The convention then proceeded to :
'lect county centra, committee, as fol-
ows: T. ]. Rhoads, A. F. Parker, T. F.
Nelson, Oh. Flynn, e. d. Brooks, S. W.
'mith, Phil Cleary, j. S. Fockler, J. P.
hartman and g. W. CAGE.
after speeches by L. f. Nelson and A. +
:. Parker the convention adjourned :
inc die.
GEO. M. SHEARER,
D. w. SMITH, Chairman. 1