Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
MORE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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see by the HALEY Times OF the Tth
inst, that Mr.. Picotte is at his old
game of misrepresenting somebody.
Picotte says that he presented divis-
ion plank ia the Republican County
Convention last fall, pledging the
party 10 the division of Alturas aud
that your humble servant opposed il.
Now the facts are these: When left
Mountain Home felt sanguIne that
we could get division plank in the
Republican platform; but i received
no encouragement at Shoshone and
other points on the Short Line.
also interviewed quite a number OF
delegates, and found that unless
Western Alturas would stand in for
three counties we would not get the
support OF either Shoshone or Belle
vue. Also, found the same opposi- |
ton in HALEY that there was two
years before notwithstanding the
promises they made at that time. viz
that IL we (the people OF Elmore)
would wait until the debt was funded
Eailcy would give us q county OF our
own. / was also satisfied that il a
division plank was presented by the
Committee on Resolutions Composed
Of Messrs. Beatty, Price, Black, Per
kins aud wail) which any person
knowing any OF the firstnamed four
gentlemen would never accuse them
of being divisionists, or fEvoring the
slightest move for the same. Now,
any sane man will laugh at the asser-
ton OF the Editor OF the Times that
: opposed q division plank" in our
! Committee. Even il ] did what good
, would il doy Four 70 one is the way
+ il would have stood on n vote. was
, the only one on that committee that
did not belong 10 HALEY. Mr.. Nc
, Carly OF this place was the only one
remember ever presenting any reso-
luton to our committee for division
! and l am satisfied and I think so il
/, McCarty now, that he did not tumble
: 10 the game OF the HALEY Ring Mt the
time. Everything was cut and dried
: the day before the convention met
, / never intended, and should not have
gone into that convention had j. moi
. been that some Of the HALEY delegate,
|, in advance advocated the "Non-Com
initial plank" we afterwards put in
and also with the hope that we would
? get Representative in the Legislature
4 mot for moment thinking that my
3 self would be the choice, as was sat
!, isfied, from some private caucuses held
y the evening before, OF which / wa,
: kept posted on, that "wall was 10 b,
downed the next day :" and also mad,
> up my mind that would not be tn,
: only one in that boat. II the Times
y man has any memory he will remem
Der a remark made by me that th'
0 action of the Republican Convention
: would necessitate an Independent
I Legislative ticket for Western Alturas
Good God, just think Of II, call OF thi
could be avoided by fair dealing il
the County Convention" hav
been member OF good many Re
y publican Conventions, but the las
e one at Bellevue took tue cake 10
n trickery and deceit--and the talk @
"fair dealing" by the Timesl
0. wonder il Mr.. Picotte understands tina
Wall ia not such a fool as the Rim
- thought he was. Two years ago b
8 was obliged TO Withdraw the name Q
one OF the brightest young men in thi
: part OF the county because he coul
/ not take the anti-division pledge, an
at the last convention If there ha
4 been the least mention Of anti-divisio
= in the platform l would have had I
q leave. / acted strictly according
the instruction Of my constituent
. My dear Picotte, II l thought ha
10 the ghost OF a show, had one OF tn
strongest division planks prepared
one that would make the hair stan
on your head. You knew how stoo
Ie on division and SO did every one i
II that and the proceeding convention
Why Was called divisionist beior
and after the conventions? l woul
d have got the nomination for the Les
W islature II l had pledged mysel
q against division. was also informe
r by some OF the leaders OF the party tina
:. / could have any Office wanted onl
> for my division proclivities. i woul
= not have put myself into print MOI
y only to set myself right before tn
people who do not personally kno'
n, me. Now sail in after this an
3, give me the dell.
a. aBy By.n Picotte.