Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-24


bar OF HALEY were requested 70 name
! the delegate for tho committee to
indorse and appoint, how they had
been ugsbls 70 agree, ete. He spoke
substantially - follows:
Before leaving tho gubsruasorial
chair Governor Stevenson issued .
proclamation advising the election Of
. Constitutional Convention. The
3Oth OF April both the Democratic
and Republican Territorial Genital
Committees met separately and then
jointly in Boise and recommended
that the delegations be non partisan.
Governor Stevenson had recommend
cd that whore the County Comm,s-
sioners failed to provide for an cleo
ton tho County Central Committees
should appoint, dividing the delegates
- equally a. possible between the
two parties. On the heels of this,
and in the same line, came Governor
Shoup's proclamation. No object.
ions were heard to the line OF action
recommended. II seemed natural
and proper that the county commit
tees should select, and several OF
them did select and appoint delegate.
for their counties.
The 9TH of May he met George A.
Williams, Chairman of the Demo
cratic County Central Committee, and
they agreed. as far as it lay in thei,
power, to divide the delegation equal.
ly. Mr.. Williams told Major Pink.
ham that Judge Anderson had au.
thorisy to sign his (Witliams's) name
to any call for committee meetings,
and to act in his stead. Acting on
this understanding a meeting of the
Republican County Central Commit
tee was called at the Alturas Hotel to
consider the matter. Very few, even
Of those specially invited, attended
the meeting. The course to be taken
was. however, outlined-viz: The
delegates should be spport,oned one
to Eastern Alturas or to Sawtooth,
Smoky and Vienna; one to Ketchum,
aud one to HALEY. The latter, it
was agreed, the bar of HALEY should
agree upon. and send in the name to
the committee, who would then ap-
point him. He personally informed
each and every member OF the bar OF
that fact. A second meeting was
called to meet in the Probate Court.
room, to consider the best way oil
proceeding. Besides the members OF
the committee only two citizens
They were Messrs. Motberwell and
William Kennedy.-REP came to
attend the meeting. Another call
was published for . committee meet.
ing and the Secretary instructed to
notify the committeeman BY mail,
besides publishing the call. The
result WAS the meeting At which Goal
action was taken. Two hours before
the meeting was held tho Secretary Of
the committee asked I. N. Sullivan il
they had agreed on their delegated
mo. But We will have . man ready
for you when you meet" was NJ
Sullivan's reply.
The FIRST business transacted at the
meeting was, Of course, to FIJI che
ranks of the committee. "Don't YOU
hear" exclaimed the speaker, "al.
most every day. that a committee id.
ded or can add to its number ?'' II il
sound parliamentary law, based on
custom. There was one member lef,
from Smoky, one from Arco, one from
HALEY. and one from Ketchum. Then
Mr.. Gillette was elected. Mr.. Riley
on rssiguing suggested NJ. Sullivan
- his successor. The latter wal
elected without . dissenting vote.
Shortly after be withdrew. 1--WE all
asked him to stay" Then it appear.
ed that there were two factions here,
and otter = dozen names had been
suggested Mr.. Lennon and Mr..
Garrett were agreed upon. Then
came the election Of delegates, and
their Endorsement BY the Democratic
County Central Committee. VI may
have had no authority to enter into
the agreement" be concluded. "But
l did; and - We sgrsed to ratify their