The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-08-23
Proceedings Of the Democratic
County Convention.

uIu OH NOuudy
Convention called to order by G.
A. Williams, chairman Democratic
central committee.
Geo. A. Williams appointed as
temporary chairman, and Is. \.
Hampton, Jr., temporary secretary.
The following committees were
appointed by the chair:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
P. Mcmahon, Ketchum; James
T. Griffin, Galena l.. T. Chambers,
Deer Creek; M. H. Jacobs, HALEY !;
T. Gibbons, Bullion.
COMMITTEE ON ORDER OF BUSINESS.
H. C. Lewis, Ketchum; Alex.
Simpson, Haley; Ed. Flannery,
Haley.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM AND REsO-
LUTIONs.
He. Street, Ketchum; P. A.
Regain, HALEY E. B. True, HALEY.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT oRGANI-
EATON.
P. H. Kinney, HALEY; James I.
Griffin, Galena; Homer Bounds,
East Fork.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDEN-
To the temporary chairman OF
the Democratic convention now
holding in Ketchum: Your COM
mittee reports as follows:
DELEGATES.
East Fork-Homer Bounds and
John McCarty.
Ketchum-Pat. Mcmahon, II. c.
Lewis, John Runyan and ii. g.
Street.
Hailey-M. H. Jacobs. P. H. Kin
ney, ?. A. Regain, Alex. Simpson,
Ed. Flannery, John Murphy, G. A.
Williams, John Condron by T. A.
Regain, proxy.
Galena-James T. Griffin.
Butter-Cup-B. f. Rosseter, T.
Flynn, proxy.
Bullion-Thos. Gibbons and T.
Flynn.
Thos. Reid, B. Y
Hampton, proxy.
Deer Creeks. C. Bennett, l.. L
Chambers, proxy, L. T. Chambers
Smoky-B. F. Oliver, Z. B. True
proxy.
Era-C. w. Cowden, T. D. Bel
linger.
Martin-Sam. Wilson.
P. MCMAHON, Chm'n.
THos. GIBBONS, Secretary.
The following committee reports
were received and adopted by tn
convention
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Resolued, That the democracy Of Altu
ras county extend their hearty ccnyratu
!a,ions to their brethren throughout tn
new State of Idaho upon tile begiDDln:
of new era in its history and prosperity
1st. We recall with grateful pride TIL
fact that to democratic Presidents Prac
teal veto the late Territory of Idaho wa
saved from absolute destruction to which
the republican party had doomed 1t b.
an act OF Congress; that democra I
Governor was the first to officially cal
together the constitutional convention
which created the State of Idaho an
brought it into the Union. VS. remeu
Der with gratitude the labors OF the dem
ocratic members of that body who's
wisdom and skill perfected a constitutlo
that could he made acceptable to a ma
jority of the people.
I'd. We express our thanks for the 6de
2 ity and courage of the democratic men
bels of both houses of Congress in thel
, peremptory demand for the free cOnag
of silver, through whose labors any leg
islation upon mineral interests was mad
possible.
We denounce the republican party ia
the characterization OF silver In 1873, b
which silver was reduced from money
mere product of the earth, to Ike bougl
and sold like iron or hay; party tia
for II years has degraded mining an
ensaved miners, by making one Ut III
precious metals, recognized the worl
over, subordinate to the other for I'll
benefit of bondholders and trust co,Dps
MES. We demand for silver the sam
/. privilege of free coinage III the Unite
States MINIS that gold has, and that II
: coined and recognized by The Govern
ment with equal favor. We appe'
against that congressional system wilic
-, grants a bounty for the production
, sugar and grants nothing for the produt
ton uf lead. We demand that silve
2 lead and copper receive equal favor an
] protection with the products of al! oth'
8. sections and interests.
3D. We denounce that restrictive, Oh
nese system OF tariff that taxes the man
= for the benefit OF the few; that pIac'
|. upon every implement used in mlnin'
n agriculture and manufacture an unne
j. essary and oppressive tax; that doubl'
8 the cost of tine necessaries of life aud d
!, presses the activities of labor, to add
the luxuries OF the favored mOnUH,iis
!. We ask for talr trade and reciproSity i
all branches OF Industry, ut home III
d abroad, and for the equalization OF Il
exorb,,ant and uuequa. tariff that ia
q ticulariy Expresses the mining devclo
. meut of tins country, by the addition
. expenses dlsproportiouate to the produ
:, OF labor, making mining precar'ous Al
e often impossible.
n 4th. On the Mormon question we q
n clare that the constitution Of the State
;. Idaho expresses our sentiments. We
lterate the spirit and the letter Ut til
document, aud require that the laws u
existing on that subject shall lie respect