Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-02-02
AN lDARO INCIDENT.
NOW . Promtneai Democratic Politician
Nominated Hjmsslf.

now . Promtnest Democratie Politician
Nominated Hins+lf.
Eugene Field in Chi, ago NewsI
Out in Idaho each Ut the counties i,
Just about as large Is the average
New England State; SO when il comes
to holding \ county convention the
time expended therein is q consider.
soie a. that required by one of our
national conventions. Some very
queer complications arise out at the
cha"gefol character Of the population;
the Pre,i"ct that one year Is entitled
to = certain representation is very
likely to be quite deserted tn. mex,
year !" consequence VI the failure Of
mines or the discovery OF better prop
erty elsewhere. The county com.
mittee find it \ herculesn task TO de.
t"rmi"e upon a just basis # repre-
sanitation. Not unfrequently = pre-.
c'ncs suddenly becom-s bereft Of all
its population except = few wr+t,hed
creatures which III the far West s,e
termed h"bos, the word "hobo" cor>
responding in Specification 10 thu
EASTERN words Jay" and "gray."
These hohos Aock to the county con.
vent'ons rs delegates, aud as they IN.
varsablv come loaded down with prox.
les they are sometimes very obs,re per.
Gus fellows tn deal with.
The Democratic Convention held
IN AIsuras county in 1883 was an
altogether lovely affair. The faithful
were several days coming from the
outlying precincts, some horseback
aud MANY ON foot. Haley was ablsz.
with enthusiasm. Banners fl .at-d to
the hrrez :, eiRg,es OF old Andy Jack
son were faun'e ut every hand nn.i
mot'oes and legends were
displayed from ions-,ops aud saloon
windows. You might have expected
that q national exposition was in pro>
gress. The convention lasted three
lays; having expend.d so much time
and bother getting there the delegate
were not disposed to he in any hurry
about getting home. w. can fancy
that it was with feelings of sincere Re-
Krrt that the last item in the regular
order OF business wLs finally reached
the nomination Of three county
There were nearly a.,
many nominations as there were dele.
gates, and while tie business WAS still
on there uprose lnnk, liant m jawed,
'adaver"us hohu, one A l.. Young OF
name, who had emi2rat-d from Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, AMI waS conducting a
general store il the f.st,,e> ses Of AI,u
rs county. ,hcharacteri,ticm mod.
'sty this rro,rac'ed srec,man OF hum.
unity Nominated A. L. Young.
Another delegate was Patrick Me-
aug him; he had been filing himself
With liquid en,hu.iasm Tor seventy.
NO hours and was now cooked and
'r'ned Cor notable endeavor. "Who
he devil is A. L. Young?" Asked
'Ir. Mclaughlin.
Mr.. Young arose a second time and
the modest, shrinking, self>I-pr+>
atory voice that is characteristic of
he hobo, admitted that lie himself
'as the man.
"Nill.' said Mr.. McLanphlin, "Oi
ave been a,'endin' dimvcrat,c con.
'n''ons all me lo,fe, and this is the
f>t time Owe heard If a dimyrrat
18th SO few fri,d< thu, he had to nom.
'ate himself. Now O,'m not going
v':tr for the -, tut in order
hat he may know phwat the co,.vin
ion thinks # Tim Oil sickind the
ominnti, -
When it came to q ballot brother
'"ung ct only one vote and that
ne he had the felicity of casting
imself.