The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-08-27

Graham. kootenai: W. {. Wickersham.
nemhl: ". b. kurtz, Washington; Ed.
Brown, Shoshone.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
me following committee on platform
any resolutions was next appointed:
George Ainslie. Ada: G. ". Rrvan
Alturas; J. W. Eden bingham: j. e.
Rich, Bear Lake: James McDevitt
Boise; Samuel johnson, Cassia: John
Condor, Custer; =. j.. sullivan, Eimore:
j., w. darlington, Idaho: W. j. Nc,
Clnre, kootenai: j. Nj. Walker. Latah:
"A. frltsch. Lemhi; h. j. Maginnis, Lo-
gan; j.: W. Reid, Nez Perez; B. s.
Howe, Owyhee; w. II. Oliver, Oneida:
william Daxon, ShOshOne; A. b. An
derson, Washington.
AS soon as the committees had been
appointed the convention adjourned
l until II a. m. Thursday.
The second day of the convention
showed that there would be fight to
the finish for governor. Gov. Steven.
son OF Ada county had almost enough
instructed delegates to elect, but the
opposition divided between J. M. Bal
lentlne. Ada, and John NJ. Burke, Sho-
shone, was united and firm. The first
night OF the day occurred on a special
report OF the committee on credentials.
seating proxy from Custer, held by
an Alturas anti-Stevenson delegate.
The original Custer delegate had de-
serted to the peoples party after elect
ca. me Stevenson men were in favor
OF declaring the proxy void and the
vigorous way in which they advocated
this position showed how they valued
the taking away of one vote from the
opposition and subsequent ever Is c IN
flrmed this desire. On sl. w of
strength the proxy was seated by a
vote OF 4S to As. First victory for the
ants.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported at great length. The platform
advocates free coinage, scores the state
administration and alleges that civil war
III ShOshonc county was caused by the
connivance and interference of tile Off
GERS.
A state central committee was next
chosen, when the nomination of gov.
ernor was declared in order KOot-
endi county presented Burke: Logan,
Stevenson; and Bingham, Ballentine.
The first ballot resulted.
Stn,N,,,. -
Dnl,o,t; 40
ID
On this ballot Stevenson lacked two
votes of election, 4S being necessary to
choice. His strength came from solid
and instructed delegations from Ada,
Gilmore, Owyhee, Boise, Washington,
Lemhi, with almost the solid vote Of
Shoshone and Logan. Ballentine had
bingham and Bear Lake solid, while
Burke had the remainder. On the
next ballot Stevenson gained one
from Shoshone giving him the solid
delegation and AZ vOtes--one short
and here the efforts of the Stevenson
men to cast out the Custer proxy be-
came obvious-as it would have low
cred the entire representation one
and he would have had majority. A
third and fourth ballot was taken with
the same result and it became evident
to the spectators that Stevenson was
lost.
The Ballentine and Burke men then
proposed adjournment till evening.
This was resisted by Stevenson, but
was ordered on roll call by 81 to 3S.
During recess there was an evident
disposition on the part of Ballentine
ana Burke to get tOgether-Steven-
sons line was wavering and his rlen had
all they could do to hold the instructed
delegates-let alone work on the out
side.
On the first ballot after supper one
OF Burke's supporters went to Steven
son, but two of the latter's Shoshone
men went to Burke, and on the next
ballot four more went to Ballentine,
Washington cast one for Ballentine
and the eighth ballot stood:
Rnrke '.''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''' "a
n'lle"'"e'. ~
The nomination at this juncture
could have been Ballentine'S il Ada
county had shown him the least friend
illness, but it seemed as though the
Boise crowd would have nothing Of
their Old-time favOrite-and on the
tenth ballot his strength from Bing-
ham and Bear Lake went solid for
Burke electing him by one majority.
The ballot:
Sto,anscn '''''.''... '''...'.'.......'.'.
Burke's nomination was made unani.
nous.
A motion to adjourn till morning
failed and the convention proceeded to
nominate candidate for Iieut-Gover-
nor. Frank Harris. of Washington,
and j. w. Jones, of Binghaus were
named. The ballot:
Harris ......... .................... -
ADJOURNED I'LL FRIDAY morning.
FRIDAYS. WORK. b., =
BOISE, Aug. 26.-On assembling this
morning Col. Jones, of Bingham, de-
clined the Lieut-Governorship, and
Frank Harris, of Washington, was
unanimously nominated. Col. Jones'
reason for his action is that he was in
| no sense q can'lidate for the nOmi-
nation, and that rs Bingham already