The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-26
THE CONVENTION AT WORK.
Hon. A. E. Mayhem Made Temporary Chair
Mantle Committees.

PocATELLo, Ida, May 25.-TSpecial to
THE ALD.I-Promptly at o'clock Hon.
George Ainslie struck his hammer on the
table and Secretary Wickersham read the
call. MIR. Ainslie handsomely congratu-
lated the Democracy of Idaho On the happy
auspices under which they met He said
that had they the best platform the in
genuity of man could devise, the Republi-
can party would have furnished better, in
its long record of rascality and corruption
in its administration of the affairs of the
state. [Cheers.
Major w. W. Woods nominated Hon. A.
E. Mayhem of Shoshone county, for
temporary chairman. He was unanimously
chosen and escorted to the chair by Major
Woods, amid a
WARM WELCOME OF APPLAUSE.
In presenting him Mr.. Ainslie handed
him gavel of hickory made of wood taken
from the Hermitage. the home OF Andrew
Jackson.
Mr.. Mayhem, on assuming the chair,
hoped that harmony and good feeling
would reign throughout the deliberations.
He viewed the approaching election as one
of the most important in thirty years. He
congratulated the party on statehood, on
the opportunity they at last had to make
their demands heard in the councils of the
nation. He felt confident that the first
president the Idaho Democracy helped to
nominate would be the next president of
the United States. He wanted firm Demo
Gratis sent to Chicago no half pledged
| Democrats, no mugwumps, but those who
had always chung to the principles Of
Jefferson. (Applause.)
W. H Watts, of Alturas county was
chosen secretary, and Mr.. Wickersham,
assistant secretary. The following were
named as the committee on credentials!
! John E. Stearns, Ada S. Z. Taylor
Bingham; E. M. Pugmire, Bear Lake; We
A. Davidson, Cassia; L. Vineyard, Idahof
Phil Tillinghast, Latah; w. g. Lane
Logan; w. T. Oliver, Oneida; Adam Aul-
bach, Shoshone; George Lewis, Alturas;
B. F. Wilson, Boise; w. H. Faulkner,
Custer; George NJ. Paine, Gilmore: c. L.
Daggett, Kootenai; DR.. Whitnell, Lemhi;
j. M. Aiken, Nez Perces: S. r. Denny,
Washington.
A recess was taken to allow the commit
tee time to report. On re-asssmbling the
committee on credentials reported
THE FOLLOWING ENTITLED TO SEATS:
Ada County-James H. Hawley, E. A.
Stevenson, r. Z. Johnson, James F'itz-
gerald. George Ainslie, John E. Stearns,
Henry K Hartley, P. J. Fahey Charles P.
Bilderhads, G. w. Cess, w. A. Cougha-
raur.
Alturas County-G. V. Bryan, w. H.
Mats, E. b. True, John Condron, T. ].
Sutton, George ]. Lewis.
Bingham County, M. Bennett, J. w.
Eden, S. F. Taylor, Isaac Friar. K. e.
Hapf, Alex Beckstead, c. H. Moon.
Boise County Ashley Turner, Ed
Steckles, Carl Baird, O.. A. Lippencott,
proxy,) J. A. Lippincott, Ben Wilson.
Bear Lake,. M. Pugmire, G. b. Will
son, Hiram Grimmith. J. G. Rich, Charles
Hammond.
Cassia County,. w. Miller, William
, Davidson, ]. E. Harrington.
: Custer County-W. H. Faulkner, A. J.
Pierce, M. S. Hicks.
Elmore County-George H. Payne, w.
C. Wickershem, H. Swanholm, C.. NJ.
E Payne, proxy,) daniel MC1nneSS.
! Idaho County,. F. Parker, L. w. Falk-
ington. G. M. Case, w. S. Williams.
+ Kootenai County-C. l.. Daggett, R. E.
t Mcfarland, q. H. Wickersham, proxy.)
g w. ]. Quirk, Clay Fruit, CIV. J. Quirk,
/, proxy,) John Donahue, &C. L. Daggett,
0 proxy.
d Lasah County-W. C. Harris, phil. Til.
r linghast, proxy l. c. Hattebaugh, phil.
:, Tininghast, proxy,) ]. L. Brown, Phil
7 Tillinghast, j. A. Richardson, Phil. Til
linghast. proxy,j j. L. Miller, P. Filling