Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-17

destroy tue American Sneep lnuuS-
try, deprive the farmer of the mar
ket it affords for pasturage, hay
and grain and require the purchase
of wool from foreign countries, and
thereby turn many out of employ
ment. We demand such protect
ion to American sheep husbandry
as will secure fair prices for wool
and mutton needed for consumpt-
ion in the United States. We
also denounce especially, the per-
sistent and unfriendly legislation
to our lead, fruit, flax and timber
industries.
Third-The republican party in
Idaho declares itself in favor ofup-
holding and maintaining tie law
and furnishing all violations Of it
under whatsoever pretense such
violation may be committed, and
we recognize no right as existing
in any man or body of men to vio-
late its provisions directly or in
directly. We pledge the party
and those whom it shall elect to
public Office to maintain and de-
fend personal and property rights
to the full extent guaranteed by
the law.
Fourth-We favor submission OF
an equal suffrage amendment to
the consideration of the people by
the next Legislature.
Fifth-We approve and fully in
dorse all the actions of the Idaho
delegates in their noble fight for
free silver and the defeat of that
moustrOsity, the so-called Wilson
bill, as we'll as their unswerving fl
deity and earnest labor for the
maintainance of republicanism and
able and valiant work for the state
of Idaho.
SixthEWe point with pride and
satisfaction to the administration
of the affairs of the state by the
present officials, and hereby ex.
press our fullest satisfaction and
iHuorScmcnu tncTeOI.
A TICKET CHOSEN.
The first order of business was
the nomination of a congressman
w. f. Borah in speech Of un,
usual brilliancy, even for him, pre-
sented the name of Edgar Wilson
The nomination received many
seconds and was carried by accla
nation amid storm of enthusiasm
Mr.. Wilson accepted the nomina
tion in neat speech and his ap
pearancc was greeted with ii wilt
outburst of applause. Chief JUS
tice Huston was placed in nomi
nation for the supreme bench by
W. L. Hepburn. The nomination
was made by acclamation.
The nomination for governor
was in order. w. b. Heyburr
took the floor. He paid a higl
tribute to the record of Governor
McConnell's administration ant
placed that gentleman in nomina
tion to succeed himself. +. L. FogI
moved that the nomination
be made by acclamatior
and the motion prevailed
the choice of the convention being
indicated by rising vote. TIL,
governor was brought before th'
convention and accepted the nom
inatiOn in one of his felicitou,
speeches.
f. j. Mills of POcatello and w
Hyndman of ketchum were placed
in nomination for lieut.. governor
The ballot resulted, Mills 94 Hyn
oman So. Atty. general Parson
was renominaied 10y acclamation
also Auditor Frank Ramsey.
Then came the contest on treas
urer. All the candidates but c
Bunting Of Blackfoot and Hal Col
fin of Boise had dropped out
Bunting was nominated by larg
majority, getting ia to SO 70
Coffin.
The contest for secretary ofstat
was spirited, Col. w. w. Hammi1
having entered the race with l. w
Garrett of Haily and j. f. Curtis
the present Incumbent. One bal
lot settled it, Garrett getting s.
votes, Curtis "a and Hammill 81
The contest for superintendent
of public instruction was the onl
one requiring more than one ballo
G. A. Foresman of Lewiston bein
nominated on the second ballot
Dermham C KnMfmamn.
This establishment is out wit
another ad in the FREE Press, t
which ttention is invited. 1t is N
idle boast that this firm is talke