The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-15

''o AVAHs DuG OOululrG hOl0 the
Animal.
Pursuant to call the Republican State
Central Committee met at Boise City,
August 8, 4 pm. The object of the
meeting, plainly stated, was to ascer-
tain whether or not the functions of
the committee we're to be exercised for
the benefit of the Republican party, or
for the Democratic Populist party.
The committee stood ten Republicans
and nine Democratic Populists, count
ing Chairman Patrie, but who as a mat.
ter of fact never was a member of the
committee, but had somehow succeeded
in ousting John Donaldson, of IRE
mont county. MIR. Donaldson was not
present in person or by proxy, so in
reality the committee stood at the mo-
ment of converting, ten Republicans
and nine Democrat Opulists, with
vacancies as follows: Fremont county
not represented, Custer County re-
signed, and Boise county dead, Chair
man Patrie was apprised of the condl-
ton of affairs, and to use his own ex-
preston, "took the bull by the horns"
arbitrarily appointed Fremont Wood
secretary of the committee and filed
the Boise county vacancy by placing
the name of L. E. Workman on the roll
of committee membership. This was
all fixed up before the committee met.
When the meeting opened Mr.. Wood
was found to be comfortably installed as
secretary and Mr.. Workman appeared
as a member of the committee. Chief
Justice Huston was present to lend
dignity, judicial poise and elOquence
to the occasion, and Attorney General
Parsons attended to watch the legal
interests of the state. Both these gen.
tlemen acted as proxies, and the patri-
otto impulses which moved them to at
tend meeting of the state committee,
together with their decorous and edify-
ing conduct during the progress of
business, contributed much to their
StarsIRg as gentlemen and the dignity
Of the high offices they represented.
Objection was made to the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Workman by the fat of
the chairman. The chairman scorned
such objection and haughtily refused
to entertain it. He insisted that it was
the peculiar province of the presiding
officer of that committee to fill vacan-
cies whenever the exigencies of the
committee seemed to demand it. A
motion was made by Judge Hepburn
that the name of L. E. Workman be
not placed on the roll, which motion
was seconded. But Patrie had taken
the bull by the horns and didn't pro-
pose to jar loose, so he refused to en-
terrain that motion as rejecting some
what on the dignity and authority Of
the chair. Thereupon an appeal was
taken, but that only increased the ex
ASPIRATION of the chair and he scOrn'
fully refused to consider the appeal
Judge Hepburn then took the bull BY
the horns himself and put the motion
Secretary Extraordinary Wood was re
ouested to call the roll but promptly re
fused to do so, Judge Heyb thel
called the roll whereupon Mr.. Work
man insisted on the right to vote Of
his own case and the chair .sustainet
him. That made the vote stand ten t.
ten. But as the committee had neve
appointed Mr.. Workman a member o
the body and nobody else with author
ity had done so, it was not clear b
what rule of right or justice he exel
cised the privilege of voting. Blu
things were getting warm and speeche
were flying in all directions. Chic
Justice Huston spread his pinions
the breeze and scared in thick atmo'
phere of eloquence for about IL hour
Attorney General Parsons pranced u
and down the arena, afiame with tier
oratory, giving in about two minute
the whole catalogue of Delsarte exc
else to the great delight and ediicatio
of an admiring audience. FremoI
Wood breathed hard for spell, b'
: his ecstacy was of milder forr
Presently the smoke cleared away an
/ Geo. H. Stewart of Ada county intr
= duced the following resolution: I'll
l right of all proxies to participate in Il
proceedings of the meeting be su
: pended until the committee present d
+ termined the question as to who mig
. regularly exercise the rights under Il
d proxies, which motion the chair
4 fused to submit. Mr.. Hepburn TIT
s introduced the following resolution:
l. Resolved, That no person be a
thorized to act as proxy in this col
}. mittee meeting except those who intel
S to support and vote for Mckinley al
+ Hobart at the coming PRESIDENT
election
u "This motion was seconded by \
,,.,,,,,rt of Ada county, The cha