The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-03
CONVENTION NUMBER 2
sILNGR REPUBLICANS MET oNOa
MORE At BOISE.
They Nominate n New state Ticket
and Give Some Places to the
Democrats.

Boise. Sept. 26-The silver republican
convention reconvened here today. All
the populists. George Lewis. for secre-
tary of state, James Gum for congress
and George Moore for lieutenant COVER
nor were pulled down. The following
were nominated instead Congress, W.
e. Borah, republican; secretary of state,
Charles Darrons of Roseburg; lieutenant
governor, +. y. True of Warrens, both
democrats.
To IdahO's Voters.
Boise, Sept 2e.-To the Voters Of
Idaho:
THAT the position of the silver repub
leans of Idaho may be understood we
give to the public our reasons for re-
converting our state convention and with
drawing from our ticket the populist
representatives who were placed there
on by the action of our convention held
August 26.
I'VE have been compelled to take this
action because Of the attitude of the
peoples party committee of the state.
Moved by an honest desire to consolidate
the silver forces of Idaho in support of
the principle which binds US together as
party, we proposed TO their representa-
tives in their official capacity as execu-
tive committee of the peoples party, that
they give recognition to the democrats,
populists and silver republicans alike up
on common ticket, to be submitted to
the voters Of the state for their suf-
frages
This proposition was made at the sug-
gestion and earnest solicitation of the
peoples party national committee and
the democratic national committee who
urged their respective state committees
to take this action because of the evil
effects a refusal to recognize the silver
republicans of Idaho was having upon
the i'm of G..
udicing the interests of William j. Bry-
an in his candidacy for the presidency.
THE national committee for the pe0-
pies party by letters and kilograms
urged this action upon the leading popu-
lists of the state. Letters were address !
ed to them both personally and in thef$
official capacity as members of the pop
ulist organization of the state, urging
them for the good of the cause to give
/ immediate recognition to the silver re
| publicans of the state These letters
were absolutely suppressed, and their
contents withheld from the masses of
! the populist party of the state, who were
fully entitled to be taken into the con-
fidence of their leaders, and at the same
time fully informed as to the wishes of
| their national party.
TO the appeal of their national com
mittee, the populist committee of the state
turned a deaf ear. The possibility that
| liSli dCNlOn might result IN INJURY 10
MI. Bryan and the cause of free silver
failed 10 move them.
/ In strong contrast to their action was
| the action of the democratic state com
mittee. The latter committee by voice
and resolution urged upon the populist
| committee the necessity of complying
with the national committee, in oroer to
avoid complications in other states.
| THE executive committee of the sill
yer republican party, moved by patriot
ic desire to subordinate everything to the
success of Mr.. Bryan and the cause which
| he represents, offered to surrender all
claims to recognition upon the state tick
ct if the election of United States sena-
tor was relegated to the people to be by
| them decided without dictation or inter
ference. This, the populist committee
! also refused, and in return demanded
| that the democratic party carry out its
! agreement to deliver to the populists OF
the state the political liberty of their
! democratic members, who might be elect
ed to the legislature, to the end that
a populist might be returned to the Unit
ed States senate in place of the national
champion of free silver, Hon. Fred T.
Dubois
! ''All these actions Of the populist party
! Of the state, through it's authorized and
| accredited officials, have alienated all
| consideration for them as a party, and
| forced the democratic national commit
| ficially declare that the contract made by
the democrats in their convention with
the peoples party was without binding
force upon party or individual members
thereof.
such utter disregard for the cause of
silver men who have always assumed
to be it's only true advocates
has compelled us to with
! draw their representatives from our
| ticket The responsibility for this action
must rest. therefore, upon the official
leaders Of the populist party of the state
They have spurned and rejected every
| proposition looking to a complete union
upon any equitable basis. They have IN
structed and advised their leaders in ev-
cry county in the state to refuse to I'm
any way recognize the silver republican,
and in pursuance of these instructions
their county conventions throughout the
state have refused all proffers for
union of the silver forces made by the
silver republicans.
I'VE appeal, therefore, to the people of
the state to sustain us in our action, that
We may prove to the world that the
men of the west are earnest and honest
in asking that silver may be restored to
its rightful place in the coinage of che
country
FUSION GOES IN BOISE COUNTY