The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01
No trace as yet has been found
of Chas. Meherian.

pIOfhS.
Jas. Hooper, Frank Reed, Geo.
Morgan, Jesse Wilson, Tom
Jennings and Jim. Wells, of Pah-
simari, were In Challis last week.
VIM. Dunn came out from Gus
ter last Friday on business.
The assessment roll of Custer
county for 1896 amounts to o$509,-
292.
We notice that Custer county
is represented at the goldbug
Republican convention at Boise
City by persons who are un-
known and do not live in Custer
county, viz p. Jones, L. Car
son and B. A. Robb. For the
information of the gold crowd
we will state that only one regu-
lar convention was ever held in
Custer county to send delegates
to the Republican convention at
Boise, and only Silver Repubh-
cans were sent. But these fell
lows representing Custer county
at the goldbug convention do in
no sense belong to or represent
Custer county.
AL Barselow is up from Gold
burg for few days.
Robt. Campbell and wife were
down from Clayton last Satur-
day.
A liberal estimate of the Nc
Kinley vote in Lemhi county
gives the head of the ticket $50
to IT'S out of the 1000 votes in
our county.-Salmon Recorder.
A special from Boise to the
Salt Lake Tribune of August 26,
says: The Silver Republican
convention met at Sonna's opera
house and was called to order by
Chairman Patrie, Col. II. v. A.
Ferguson of Pocatello was in
stalled as temporary chairman,
and Hugh E. McElray as secre-
tary. Col. Ferguson made an
eloquent and telling address.
Among other things he said II
do declare that the birth and
rounding into fullness of the Re
publican party offered a new
hope to millions of mankind and
affected their redemption in more
ways than one. / do not pause
to take historic view of that
great party and its achievements
until the year of grace 1896, when
unworthy ambitions and the cor
rupting power of gold sacrificed
high principle to pitiful policy.
| am one of those who believe
that on one great question the
Republican party has been be-
trayed by the generals and coun-
selors; that it has been basely
wounded in the house of its
friends. / believe, too, that no
earthly excuse can be offered for
the treachery."
Referring to the convention of
the Mckinley men he said: And
what are they doing now Why,
| it is just as it was with the child
ren of Israel when Moses was in
the mountain tops cOmmuning
with the Godhead. They have
stripped off their jewels and orn-
aments to make an idol. Mother
Hepburn of Shoshone was the
very first to donate her earrings
They have made unto themselv.
es a god that is typical of then
groveling ideas, and today they
are busy preparing ritual and
deciding how best to fall down
and worship the golden calf"
The afternoon session. After
the appointment of the usual
committees an adjournment was
taken after dinner. Then w. E.
Borah was elected permanent
chairman and J. G. Johns o1
Blaine and j. ii. Gwinn of Can
yon, secretaries.
Mr.. Borah made q stirring
speech that was constantly inter
rupted with applause. He open
ed by saying Il thank yor
very much for this honor. tits a
matter of great personal pride tc
me to preside over body of meI
who believe in principles more
than partisanship." Continuing
he said: 1T has been very prop
erly said that the Republican
party was the child of necessity
learning its first lesson close uI
to the great heart of humanity
and receiving its first crown OF
success from that beneficent
guardian of American liberty,
the enlightened conscience o
the common people. The grea
questions of the hour found ;
fearless advocate, the welfare o
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