Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-25
FOUR COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Straight Republicans. Silver Repubh-
cans, Democrats and Popu-
lists In Session.
The Politicians Captured the Town
and Ran II Until
udni6ht.
Democrats and Silver Republic
cans Fuse.
THREE TICKETS IN THE FIELD.

YOiAtiCuA poi tAC6 WCTo uuVeFClbcO
for the same day, and the delega-
tions from the different precincts
swarmed in the streets and stores.
The straight republicans held forth
in the opera house, the democrats
in Odd Fellows hall, the Populists
in Grange hall and the silver re-
publicans utilized the dining room
Of the Palace hotel. Had circum-
stances required it the old and
new school buildings could have
been put into requisition for eight
more conventions, so that Grange
vile can justly claim credit for
having all the conveniences of a
great convention city.
Tho Democratic Convention.
Promptly ut IL o'clock, A. +.
Parker, chairman (prO tenn of the
county central committee called
the unterrified democracy of Idaho
county to order.
Hiram Robbins was elected tenn
porary chairman, and Levi Magee
secretary.
On motion the chair appointed
committees on credentials, organi-
zation and order of business, and
resolutions.
On motion, the convention took
a recess of Is minutes to enable the
committees to report.
Upon reassembling, the commit
tee on credentials reported the fol-
lowing entitled to seats in the
convention.
Grangeville - Frank McGrane,
Levi Magee, John Norwood, j G
Stephens, w F Schmadeka, w ii
Sebastian, w L Costlcy, J. Briscoe,
M w Williams, j j Bingham and
X w White.
Cottonwood-Ben Gerding. s L
Short, w L Brown, Jas McCaffer-
ty, FL Hogan. Lee Strong, II
Robbins, d Bradford, by II Rob-
bins proxy.
Denver--W B Patterson, II E
Rowe, VIM Yates, j s Hartman,
J A Seeley, ] G Doss, by j A See-
ley proxy.
Mt. Idaho-A w Talkington,
rat ToaI, Ed Heightsman,' G. 7.
Williams, NJ. II. Truscott, by Pat
Toal proxy.
Warrens-J d Holton, G w
Helm, Ira McGarry, E B True, by
j d Holton proxy.
Florenoe-C P Phillips, Chas
White, L r Yates, L N Taylor,
by J Miller proxy, AN Ingram by
l. Il Yates proxy.
Clearwater-R H Farris, B G.
Cowling, G NJ Robertson, A d
Stephens.
DISQUALIFICATION Hendricks,
John Maugg, w Haarman by j
Maugg proxy.
Fairview-G S Schmadeka, J y
Hendren, I ] Costley.
Lakes F Hamilton, Z IS; O.
ner.
Harpster-J + White, l. M
Costley, Frank Ping by Geo Brown
proxy.
Westlake-I d Lyons.
White Bird FL Wann.
John Day-Henry Elfers.
Freedom-John Mathison.
Rapid River-I Irwin.
Newsome-A w Davis by John
Coram proxy.
On motion s w Smith was per-
mitted seat in the convention to
represent Elk City, and N B Petit
bone to represent Newsome.
Kooskia, Dixie, Warm Springs,
Kamiah and Forks not represent.
ed.
Committee ON organization and
order of business recommended
that the temporary organization
be made permanent and that the
order of business follow the official
call for the convention, adopted.
The committee on resolutions
reported the following:
PLATFORM.
Your committee on resolutions
respectfully report the following:
The democracy of Idaho county
in convention assembled congratu-
lates the people upon the action of
the national democratic conven-
ton in nominating for president
William j, BRYAN. n Hlre-enougb
democrat, standing squarely upon
a sure-enough democratic platform.
We hereby accept said platform
rs q sound exposition of democratic
principles, and Mr.. Bryan as the
greatest living exponent thereof,
and pledge him our earnest sup
port.
We denounce the administra-
ton of the affairs of the State of
Idaho under republican officials
and republican legislatures, who
have piled upon the people an en-
ormous bonded debt, created a
number of useless state offices for
the benefit of republican politi-
clans, and increased the burden of
taxation to q point where good
government stops and robbery, ty-
ranny and injustice begins.
We particularly denounce the
system which has grown up under
the successive republican legis-