The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-03-19
R. E. LOCKWOOD,
Republican Central Committee. II


Central Committee. The others
were chaperones.
The committeeman were Mart
Patrie, Fremont county, with q proxy
for Cassia; G. j. Bassett, Bingham
G. H. Bassett, Bannock; Gus Spong-
berg, Bear Lake; D. G. McDougal,
Oneldaj s. c. John. Blaine; Vic
Bierbower proxy for Joseph White,
Lincoln; W. g. HOWE, Elmore; r
H. Leonard, Jr, Owyhee; George
H. Stewart, Ada; Isidor Smith,
Boise; j. H. Shoup, proxies for
Lemhi and Custer; John 7. Morri-
son, Canyon; w. B. Hepburn, Sho-
shone; Charles Sweeney, Kootenai !,
Vim. Allison, of Salubria, also
came down with the proxy of John
Cuddy.
The outsiders along were Joseph
Pinkham; j H. Wallis, Paris; NJ
B. and j. H. Gwinn, r. Fl. Davis
and Jake Horn, Caldwell; B. P.
Shawhan and Burt Venable, Payette.
At five o'clock the central com
mittee met in the Odd Fellows Hall,
and before proceeding to seat mem
bers, fired everyone from the CALLER
les, to the last man not of the com
mittee. There was q bit of fight
over the seating of Sweeney, it being
asserted he was not resident of the
state. But he proved his case and
got his seat.
Before the meeting there was a
powerful lot of caucusing INDUCED
in, showing the under current whiz
ling round and round over little
things that bore on future politics,
the most important one being the To-
cation of the convention. u
When it finally came to vote,
though, Boise's pull came out ahead
and she got the nominating conven-
ton, which appears to Indicate one
victory for the anti Dubois and Sweet
faction of the party.
Pocatello got tue convention fol
election of delegates to national con-
vention.
After much small fire and discuss
ion the committee adopted each 100,
or major fraction thereof, Of the to-
tai vote of all parties for governor, as
the basis Of representation in the
state convention. By this Washing
ton county gets delegates. BY tht
method of two delegates for eacl
member of the legislature two a
large, as first proposed, we would
have had g. This latter, however
would have given the county great
er voice in the convention, proper
tionately, than it will have with til,
nine.
The visitors, both committeemel
and guardians, were an honest look
ing lot of men who apparently woul'
not for the world allow any of til
parties likely to dishonor official in
tegrity to get the reins into thei
doubtful grip.
Many of them, too, present II fin
physical appearance.
There's Vic Bierbower, like
grand old Saxon king, only his hal
is little dark, who would captivat
the eyes of ladies, who as q rule ad
mire large manhood combined wit
elegance He does captivate, toe
and did while here. He bears tn
impress of the ladies man all over
He actually wants to succeed Nc
Connell.
Then the man of high forehea
and visible stamp of intellect-Mor
tie Gwinn, the cool, calculating, sue
cessful, diplomatic and pleasar
Monte. They say there is good tin
Der in him for governor, and y'
others do say Judge Richards is SUI
to get the nomination. Bob Mob
was not along. The Avalanche,
Silver City, runs Bob's name at I'll
head of its column as its candidate
Judge Hepburn is Il brilliant ma
and stands high with his party. Il
made few short but eloquent II
marks at the close of the meeting
His personal appearance Impress
one on the instant that he woul
make an elegant duck hunter or fist
erman, only he belongs to the wror