The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
THE PocArELLo CONVENTION.
Dubois Men Have Things Their owr
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de, A. A. Crane, OF this county and s.
b. kingsbury, OF Ada, were placed in
nomination for temporary chairman.
A vote resulted in Crane receiving ISL
and Kingsbury Is.
G. G. Chase, of Canyon, was elected
secretary and S. c. John, of Blaine, assis
tant. Sam Gundaksr was elected ser
geant-at-arms.
Committee were named as follows:
Crsdentials-C. J. Basset, Bingham;
J. Horn, Canyon; c. b. King, Koossnai;
Joseph Perrault, Ada; Frank Hunt,
Bsnnock.
Permanent organizstion-I. F. Smith,
Washington; II. II. Bangs, Latah; G.
W. Gorton, Bannock: Whitney, Gilmore;
NJ. Sharp, Custer.
! Resolutions-Willis Sweet, Latah; F.
S. Dietrich, Bingham: L. A. York. Owy-
hee: c. w. Besl, Shoshone: Lyttleton
Price, Blaine; George n. lift, Bannock;
L. E. Workman, Boise.
A recess was then taken to . o'clock.
The committee on resolutions invited
number to sppear before them, includ-
ing Hey burn, Borah and J. NJ. Shoup.
The Ada delegation requested Mr.
Borsh not to make any appearance in
representative capacity. He appeared
and explained the matter to the com.
mittee.
The credentials committee report
slowed 107 proxies. Boise county has
two proxies. Idaho's votes are all cast
by Willis Sweet and ii. II. Bangs.
Willis Sweet had Latah's % votes and
A. \. Crane and c. &. King the Koote-
mai representation. r. V. Cozier had 4
proxy from Latah. 1t was cancelled by
telegraph and J. NJ. Shoup gave him
proxy from Lsmhi. W. B. Heyburn
was present from Shoshone with c. T.
Tozier's proxy, A. L. Campbell, c. W.
beale and II. Grout casting the rest of
the 10 votes.
THE REsoL rrIoNs.
The resolutions committee reported az
follows:
We, the Republicans OF Idaho in con
vention Assem- bIed, submit the follow
ing platform:
Whereas, As the Republican national
convention of 1888 declared in favor OF
gold and silver a. standard money Of
the United States and condemned the
action Of the Democratic party for its
efforts in attempting to dsnonetizs
silver, and
Whereas, The Republican national
convention of 1892 substantially RAFT
Grated the declaration OF 1888; and
Whereas, The question of crystalizing
into law the utterancss OF the last two
conventions named and of every utter
ance heretofore made by the Republican
party OF this state recently arose in the
United States senate and
Whereas, Senators Henry NJ. Teller
Fred T. Dubois, Thomas II. Carter, Lee
Mantle and Frank Cannon demanded
the enforcement OF said platform and
uttsrances under conditions known to
all. Therefore De it
Resolved, That VIC heartily indorse
the action o! Senator Dubois in Joining
with his associates rarned in the fear
less position taken in behalf OF the free
coinage OF silver, protection to Amer.
can industry and reciprocity, one and
insepara bic, and be it further
Resolved, That, acting under the
necessity OF the trade conditions OF our
coast, we earnestly present to our Eel.
low Republicans of the east the fact
that great commercial possibilities are
within the grasp oil the people of the
United States if We can but utilize the
markets of China and Japan which now
open their doors to US and which we
can fully control If placed in a position
to accept the only money with which
they have to purchase our products.
This new condition strengthens our de-
mand for the resolution that the United
States, independent Of any other nation
on earth, Immediately reinstate silver
to all its rights, powers and privileges
as money at the rate OF I6 to /.
Whereas, As the Republican party
believes in protection to American in
dustry for the sake OF protection and
Whereas, The history Of our legisla-
ton has been an unbroken effort to
build up the industrial life OF America
against the pauper labor Of the world
therefore, it is with pride and pleasure
that we herewith present the people of
the state for their Involvement that
plank Of the Republican platform adop- |
ted May Is, 1860 in which Abraham Lin
coin was chosen the first Republican |
president OF the United states.
Received, That, while providing
revenue for the support Of the general
government by duties upon imports,
sound policy requires such an adjust
ment Of these imports az to encourage
the development Of the industrial in
teresis Of the whole country and wo
commend the policy Of national ex-
changes which secures to the working
man liberal wages, to agriculture re-
prices, to mechanics and
manufacturers an adequate reward for
their skill, labor and enterprise and TO
the nations commercial prosperity and
Independence and
Whereas, The industrial life Of Idaho
especially calls for the application Of