Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-08-22
ALL EYES ARE ON BOISE
IDAHO DEMOCRATS AND POPI
LISTS HOLDING CONVENTIONS.
Democrats Decide to Appoint Com
ference Committee to Carr,
silver Through.

Boise Aug. lS.-The democratic and
populis- state conventions met this al
ternoon, perfected temporary organiza-
tiors and adjourned until evening.
In the democratic convention. N lior
W. ". Wood was chosen temporary
chairman and J. ". F'aris of Idaho Fails
temporary secretary. In taking the chair.
Major Wood stated that the democrats
had been hibernatns during the anti
silver. bond issuing administration. The
friends Of free coinage had. however
routed the gold element at Chicago, ana
the party was now on a triumphal march
to victory.
Referring to local matters, he said that
the populist national convention hal
nominated the democratic candidate, and
Idaho democrats We're bound TO 90 The
fair thing by their populist friends lIe
thought there would be no difficulty in
arranging Il division of offices.
Committees of one from each county
We're appointed on credentials, order Of
business and resolutions, and adjourn
ment was taken until 1:3o
At the evening session, j. w. Reid of
Lewiston was made permanent ehairm4n
and r. w. Farris secretary. The fusiol
matter then came up on a motion to APP
point a conference committee 10 confer
with any other party favoring silver. An
amendment was offered that the confer
ence be with the populists alone. After
brief debate. the amendment was car
ried by the following vote, The nay vote
representing those in favor of fusion With
the silver republicans or with both silver
republicans and populists: Ada ayes H.
Bannock ayes $, nays ,; Bear Lake ayes
8; Bingham ayes 6: Blaine ayes /. nays
=; Boise nays !; Canyon ayes :; Cassia
ayes .; Custer nays ,; F.Imole ayes u
Fremont ayes s; Idaho ayes ,, nays g.
kootenai ayes s: I.atah ayes {. NAYS j.
Lemhi ayes .; Lincoln nays :; Nez Perce
ayes :; oneida ayes 10; 0wyhee ayes +
Shoshonc ayes ,, nays ); Washington
nays I. Total, ayes JOS, nays II.
\ conference committee Of atle from
each county was appointed. also com
mttee of three to notify th" populist3
that such committee hai been appoints
ed, The convention then adjourned,
Proceedings OF the PopHIiSt~.
The populist convention was called TO
order by n NJ Ruick. chairman OF the
state committee. He said the party was
now numerically the first in the state.
He said no fusion had been effected, and
no arrangement for the division of offices
made but he animated the populists
would be ready to meet the situation as
it should be presented.
Clay McNamee of Latah WAS chosen
n, nl lai lar
dcrson of Washington secretary. Mr. Ne
Nance thanked the convention for the
honor. expressing the belief that ii was
extended to his county rather than TO
himself because of the leadership of La
tall in the popuist cause. H. also eau
tously hinted at fusion, and ii was mani
fest from his and Ruick's speeches that
the convention intended to put the dem
ocrats in the position of seeking the ALI
ance. After appointing the credentials
committee. the convention adjourned un
til 7:30
At the evening session the credentials
committee reported and the report was
adopted. Three counties, Oneida. Bear
Lake and kootenai. are not represented,
j e. Fogg of Idaho. representing the sill
yer fepuDNcanS OF that county, was ,pt-
mittcd as delegate at large. He prom
ised to support the nominees of the con-
vention, and gave it as his opinion that
those whom he represented would do like
wise A committee Of seven each on res
olutions and on permanent organiza ton
and order of business were appointed and
the convention adjourned untI 10 a. IN.
tomorrow.
1t was evident i'll the populist conven-
ton that it was the manifest purpose to
throw the burden Of fusion on the dem
ocrats The latter must ask for it. The
speeches indicated this, while every effort
to bring the subject up in the convention
today was smothered. The democrats in
the meanwhile appontc a conference
committee