Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-10-03
CONVENTION NUMBER 2
SILVER REPUBLICANS MET ONCE
MORE AT BOISE.
They Nominate "a New state Ticket
and Give Some Places ia tn"
Democrats.

Boise, Sept. 5.--The silver republican
convention reconvened here today. All
the populists. George Lewis, for secre-
tary of state, James Gum for congress
and George Moore for lieutenant COVER
nor were pulled down. The following
were nominated instead: Congress, w.
L. Borah, republican; secretary of state,
Charles Darrons of Roseburg; lieutenant
governor, +. B. True of Warrens. both
democrats.
To IdahO's Voters.
Boise, Sept. 2G.-To the Voters of
! Idaho:
THAT the position OF the silver repub-
leans Of Idaho may be understood we
give to the public our reasons for re-
converting our state convention and with
drawing from our ticket the populist
representatives who were placed there
on by the action of our convention held
August Is.
I'VE have been compelled to take this
action because of the attitude of the
peoples party committee of the state.
Moved by an honest desire to consolidate
! the silver forces of Idaho in support of
the principle which binds us together as
party. we proposed to their representa-
tives in their official capacity as execu-
tive committee of the peoples party, that
/
populsts and silver republicans alike up
! on a common ticket, to be submitted to
! the voters of the state for their suf-
! frages.
| This proposition was made at the sug-
! gestion and earnest solicitation of the
peoples party national committee anC
! the democratic national committee, who
| urged their respective state committees
to take this action, because of the evi
effects a refusal TO recognize the silver
republicans of idaho was having upol
the voters III other states, thereby pref
udicing the interests of William j. Bry
an in his candidacy for the presidency.
| The national committee for the PEG
| pies party by letters and telegram
urged this action upon the leading popu
lists of the state. Letters were address
ed to them both personally and in theil
official capacity as members of the pop
| ulist organization of the state, urging
them for the good of the cause to give
immediate recognition to the silver re
| publicans of the state. These letters
were absolutely suppressed, and THEN
| contents withheld from the masses ol
the populist party OF the state, who were
! fully entitled to be taken into the con-
| fidence of their leaders, and at the same
| time fully Informed as to the wishes OF
! their national party.
ITO the appeal Of their national com
mittee, the populist committee of the state
! turned q deaf ear The possibility thar
/ their action might result In injury &c
! MI. Bryan and the cause of free silver
! failed to move them.
! In strong contrast to their action was
! tho action of the democratic state com
mittee. The latter committee by voice
and resolution urged upon the populi5t
committee the necessity Of complying
with the national committee, in order to
! avoid complications in other states.
The executive committee OF the Sill
yer republican party, moved by patriot
ic desire to subordinate everything to the
success Of Mr., Bryan and the cause which
! he represents, offered to surrender all
claims to recognition upon the state tick
ct If the election Of United States sena-
tor was relegated to the people to be by
them decided without dlctation or inter
| ference This, the populist committee
also refused, and in return demanded
that the democratic party carry out its
agreement to deliver to the populists OF
the state the political liberty of their
democratic members, who might be elect
ed to the legislature, to the end that
a popuIst might be returned to the Unit
ed States senate in place of the national
champion of free silver, Hon. Fred Il.
Dubois.
IAN these actions of the populist party
Of the state, through It's authorized and
accredited officials, have alienated all
consideration for them as a party, and
forced the democratic national commit
tee, through it's authorized agent, to Of
fcially declare that the contract made by
the democrats in their convention with
the peoples party was without binding
force upon party or individual members
thereof.
Such utter disregard for the cause OF
silver men who have always assumed
to be it's only true advocates
has compelled us to with
draw their representatives from our
ticket The responsibility for this action
must rest, therefore, upon the official
leaders of the popuHst party of the state