The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-08-15

st. Joe l.. S. Hays.
Hauser w. C. Wiley.
spirit Valley Frank Howard.
Hope X. Wannamaker, II. NJ. Casey,
kootenaii-E. II. Ramsey.
North Side c. Raymond by &. l..
lIeitman.
Valley. II. Eckert.
Indian Creek r. T.. Blomquist by ].
c. White.
Frairie -T. J. Smith.
Naples w. A. Campbell.
bonners Fery-W. l.. Kinnear, +.
81. Lucas, g. X. Gray.
Wolf Lodge A. d. clapp by +. L.
Empey.
santa-IIardy Warren by A. A.
Crane.
Post Falls-O. F. Warren, Henry
Yerferth.
Boundary-J. ]. Barnes.
Bellgrove-NOt represented.
On motion Of c. l.. IIeitman the re.
port Was adopted.
The report Of the committee on per
mahent organization and order of bust.
ness made the temporary organization
permanent. In that part of the report
covering the order Of business, legisla
tive nominations came first and tht
nomination Of county officers followed
sheriff being first on the list. The re
port also recommended that the chair
man appoint committee of five u
select delegates TO the state convention
10 which c. L. Ileitman objected anC
offered AN amendment 10 divide tn
county into seven districts, each districr
10 select two delegates. j. A. keal
replied 10 lIeitman. showing precedent
for sustaining the report Of the com
mittee aud vote resulted in adoptin;
tie same.
This completed the preliminar,
sklrmisLing and the battle for nonina
lions opened with that Of senator.
\ Cook, Of Harrison, in = few
appropriate remarks, placed in nomina
ton Hon. A. A. Crane, Of Harrison
The nomination Was seconded by Chas
Clsllin aud {. l.. lleitman and Gran,
declared the nominee by reclamation.
At this point lleitman introduced
motion which carried, TO vote for tn
Candidates by secret ballot.
Tie chair appointed Chas. Clafin ans
Frank Howard tellers and j. +. Trayi
assistant secretary
Nominations for representative beinj
IN order Capt. +. NJ Lucas place,
before the convention the name O
Capt G.. X. Gray. Of BonHer's Ferry
II NJ Casey nominated y. G.. Sissol
nEd Chas Clsfin nominated James A
keat. Tie nominations were seconds
by several delegates. {. l.. Heiimal
thea took the noor and delivered
!eugtiy speech eulog.zing W. A liar
aud closed by placing his name befor
couNention. Dr. Wcnz nominated
X. Wouuamaker. lleitman seconde
tic nomination aud seized the oppol
tuuliy TO introduce The county d!yisio
question by asking Mr.. Wonnsmaker
Ae favored OF opposed division at
following tie question up with Ion
dissertation upon the subject, Tho
Smith also spoke on The question, tai
lns the position held by lleitman /
opposition 60 division aud when III
matter came up later on. In the form {
a resolution II was proven that u
north and south ends Of the count
Ncre opposed 10 division by the deli
gates ro,ing unanimously for ia
resolution. After Capt Gray ha
declared himself opposed 10 divisio
nr. Wcnz insisted that he give pldeg
and pressed the matter 10 such an 81
I tent that II became embarrassing an
the sentiment Of the audience Shove
p,siuly that i, was time 10 stop sue
( tactics
\ ballot on candidates for represents
tive was then ordered, the three recei'
( ing the highest number Of votes 20 /
declared the nominees. The ball'
resulted as follows: