Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-25

81
an unnecessary, excessive, extor-
tionate and wasteful use of the
public money. Under this system
the salary of state officers, as
fixed by the state constitution are
largely increased.
The time has come when self
preservation demands that the peo-
pie shall sacrafice their political
prejudices and elect legislators who
will abolish these corrupt and in
'iquitous appropriations, and re-
duce the expenses of the state gov
eminent down to a point where
the taxpayers can live.
We therefore pledge the best eff
forts of our Legislative nominees to
this end, and also to the passage
of a constitutional amendment re-
ducing the salaries of county Of
ficers where the same are excessive.
All friends of free silver coinage
and an honest and economical adj
ministratiOn of state and county
affairs are respectfully solicited to
support our nominees.
GEO. M. RoBERTsoN, Chairman.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
On motion the chair appointed
Frank McGrane, f j Hogan, G M
Robertson, j A Seeley and CP
Phillips as conference committee
to confer with the populists and
silver republicans.
On motion the convention adj
journed till l o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, a committee
from the silver republicans was re-
ceived who announced that the
silver republican convention had
appointed j B Cook H J McFadden,
Fl. Won Bargen, M L Murray and
Ed Ellis as a conference committee,
and who would await the pleasure
of the democratic committee to
confer and endeavor to arrange an
honorable fusion between the
democrats and silver republicans.
The joint conference committees
then retired for conference.
On motion the order of business
was changed and the convention
proceeded to elect county central
committee for the ensuing two
years.
Grangeville-W W Brown, w F
Schmadeka, Frank McGrane, A F
Parker, Levi Magee, J G Stephens.
Cottonwood - Jas McCafferty,
Ben Gerding, II Robbins, j W
Turner, S l. Short.
Mt. Idaho-Pat Toal, w N
Scales, M II Truscott, G> T Fem,
A w darlington.
Denver S Hartman, w B
Patterson, M L Butler, d Yates,
II Z Rowe.
Fairview-J A Foster, Geo S
Schmadeka, j d Hendren.
Lake-Cyrus Ovcrman, L F
Horning, M V Jarrett, VIM Cook,
s F Hamilton.
Keuterville-A Hendricks, II w
Tefft, + Fitzgerald, II Hattrup.
Harpster-Jas Surridge.
John Day-Jessie Palmer.
White Bird-A J McQuade.
Forks-F L Wyatt.
Freedom s Fockler.
Warrens-E B True.
Stuart-D j Bingham.
Clearwater-R II Farris.
Newsome-N B Pettibone.
Elk City-S w Smith.
Dixie--Jas P Turner.
Warm Springs-Chas Brahan.
Ra i River-I Irwin.
v "stlake IS j Craig.
orencr C P Phillips.
,he co: ention then adjourned,
.bject the call of the chair, to
await return of the conference
comm ee.
At 3 p. IN. the conference COM
mittee reported the following prop
Ositions as having been made:
Fuse with the democrats alone.
Demand for themselves two repre-
sentatives, and either one commits
sioner, or head the ticket "The
Peoples Silver Party"
POPULIsT PROPOSITION.
Demand for themselves two rep
resentativcs and two commission
ers. The democrats to nominate
the state senator and not concede
it to the silver republicans.
The convention then went into
executive session.
Upon the doors being thrown
open the chair announced that the
convention voted to stand by the
action of the state convention in
regard to fusion, and the confer
ence committee was instructed to
make further propositions as the
sentiment of this convention as
follows:
To give the silver republicans
the senator, instructed; one COM
missioner, treasurer, and either
surveyor or coroner.
To give the populists two repre-
sentatives and one commissioner.
The democrats to retain the
sheriff, assessor, treasurer, one
commissioner, probate judge and