Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
Pepulist Convention.

Pursuant to call of County Central Committee the
Elmore County Poprst Convention was held in the
office of the County Recorder In Mountain Home,
September IL 1896.
The convention called to order at 10 o'clock A.
m, by Hon. Martin King chairman OF Central Com.
mittee, and the call for convention and the agree
ment entered into with the democratic County Cen.
trail Committee, Aug. l. read by Judge Sinnott,
secretary OF Central Committee
Alex. Urdahl OF Neal was elected TEMPORARY chair.
man, and A. NJ. sihnott temporary SECRETARY
The following committees, on motion, were then
Credentals-Col Geo. A. Williams, Martin King,
H. s. JONES'
Permanent organization-A. ~ sinnott, Chas H.
Platform and Resolutions NcGinness. E.
L. Abbott and Johh A. Malmburg. This committee
was instructed TO meet with committee platform
and resolutions appointed by the Democratic
| ton. and TO make a joint report.
Owen BOYLE, Nelson Davis and Geo. +. Butler were
appointed special committee to wait on the Demo.
| cratic convention and notify that body of the ap.
pointment Of committee resolutions and plat
form and also fstructions to that committee
The convention adjourned 10 1880 p m. at which
time the committees were instructed TO report.
Convention rsassembied at 1870 aid received the
following report.
We. the committee on credentials find the follow.
ing delegates entitled to in the EmoTe county
Popuiist convention, Sept II, 1895:
| Atlanta Precnct-Geo =. Butler, Z. L. Abbott.
Davies-Geo. A. Williams, John Winters by VIII.
Rocky B4t-Jchn A. aamburg, Frank Mitchell by
Malmhmrg proxy, T. Fitzwater by Malmburg proxy,
Junction Barn J. Kirby by Malmburg proxy.
Pine-Paul Rochester Chas H. Flynn.
Neal-Alex urdahl, J, J. Price.
Mountain Home-Eelson Davis, II. s. JONES, G.
Jackson
| Cold Spring-Theodore Pierce
,Glenns Ferry-A. NJ. Sinnott. Owen O. Boyle, Jas
McGnness Albert Stein by McGnness proxy.
Respectfully submitted, GEO A. WILLIAMS Chm
| The report adopted and committee discharged
The COMMITTEES on permanent organization re-
| ported follows
| We, the committee on permanent organization re.
| spectfuly REPORT follows: We regoinmend Geo A.
williams for permanent chairman and Augustine "
Sinnott for permanent secretary. We recommend
| the following order of business; 1st domination Of
candidate for county commissioner. I'd, assessor.
3D. senator. 4th, representative 5th selection OF
county central committee. 9th, miscellaneous
| Respectfully submitted. }. j. PRICE, C. H. FLYNN.
The report was accepted and committee discharged.
vote OF thanks rendered to the temporary
chairman for the able. courteois and impartial man.
ner in which he presided over the convention.
Colonel Williams, in taking the chair. rendered his
thanks to the convention and Urged earnest arid har.
monious work among the delegates for the best men
| OF the party as nominees Of the body.
Messrs, Hing, Davis and Abbott appointed a
committee with full power to wait upon the Demo.
cratic convention and arrange with that body to
the commissioner district for which this contention
shall nominate candidate for county commissioner.
In few minutes the committee returned and stated
that II had been arranged that this convention nomi.
nate candidate for commissioner for the First dis
trict. Report adopted.
A W.
nation the name Of George +. Butler OF Atlanta No
other candidates being proposed, Mr.. Butler was
| nominated by reclamation
/ For Assessor, Martin King placed In nonflnaton
James O'Neal Of Rocky Bar H. 5. JONES proposed
Nelson Davis OF Mountain Home.
A ballot was taken that resulted as follows: 0Ncill
r. Davis 0. Mr. ONeill declared the nom inee
and on motion his nomination was made unanimous.
Mr. Price nominated Alex IIrdahl of Neal for sena-
tor. and Mr.. Malnlburg nominated Martin Fling Of
Rocky Bar.
! Mr. King declined the honor and Mr. Urdahl was
nominated for senator by acelamaton.
/ For Representative, Mr.. Davis proposed IT. s.
| JONES Of Mountain Home and Mr.. Boyle proposed
| A. Al. Snnott. Mr. sinnott in a few remarks dc
elined the honor, and seconded the nomination OF
| Mr.. JONES.
Here the Glenn's Ferry delegation and some OF the
delegates fron the north objected TO this proceeding
by Mr. Sinnott and insisted that his 20 hefors
the convention The chairman then ordered recess
Of ten minutes TO enable the delegates to caucus ths
affair among themselves before coming 10 final con
clusion.
On reconycnihg Mr. Boyle still insisted in pointed
speech that his candidates should 20 before the
convention referring to him one who had faith
fully served his precinct as competent justice, III
more county just and able Judge and the statt
most active legislator. In edition these facts
his man tried and true hbur leader and to-day
Is MARTYR to the cause, and further. that the dele
CATION was Instructed by both Democrats and Popu
lists 20 stand By him for this nomination
MIR. Snnott then stated that Since he had made hi,
first appearance In politics. in 1885 he had been,
Republican, particularly hoHored by that party, hav
ing by that party been sent three times TO State
yentions, and had been the successful candidate d
that party for member OF the state constitutions
convention and later the judgeship Of this county
At the time Of his hfst appearance IN the Popnlis