Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-03-09
Silver Republican State Commit
tee

tee.
Fourteen counties OF the State were
represented in the meeting of the Sill
yer Republican State committee held in
Boise on the list. The committee held
its sessions behind closed doors. Del
egates to the State convention were
apportioned as follows. Ada, 10;
Bannock, 81; Bear Lake, 6; Bingham,
.; Blaine, 6; Boise, g.; Canyon, 8;
Cassia, d; Custer, A; Elmore, A Free
mont, 10; Idaho, s; Kootenai, II;
Latah, II; Lemhi, Z; Lincoln, A; Nez
Perez, Z; Oneida, Z; Owyhee. 8; She
shone, IL; Washington, 6; total, 159.
Opinion differed about the manner
in which the time and place Of the
convention should be detern ined, ss
1t was not thought practicable to call
the entire committee together again.
1t was finally determined to enlarge
the executive committee by four and
leave the whole matter to it. The
men added TO the committee are H.
IL. Bangs of Latah, George Lake of
Nez Perez, Bartlett Sinclair OF Koo-
tenai and w. B. Allison OF Washing
ton.
Chairman Patrie pres nted letter
from ex-senator Dubois, which was in
part as follows:
Washington, Feb. PA assume
that you have called the committee
together to indorse and approve of the
course OF Chairman j X. Jones and
leading Democrats, including William
j. Bryan, OF Chairman Marion Butler
and Populist Senators and members OF
Congress, of Chairman Towne and my
self and silver Republican Senators
and members, who have issued pub
lie addresses urging cooperation oil
the silver forces.
81 woult advise that your common
dation OF such cooperation be vigorous
If there are any who oppose such CO.
operation they are not friends of the
great cause OF bicletalism and are not
enemies of the Republican party,
which stands as the champion and ex-
ponent Of trusts and the gold standard
and as the enemy OF the plain people.
"The time has come when the ambi.
tons of individuals should be subor-
dinated to the general good. If my
duty were not clearly here for a few
weeks yet, | would be with you. Assure
them all that while there is absolutely
nothing that l aspire to in political
way, yet / shall always remember their
personal devotion to me in the past,
AMI will be on hand to help them as
best can to do loyal and honorable
battle for bimetalism and against Re-
publicanism in the future"
Resolutions were adopted, which say
in part:
The Silver Republicans of Idaho re.
new their allegiance to the principles
OF bimetalism. They appeal to the
record of the present Administration
as vindication to their judgement in
rejecting the platform adopted at St.
Louis. 1t has now been demonstrated
| that the promises made favoring in
ternational bimetalism and to which
many Republicans chung as last hope,
,, were meaningless.
Resolved, That we cordially indorse
the recommendation made by the
national chairman of the Silver Re
publican, Democratic and Populist
committees for concerted action on
the part of all true bimetalists, and be
it further
Resolved That in line with the re-
commendations of the national chair
men, we urge union Of the voters of
Idaho who believe in bimetalism and
a just measure of value as the vital
prime pal around which inevitably
cluster the material hopes OF the PEG
pie.
We welcome the women OF the State
to the rank OF eligible voters and call
their attention to the fact that the Sill
yer Republican party was among the
first to pronounce in favor of extend
ing the franchise.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the pro osition to secure a proper
representation Of the State at the Iu-
ternational Trans Mississippi exposi
ton to be held at Omaha from June
to November of this year and pledge
our cordial support to the Idaho com
missioners in their efforts to secure
funds for this purpose.