The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07

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II was ordered that the state con.
| vention do not receive proxies un-
less presented by resident of the
county to be represented.
The chair appointed the following
committee to prepare an address
To the people: Msesrs. Coltman,
| Ainslie, Watson, Woodwork, Nc
| Bee and HALEY.
The following report Of the con-
ference committee Was read and
unanimously adopted:
To the chairman and the members Of
The democratic state central committee
Gentlemen: Your committee appointed
TO confer with the silver republican ex-
ecutive committee and the peoples party
committee would report that we have
performed our duties ~ follows:
The silver republicans are agreeable
that the time aud ptace for holding the
next state convention be about August
"A. 1898, at Boise, and they unanimously
favor ~ aliixucs of al! the silver forces
IF the state.
We visited the peoples party commit
tee, Messrs Blake, Fuller and Pehey, n
maj"r,ty OF their committee, who reported
to US that thes hsd fixed August 8, 1898,
- the time aud Moscow ~ the place for
holding their state convention and they
had no authority to change or make any
suggestions ~ to any other time or place,
and they thought the other silver parties
Of the state should meet them there. When
asked if the democratic party should hold
their convention ct any other time and
place than that selected tor theirs, If two
nr three weeks tims after the holding OF
their convention would be agreeable to
Them, they answered that they had 10
power whatever to act in the matter and
could offer no suggestions. They expressed
themselves that their committee was fav
orabie to united action of the silver par
ties in the state, but that the whole matter,
10 far % their patty was concerned. must
lie settled by their state convention.
II was unanimously agreed by the
committee to hold the state conven.
zion At Boise on August oath.
The following resolution was
adopted:
"Wbereas, the Idaho democratic state
con INVENTION and silver republican state
have been called to he held
m the Gath day Of August, 1898, At Boise,
that time and place being most central
and agreeable, in our opinion, for such
purpose; and,
Whereas. the peoples party state con-
ventiou has been called to meet on Aug
J. 1898. 1t Moscow, 1t which time, We
understand, il will be decided whether or
not the peoples party Of 1dsho really de-
sire m honorable auniOn OF oil the silver
forces. Therefore be il
Re.olved, by the democratic state cen
trail committee of Idaho. That should
such peoples party state convention de-
eide 10 favor Of such union. We hereby
cordially invite such peoples party state
to adjourn 10 Boise ON the 24th
rtay Of August, 1898, aud confer regard
ing such union.
The executive committee Of the
Silver Republican state committee
held . meeting Saturday with the
following Representations:
Monte B. Cwinb, Canyon county.
Ben E. Rich, Fremont.
W. B. Allison, Washington, BY
Frank Smith, proxy. -,
Bartlett Sinclair, Kootenai, by
Edgar Wilson. proxy.
Fremont Wood, Ada.
Mart PatYie. Fremont, BY Z. J.
Rassstt, proxy.
C. J. Bassett, Bingham.
The committee was waited upon
bv the democratic conference COM
lnittee With . proposition to bold
he state conventions Of the two
parties in Boise on August Ath.
fhe proposition vas concorred IN
,ftsr little discussion and the COM
mites adjourned.
Chicaro dnDnslment stores now