Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-23
County Politics.

ment has disturbed social conditions
for week. The influence OF the office
seekers is wide spread very particular
in this year, and with the parties sub
ject to fusion. The politician perhaps
has wider range of the field for his
wiles and his powers of persuasion.
The populists and democrats have
been contending for the advantage in
the division of the spoils and the office
seekers in each party have complicated
matters by ulterior schemes promoted
by personal desire for the offices that
are the object Of fusion.
The democrats were conceded the
office of auditor. The sheriffs office
was claimed in the beginning IA the
heretage of the populists while half
dozen democrats with hosts of friends
claimed iG for the bourbons with grea.
degree of vigor The illustration of
the strife, the logic and the bunconb
caused by this contention Is true .ex-
cept in intensity all the way down the
line. The unwholy principle of bar,er,
of bluff and all manner of illigitimats
suasiou follows as condition of fusion.
1t leads to political madness or
anarchy. There are no principles of
civil government involved in the
policy of fusion for spoils, there is no
patriotism to act as u governor to the
political engine.
The silver convention met at the
hour appointed and proceeded in The
election of S. l.. Thompson for chair
man and ID. ID. Burnham secretary a
conference committee of five was ap-
pointed to confer with like committees
from the populists and democratic con-
ventions with a view to fusion.
The populist convention was called
to order by Committeeman Kemp.
VIM. Mohl, w. II. Wyatt, and Lou
Clark of Agatha, were nominated for
temporary chairman. Mohl received
the highest vote and was declare,.
elected. l.. G. Marchaud was appointed
secretary by the temporary chairman.
Mr.. Mohl also appointed the committee
on credentials. On motion of Mr..
Briggs the convention then ratified
the work of the chairman. A COM
mittee on pei manent organization was
then appointed. Mr.. Wright chairman
of the committee on credentials re-
ported the manner of delegates and
the report was adopted. There were
no serious difficulties to the work of
organization. Mr.. Haner from the
silver republican convention appeared
and gave notice that his convention
had appointed conference committee
to confer with a like committee from
the popuiist convention on terms Of
fusion.
A motion was offered to appoint a
conference committee but point of
order was raised that the convention
had not effected permanent organi-
cation, had adopted no platform and
was not ready to confer on the que.-
ton of fusion until policy had been
decided upon.
The democratic convention con-
vened at the court house aud they
We're called to order by 5. o. Tanna-
hill chairman of the county COM
mittee. b. +. Morris was made tenn
porary chairman OF The convention
aud +. p. Vaughn, Of Bea Rcck pre-.
clnct, secretary.
Mr.. Richardson, of Rim Rock, mad
a motion that his precinc, be excluded
from the convention during the ten-
porary organization for the reason tina
contesting delegations were present. :.
This motion was seconded by Mr.. Clay
of the same district. There were -four
votes apportioned to Rimrock and The
contestants were requested to refrain
from active participation in the tenn
porary organization.
The committee on credentials was APP
pointed and the vexing contest Was
settled by giving to six of the claim
antsa half-vote each ,and George Riley,
one of the delegates was on each ticket.
THIS gave him full capacity in the ad
justment AMI divided the other three
votes of the precinct between SIX dele
gates.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and Adrian Sweet
was made assistant secretary.
A committee on order of business
was appointed and subcommittee
from this committee was selected as a
con ference committee.
As the TELLER goes to press the
three conventions are aw aiting the de-
| liberations of the conference COM
mittees. The silver republicans, it is
understood, contend for the county
attorney and for representative In
one or the other of the legislative
bodies. The / opulists are not at all
- d. lot,