Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
A Shot from Judge Sinnott.

ctNSSs FERFN, Idaho, July 8, ls9s
To TnE BuLLErrS:--in the current number OF tn
Gilmore Republican appears tho following editorial:
''fhe Democratic central committee made arrange
ments last Saturday with Madison and Sinnett for
fusion with the Silver Republicans and Popusts th
fall II remains 10 be what percent Of the vote;
q their respective parties they carrying in the
vest pockets
Again, on the last page Of that organ, Under the
caption. Decided to Fuse" an alleged report Of the
transactions OF Joint conference held between duly
accredited and not seeonstitued representatives OF
the Democratic, Popuist and silver Republican com.
mitees, says tnat Harry Mallison secretary OF the
Silver Republican committee, and myself As chairman
of the Populist committee, the only representa-
tyes Of these respective parties present. then the
oracle speaks in these words:
Judge Sinnott who from what we were told by
those present. carries tho Popust party in his vest
pocket, In short hut forehe speech, promised the
hearty support Of the Popusts to any old fusion
that could I've effected"
AS there is truth in or pretext for these
sweeping assertions and the writer says that il is
stated on information, am glad to feel that these
statements were made through Misrepresentation and
mistaken ideas, and not malice Regarding Mr..
Madison, he was NOT the sole representative Of the
Silver Republicans present but he being thoroughly
able TO take his part, will answer for myself
In the first place, | entered into arrangements
with the Democratic committee or any other polit-
zeal organization representative TO so deliver the
Popust party. That party is not in the hands of
any body for sale and delivery. That is boss.ism
which leave to a gold.bug, bond issue combine but
not the tactics in use by the Populists They have
no bosses Populist being intelligent think
ing man or woman. Their committeeman are the
servants of the party, and the officers of the com.
mttee are its servants. Nobody carries the votes of
that party in his pocket elsewhere for every
Pobulist carries and controls his own vote and for
the benefit of the writer writers of the aforesaid
articles | will state that Judge Snnott controls no
vote but his own and does not and never did
pretend to. went Into the Populist party for prin.
eiple not office and never sought any office from
the party since joined it. In 1894, entirely unso.
cited by me, directly or indirectly was put on
the county ticket We could then have made a fusion
with the Democratic party and swept the county, but
we could not then by such fusion indirectly indorse
the Cleveland administration the principles OF which
is now carried out by the present national powers
that be-so we went it alone and went to an honor
able defeat. In 1896, when nomination was vir
tually equivalent to election was the choice of
the majority OF convention for Representative
known to myself chosen as chairman Of our
roborated both by delegates the above conventions
and the present Popust committee | defy contra
dicton.
The statement that | alone represented the Popu.
list party at the joint meeting is prma aee evidence
that the accusation was made through ignorance Of
facts and based on instrumentation Had the writer
read the BULLETIN and thereby kept himself posted
he would have seen that Messrs. Butler Of Atlanta
Kirby Of Rocky Bar, Davis and o'NeiH Of Mountain
Home and the writer hereof from Genn's Ferry
were present at the joint conference as the accred
tied representatives Of the Populist committee.
At the committee meeting, before the conference
every important precinct in this county except Pine
Grove ahd Neal was represented, and the gentlemen
from these precincts wrote to me expressing their
regrets at not being able to attend for good reasons
stated and at the same time signfyng their willing.
ness to indorse the action OF the committee in the
premises
The Republican scribe bases his report Of the joint
conference the assertion that those present said
So As the proceedings OF that conference were not
made public, aud as such occurrences or condi.
tons existed at that meeting he sets folth on in
by those present." it is evident that
those present" not there
AUG. NJ. sINNoTT.