The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-10-25

IN TINS issue OF the MESSENGER Is given the
names OF The candidates for offices TO be voted
for at the coming election.
The Republicans of Custer county have com
piled With the repeated demand OF the voters OF
Custer county, and placed IN nomination per-
sons who IL elected, they feel certain will at
tend to the AFFAIRS of the county as the law d.
rects.
There is not candidate on the Republican
ticket that any one can point out and say: this
person has been an ONCE seeker for years. We
admit the right of persons to aspire to an once,
but It seems to us that person must be very
anxious for an offico when he is willing TO pay
the expenses of an entire delegation to con
vention, and TO pay day wages to some memb-
ers OF the delegation to obtain nomination for
n county ONCE
We are little surprised at the action OF the
Fusion convention In adopting The Democratic
platform, as stated In the closing words OF the
FIRST paragraph OF the Democratic platform as
adopted by the Democrats OF Custer county, at
their convention in ohallis on the 24th and Goth
ofseptember, 1893. 1.-The faithful observance
of constitutional limitations" and then nomin-
ate person 70 be voted for as AUDITOR and
RECORDER, when the constitution of Idaho
SEQ. 10, Article V, reads: "a Clerk OF the Dis
trict court for each county shall be elected by
the qualified voters thereof at the time and in
the manner prescribed by law for the election
of members OF the legislature aud shall hold
his ONCE for the term OF four years -
Section Q, OF Article XVIII. reads: 1.-THE
Legislature, by general and uniform laws shall
provide for the election biennially, in each Of
the several counties of the state. of county com
missioners; sheriff county treasurer, who is
ex-ofhcio public administrator; probate Judge I;
.......,..-....... ;county assessor, who is ex-
onicio tax collector; coroner; and a surveyor
THE CLERK OF THE DISTRICT CouRr SHALL
BE Ex-OFfIcIo AUDITOR AND RECORDER. No
other county ofices shall be established"
II seems TO me that the Fusion convention
failed TO observe "The faithful observance
of constitutional limitations" And again, we
fail 70 ind any law authorizing the secretary or
other offioer OF suoh convention, after such con-
ventton has adjourned inserting the words I:
CLERK OF the District court" In the ticket filed
by the secretary of such convention with the
county Auditor, when their attention is called
10 the fact that Auditor and Recorder Is not an
elective officer.
Sec. 20 OF the election law reads rs follows
All nominations made by such convention or
primary meeting shall be certified las follows.
The certificate OF nomination shall be in writ.
Ing; shall contain the name OF each person
nominated, his residence, his business AND
THE oFfIcE FOR WHICH NE Is NOMINATED"
These facts lead us to the conclusion that
Prof Schermerhorn is correct when he states
In the sixth paragraph OF his address: "Intel-
lectually some OF the most brilliant men the
world has ever seen have been the most bril-
liant failures"
The Independentparty was formed with the
avowed purpose of giving the voters OF Custer
county choice OF candidates for once 70 be
voted for at the coming election. 1t is q sing
ular fact that the chairman and secretary OF
the Independent party central committee are
the leading men of the Populist party deceas-
cd. The Fopuiist party held a convention In
Chaliis at she same time the Silver Repubn-
cans and Democrats held their conventions.
Fusion committees were appointed from the
Silver Republicans, the Democrats and the
Popuiists conventions. II is stated the Popu-
list fusion committee made this offer: That II
a fusion Of the three parties could be effected,
and George Reyes was nominated on the Fus.
ion ticket for Clerk OF the District court the
other parties could name all the other candi |
dates. This offer was rejected. The Popuiist
convention adjourned; citizens meeting was
held; an Independent party was organized;
primaries were called delegates to county |
convention were elected; George Keyes was
nominated. Out OF eight other candidates TO
be chosen from all parts OF the county four OF
the eight are persons nominated on the Fusion
ticket. They put out ringing platform de.
nouneing chaIIis Ring politicians or nine per. |
sons 70 be chosen from all parts Of Custer
county six are residents OF ChaIlis
Of the persons placed in nomination on the |
various tickets we have not word to saw
against single one Of them. party Is SUP.
posed to be represented BY its party leaders;
and when party leaders show by their actions /
they care nothing TOR party principle, and are
willing TO lay aside party principle, II by SO
doing they can obtain paying position for
themselves and their friends we are forced to
the conclusion. they are not worthy the sup
port OF voters ofCuster county.
IL is often stated by some that the Republi-
can candidate for State Senator has not been a
resident OF Custer county for year next pre-
cseding the the coming election. have Mr..
Darlington's statement for this fact. That he
has been resident OF the State OF Idaho for IL
years. and resident of Custer county since
August 1877.