The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-08
Great Fight Made by Idaho Silver
Republicans.
SAVED THEIR ORGANIZATION
From the Attempt Made to Turn 1t Over to
the G. o. p.

Idaho Falls, Ida Feb. 24.-The
carefully matured plans of the gold
republicans of this county and state
aided by H. W. Kiefer, chairman of
the silver republican committee of
Bingham county, to dissolve the sill
yer republican organization with the
hope of turning the silver republi-
cans over to the G. y. P. was most
beautifully and overwhelmingly
thwarted at meeting of the county
central committee at this place today.
The apparent success of the gold re-
publicans in Fremont and Blaine
counties recently with the assistance
of Mart Patrie, silver republican
secretary of state, had worked the
republicans of not only Bingham
county, but Of the state to a high
pitch of expectation as to the result
of such an attempt in this county.
1t has been well known for some
time that Chairman Kiefer, who is
the present assessor and collector of
this county, has been in some sort OF
an arrangement with the gold bug
party looking TO the dissolution of
the party, and has put forth hercu-
lean efforts in his endeavors. such
loyal silver republicans as Senator
Dubois, Representative Erickson,
State Senator Muliner and H. B.
Carlitz resented the proposition to
abandon their principles in that way,
and Immediately after the call for
the meeting today took the field with
vigor and determination that knew
no bounds, with the result above in
dicated. The fact that this is the
county in which Senator Dubois lives
added interest to the project.
Never was fight more valiantly
won. The state democratic organi-
zation as well as the populist and dem
ocratic organizations were ably and
authoritatively represented by Frank
Martin secretary for the democrats,
Martin H. Jacobs, chairman for the
populists and G. j. Bassett, chair.
man for the silver republicans
The sentiment in favor of a con.
tinuation of the silver republican or.
ganization was 80 strong that the few
disloyalists soon began to seek some
technical reason to get out from
under. This quickly resulted II
Chairman Keifer being summarily re-
moved and Isaac Erickson electeC
chairman, and Marcus Mester o1
Blackfoot, secretary. The vacancies
occasioned by the bolt of Kiefer's
five followers were Immediately filled
and the party is stronger and bette
equipped,than ever for fight agains
the common enemy. Chairman ia
cobs says the populists over the state
are universally in favor of union o
all the silver forces The following
resolution was unanimously adopted
by the silver republican committee
"We congratulate the silver republican
of Bingham county on their firm adhe
sion to principle, and rejoice that tn
party is being freed from those who's
only object in calling themselves silve
republicans has been personal or temper
ary advantage to themselves.
1.-The Silver Republican party OF Bing
ham county sends greetings to the silve
republicans of other counties in the state
with the assurance that our party wa
never so united free from strife, harmon
ious and eager to continue thegreat hgh
for bimetallism as at the present time,
''We denounce Senator Shoup for hi
betrayal of his people and his utter sui
serviency to the money power. w
heartily commend Senator Heltfeld an
Congressman Wilson for their loyalty
their pledges and people, as shown i
their votes against the gold bill and thei
steady opposition to the gold monometa
lists of the republican party.
we urge the Democratics and Popr
lists to maintain and strengthen thei
mi ftrr, oil ~ lftc