The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

S. P. Donnelly, M. D. Wright, Jas.
Graham, J. G. Glahe, G. P. Hill, VIM.
Reiniger, A. N. Tucker, Jno. B.
GOOde.
A committee Of five, composed Of
W. B. Mcfarland, NJ d. Wright,
VIM. Reiniger, c. P. Hill and J. O.
Glahe, was appointed to confer with
the populists and silver republicans
10 the matter Of fixing time and place
of holding county conventions.
June 23d was fixed as the time of
holding primaries, and rule adopted
prohibiting the holding Of proxies by
anyone not resident of the precinct
from which such proxy is given, and
providing that no delegate to the
county convention could hold more
than one proxy.
-, The representation from the various
precincts to the county convention
was fixed at one representative for
every twenty votes cast for attorney
general at the general election In
1898. On this basis the convention
will contain eixty-three delegates.
apportioned to the various precincts
as follows: Occur d'Alene, five; Med
mont, two; Harrison, four; Bonnerss
Ferry, six; Standpoint, two; Clark's
Fork, two; Rathdrum, six; Hope,
three; Post Falls, two, Priest River,
two; Boundary. two, and all other
precincts one each.
The Populist Committee.
The populist executive committee
was In session with Daniel Van
Duzer In the chair, merely to confer
with the democrats and silver repub-
licans in the matter of fixing the
time and place of holding the county
convention. The union sentiment
was strong in the committee. There
was but one dissenting voice, that of
Mr.. Joe Bowers. The utmost OF good
humor prevailed. The time, while
waiting the action of the two other
committees, was passed in telling
stories. Mr. Bowers is capital hand
ut telling stories, and occupied the
centre Of the floor, bringing down the
house with his sallies and yarns. All
through his talk and good humored
criticism of former fusiOns with
democrats, it was made plain that Mr..
Bowers was not now, or ever had
been, a populist. He is a socialist,
pure and simple, and was therefore,
as one Of the committee men put it,
about twenty-five years ahead of the
times.
The committee to confer with the
democrats and silver republicans in
regard to the county convention was
composed OF Daniel Van Duzer, Ed
win Crockett, James Murray, James
Kennedy and James W. Sommers.
The Conference COMMITTEES.
At three O'Clock the COMMITTEES ap.
pointed to confer in regard to the
county convention met In conference,
and Mr.. Jno. G. Callahan was placed
Ia the chair and Mr.. Daniel Van
Duzer made secretary.
A strong resolution endorsing Will
lam jennings Bryan for the president
of the United States and styling him
the ''patriot and champion Of liberty,
the friend and true representative Of
the people," was read by Secretary
Van Duzer and enthusiastically
adopted by the conference committee.
| Occur d'Alene City was then chosen
as the place in which to hold the
conventions Of the three parties, and
July 10th the time.
The sessions of the committees were
visited by a large number of promi.
nent democrats, silver republicans
and populists from Rathdrum and
the surrounding country.
The First Gun.
In the evening the court house was
packed with large and enthusiastic
audience to listen to the Hon. w. q
Jones ex-congressman from thu
state of Washington. There were ;
large number Of ladies present.
Mr.. ]. G. White presented the Hon
Jno. B. Goode as chairman of thu
meeting, who introduced the orato
of the evening in few happy re
marks on the political situation
Mr.. Jones Is q tall, somewhat slende
man, of pleasant appearance. and ,
very pleasing speaker, securely hold
! ing the attention of his audience
His remarks were confined chiefly Il
the Philippine question and to tn