The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-25
ROUTEDTHE GOLOBUGS
Great Fight Made BY Idaho Sill
yer Republicans.
SAVE THE ORGANIZATION
ATTEMPT MADE TO TURN IT
OVER TO G. 0. P.
Exciting Time at the Meeting at
Idaho Falls observation-disclosures
Were Turned 0ut-Senator Shoup
Denounced For His Betrayal of the
People.
Especial to The Herald)

Idaho Falls, Ida ed AR ne care
fully matured plans Of TIE gold Repub-
licans of this county and state aided by
Il. w. Kiefer. chairman Of the silver
Republican committee 81 Bingham
county. to dissolve the silver Republic
can organization with the hope of turn
ing the silver Republicans over to the
G. o. p. was most beautifully and over
whelmingly thwarted at meeting OF
the county central committee at his
place today. The apparent success Of
the gold Republicans in Fremont and
Blaine counties recently with the as
s.stance of Mart Patrie, silver Repubii-
can secretary of state, had worked the
Republicans of not only Bingham
county. but of the state 70 high pitch
of expectation as to the result Of such
attempt in this county.
has been well known for some time
that Chairman Kiefer, who is the pres
ent assessor and collector Of this county
has been in some sOrs of an arrange
ment with the gold bug party looking
to the dissolution OF the party and has
put forth herculean efforts in his en-
deavors. Such loyal silver Republicans
as ex-senator Dubois. Representative
Erickson. State Senator Mulliner and
II. B. Carlitz resented the proposition
to abandon their principles N 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 indicated.
The fact that this is the county in
which Senator Dubois lives added in
terest to the project.
Fight Valiantly Won.
Never was a fight more valiantly
won. The state Democratic organiza-
ton as we'll as the Populist and Demo-
cratic organizations were ably and au-
thoritatively represented by Frank
Martin, secretary for the Democrats,
Martin H. Jacobss chairman for the
PODulists ana G. j. Bassett, chairman
for silver Republicans
The sentiment in favor Of a continu-
alton of the silver Republican organlza-
ton was so strong that the few dis
lOyalists soon began to seek some tech
meal reason to get out from under This
quickly resulted in Chairman Kiefer
being summary removed and Isaac
Ericsson elected chairman and Marcr1
Mester of Biackfoot, secfet2ry TIE
vacancies occas.oHea - the bolt e
Kiefer's five followers were immed-
lately filed and the party is stronger
and better equipped than ever for a
/ fight against the common enemy.
Chairman Jacobs says the Pepulists
over the state are universally in favor
Of q union of all the silver forces. The
/ following resolution was unanimously
| adopted by the silver Republican COM
/ mittee.
The gold bill recently passed by the
I Republican party in congress, demon
| strateS the past pretensiOns of the par
/ ~ in favor of bimetallism We're bold
. L.
! issue is now plainly drawn between
| gold standard Republican party and
! the bimetallic parties.
Silver Men Congratulated.
I'VE congratulate the silver Repub-
! licans of Bingham county on their firm
/ adhesion to principle, and rejoice that
! the party is being freed from those
/ whose only object in calling themselves
| silver Republicans has been personal
! or temporary advantage to themselves
The Silver Republican party Of Bing-
ham county sends greetings to the sill
yer Republicans in other counties in
the state. with the assurance that Oul
party was never so united, free from
strife. harmonious and eager to con
( tinue the great fight for bimetallisn
| as at the present time.
We denounce Senator ShOup for hi.
/ betrayal of his people ana ms uJJel
/ subserviency to the money power W.
heartily commend Senator Heitfeld anC
/ Congressman Wilson for their loyalty
to their pledges and people, as showI
in their votes against the gold bill anC
their steady opposition to the golC
monometallists Of the Republican par
t..
We urge the Democrats and Popu
lists to maintain and strengthen thei
organization. We invite all bimetal
lists who have heretofore acted Will
tire Republican party to unite with til
silver Republicans" The Democratic
and Popuiist county central committee
passed strong resolutions favoring clos
/ alliance Of all the silver forces, bot
county and state.
Great harmony prevailed, and thi
evening The resolutions were adOpte
in Joint committee of the three silve
parties