The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-28
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The Silver Republicans and DemoeEats Get
Tsgsthsr..Dubois fer senktor

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and P0pulist conventions met 10 Poca-
teilo on Tuesday OF last week for the
purpose OF forming fusion and nomI.
mating state ticket; but complete
fusion was prevented By the demands
Of the PopuiIsts for control Of the state
pardoning board or the passage Of q res
olution through the Democratic and
Silver Republican conventions, pledging
the parties to the immediate withdrawal
Of troops from the Ceur d'Alenes. the
abolish ment Of martial law and the
permit system.
Aside from organizing and appoint
Ing the necessary committees, the con
yenGions did not accomplish much real
work until Thursday evening when the
Democratic conference committee re-
ported to their convention that the Sill,
yer Republicans and POpuiists had
passed resolution fsVoring the nomi-
nation Of a senator ana would not con-
slider fusion proposition that did not
include that Office.
After hard fight the question was
finally settled In favor OF the nomina-
ton of senator, and Fred T. Dubois
was made the nominee of the conVen-
lions for that Office.
Most of the week. until Saturday
evening, was spent 10 short sessions
and adjOnrnAsents. awaiting the action
of the conference committees, and when
the final break came and It was reported
that the Popnlists intended TO name a
ticket OF their own. the Silver Republi-
cans AID Democrats nominated the fol-
lowing ticket:
! For presidential electors-J. W. Reid
of Nez Perez (D.), T.. J. DOckery Of Ada
ID, s. J. Rich of Bingham ID.
For United States seaator-Fred T.
Dubois. Bingham Is. RI.
For supreme Judge. o, Stockslager
OF Blaine (D.)
For eongressmAn--James Graham Of
KoOtenai 3D..
For governor-Frank Hunt of Lembi
D).
For lieutenant governor Thomas p.
Terrill Of hancock D).
For attorney general-Frank Martin
OF Ada M.
For secretary OF state c. J. BAssett
OF Ada Is. RI.
For state treasurer. J. Plumer Of
0wyhee Id
For superintendent OF public instrnc-
ton Miss Permeal French OF Owyhee
ID).
For state auditor. 5. Barrett Of
hear Lake I'D.
! For mine inspector C. II Harvey Of
Blaine n).
II WAS after midnight Saturday when
the nominations were completed aud
adjournment taken.
The Silver Republicans passed the fol.
lowing resolutions:
The Silver Republicans, of Idaho, in
state convention assembled. hereby eG.
dorse and adopt the national platform
OF our party, promulgated at Kansas
City, July 8, 1900, as our declaration Of
. principles.
We declare our adherence TO the prin-
ciples Of bimetallism aud the use OF
both gold and silver as the basic money
upon which the business OF our country
should be conducted, and favor the tree
coinage Of silver at the ratio OF I6 TO l,
regardless OF the action OF any other
nation on earth.
We denounce the gold standard law
as n measure enacted In the interest of
the trusts and the money power, and a
detriment 10 the good Of the COM
mon people. This law makes all gov
ernmeut obligations payable in gold,
relires the greenbacks that carried this
nation safely through the greatest crisis
in its history, and substitutes for them
a national bank paper money under the
absolute control OF the money trust,
which enables II 10 expand or contract
The currency Mt villa most dangerous
power to he placed In the hands Of a
few individuals or corporations. We
pledge our efforts 10 the repeal Of this
law and the enactment OF a monetary
system embodying the free and unlim'
tied coinage OF silver and gold At the
ratio of 10 to I, and the issuance of al
paper money by the government alone
thus removing from the associated
bankers the power 10 control the price
OF labor, of property and of the products
OF the farm.
We favor a graduated tax upon in
. comes as one of the best and most just
| methods OF raising public revenue, anC
E II necessary 10 secure this, conStitu
tional amendment.
) We favor the election of United
/, States senators by direct vote OF thu
. people, and until our present system o.
!, electing senators is changed, we fayol
e their nomination In state convention Al
J. the most direct and democratic methoC
b Of determining the choice Of the people
j. Combinations, trusts and monopolie.
= formed for the purpose Of controlling
prices are unjust, oppressive, aud extor
from the masses excessive profits with
n out adequate returns, and We favo
n such legislation as will effectively re
a strain and suppress them.
{ We favor a national irrigation Law
a that viii enable the farmers and settler
o to reclaim The arid lands Of the ives
e and make them productive, and W