Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-03
Silver Republicans Al Idaho Falls.

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the Silver Republican meeting at Idaho
Falls is amazing. They all tell about
the same story. the Salt Lake Tribune,
Statesman and smaller lights.
The effrontery and utter disregard
OF truth is astounding. All claim that
majority of the committee left, that
Democrats controlled the committee,
that those who went out represented
30 per cent OF the Silver Republicans
OF the county. that there are not doz-
en- Silver Republicans in the county.
Everyone OF these Republican papers
make these statements. There is not a
person in Bingham who does not know
they are false. So they evidently pub |
lish them for their effect away from |
home.
II their statements In regard TO Silver
Republicans in other counties are as
wide OF the truth as they are in Bing-
ham, then no credence can be placed in
them at oil. The facts about the COM
mittee meeting last Saturday are these:
Chairman kieier called the meeting.
IL wAs known he wanted TO have the
committee announce that the Silver
: Republicans had dissolved. A canvass
OF the precincts and committeeman was
made, by earnest Silver Republicans,
AS well as by those who were working
in the interest OF the Republicans.
When the committee met IL was evil
dent that there was no disposition TO
dissolve. There was not a Democrat in
the committee.
During the campaign OF '9s, Chair
man Kiefer, who was a candidate for
!. assessor, 10 order TO recognize the Dem.
ocrats who were supporting the Silver
I. Republican ticket appointed few Dem
!. ocra,s as committeeman. Hector Stew
art OF Basalt, WAS one OF them. Stewart
gave his proxy to Fred Wilson, an earn
4 est silver Republican, and Wilson WA
= present. Mrs Emma Just, wife OF Mel
son just, the county commissioner, is
= Silver Republican. She so stated il
" the committee meeting. 1t is not aileg
ed that there we're any Democrats be
sides these two.
Fred Turner and c. W. McCurdy, tw
is' pronounced Republicans, held proxies
y They had no rigb, IN the meeting
X, They did not claim to be Silver Repn'
ro- licans. They left the party in 'sS. NJ
ne Turner made motion that the chai
ns' au,olnt a committee on credentlal
ep This incensed the committee who den
M cd MIR. Turner's right TO he there, an
mo resented such motion from him. 1T
committee voted down Turner's motto
ma and passed one for the secretary to ca
bc The names of the committeeman, vi
re- were TO answer In person, and give u
us name of the one for whom he was prox
'hi' Kiefer who was chairman. but not
ow- member OF the committee, then lett Il
avs loved by Turner and McCurdy. fo
nc others went out, but each one oil |
ed. four said, and say still, that they
neo Silver Republicans.
top The committee was fully represen''
rer' I, reflected the sentiments OF the SiiS
'nty Republicans of the county. ihere
iese no detection among the Silver Rep'
that icans in the county They are as ga
'der est. united and loyal to their princ'p
'rm' as ever. Our acquaintance is quite
de- tended In the county aud we do
y us tnow of any Silver Republicans
'her have gone back
ose' II is possible there may be ooze'
ones fif,een in the county. We do not NJ
'icer of Them. and doubt il there are so ma
'tion We do not know what the kepuoii
Ews press expect to gain by their trans
Is TO rent misstatements. 1t makes I"
have .,d,cplous here where the facts
sue" known.
There were four county tickcu
pipobam in 'gs, viz: the Republics
and nemocra,s. silver Republicans
iting Populists.
bauy The silver Republicans were supp
store cd by wing Of the Democracy
e his .,sct.d their entire ticket, except 5
Not III. The Democrats are now uu'
d for and there will be union OF the p'
He Gratis, silver Republicans and popul
lain's ,bis fall. The Democratic-SiiVer
would pub,can State ticket carried inc {
hould ~ in es, by 700 majority over the
rned, noblicaus. 1t may be that the ou'
as the for the Republicans in the county
ggist, state Is so dismal in view Oh tue
= has ,aiu union of all the silver iorces'
,laiu's wo ought to overlook their desp'
IS and efforts to break down the SILVER I've
'mano lcans.
;. For Tbe silver Republicans are en'
s.,,ssed with the situation, ana al
,,,ined TO think II the Gold l'ep"o'
quite really thought we hal all joined
that they would not be so fr"n'
rooms ,beir assertions that there are ne
n, LAT, Respectfully,
''' " '' ISAAC Ericsson, Chairman
,.. silver Republican Co Commit
c""'' ,,,,,,,,r MESTER,