Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-02-06
Andrews Kicked Out.

> the Idaho Populist State Ceptr,
Committee met in Boise Monda
and deposed Chairman Andrew.
They elected w. A. Sample Of Bling
ham chairman and f.. Buchanan
OF Ada az secretary. Clay McNa
NEE and w. H. Taylor were chosen
as an advisory committee.
The committee was represented
as follows: Dave Farmer of Owy
bee, A. d. Mckinley of Shoshone
W. II. Taylor of Canyon, Martin
Jacobs of Ada, Scion Orr of Bing,
ham, Clay McNamee of Idaho
county, E. Buchanan Of Custer,
Mrs. Mary Wright Of Kootenai,
Lewis Clark of Neg Perez, W. H.
Keerfoot of Washington, and many
were represented by proxy.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, A determined effort as
we believe, has been and is now be-
ing made by d. Fl. Andrews, state
chairman of the Peoples Party
state central committee and Others,
either to lead our voters directly
into the Republican party in the
coming election in this state, or in.
directly accomplish the same re-
suit by maintaining what is known
as 'Middle-of-the road state or
ganization, and placing ticket un-
der that name, or some other, be-
fore the voters of the state.
Therefore, We, the undersigned
members of the Peoples Party state
central committee of the state of
Idaho, have this day in regular
meeting, deposed the said D. Ii. An
drews as such chairman, and refuse
to be guided in any manner in the
future by him or his henchmen in
matters of import to ourselves, or
the members Of our party.
"In view OF the fact that, within
the past eight years our party has
dwindled from 10000 voters in this
state to less than 5000 owing to
fusion, barter and political sale, be-
travail and deception, and in view of
the fact, that as a political party !
we can no longer in our opinion |
either regain our lost strength, or
revivify dying organization with
new and additional voters; there
fore, it is the sense of this commit
tee that the Peoples Party respect
i've county central committees
throughout the state, are hereby
earnestly requested on March Is,
1902, to determine whether, or not,
our party shall maintain state or
ganization or disband the same in
The coming election, and report the
same to w. A. Sample, chairman of
this committee, at Blaokfoot. Idaho;
4 failure on the part of the respect
We county central committees, or
to respond to this re-
quest on or before said date will be
as a desire to discon-
inue our state organization. We
'ffer no advice and make no ap-
peal to the electors of our party as
% where they will align themselves
n case our party is dissolved -with
What political party, if any. they
'hall vote or otherwise, but simply
'ay to them, vote as you see fit. in
accordance with the dictates of your
'wn conscience and manhood.
For the past eight years the i
topples Party of this state has I
placed in Office in the respective
counties in the state and nation,
honest, capable and efficient serv-
lnts of the people; it has forced
nto recognition important and ben
ficial legislation, and compelled
he most rigid economy of public
unds. The history of the party
las been that of right, justice and
I
If good. Unfortunate and ill-timed
affiliations, together with
Internal strife, have, however, ac-
in Idaho what has been
accomplished with our party from
national standpoint. The vitali-
Y of our party and its vigor have
'een sapped away until only a yes
ige of former strength and prestige
emains. It can no longer make
he same potent appeal to the intel
igent elector as in former years, for
he reason that many of our most
herished doctrines and inherent
principles have been adopted, and
re now being advocated by, other
parties greater in numeric-
j strength, or with the promise of
reat political benefits for the hu-
nan race"
Gov. Frank Stunenberp waa in