The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-14
nElTfELD's GOLD BRICK
Nea Perce Demscssts Instruct tcs 'titM--Tis
the OeleSstiea with N "N' sNd Eject
Sessaenbery Msa to Gs to pocaaello.

Nsz Perce Democrats Instruct Tor tiim--Th
the DeleSatiea with IN 'N'' sNd Eject
Stssaeabers Asa to Go 10 pocaaei'o.
The more true friends Of Senator Heit-
field study the situation resulting from
the county convention Of last Saturday
the more they are convinced that Sena-
tor Heitteld was handed nice gold brick
and that large sized crimp was put in
his senatorial toga. Senator Heitfeld is
in the hands Of the Philistines and Nex
Perce county is again in control OF the
Steunen5erg lieutenants who were ousted
from power two years ago.
The convention Of last Saturday was
unique in many respects. There ~as
strong sentiment in the convention 20
strong that it instructed tor him under
the unit rule and then by an insidsous
conditional clause took away all hopes OF
naming him at the Pocatello convention
by instructing the delegates to vote for
him il at pacatello il was deemed ad-
visable 10 nominate any man for senator.
Later to preclude any possibility Of such
! condition arising the convention named
. delegation Of Stennenberg men headed
by his ah!est lieutenants and followers
in ~Nez Perce county. Anyone CONVEX
SAINT with political the situation in Idaho
must know that Senator Hritfelds
vtfongest card is to be played at pocatello
and played to secure him the nomination
at the state convention. Under the m
structions Of the Nez Pcrcc delegation
and with the personnel Of the delegation
Senator Heitfeld's home county will be
a very luke warm factor in securing him
the nomination.
Another feature OF the convention was
the sentiment that developed against the
dominance Of the anti Hunt faction. II
has been heralded to the public that
Nex Perce county was overwhelmingly
against the governor. The anti Hunt
men organized the convention and
named the slate which eventually car
ried but not without a fight that pre-
vailed for FIVE hours, and was won only
by means OF an arbitrary ruling Of the
chair which excluded ballot and cut of
the proxy vote.
The anti-Hunt caucus carried the
organization and named Jno. B. Ander.
son for chairman and Geo. Leland and
Frank Vaughan for secretaries. The
first break against the caucus slate was
on the motion to make the temporary
organization permanent when the slate
won by vote Of 81 to 4S. The opposi
tion to ,Ahe secret caucus state grew and
on a motion as the manner OF electinl
the delegates carried the convention and
named the plan Of nominating ticket
by precincts and having the convention
to ratify the ticket thus named. Tho
anti Hunt contingent fought this pro
position for two hours and aided by the
chair who ruled vote by ballot out ol
order they secured a reconsideration aud
proceeded to ballot. The caucus state
carried, many of the opposition not vot
ing and many delegates leaving the hall
TO take no further par. In the convention
The delegates chosen are unpledged but
will probably support Martin in the
guternatorial CO, test. Following are
the delegates: w. B. Stanton, S. o.
Tannahill, G. w. Tanuahill, w. +. Hurl
but, A. W. Krou,inger, E,en Mounce
R. X. Steen, {. T.. Whitcomb. Jno. -
Graham, r. NJ. Mockler. John Reese
DR.. !. w. Stoneburner, K. S. Cordner
1C. A. I.eeper, j. w. Poe, Theodore
Schleuter.