The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-03
DEMOCRATS AND
P0PULISTS FUSE
State Committee Induces Peo-
PIES Party to Join Them.
CONVENTION AT POCATELLO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WILL
BE CHOSEN SEPT. 4.


| u OISE. Ida, June 2.-The Democrats
ID lie state central committee met
here today with a large attend
ance, Chairman Perky presiding. The
date for the state convention was fixed
for Sept 4 and the place. Pocatello
There were three aspirants, Boise. Mos
COW and Nampa. The committee or
place reported Nampa and PocateIlo.
and the latter place was selected on the
second ballot. receiving just enough
votes-twenty-se The committee
appointed to confer with the represent
atives Of the Democratic press recon-
mended that three delegates at large
De chosen for all future state commit
| tees from among members of the
Democratic press. A resolution was
adopted that at the coming state con-
Vention delegates and aIternates be
/ CHOSEN by each county This does away
with the giving of proxies.
Invite Peoples Party to Join Them.
A resolution was adopted 20 cordially
invite members of the Peoples party
and all others opposed to Republican
policies to unite and cooperate with
the Democratic party. The Sample
Pcpulist state central committee, which
was in session in another room. sent a
/ delegation to report that the Populists
/ would act with the Democrats.
The appOrtionment for the convention
/ follows: Ada, Il; BannOck. Is: Bear
Lake, 10; Bingham, 10; Blaine. IL.
BOISE, 8; Canyon, 10; Cassia, z: Custer.
s: Eimore, 9; Fremont. 10; Idaho. IA:
, kootenaL Il: Latah Is: Lemhi. s.
Lincoln. 3; Nez Perez. Il: Oneida. I.
OWyhee, s; ShOshOne, p; Washington
H. Total, 243.
Late in the afternoon session tcie-
gram was sent to George +. Chamber
I lam, Democratic candidate for COVER
nor of Oregon, wishing him success.
IL is said the friends Of Ex-Governor
/ Steunenberg dominated the meeting
The friends of Governor Hunt were
showed under on every proposition they
presented, but it was all done 50 quiet
" that nothing TO indicate the real
feeling crept out. Steunenberg was
represented by Charles s. Jackson. can
didate for governor. who. il is said. is
being used by the Steunenberg men TO
down Hunt
Populists Unable to Agree.
The anti-AndreWs PopuIists met to-
day. There were present T. A. sam
pie. W. II. Taylor. II. A Griffith and
Scion Orr of the Heitfeld. or Sample.
wing Of the ants The other wing,
known as the regulars. but also or
posed 10 the Andrews crowd. was rep
resented by George ChillingwOrth. r.
w. Jones. Captain James Gum and
Alpha kinsey, who represented the
counties of Blaine, Boise, Bear Lake,
Lincoln and BannOck. The latter
crowd favored holding the Populist
state convention and then fusing.
The two factions met together and
an informal talk was had. Harmony
was the principal theme discussed. but
the cOntending factions failed 10 frater-
niZe and the ChillingWOrth people with
drew. leaving the Sample Populists I'm
control. They proceeded with the BUSH
ness in hand and adopted the following
resolutions:
we, the Peoples party central COM
mittee Of the state OF Idaho, in regular
session. pursuant to call and adjourn
ment. having investigated the wishes
of tho voters Jf the Peoples party OF
the state Of Idaho, have found that it
is almost the unanimous desire of said
voters to cooperate with the Demo-
cratic party IN the coming state cam
paign by participating in the primaries
and conventions of said Democratic
party: therefore, be it
Resolved. That we, the central COM
mittee of the Peoples party Of the
state Of Idaho. recommend 70 the vot-
ers of the Peoples party of the state
Of Idaho that no state convention of
the Peoples party be held this year.
After the adoption Of the resolution
the meeting adjourned and those pres
! ent went into the Democratic state
central committee meeting. where they
were made to feel at home This ac-
! ton still leaves the POpulists divided
( into two factions, Sample and Andrews,
! all others being now considered Demo-
Gratis.