The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-11

TICKET PUT UP
BY IDAHO POPS
Only Four Counties Represented
in the Convention.
NO CONTEST FOR OFFICES
D. II. ANDREWS OF ADA COUNTY
LEADS THE PARTY.
no CONTEST FOR OFFICES
Especial to The Herald3

DOISE, Sept. 10.-The Populist sta Q,
convention met today and nomln-
ated a state ticket at the third
session, only -FOUR counties We're rep
resented Ada. Blaine. Bingham and
Shoshone. The delegates were in
structed TO cast the full vote of their
respective delegations.
Secretary Whittier OF the state COM
mittee when seen today said that while
many OF the counties were unreprc-
sented letters had been received from
many Populists In those sections ask
ing that a straight POpulist ticket be
put up. The meeting was called 10. or
der at 10 o. -.0ch this morning by Sec
rotary Whittsr. In the absence OF
Chairman Andrews, but without even
effsctinE a temporary organization adj
Journment was taken 10 o'clock this
afternoon.
This afternoon the convention was
late In opening. and nothing was done
beyond organizing. the naming Of the
ticket being deferred until the evening.
Following Is the list OF nominees; Su-
preme judge. vacant; congress. James
Gum OF Ada county: governor. ID. II.
Andrews OF Ada county; lieutenant
governor. William T. Heard OF Blaine
county; secretary OF state, NJ, F. Eby
OF Ada county; state auditor. w. X.
Wyatt OF Nez Perce: state treasurer.
John NJ. Londgren of Bingham; attor-
ney general. vacant: superintendent OF
schools, Mrs. Mary A. Wright Of KOO-
tenai county; inspector OF mines, Eli
l. Vancil OF Blaine county.
The ticket printed above was nonlin-
ated by reclamation.
In addition 10 the state ticket. Wal
lace n. Murphy OF Shoshone was nom
mated for district judge in the First
district. This completed the ticket and
the work Of the delegates was per-
formed without dissension. Twelve
counties were represented in person or
by letter. The Shoshone county dele
CATION was not present. but II sent a
telegram which said Put up full state
ticket. We will nominate county ticket
here on Saturday"
Letters from other counties said in
general terms. "Our delegates cannot
come 10 Boise to meet with you in
state convention. We want a straight
ticket and have confidence In the in
tegrity OF the convention 10 name such
ticket"
Central Committee.
The state central committe was
voted power 10 iii all vacancies that
might occur from any reason on the
ticket. II was especially provided that
no Republican or Democrat should be
placed on the ticket. The state central
committee so far as follows: Ada.
J. J. Whittier; Bingham, d. F. Cham
berlain; Blaine. George A. Mcleod;
Bannock. +. p. Miller; Boise, c. f.
Jones; Canyon, A. NJ. Henry; Cassia.
Jacob Paden: Custer. c. +. Stevens.
I,l.aapa Ana. ZtpWafF. Idaho Ta.,aa
Goodwin: Kootenai, W. l.. SOmmers,
Latah. +. w. Barley; Lemhi. Pat Muir
ply; Lincoln. Conrad Hansen.
J. J. Whittier was elected chairman
Of the state central committee and was
given fun powers 10 M all vacancies
on the committee.
After the can for the meeting OF the
convention WAS read I'm the afternoon
a. Wolters of Blaine county was elect
ed temporary chairman. and J. j.
Waiter of Ada temporary secretary.
on motion, the various committees
were appointed as follows: Credentials.
a. G. WoTthington OF Ada, Daniel OF
Blaine. and Izrael Goodhart OF Ban
mock. Permanent organization and or
der of business. A. j. Lambrigger OF
Ada. l. GoOdhart and Daniel. Plat
form and resolutions, Samuel Mulville
e.
Worthington: chairman Wolters was
afterwards added 10 the committee.
The convention adjourned 20 p. m.
and al the latter hour the report OF
committees was made.
The report OF the credentials com
mittee was first adopted, and then the
temporary organization vas made per-
manent. The committee on platform
and resolutions reported the following
platform, which was unanimously
adopted:
The Platform.
The Peoples party OF the state OF
Idaho, In convention assembled, here
by declare their unalterable devotion TO
the principles laid down In the Oma-
ha platform adopted in 1892. and We
congratulate the members OF our party
on their success in causing both the
great political parties OF this country
10 indorse and embOdy in their plat
forms nearly all of our cardinal doc
trines.
We pledge our representatives IA
the legislature 10 advocate the passage
OF a law which viii compel the state
board OF equalization 10 assess rail-
roads. telegraph and telephone proper
ties IN the same proportion 10 their ac-
tual cash value as any other property
In the state. We are utterly opposed
20 the repeal Of the sO-called 'twO-mile
limit law We are In favor OF enact
ing law giving 10 married women the
same property rights as are now pos
sessed By men.
We cordially invite the voters OF
Idaho 20 assist as % elect the good AMI
true men standing sQuarely on this
platform and show the older parties
that the POpulist party and its prin-
ciples are still alive"