The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-28

mittee on resolutions. However.
the other committees being ready to
report, the convention proceeded
with the business in hand. Mr.. C,
W. Beal of Shoshone, who is can
didate for congress, was made per.
manent chairman. We do not know
who was made permanent Secretary,
because, when he was made, we
farmers were wrestling with the
committee on resolutions. Mr.. Beal
made speech, and it was no doubt
a good enough speech, but for some
reason, the gentleman tailed to
make a good impression. A great
many delgates were quite outspoken
in criticism of him, from which we
judge that Mr.. Beal would better
call off his candidacy for year or
two. But often Our judgment
lacks soundness, so we cannot re-
commend it as an infalible guide.
There were contests in the second
and Sixth Judicial Districts. Judge
Truitt and J. w. Thompson wanted
to go to Chicago from the Second,
and Jim Stevens and Ben Rich
wanted to 60 from the Sixth. We
did not learn what any of them
wanted to 60 for, except perhaps to
shut the other fellow out. How
ever, that is none of our business.
The contest was decided in the Sec
ond District by electing man nam
ed Hall and a woman named West.
In the Sixth, Jim Stevens won out,
because some of Ben Rich's men
had learned politics in Ben's school.
At the close of the convention, while
waiting for somebody to do some
thing, some happily inspired dele
gate called for Borah, and Borah
came and made stirring speech.
He always does it; that is, he al
ways makes rattling good speech.
Everybody likes to hear him and
everybody has right to because it
is good, very good.
Now about the convention in gen.
eral: 1t was, of couse, held in Po-
catello's opera house, over which
the suave, popular and genial Col.
Hannaford presides. Ali the Coun-
ties were represented by capable
and forceful men. Down from the
North came Heitman, Crane, Nor
gan, Truitt, Smith, Beal, French,
Thompson, O'Neal, Mason, and the
redoubtable Col. Miller, who, unfor-
tunately, was quite sick and unable
to actively participate. Out of the
South Central came Borah, Perrault,
Engleson, Johnson. Dan Brown,
Watkins. Ballantyne, Tucker, Rus
sci Smith, Ed. Hayes, Brunzell,
Platt, Breshears, Duval, Mayor Lit
tie, Patch, and a host of others
whose names we cannot recall.
From the Wood River came Col.
Sharp. a host in himself; from Sho-
shone Fred Gooding; from the
North East and South east, Pyatt,
Mcpherson, A1f Bulge, Detriech,
Hodge, Parkinson, Linger, McDou-
gall, Owens, Sam Davis, Jim Jones,
Tovey, lift, Caleb Jones, Moore,
Isaacson, and-but no need to go
further. It was a body of strong,
able and patriotic citizens, all tulI
of enthusiasm and all agreeable and
harmonious. Some newspapers have
endeavored to make it appear that
there was strife and discord, but
there was nothing of the kind. 1t
was a splendid gathering of splen'
did Republicans.
Now we come to politics. There
were men there with booms of theil
own and booms for their friends
First to be considered is that o.
Jenkins of Latah. He has beer
nursing his gubernatorial boom tol
six or seven months, but the thing
wont thrive. The more he puts i
on exhibition the less it seems to at