Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-01
HE|TFELD IS ENDORSED
FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE
Nez Perce Democratic County Convention Finishes
Business in Less than Two Hours...Anti.
HeitfeId Faction D0wned

of five on permanent organ
ization and order of business and a
of five on resolutions be also
appointed by the chair. These motions
were carried unanimously and the fol-
lowing committees were named.
Credentials-A. w. Conway, Guide
sac; P. Triesch. Nezperce; c. f. Samp-
son, East Lewiston; Fred Killing, Gen.
tral Lewiston.
Permanent organization and order OF
L. Mcfarland. Central
D. Lowery, Cold Springs;
Bert Winslow, Kamiah; Geo. Martin,
Spalding: Chas. Baker. West Lewis
ton.
Resolutions-Geo. E. Erb. West Lew
iston; F. e. Fogg, East lewiston; c.
Workman. Nezperce; J. B. Morris. Cen
trail Lewiston: Geo. Brammer, Beeman.
The convention then took recess for
thirty minutes to wait for the report
of the committee on credentials.
The report of the committee on cre-
dentials showed out OF twenty six pre-
cincts fourteen precincts were repre-
sented by 105 delegates out Of the 14s.
The committee on organization and
order Of business recommended that the
temporary officers be made permanent
which was carried.
The committee on resolutions brought
unanimously. The resolutions are as
follows:
BE it resolved by democrats Of Neg
Perce county in convention assembled:
That we hereby endorse Hon. Fred r.
Dubois. United States senator from
Idaho in his action In the national con-
gress, and recommend, that he head the
delegation from the state OF Idaho to
the democratic national convention to
be held at St. Louis, July 8. 1904.
THAT we recognise the eminent abil-
ity OF our esteemed fellow citizen. Hon.
Henry Heitfeld and his distinguished
services In the United States senate
and recommend him a. a delegate par
ticularly qualified to represent the prin-
ciples of true democracy at the St.
Louis convention. And further recon-
mend him to the democracy Of Idaho as
a man thoroughly fitted to fiji the posi-
ton OF member OF the democratic ma
tional committee from Idaho. subject to
the will of the democrats in state con-
vention assembled"
The next order Of business after the
adoption of the resolutions was the
naming of the delegates to go to the
state convention at Weiser which meets
June 6. and by a motion. after reading
the names presented. the delegates were
named by acclamation.
At the close of the business Hon.
Henry Heitfeld was called upon to adj
dress the delegates on the subject Of
democracy and responded with an inn
promptu speech calling forth much ap-
plause from the delegates present. He
referred very appropriately to the hon.
ors just bestowed on him and assured
the convention that he would do his
duty by the party and the people. He
defined his position with relation to his
preferment for candidates for presi-
Dental nominees by stating that II
named by the state convention as a
delegate to the national convention that
he would lay aside his personal prefer
ment for a candidate for anyone believ-
ing in the principles of the democratic
party and any one who had supported
the platform or tickets of 1896 and 1900.
He said that he would follow the die
tates Of his constituents and would vote
In the convention for the man that ap-
peared to be the choice of the party.
He spoke of many good men whom he
said had supported the last two tickets,
naming Olney, Parker, Hearst, German
and Folk whom he believed were such
men as could command the respect OF
the party but he said that he would
not support a man who had sold him.
self out of the party by accepting a
petty judgeship from President Nc
Kinley in exchange for his vote on the
ratification of the peace treaty while he
was a member Of the peace treaty corn
mission" In this the senator was re-
ferring to Judge Gray of Delaware.
Senator Heitfeld was loudly cheered
when ne finished his speech and he
gracefully retired. Judge Poe was
called upon and spoke feelingly on the
principles Of the democratic party and
was roundly applauded after which the
convention adjourned sine die.
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