Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-06-02
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
Elect Delegations to Heiser and Lewis
ton.
raEN WILL GO UNRESTRICTED
Indorse Kansas City Platform
and Heitfelt and Dubois.

The democratic county conven.
tion Of Idaho county, called for
the purpose Of electing delegates
to the state convention at Weiser
on June 6, and Lewiston, Aug. 15,
was held at the court house in this
city on Saturday afternoon last.
There was large and enthusi-
astic attendance from all parts of
the county, and for u simple dele
gate convention the attendance
was larger than any heretofore
held in this county.
The convention was called to
order by J. T. McDufiie, and on
motion Mr.. McDuffie was elected
chairman, and A. w. Talkington
secretary. Committees on creden-
tials and organization and order of
business were appointed, and made
reports, which were adopted, and
the convention then proceeded to
the election Of 20 delegates to at
tend the state convention at Weiser.
On motion the following gentlemen
were unanimously elected as said
delegates:
j. w. Turner, Cottonwood; w.
M. Schiller, Cottonwood; j. T. Nc
Duffie, Grangeville; Jacob Sites,
Sites; K. M. Bibb, Lake; Geo
Hedges, Calender; Harry D. Poy-
neer, Elk City, Barney Stubbers,
Green Greek; A. F. Parker,
Grangeville; P. L. O'Bannon,
Harpster; Henry Bosse, Reuter-
vile: Henry Murray, Dewey;
Nicholas Lamb, Mt. Idaho; Josh
Fockler, Slate Creek; j. 0. Levan-
der, Golf; L. F. Horning, Lake;
E. L. Hollingshead, Pollock; l..
Vineyard. Grangeville; R. F. Full
ton, Grangeville.
The following resolutions were
adopted by acclamation:
Be it resolved, by the democratic
party of Idaho county, Idaho, in
convention assembled: That we
appreciate and hereby cordially
thank Hon. Fred T. Dubois and
Hon. Henry Heitfelt for their SER
vices in the U. s. senate on behalf
Of the good old fundamental dem.
ocratic principle Of exact and
equal justice to all, and special
privilege to n0ne."
Resolved: That the delegates
attending the Weiser convention
be and are hereby instructed to
cast the vote Of the entire delega-
ton from this county as unit on
all propositions which, may be
brought before said Weiser con-
vention.
Resolved: That the vote of the
Idaho delegation be cast for dele
gates to st. Louis,who will vote to
reaffirm the Kansis city platform,
and for the nomination Of candi-
dates for president and vice-presi.
dent who are in harmony there
with.
/. Resolved: That the Idaho coun-
ty delegation be instructed to vote
for Hon. Fred T. Dubois to head
the Idaho delegation to the ST.
Louis convention.
Resolved: That the Idaho
county delegation be instructed
to use it's influence against the
adoption of state matters, issues or
principles at the Weiser conyen-
tion, it being the sense of the de-
mocracy of Idaho county that state
matters be left for the action of the
Lewiston convention.
Forty two names were presented
to the convention for election as
delegates TO the Lewiston state con-
vention, and the 20 names receiv.
ing the highest number of votes
were declared as delegates, as fol-
lows: w. w. Brown, South
Grangeville; w. N. Scales, North
Grangeville; Geo. F. Simon, Cotton,
wood; A. F. Parker, South Grange
Vile; g. B. Knorr, Denver; E., Nc
Broom, North Grangeville; p. L.
o. O'Bannon, Harpster; G. A. Schiller,
Denver; I. G. Hattabaugh, Sonth
Grangeyille; Frank MEG rane,
South. Grangeville; w. L. Brown,
Cottonwood; ]. T. McDuffie, north
Grangeville; II enry Murray,
Dewey; w. H. Cassidy, south
Grangeville; G. Overman, Lake;
James Witt, North Grangeville;
Barney Stubbers, Green Creek
Mark Howe, Dewey, L. Vineyard,
North Grangeville; B. L. Hussman,
Keuterville.
The following resolutions were
then adopted by acclamation.
Be it resolved, by the democrat
ic party OF Idaho county, Idaho, in
convention assembled. that we do
hereby declare that Hon. Henry
Heitfelt, OF Nez Perce county, is
th choice of the democracy Df