Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-07-28
DELEGATION
DIVIDED
Morrison and French Both Said to be
aI--.z9 10 the Hinority.l
IT VAS AlLSaIE'S CONVENTION.
Refuse to lndorse Admlnistra-
ton by Vote of 25 to %.

The Republican county conven-
ton called to meet at Sites last
Saturday was attended by about
% votes from the several precincts
OF the county. Judge j. F. Ailshie
was elected temporary chairman,
and after short address from this
gentleman t he convention got
down to business by electing ]. E.
Jaques permanent chairman and
three secretaries. The following
, parties were elected as delegates to,
the state convention at Moscow on
August 10:
Mrs. Martin Wagner, Miss
Aileen Green, Robt. Jones, w. A.
Jones, Henry Meyer, Allen Miller,
J. E. Jaques, D. B. Wilson, A. S.
Hardy and Z. w. Oliver of
Grangeville; s. J. Peterson and J.
L. Eckert, Cottonwood, G. S. Shis-
Ter, Newsome; w. F. Pogue and
z. F. Taylor Of White Bird.
Resolutions were introduced and
passed as follows:-
"We most cheerfully approve
and endorse the resolution adopted
blythe Pocatello convention on May
Is. and turn with confidence to
the approaching state convention
1T Moscow, August 10th, assuming
that the wisdom, judgment and
deliberation always characterizing
the great party of Lincoln, Grant,
Mckinley and Roosevelt will again
commend itself to the loyal and
patriotic citizens of Idaho.
1--WE greet the privilege and
opportunity Of rallying to the
principles enuneiated in the
Chicago platform, and pledge to
the peerless Roosevelt and stalwart
Fairbanks q handsome majority
of the votes Of Idaho county at the
coming election.
"Most cheerfully recognizing the
legal ability, equipment and fitness
of G. 81. Nugent, of prangeville,
for the ofd Ice of attorney general,
for many years past a citizen OF
Idaho county, true man and un-
wavering republican, therefore we
heartily endorse his candidacy,
assuring our brothers OF the state
that no abler or filter man could
be chosen for that high and respon-
sible position. We here instruct
our delegates to the Moscow con-
vention to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination"
Efforts were made to endorse the
state administration, but were OPP
posed by the ruling spirit of the
convention, Judge Ailshie. The
delegation is supposed to be hostile
to the renomination Of Gov. Nor
rison and Congressman French.
Editors Lisle and Herzinger were
both turned down hard in their
aspirations for election as delega-
tss. Editor Lisle takes his defeat
hard, a. he has been the strong
right hand of Gov. Morrison In his
campaign for denomination. and
he was ON hand with q circular
attacking the sheep men who are
supposed to be lined up with the
Ailshie faction against Morrison
and for Frank Gooding, the great
sheep man and chairman Of the re-
publican state committee, who
aspires for the nomination.
The failure to endorse the pres
ent state administration is a con.
fession OF incompetency and failure
upon the part of the present in
cumbents Of the state offices, al
though there are plenty of repub-
lican politicians who insist that
failure to endorse simply means
that III e delegation will have
larger liberty to trade itself for
offices. incidentally, the renomi-
nation of Mr.. Ailshie's colleague,
Chief Justice Sullivan, was also
factor in the interest Of the sheep
mon of the state, who are anxious
to pack the supreme court with
their friends in order to reverse
the past decisions OF the court in
regard to the. two mile limit law,
which heretofore has been sus-
tanned by the court to the detri-
ment of the sheep owners. Sulli-
van is known to be affiliated with
the sheep men, who are also back
ing Gooding, the sheep king of
Idaho, for the nomination for the
governorship.
Apart from Senator Eckert and
Allen Miller, who are openly and
avowedly anti Morrison men, and
the personal factotums of Judge
Ailshie, who will vote at his direc-
tion, the personal opinions Of the
delegates are unknown, aud they
are just as likely to vote for tho