Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-16
DUBOIS IS the VICTOR
DESPITE OPPOSITION
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heard after the vote had been taken
and stated that he wished the conven-
ton to understand that the Bannock
delegation under unit rule was voting
against the wishes Of the people in his
county when 1t did not support the
he was bound up by this unit gag rule
and was voting against his will and
judgment and wanted it understood by
the convention. A motion was made to
adopt the platform as amended Nc
Bee arose and objected stating that he
desired the insertion OF the following
or amendment to the plat
form:
I'VE insist that contracts heretofore
made by the state, for the sale of it's
timber. shall not be modified or extend
ed and that the owners Of such timber
shall pay thereon their just proportion
of taxes"
1t was very evident that the question
was to be debated on the floor at
length. Morgan Of Latah opposed the
resolution and spoke for some time
against its adoption. 1t was finally de-
cided to adjourn until 2 o'clock when
the matter would be brought up again.
The afternoon session opened with
the McBee timber plank opened for
county had the floor. He alleged that
the timber question was a live issue
in this campaign citing the fact that
the republican state convention turned
down a similar proposition. His reso-
luton asks that further extension Of
time be denied the big corporations
and that they be required to pay their
just proportion Of taxes. The speaker
alleged the attorneys Of the timber in
terests in the republican by gag rule
had betrayed the interests Of the people
and had suppressed the discussion of the
question. He protested agains tn ex-
tension of twenty years asked by the
to evade just and equitable taxation.
Lycurgus Vineyard of Idaho spoke in
favor of the resolution, but NJ. s. Park
err of Ada county offered a substitute
retaining the tax feature but silent as
to extensions LATE Pence of Ada
county favored the plank mainly be-
cause Borah was against it. He was
followed by S. S. Denning Of Latah
who made an impassioned speech as
sorting that the timber question In
Northern Idaho was of the same vital
interest as was the Mormon question
in Southern Idaho.
He favored the McBee resolution and
said that an extension to the timber
companies would be to legalize rob-
berry He discussed at length the taxa
ton feature showing it's intricacies
Glenn McKinlay attempted to be
heard in the interests of the capital
lists who had invested in the timber O.
Northern Idaho but cries of vote
called him down. The substitute wa.
then voted down by an energetic mo
Reverting to the original motion
w M Morgan of Latah got the floor
to talk against the resolution. But tn
temper of the convention was agains
him. ]. r. McClear of Kootenai wa.
heard for few minutes only when tn
previous question was called and n
Welded to a roll call which had only
proceeded to Nez Perez county whei
the sense of the convention was mani
fest and the plank was incorporated b.
acclamation.
At this juncture A. F. Parker secured
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plank which was howlingly voted int
the platform after laughable attemp
on the part of Mr.. Parker to discuss II
J. D. Flenner of Boise introduced tn
much mooted resolution on the stat
treasurer's disposal of state funds. TIL
resolution pledges the democratic part
to enact such legislation as will max
no profit unto himself out oft he de
posts of such funds. The plank wa
unanimously adopted as drafted Thi
finished the platform and it was adopt
ed as amended.
The next order of business was tn
nomination of governor and 70
call was ordered. Ada county yielde
to Nez Perez county and f. f. Fog
took the floor TO nominate non. Hehf
Heitfed.
He described his nominee as a ma
tried i'm a responsible position ana nc
] found wanting When he named Heit
: field the compa nionpiece of the Alton
Parker portrait was lowered 10 IN
: stage and the audience greeted II Wit
applaus
An enthusiastic demonstration fol
lowed the naming Of the candidate
Other counties passed the nomination
up to Latah when :. :. Denning too
. the floor to second the nomination
Heitfeld. The race WAS called agal
and l. c. Hattabaugh responded To
Idaho county in secondine the nomiha
ton of Senator Heitfeld, II. g Red
wine seconded the nomination IL