The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-05-05

that President Roosevelt would be
the last man i'll our Nation to give
an appointment to person II he
thought for a moment such person
was not suitable.
The reporter asked Mr.. Rich how
about Smith Wooley and he replied.
1T is a we'll known fact that /
was opposed to Smith Wooley l
stated my objections to Senator
Hepburn, to Congressman French
and to 10 other Republicans in
Washington Afterwards | with
drew my objections and wrote to
Senator Hepburn TO that effect
understand Mr.. Wpoley has stated
that | continued my opposition to
this appointment in Washington.
Senator Hepburn won't say 50,
Congressman French won t say so,
no Federal official from president
down will say So and if these are
, reported correctly they have simply
lied and | don't give continental
what they OF any one else thinks
OF says about it. The only thing
ever did after Withdrawing my
objections to Wooley was to dictate
a letter to him, which was done III
the presence OF Congressman
, French, letting him Know the cold
blooded truth OF what the charges
{ consisted of against him III Wash
ington Congressman French and
his secretary thoroughly understood
the spirit by which that letter was
dictated and SO far as l am concerned
Wooley, Wallis & Co., may con-
tinue misrepresenting the matter
to their hearts content il they
wish.
The reporter intiamed that it was
$ understood that Mr. Wallis was
: after a Federal appointment, and
Mr.. Rich replied Il think lie has
already been appointed and think
he had the endorsements of the
party machinery. / am satisfied
. this is correct, and if it doesn't stlit
the Republicans of Idaho, they
j. have only themselves to blame and
: should not censure the men in con
gress upon whom the president
: relies for information. Nor should
{ they censure the head of the
Interior Department if he appoints
X Mr.. Wallis a special agent of the
i land Office, if he has the endorse
s ment of his party If you will
Il a.
Il find that Nh Wallis has been
; backed by the machinery of his
e party If the machinery is good,
II then stop kicking, if it is bad,
e remedy the evil and stop kicking,
< but don't lay the blame on those
q whose duty it is to recognize the
II party in this state, and remember
), that so far as recognition is con-
u cerned, the party means the ma
y chinery OF the organization. Once
y every two years our state organlza-
ticn is reorganized; it is the Re
publican duty to see it is always
kept good the same can be said of
|. the county organization and once
every four years the National COM
to nittee is reorganized and Idaho
X names a National Committeeman.
to If Republicans have been asleep i'll
r. the past, they now have an oppor-
IS tunitv to remedy every evil, because
mt one week from next Saturday, the
el Pocatello convention names dele
he gates to go to the National Con
IL vention and those delegates will
I'd have to say who shall be Nationa
al Committeeman from this state
he unless the convention sends then
as instructed on this question. Thi:
is will be followed soon with com
ng plete reorganization of the state
II machinery. Stop kicking agains
ny good machine, if it is good, ant
" if it is not, then for heaven SAKE
h, fix it so that it will not be useo
us for selfish purposes.
1t Mr.. Rich was asked if he Woulo
to like to go to the National Conven
lis ton and he said: YES, of course
Sc would, wouldn't youo l thinl
ne Fremont county is entitled to re
an presentation on the delegation.
N think there are great many mel
ty here who are worthy TO go. Th'
he county convention should send it:
Ii delegates to the state convention
ty instructed for some person from thi
m county. If l should be the one,
&c would consider it great honor
no understand some opposition woulC
nd be made to me on account OF having
in bolted a convention in SO. | wa
for instructed to do so by unanimou:
Sc resolution passed by our count,
convention and also by direction o
is the state convention. | simpl
il obeyed the instructions, and nine
il. tcnths of the Republicans of til
er- state indorsed it. I want TO tel
lid you this, though, if ever get int
,sc a,,o4f1er National ReDubliCan COr