The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-08
M0RM0NS WILL
FIGHT DUBOIS
Resolutions Adopted by FIRE.
mont Democratic Convention.
SOME WARM TINES AHEAD
STATE CONVENTION WILL MEET
NEXT MONDAY
SOME WARM TINES AHEAD
Special to The Herald

Rigby, Ida, Aug THE Fremont
county Democratic convention was held
IN Rigby yesterday with q large and
enthusiastic turnout of delegates from
the various precincts of the county
The town was dressed in holiday at
tire and the Menan brass band was
present ana did much to enliven the
patriotic spirit by playing popular
airs. b J. Lavery was elected chair
man and Wesley Gibson secretary
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On credentials: c. W. Poole.
Arnold Miller and Jesse NJ. Baker; on
organization and order of business:
John r. Pincock, J. ". Holden and
George Eames: on platform and reso-
lUtions: Hyrum Kicks, J. D. AiillsaFs.
George Z. Hill, jr-; 3. j. Lavery and
Miles r CahOOn.
The main object OF the convention
was TO elect eighteen delegates TO the
state Democratic convention. which
COnvenes- at Lewiston, Ida, on Aug.
To- The following were elected as
such delegates: Thomas L. Kicks. J. D.
MiIlsaps, George Z. Hill, jr.; c. W.
Poole. A. II. Carter. A. c. Hess, Z.
NJ. Holden, 9. H. Woodmansee, 3. J.
Lavery, John z. Pincock, Luke Law
cry, Thomas +. Bassett. NJ. J. Kerr,
F. ". Ross, Don c. briggs, Alexander
Kingdom, ST.; J. NJ. Baker and J. w
Holden. Eighteen alternates were also
elected.
In the platform adopted the following
planks were enthusiastically carried:
We are not in sympathy with the pol
icy OF a certain class OF citizens who
style themselves Democrats in their Ell
forts 10 disfranchlse a certain class of
citizens OF our state, and we condemn
the came as unWise and undemOcratic
1r-r 6rtn 81 To f1e
Lewiston convention to vote and work
against-any such policy.
We hereby manifest our disapprOval OF
the action of the late Democratic conven-
ton at Weiser- in relation TO the pOlyg-
amy question in that said convention re-
fused to incorporate therein a declaration
adultery (as well as pOlygamy). That the
failure Of its moral reform plank TO in
clude these other sexual crimes marks
the movement IS selfish and insincere-
We pledge ourselves 10 work for re-
pUdiati0H of said aRti-pOlygamy plank for
the reasons stated. or else strive to have
Incorporated therein the crimes OF fornl-
cation and adultery. against which there
are 10 laws on the statute books OF
Idaho"
The Democrats Of eastern and south
eastern Idaho. comprising seven cOun-
ties. have determined to fight Senator
Dubois in his anti-MormOn crusade
and effort to disfranchise the Mormon
people IN this state In that portion
of Idaho. where the great bulk of the
MOrmOns reside, conditions among
them and their Gentle neignbOrs are
entirely satisfactory, and the people
are prospecting. This section Of the
state does not object to the moral at
bel lg purified, but want all
sexual crimes put under the ban. They
assert they can stand as much of Du-
b0is' mOraI-TefOrm business as he and
his followers but insist that they be
reached as we'll There is a strong
on foot to get Fremont
Biagham, Bannock, Bear Lake, Oneida,
Cassia and Custer counties to organize
and go 20 the Lewiston convention sol
idly lined up TO make a big fight
against Dubois and his men. These
seven counties represent over One-third
of the voting strength Of the Demo-
cratic party in Idaho, and claim they
VIII not submit tOLhe treatment the
party leaders forced upon them at the
last stale convention. Some even 20
so far as TO declare these seven coun-
ties ought TO withdraw their support
from the ticket this fan should they
not be treated right by the party. If
they are forced TO do this il viii make
II impossible for the Democrats to Win
this year. An interesting fight prom
ises to develop at lewiston.