The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-05-12
THE COUNTY
CONVENTION.
A Large representation -Conven.
tiOn HarmOnous-Ben Z. Rich
for Delegate to the National
Convention.

liz NS NSPuDilNdl NOllll\ AOIlNCu- |
ton was called to order last Satur-
day by County Chairman, Hon.
John Donaldson, who was made
temporary chairman of the conven-
ton and Prof. H. G.. Fuller was
honored with the temporary secre-
taryship. The usual committees
were selected. Adjournment was
AIKEN until 2:3O when the gavel was
sounded and the delegates came to
order in their places. The Com
mittee on Permanent Organization
and Order of Business reported and
Lieut. Col. Thos. R. Hamer was
recommended for permanent chair
man and Bash l.. Bennett of Lewis
vile permanent secretary. The
report was adopted
The Committee OH Resolutions
introduced the following which was
unanimously adopted:
Sec. /. RESOLVED That the
Republicans of Fremont county,
Idaho, in convention assembled,
heartily endorse the National Re
publican administration.
Sec. 2. RESOLVED That
Fremont county, i'll convention as
sembled, hereby endorse the Repub-
lican national administration. FIRE.
mont county is one Of the largest
and most populons counties i'll the
State of Idaho. At the last general
election it gave 1000 majority for
the Republicans. Fremont county
is entitled to representation i'll the
delegates to the Republican national
convention, therefore be it
Resolved by this convention that
it is the sense Of Fremont county
that Ben L. Rich be elected a dele
gate at Pocatello to the Republican
national convention. and that the
delegates to the State convention
at Pocatello are hereby requested
to exercise their influence to the
utmost to elect him to the said
naional convention.
The election of twenty three
delegates was then proceeded with
and the following were elected tc
go to the Pocatello convention:
Thos. R. Eamer; Geo. Harrig
field; Chas. A. Smith; Albert Tay-
lor; Conrad Valley; O. P. Soule
R. J. Comstock; ". Z. Holly
Albert Heath; Victor Hegsted
Caleb Jones; Sam Harrop; J. Web
ster; Geo. Gordon John Donaldson
J. Z. Fogg; J. ". Hart; D.
Osborn Harry Cannon; f. A
Pyke; c. c. Moore; NJ. J. Gray
A. A. Adams.
1t was recommended that th'
: County Central Committee be re
organized and the various delega
ton proceeded to select from eacl
precinct a county central com
mitteeman, list Of which will b.
published later.
Before the close of the conven
ton resolution III regard to tn
unjust distribution of the Fedora
patronage emenating from tn
Blackfoot land office, which ha,
been taken up and passed by th
County Executive Committee, wa
presented by Judge Kelly of Ere
mont. Hon. David Osborn of Rex
burg, moved that the conventio
ratify the actions of the Count
Executive Committee, which wa
: seconded from various parts OF tn
convention. After few remark
by Judge Donaldson, by way c
explaining to the convention tha
the Teton Peak was unjustl
deprived of any portion of tn
: Federal patronage, (the publicatio
!. of land notices. from the Blackfoc
Land Office and that all other Re
publican papers i'll the county wer
receiving their share, and on
. paper i'll particular, the Chronicle
; was receiving all the notices pub
. lished in St. Anthony, the resolu
ton was passed by the entire vot
{ OF the convention. The resolutio
Z as passed is as follows:
Z RESOLVED That it is tn
! sense of this committee that tn
Federal patronage arising from tn
, Government Land Office at Black
& foot is unjustly deprived from ou
2 recognized party organ ''The Teto
! Peak, and we demand that actio
: be taken whereby this matter ma
. be remedied and that copy OF thi
g resolution be sent to our Natlonf
z Committeeman and State Chairman
Z and that they be requested to us
4 their influence and endeavors
= secure for our official organ ths
= patronage to which it is justl
e entitled.
Z The convention then adjourned
Z Taking into consideration tt
= fact that this convention was con
=. Daratiyely of little consequence, Il