The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-07
Great Gathering of Gem State
Democrats Deeply Stirred
By Patriotism.
MEN OF COURAGE WILL
FIGHT CHURCH TO END
Senator Heitfeld DenOunces the
Kind of Harmony" Mani
fest at POcateIlO.
BY A. F. PHILIPS.


Special 10 The Tribune.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. g.
Never have / seen better represen-
tative convention of the Democratic
party of Idaho than the one before ME
today. Lemhi county, 900 miles away,
sends full delegation. Every county
in the State is represented with the
exception of Elmore county.
''This is an important meeting. We
have men of thought in the Democratic
party OF Idaho. We may not always
agree on the technicalities, but that
is better than harmony such as the
Republicans had at Poeatello. The
only principle az Pocatello was the
nomination of Gooding and Borah.
They were bigger than their party. We
have no men bigger than the Demo
cratic party. Let us so fix our platform
that he who runs may reud and thor
oughly understand Then let us place
men on that platform who have the
moral courage to stand there
With the above brief address, former
Senator Heitfeld, who had been chosen
temporary chairman of the Democratic
State convention, started the work for
which the convention was called.
Met Promptly at Noon.
Promptly at noon, Chairman Jack
son of the State committee let the
gavel fall in the Auditorium hall, and
the convention was in order. Rev. T,
A. Daughters of the Episcopal church,
formerly Of Montpelier, invoked the di-
vine blessing; Secretary Arney Of the
State committee read the call, and then
Former Senator Heitfeld was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman,
with g E. Arney,, temporary. secretary,
and Miss Mary L. Lynch Of Boise, as
assistant. Following the address Of
Chairman Heitfeld, members of the
credentials committee were appointed,
This included D. 2. Sullivan Of Ban
mock, Fl. II. Dalrymple Of Bear Lake,
A. I. Ryan Of Bingham, J. w. Ballen-
tine Of Blaine, b. II. Miller Of Fremont,
W. l.. Colthorp OF Lincoln, John e.
Jones of Oneida and j. NJ. Rodgers of
Cassia.
Those appointed from the same coun-
ties on permanent organization were;
n. NJ. Eidredge, Bannock; J. E. Hart,
Wesley Brashea, Blaine; j. M. Pierce,
Cassia; Il. c. Towne, Elmore; j. ID.
Millsaps, Fremont; Guy C. Barnum, Lin
coin; Ben Waldron. Oneida.
Contest Predicted.
When it came to the appointment
of the committee on resolutions, num-
ber of tho delegates objected to the
appointment then on the ground that
a contest would probably come up, and
the meeting recessed until p. H., with
out the committee being appointed.
AT 2 p. N. the delegates were taken
for Il r;vde TO Garrison, twenty miles
down Occur 'Alene lake, on the
steamer Idaho, at the invitation Of the
Red Collar line. The boat was decorated
for the occasion.
The convention will indorse Bryan
1or President in 1908, The hall was
beautifully decorated with American
flags and evergreens from the Idaho
hills In the middle Of the stage was
painting OF the man who had led
the Democrats of the State IN two
memorable defeats. From the amount
of enthusiasm there displayed, one
would not imagine they were with the
minority party OF Idaho,
Hopes of Victory.
The delegates have high hopes OF de-
! reating some OF the Republican nomi-
nees, il not all of them, and are work
ing together. The Democrats are CON
fident Of defeating r. n. Dunn and it is
practically conceded that Maj. W. W.
Woods of Wallace will be his opponent
in the judicial race. For an opponent
against Judge T. c. Steele, they are at
u loss. Among others, j. II, Forney is
mentioned. The Democrats claim Gov
Gooding is easy game. The friction be-
tween the Rorah Gooding- Brady fac
tons is said to be only apparently
| healed. Gooding, the Democrats claim,
| has lost friends through his domlneor-
ing ways; his position on the forest
reserves; prosecution of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone, and his open
| friendship for the Mormons.
Senator Dubois is in complete con
troll In an interview with The Trl-
bune tonight, he said;
VIII Fight to the End.
eyes, the Idaho Democracy Will
| wage a war TO the end with the hie'
| rarcby-with the twenty-siX men who
not only seek TO control, but do control
three great States, utah, Idaho and
Wyoming The interference OF the
Mormon church in affairs Of state can
not be tolerated in free America 1t
must be stopped. 1t will be stopped,
and to this. in Idaho. the Democratic
party is committed. 1T is fight to
finish The people of northern Idaho
know of the work of the church through
the Legislature. The last session Of the
Legislature was practically unanimous
ly Republican That party, in compli-
rarchy, turned the law w-making power
of the State over to the church.
Mormon Speaker was elected and 1t per
mitted him to name all the commit,
tees. Not law was enacted that did
not have the approval of the eccle'
siastical court in Salt Lake. The cleo
ton laws have been emasculated. Un"
der orders of the Mormon church ef-
forts were made TO repeal the clause
in the Constitution of the State which
requires voter to declare allegiance
to his country first