Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-05-25
DUBOIS IN Control.
Had Everything His Way at State
Committee Meeting--H. H. Hoff
Fired from Committee.


The democratic state central COM
mitiee met IN Boise last Monday to
fix the time and place for holding
the state convention. That the
committee might act advlsedly upon
all questions that might come before
it, the first order of business was
the reading of letter from Senator
Dubois, in which he cracked the
party whip and sounded the "key-
note" for the coming campaign. AS
was to be expected the Senator
designates himself and the Mormon
question an the paramount issues.
The roll call showed that out Of
the AZ members Of tho committee,
there was All attendance in person
or by proxy only 26.
When the name of 81. Mozart,
vice II. Fl. Hotf, resigned" was read
as the committeeman from Bear
Lake, Mr.. Hoff, who was present,
rose and protested. He was put off
for moment, but was given an op-
portunity to explain the situation in
Bear Lake to the committee little
later.
When given the opportunity, Mr..
Hoff stated that he mad been regular
ly chosen as state committeeman
from Bear Lake county, but had
been sammarily deposed from that
place by the state chairman, ana he
asked Of the committee that it rein
state him as the representative from
Bear Lake. He had been a demo-
crat all his life, and did not like
beng deposed without reason.
Chairman Jackson stated in reply
that Mr.. Hoff had neglected and re-
fused to perform the duties of his
position during the last campaign,
and that the committee had found
it necessary to replace Mr.. Hofl
with man who would act.
Judge Perky and Frank Martir
of Boise each made earnest pleas ir
behalf of Mr.. Hoff, but the commit
tee turned deaf ear to their plead
ings and promptly fired him
Strange to say, however, J. 5. Bar
rett, who was present with Ed Pug
mire's proxy, was permitted to hold
seat IN the meeting.
Monday, August 6 was fixed al
the time and Occur d'Alene City al
the place for holding the conyen'
ton. Boise extended hearty invi
tation to the committee to hold the
convention there, but 1t was The
wish of Senator Dubois that tht
convention should be held in tn,
north, and the masters wish wal
obediently followed.
Some one moved that committe,
be appointed tc fix the apportion
ment of delegates for each county
but as this matter had already beer
attended to by Jackson and Hutchin
son during their visit with Bos
Fred in Washington, and no com
mittee was appointed. The repre-
sentation. as fixed by Freddie an,
his right and left bowers, provide
for total of 244 delegates, upon
basis of one delegate for every 10
votes cast for Heitfeld two year
ago, or major fraction thereof
This gives Bear Lake county onl
three delegates.
The following resolutions wer
adopted and the committee tnen az
: journed:
The democratic state central con
g mittee of Idaho, regularly assembled I
y Boise, congratulates the democracy ,
n the state upon the splendid courage I
its members and their devotion to tt
principles of free government.
= "The infamous murder OF ex-Goverl
! or Frank steunenberg demands I'll
e prompt punishment of the guilty. an
4 the full and complete vindication of Il
law.
The people of Idaho will no long
tolerate Interference by any secret, oatl
ID bound organization, in the political a
s. fairs of the state. They demand Il
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