The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-07

uey.General, who delivered an opinion
declaring the action of the law making
power irregular, He knew that the
submission OF the question TO popular
vote meant defeat For the church.
"The test oath should be re-enacted.
A Democratic Legislature will sec that
this Is done; a Republican Legislature
Will not. Through deals and combina-
tions made with Republican leaders,
the church holds the voters of this
State by the throat. thus making tho
American citizens believe in fair play,
In honesty in politics, in non-interfer-
ence Of church In temporal affairs, and
[ am confident that when they cast
their votes in Idaho this fall that it
will be for men and women who believe
In an American home, who believe that
country should come before church,
who oppose the introduction of Oriental
harems into the State, and who believe
in and represent what is the ideal OF
all, a typical American home. Such
candidates will be named by the Dem
ocrats of Idaho"
Anti Mormons Seated.
The committee on credentials held
meeting in the cabin of the steamer on
the way down the lake, The meeting
was heated one, but it was finally
decided by unanimous vote, to seat the
delegation headed by G.. II. Moon, all
anti-Mormons. When the question of
seating Bear Lakes delegation came
before the committee, Chairman Jack
son Of the State committee fled a pro-
test stating that tho very men now
delegates from Bear Lake had refused
two years ago by wire and by letter
TO recognize the Democratic party or
to support 1T, for the reason, as they
alleged, that it was prosecuting the
church. Mr.. Jackson also charged that
one of the delegates, Ed Pugmire, was
new polygamist
y Delegate Dalrymplc of Bear Lake, in
his speech before the committee, de-
MED the statement of Jackson regard
ing Pugmire's polygamy, and defied him
TO prove it, saying that If he would
come to Bear Lake county and find evil
dence, he would give him thousand
dollars. Jackson replied, declaring that
If law was given them, they could con-
vict Pugmire. as also many others. The
debate was unusually bitter. A motion
TO admit the delegation was amended to
make it read to exclude them. The
vote on this was II ayes to s nays, as
follows: Ada, no; Bannock, yes, Bear
Lake, no; Bingham, yes; Blaine, yes;
Boise, no; Canyon, yes; Cassla, no; Gus
ter, yes; Elmore, yes; Fremont, yes;
Kootenai, yes; Latah, yes; Lemhi, yes:
Lincoln, yes. Ncz Perces, no; Oneida,
no; Owyhee, no; Shoshone, no; Wash
ington, yes. Totals; Eight, no; eleven,
yes.
At meeting tonight the original mo-
tion as amended was lost by vote of |
| | to s, Blaine. Canyon and Washington |
voting no, and Custer, yes; hence the
fight was transferred to the floor of |
the convention, two reports being sub
mitted
Evening Session.
1t was $50 o'clock when the conven-
ion was in order. The majority report
II the credentials committee was pre-
'ented, which admitted the contesting
delegation from Fremont and all other
delegations. A minority report was sub
nitted concurring in the report of the
except as TO Bear Lake coun-
y. and recommending that that delega-
Ion be not entitled to q seat A motion
o adopt the majority report except
IS to Bear Lake county was declared
ldopted. motion was then made that
he minority report be adopted, and on
his information was asked as to Bear
lake county.
Il. e. Kelley of Bingham then took
he floor and gave facts and figures as to
Why the Bear Lake delegates should not
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'eing Democrats and one of them with
icing polygamist.
Hot Shot for Church.
Dalrymple challenged his statements
nd he (Kelley) declared he would make
{ personal matter. He never had any
ranchise In Bingham county. He want
d an ak to do the church, and he asked
he people Of the north to give him the
x This remark brought out vociferous
pplause. Bert Ryan of Bingham gave
easons why he had signed the minority
eport. reiterating the statements made
y Kelley. John G. Rice Of Canyon
ounty advocated admitting the delega-
Ion as representing the Democrats of
sear Lake county. James E. Hart of
lear Lake defended his delegation in the
ct speech that he always has ready
'hen defense OF the church is wanted
ie attempted TO explain the telegram
'hich he sent to Chairman Jackson. He
aid that he had no money to aid In
rosecuting church.
The speaker asked the convention not
o single out the Mormon church alone.
nd asked why, IL charges against the
elegate were true prosecution did not
ollow. George H Williams of Blaine,
n reply. cited the Bulge family In Bear
AXE county, and showed why no Nor
non could be convicted in Bear Lake
onnty- No Methodist, Baptist or Cath
lice needed Joseph f.. Smith or Bishop
'udge to tell them how TO vote
Mormon Delegations ousted.
After debate of two hours. In which
he lie direct came near being given. the
redentisls committee decided TO throw
ut the Mormon delegations from FIRE.
cent and Bear Lake counties FIRE.
nont's eleven delegates wers excluded
" viva voce vote OF about three to
ne The Gentle contestlng delegation
vas seated. In the case OF Bear Lake
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