The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
{. 0. P. CONVENTION !
The County Reubkan (saventba flky
Wen Attended -hxmeay Pfesailed
Immshut.

Ii has been the privilege OF the
writer Ia attend good many tepub.
liean conventions In The past twenty
i've years, and we must say We never
attended republican convention
that was SO Democratic In Its control
and government as the one which
convened at the court house Monday
night. II was "A convention IN
which II was intended that the dele
gates were TO control, or else the ma
chine lubricant was not In working
Older, In fact there was not es.9ueh
evidence Of the cut-and-dried ele-
ment In the lnanipulations 10 cause
thines To move of smoothly. They
NIL seemed al sea AS To what should
he lone next.
The convention was called TO order
al o'clock by County Chairman Me
pherson, who stated the object OF
the meeting aud .read the call fol
the convention. Neither Mr.. Nc,
rheison nor the temporary chairman
felicitated themselves upon thu
achievements OF the 4. o. p, nor point
ed with pride Ia the many things tn,
party Is supposed 10 have done IN ih,
past for the benefit OF humanity
hut took up the order Of business.
Rev. Bonner was placed 10 nomina
tion and elected as temporary chair
man, and Il. X, Abbott as iemporar.
secretary. A motion was then mad,
that the chair be empowered 10 ap
point credential committee OF tire
as credential committee, and com
mittee of five on resolutions and ais
thee on permanent organization.
The following committee on ere
1entiais was appointed; Dore
pycatt aud barnett; on resoinl ions
lsees. Monk, Wright, Edwards AN
Sharkey; ON organization, Abbott
ibach aud Slaven, Recess was d,
clared OF twenty minutes Tor The pun
pose OF allowing the committees |
20 In secret session,
In place Of twenty minutes IL VA
nearer an hour before the counitte,
we've ready 10 report. The commit
tee on credentials reported that a
delegates, even those elected
Brooklyn, were entitled To seat
the convention. The committee {
permanent organization reported |
, fasorine That the temporary organ
1ation be the permanent one, vii
the exception Of change he ma,
, IN the secretaryship Guy Edwar,
vas then elected as permanent seer:
tarv The committee on resolution
maze the following report, While
was accepted by the convention:
Resolved, that the fepubllca
party Of Lemhi county gladly app
ciate this opportunity df Tenewif
our allegiance 10 the principles
! the greatest political oranization G
, tant-tbe republican party q
party of deeds aud not promises.
displayed by our national administr
ion, lead by that greatest nf state
. man. Theodore Roosevelt, Who b
4 Riven TO our country the create
, measure OF peace aud prosperity es
experienced 10y any people on earth.
That we sincerely approve q
I greatest work In aid ~ our nation
administration and OF national legi
lation and Of g. Hepburn and ot
: congressman. IIou. Burton l.. frenc
and we fully appreciate their efl0r
! In behalf OF the best interest of oI
, state.
That We hereby appreciate. endof
aud approve the determined and su
cessful efforts Of our state admini
= trati0n Ia upholdipg the honor ~
/, integrity Of our developing our eve
interest and conserving our every i
dnstry.
John y. Rees.
Chairman.
The next order of business WIS
place In nomination aud elect
} ballot six delegates TO the state co
yention. Some ten or dozen del
gates were then nominated. aud "a
baliotlns began. After spending 4