The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-02
BOrah Himself Wins NOmina- ;
tion, as Does GOoding;
Some Lose Out.
CONVENTION TIRES OF
RULE BY THE MACHINE
Combine Fails to Land Several
Candidates After First
Break Is Made.
BY A. F. PHILIPS.
Special to The Tribune.

POCATELLO, Ida, Aug LIT took
a woman to smash the machine-made
ticket in the Idaho Republican conven-
tion today. Her name is Miss 8. Belle
Chamberlain and she came from Cas-
sia county, She was nominated for su-
perintendent Of public instruction over
E. A. Carpenter of Idaho county, who
was placed on the ticket by the Borah-
Brady combine. After the slate was
smashed it was easy to break the pieces,
and this was done when Robert Bell,
present mine inspector of the State,
and one of the most efficient officials
and expert miners in the country, was
Mcbride, of Lemhi county, who had
been placed upon the ticket by the COM
bination. His name was not even pre-
sent to the convention. In his stead
James Mcpherson OF Blaine and S. P.
Burrows of Idaho were presented.
The convention, however, had tired
of machine rule, and while Bell had
not been slated, the temper Of the con-
vention was such that Bell was chosen,
his vote being 159 TO 81 for Mcpherson
and SO for Burrows.
Borah for Senator.
The ticket as nominated follows:
For u. s. Senator-W. e, Borah, Ada
county.
For Governor-Frank R. Gooding
Lincoln county; renominated.
For Justice Of the Supreme court
George ii. Stewart, Ada county.
For Congressman-Burton L. French.
Latah county; renominated-
For Lieutenant nt-Governor-E. A. Bur
rlll Bear Lake county.
For Secretary of State-Robert Lans~
don, Washington county.
For Attorney General J. GIN.
heen, Bannock county; renominated
For Treasurer-C- a. Hastings, Nez
Perce county.
For Auditor-Robert S. Bragaw,
kootenai county; renominated.
For Inspector of Mines-Robert D.
Bell of Custer county.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tlon-Miss S, Bell Chamberlain of Cas-
STA county.
Prior TO the presentation of Miss
Chamberlain name, there had been
smooth sailing in the convention. There
was no clogging Of the wheels. Ada
county, the home Of the heroes, except
Brady, and the first county on the roll
votes for each of the candidates On the
machine ticket on every roll call, and
1t did likewise against Miss Chamber
lain. But the presentation of her name
set the convention wild, and the bosses
were relegated to the rear.
Some Mutterings Heard.
UP to the time when the nomination
OF candidates was In order the conven-
tion of itself had been featureless, there
had been mutterings Of discomfort OF
ring rule, OF being led to the shambles
like live stock to be slaughtered, but
there had been no outbreak.
All night long. until the early hours
OF this morning the kickers and the
regulars had caucuses, as told In the
dispatches today. DR.. France OF Sho-
shone was the boilers candidate for
Governor. and his name was presented
TO the convention, He received forty
morning the kickers met in caucus
again. Frank Hagenbarth presided.
Then II was resolved 10 stand by Dr.,
France for Governor. Mr. Beal OF Sho
shone was the spokesman for the in
surgents. He is man OF commanding
presence, a good talker and a fighter
from away back. He had an able sec
ond In Mayor Rossi OF Wallace They
made the fight on the floor Of the con-
ventlon, They could not be bulldozed.
Greatest State Convention.
And of the convention proper, Never
before has such a large gathering Of Re
publicans assembled in Idaho. 1t was
their greatest convention since State
hood. The delegates were a fne-looklng
body OF men. There were old wheel
horses who had coutrolI the younger
element predominated, but the old
stayers manipulated affairs. The con-
vention hall was all that could be de-
sired II was we'll Lighted, 1t was venti-
lated, II was handsomely decorated, II
was an ideal hall McNichol and Wright
own It. There was band there, too.
and II was a band OF twelve pieces only,
but It could make music and 1t did,
1t WAS the Eagle Concert band OF Pocn-
tello. 1t captured the convention and the
delegates were glad. The temporary
chairman was a handsome man. but
failure as chairman. His name
was Barber, The secretary. Addison T.
Smith. and his assistant. George CLANCY,
were good officials.
Brady Acts Quickly.
They knew what to do and when to
When the convention convened
Chairman Brady presided. He moved
and acted quickly, and when the
temporary officers were announced he
introduced Mr. Barber and retired. The
were announced. The chair
man delivered q long address. The dele
gates and others were welcomed By
DR.. Steeney of Pocatello. and then a re-
cess was taken until 2:90 p. m When
the afternoon session was called to order
at 2,30 o'clock the information was I'M
parted that the resolutions committee
would not be ready TO report until
clock Meanwhile calls were made for
Senator Hepburn. who responded. saying
that II was not his intention 10 speak
At all until the convention had done lts
work, when lt would give him much
pleasure to speak OF tho work done He
lid not want TO be placed IN the position
IF attempting TO mold the sentiments