The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15

or the Mormon faction still persist IN demanding
the seating OF their contestng delegations, which
would give them control of both the convention and
party organization, and they threaten to bolt the
convention tomorrow unless their demands
piled with.
Throughout one formal and two brief sessions of
the convention and in all committee meetings today
the Mormon delegates have nterposed innumerable
objections and distractions, for the purpose they
boldly put it, of preserving their rights and
making complete accord of the proceedings upon
which to base an appeal to the courts.
But as the factional wrangle lengthens from hours
into days many members on both sides are growing
increasingly weary of it and predictions freely
offered tonight that the unity of both factions will
be broken in tomorrow's voting in the interests of
eventual harmony
The Dubois faction, as further concession to
harmony agreed in the credentials committee to-
night to seat the Mormon delegation from Ada
county, the largest in the convention but will recon-
mend the seating of Dubois delegates from Bear
Lake, Bingham, Fremont and Oneida counties This
proposed compromise the Mormon leaders reject and
will bring in a minority report demanding the seat
ing of their delegations from all counties. On the
fate of these reports the convention will divide with
bolt threatened unless the Mormon demands
complied with
On the part of the Mormon faction the demand
for Bingham county is withdrawal of two peace
proposals heretofore made by them in which they of
fered to concede that delegation to their opponents,
indicating that they stand determined upon their in
tentions to bolt the convention and appeal to the
courts.
Should the Dubois majority report of the creden-
als committee be adopted the convention will stand
159 delegates for the Dubois faction to 139 for their
opponents, the Dubois faction having 70 counties,
their opponents having and being divided Should
the Mormon minority report prevail it will stand:
Dubois 1877; Mormon III.
The convention which met today at 10 perfected
temporary organization and appointed the usual COM
mttees over the frequent protests OF the minority
faction 1t then adjourned until 3, met and adj
journed again until 8, and met and adjourned again
until 10 tomorrow morning to await reports from
the committees. The credentials committee met at
1 and continued in executive session until 9, taking
stenographic report of exhaustive testimony over
contested delegations and decided several contests
by vote of 10 to g. except that of Ada county, which
was decided by II to 10, Chairman Ramsey F. Walk
er of Latah Dubois follower, casting the deciding
vote in favor Of the anti-Dubos delegation. The
anti-DuboiS members retired to prepare minority
report.
That platform committee met at and appointed
subcommittee of five to draft tentative platform.
of Idaho, Sanders of Kootenai L1ewelyn of Latah,
and Snyder of Lincoln This committee reported
preliminary draft of platform to the full committee
The prohibition members declined to proceed further
the report of the credentials committee There fol-
lowed, however, an informal discussion of the plat
form submitted except as to three disputed panks,
one the ant-polygany test oath issue, local
option and one declaring for constitutional prohibit
ton. This discussion showed the platform to be
to the extent discussed.
THIRD DAY-AUGUsT 6.
The Idaho democratic convention split wide open
here this morning, the Dubois faction controlling
the regular organization and the Momon faction bolt
ing, organizing rrmp convention and nominating
separate state and electoral ticket. The national
democratic committee will be called upon to say
which is the regular democratic state organization
md the state supreme court will be appealed to to
decide which is entitled to the place upon the ticket
1nder the democratic name. The bolt came over the
adoption of report of the credentials committee re-
using to seat the Mormon contestng delegates, and
while disorderly and dramatic was not accompanied
~ violence While both sides have named full tick
is, both have authorized their state committee to