The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

their own convention.
After these arrangements had been completed by
the insurgents some of their numbers attended
meeting of the state central committee and formally
entered protests against the consideration Oh coh-
tests by the state committee.
The close of the day before the convention open
ing found the defenders of the hierarchy in posi-
ton of rebellion a position they had deliberately
occupied under belief that they would be out
numbered in the convention and under determlna-
ton not to submit to the will of the majority
During the first day named in the call for the
assembling of the convention at Wallace, lasting lar
into the evening" efforts were made to settle the
differences between the constitutional democrats and
the hierarchy contingent These efforts were not
successful and after they had exhausted themselves,
the convention called to order by the chairman
of the state central committee Before the reading
of the call was completed by the secretary of the
central committee adjournment was taken until
10 o'clock the morning of the 5th.
The Jack Mormon faction did not undertake to
participate in the proceedings of the convention, hav
ing assembled in its hail. where the members
pledged themselves, through resolutions, to bolt the
convention and hold rump convention if the party
organization refused to accede to their demands.
The overtures for settlement of differences were
made by the constitutional democrats. They pro-
posed that the platform adopted by the convention
should contain plank demanding the determination
of polygamy and unlawful cohabltaton and the sep
aration of church and state in political affairs They
proposed to seat the Jack-Morm delegates from
Ada county and the constitutional democrats from
Bingham, Fremont, Oneida and Bear Lake counties,
the convention to decide the of choosing the
state central committee. During the campaign, the
committee was to make effort to put into effect
the decision of the supreme court sustaining
1t
it was to be understood that the democratic party
would enforce the constitution of the state
The Mormon side of the controversy proposed that
the platform should contain plank supporting all
of the constitution that campaign should be con-
Quoted against the Mormon people, that the So
called anti-Dubois delegates from Ada county and
the so-caed Dubois delegates from Bingham county
be seated and also that the so-called anti-Dubois del
egates from Fremont Oneida and Bear Lake counties
be seated; that the state central committee should
consist of one member from each county, the chair
to be elected by the members; that there be an
equal distribution of nominations for the state
electoral tickets
The peace propositions submitted to con-
ference committee consisting of the following dele
gates:
For the constitutional democrats: Harry L. Day,
Shoshone; F. T. Dubois, Bingham; C. H. Jackson,
Shoshone; Henry Heitfeld Nez Perez; F. c. Harri-
son, Washington; J. Kilgore, Custer; Ramsey Walk
err, Latah.
For the Joseph F. Smith democrats: John F. MI
gent Ada; George Erb, Nez Perce; F. F, Fogg, Nez
Perce; c. F. Steel, Kootena; ]. T. Pence, Ada;
John C. Rice, Canyon; c. 0. Stockslager, Blaine.
After a session of considerable length, the con-.
ference agreed to disagree and each committee re-
ported the disagreement, and discharged.
Late in the hours of darkness that interviewed be-
tween Wednesday and Thursday it began to look