The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
Convention Incidents.

incidents.
The elegant example of the power of the church
was presented in ample form, when Perky was at
tempting to preside, a chair the convention
of boilers before the boilers withdrew. Perky
excited and frothy but standing by him. close to his
right ear was David L. Evans, the rich Malad Nor
mon who, under all conditions is cold and collected
Sitting below the elder and Perky, obedenty taking
down the dctaton of Perky, as suggested by Evans,
the real mouthpiece of the boters Libby, the
secretary of the boilers Only once did anyone but
Evans get near enough to make Perky hear, and
this success CD was achieved after hard labor by
Karl Paine David Evans dictated the job!
During an address by E. M. Holden, of Bng
ham county, illustrating Mormon control in political
affairs in his county, he made reference to lay Nor
mon, named Stoddard telling him, in the presence
of Sam Rich that his bishop Mr.. Thomas, of
Idaho Falls had instructed him to vote the republican
ticket The bishop had also told his daughter that
it was the wish of the Salt Lake authorities that
she vote the republican ticket.
Sam Rich is large man weighing 300 pounds
When Holden mentioned the name of "Sam Rich"
J. Ed Smith spoke from the audience as follows:
"You all know Sam Rich! He is great big fellow
and has seven mothers"
Falls convention at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning had
five tourist sleepers and baggage car. The
sleepers were filled to overlooking after the crowd
from the north joined them at Mindoka at H.
An incident which typihes the nature of coarse
Mormon occurred on this train. Soon after the
train left Pocatella two Mormons John Gooch and
Ed Rallison of Oneida county, were observed III the
rear of one of the tourists. The word spread rapidly
among the anti-Mormon crowd and eliminated IN
their being advised to vacate at the first stop,
American Falls When the train slowed down for
that station the two Mormons left it. while the
band played ~There11 be a Hot Time in Twin Falls
Tonight
The Salt Lake dailes had two able representatives
at the Twin Falls convention The Tribune rep
sented by Al Philips and the Herald by Joel Priest
Ex-senator Clark of Montana, the Herald
and Ex-senator Kearns, of Utah. the Tribune
These two able Utah papers were not only rep
resent with great credit to each, but they have
been rejecting Idaho state conventions SO long that
they are very familiar with Idaho politics and Idaho
politicians: Beyond this their representatives both
respond to the names of the respective owners or
their papers, when hailed such by the Idaho boys
and they are as good fellows either OF the senators
in their palmieSt days.
Enroute to the democratic state convention last
week, Delegate Mcfarland, of Kootenai, shared his
stateroom from Pendleton to Nampa with J. T.
Robertson the criminal lawyer from Spokane VINO
was enroute to Boise Their train reached Nampa
at a. n where Robertson left the train tor BOISE.
On awakening some hours later to dress, Mcfarland
found that Robertson had off OF his shoes,
with one of his own. Accordingly Mcfarland ap-
peared at the convention with one No. shoe, with
pointed toe of vic kid and thin sole and another
heavy calf shoe No. 10.