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

The convention was called to order by Chairman
Mckinley, who called for the reading of the repor
from the committee credentials. This report was
read by R. F. Walker, chairman of the committee Be-
fore starting to read it Mr. Walker said that he haC
been informed that there was to be minority re-
port and desired to read both reports together but
that the minority report had not been handed to him
and that for that reason he unable to present it
When the reading of the report had been con-
cluded a motion made that it be adopted. This
was followed by motion calling for the previous
question. George W. Tannahill of Nez Perez, floor
leader of the minority faction rose to protest against
this proceeding, but the chairman ruled that motion
calling tor the previous question not debatabe
and ordered him to be in order Tannahill refused
to comply, insisting discussing the matter and the
chairman called upon the sergeant-at-arms to re-
qure Tananhill to be in order
AS Tannahil1 insisted on being heard the chair
man called upon the sergeant-at-arms to remove him
from the hall. This order from the chairman came
near melting riot Delegates from all parts of the
hall started from their seats in the direction of Tan
nahil but Tannahill sank into his and the chair
man ordered the secretary to proceed with the roll
call Tannahll continued to interrupt the roll call to
protest against the calling of certain contested
ties, and the chairman repeatedly ordered him to be
in order. Through this confusion the roll call pro-
ceeded to the end, The motion to order, the pre-
vious question carried by vote of 141 to 1877. The
chairman thereupon ordered a roll call upon the
question of adoption of the report of the credentials
committee. This roll call, like the preceding one
was repeatedly interrupted by Tanahi1l, but was
proceeded with to the end 1t resulted in the adop
ton Of the report by vote of 100 As to 1O6 is.
The vote by counties as follows for the adop-
ton of the report: Bannock IA, Bear Lake 2, Bing-
ham IA, Bonner IA, Canyon 2, Custer 7, Fremont
IL, Idaho 49, Latah 49, Lemhi 8, Lincoln As,
Oneida 2, Shoshone %, Twin Falls 9, Washington
10. Total 100 As
Against the adoption of the report: Blaine, II !;
Boise TO- Canyon &c, Cassia 3, Elmore s. Kootenai
Is, Lincoln 3 Is, Nez Perez 81 Oneida g Owvhee
T. Total 1O6 Is
This report provided for seating the Mormon con-
tested delegation from Ada county, with 81 dele
gates and the Dubois contested delegations from
Bingham, Fremont, Oneida and Bear Lake counties,
with total of 80 delegates, making an almost exact
division of contested delegates between the two
factions.
At the conclusion of the roll call Tannahi1l de-
manded of the chair that the recognized delegation
from Ada county, which had not been seated in the
temporary organization of the convention, be per-
n1tted to vote on the question of adopting the re-
port This was refused, the chair holding that Ada
county was not entitled to vote until the report
adopted From this decision Tananh appealed to
he house and the chair sustained
This was the last act of the united convention
[annah1ll, waving his dramatically, declared
hat the rights of majority of the regularly elected
delegates to the convention had been trampled upon
nd that the will of the orty had been suppressed
lie called upon his fellow delegates to withdraw
rom the convention and organize a convention of
heir own for the purpose of declaring democratic
principles and nominating democratic ticket. He
hen walked out of the convention, followed by the
Whole body of pro-Mormon delegates.
This takes the account down to the boiling of the
Gormon delegates. After that regular convention
oncluded the business and the rump convention
rent through the form of nominating candidates.