Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30


the usual committees took an ad-
iournment until 3 O'Clock, reconvened
later for the purpose of completing
it's work.
1t was almost o'clock when Tenn
porary Chairman Mccall called the
convention to order and the report
Of the committee on credentials was
submitted showing the following en-
titled to seats in the convention:
Athol-S. H. Watkins, r. Trauger.
BellgTove7-James Lyle.
Occur d Alene-W. ]. Mcclure, w.
B. Mcfarland, ]. l.. McClear, Earl
Sanders, Emanuel Hoelzel. George
F. Steele, Joseph Wells, Magnus In
gulind, v. w. Plat, Fred Wilson, o.
o. Young. c. A. DeSaussure, w. w.
Leeper.
Fernwood-C. w. Leaf.
Harrison-Steve Marlet, John
Woods, C. s. Manning, Geo. Roberts,
l.. w. Avery, Fred Davis.
Kootenai-Samuel ]. Yearout.
Lane-M. K Wall, R. d. MeKinnis.
Lewis-E. N. Jellum.
Lincoln-Fred Wonnacott.
Lake Creek-Dan TAFT.
Medimont-John Snyder.
P;airie-John T. Reilly.
Post Falls-Thos. ]. Russell, A.
j. Shanks, F. A. Mccall.
Hathdrum-T. L. Quarles, Edwin
Mel be, Fred H. Bradbury, Martin
Pol Don, A. Cook.
Sherman-Henry Heyn, N. d.
WeSnette, Boyd Hamilton, Andrew
Anderson, c. C. Fuller, Geo. Ford,
Thos. Parker, Levi Laird, Peter Die
trick, L. ]. Columbus.
State Line-E. A. Michael, Charles
Wagner.
st. Joe James V. Hawkins, Will
liam T. Lynch, L. w. Thompson.
st. Maries-A. A. Darknell, S. L.
Mcfarland, John Shelton, John Boil
ton.
Wolfe Lodge-Adolph Molstead.
The committee on temporary or
ganization and order of business re-
ported in favor of making the tenn
poTary organization permanent; in
favor of adjourning the convention
to September Il. after selecting the
delegates to the state convention, and
pOstponing the report of the commit
tee on resolutions to rhe time of hold
ing the adjourned session. at which
time il also recommended the nomin-
alton of a legislative and county
ticket. Edwin McBee submitted a
minority report providing for the
five from each commissioner district
by ballot After much heated dis
cussion the convention decided to
consider the report of the majority
section by section and things went
smoothly. the machine running with
out apparent friction until that por-
ton was reached providing for the
method of selecting the delegates to
the state convention. At this point
the discussion became acrimonious
and very heated. The anti-Dubois
combination, under the leadership OF
Bill Mcfarland. brought out the
steam roller and proceeded to crush
the anti-Mormon delegates according
to previous promises, and every time
the roller was put into service II
seemed to create greater satisfaction
in the ranks of the majority, the del
egates apparently enjoying the pleas
ure of seeing such old line democrats
as McBee, Cook. d. r. Mekinnis,
John Wood, Geo. Roberts and others
who had Loyalty fought the party
battles, sizzling under its heat and
crushing powers.
In. defense of the rights of the COM
missioner districts to select delegates
from each to the state convention, in
accordance with the time honored
custom of the party, John A. Wood
of Harrison, took the floor Iht
delegation from Occur d'Alene," he
said. lis here for the purpose OF
dominating this convention and tax
ing everything in sight. These dele
gates held a caucus in that city q
night or two ago in which all were
pledged to stand by each other and
slate has been fixed up for this con
vention to swallow" He furthei
charged Occur d'Alene with wishing