The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-11

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"No American Objects to the Test
Oath"
Bryan, Dubois and One Wife,"
I'VE have Had the Experience.
Ada County Will Have IT.
'We Fight the Mormon Menace"
"We Are for the Constitution"
"Church and State Must Separ-
ate.
"Mormons Against Bryan-Bryan
Against Mormons.
"We Are Loyal American CitI-
zens.''
Bryan for Purity OF the Home"
Bryan and Anti-Mormup Plank
in National Platform.
ada County Likes Mormons-
Take Them"
''God Hates GUTTER.
Beaten Son etimes, but Pikers
Never"
"No Hypocrisy In This Bunch. ~
Every person in the parade wore
Bryan, Dubois and the Constitu-
tion," and these same words were
emblazoned on the transparency
which was carried at the head of the
procession. Seventeen Of the twenty
three counties carried anti-Mormon
banners in the parade. Six did not.
The six we're Ada, Boise, Canyon,
Elmore, Nez Perce and Owyhee.
The streamers which were sus-
pended from the sides OF the sleeping
cars read thus:
Bingham and Custer Counties for
bryan and Against the Mormon
Church. "
bingham and Custer Democrats
Are Americans and Loyal to the
Constitution.
Hammock and Lemhi Are Ameri-
cans All the Time"
"Baunock and Lemhi Democrats
Against the Hierarchy"
"Bcar Lake and Oneida Are Not
Afraid to Show Their Colors.'
Bear Lake and Oneida Are Loyal
Americans
Now that the Democratic State
convention is over, those who partic-
ipated, and those who did not, are
asking the question: What will
the result be?" The general consen-
sus of opinion is that it will solidify
American citizens in the Gem state
and that when the polls close on
November next, the Mormon hie-
rarchy will then know that their In
reference in political affairs In Ida
bo has ended forever.
The convention was composed OF
29s votes; OF this number lis walked
out. The bolters-were headed..by the
Ada county gang, among whom was
delegate who is under indictment
in the United States court. This
Ada county crowd came TO the con.
yention with but one purpose 10
/ view. That was to start riot and
then bolt. To that end they sent
| imessaries into several counties 10
organize contesting delegations SC
that when they left the convention
the bolt would appear to be more for
midable than IL really was.
A statement to this effect was
made upon the door of the conven.
tion bv Ramsey Walker, a delegate
from Latah county, which was cor
roborated by others. In an impas
stoned speech upon the floor, Mr.
Walker declared that Frank Moore
who headed the contesting delegation
from Latah, had made the oper
statement to him that he did moi
come TO the convention for the pur
pose Of making a contest, but to ait
Ada county in Its bolt by walkin.
out with that county In order I,
make a show.
This is significant. for 1t clearl.
disc losed that the bolt had been pre-
arranged and carefully planned b
the hired attorneys OF the church
, aided by the organ Of the hierarchy
the Boise Capital News. The Dol
, was not spontaneous, not due TO pas
. sion, but deliberate plot. OF thi
there Is no question.
The bolt will amount to but It'll
perhaps it will affect five hundre
votes. Therefore the democrati
= vote vill be reduced that much, bu
on the other hand 1t will bring owe
e to Senator Dubois hundreds OF Ger
tiles, who believe as he does, tha
: the Mormon octopus which ha
sought To brirg all Idaho into !,
= grasp must be crushed ogt OF exis
ence.
r The church crowd and its alli'
sought to have Frank b. Kenyon,
: Ada county, whom that crowd b.
designated, placed on the state cor
n mittee TO I'LL an alleged vacancy, b.
Kenyon did not even get look-i
' as he vas thrown out bodily before
e had a chance 10 turn around.