The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-01

precincts OF une county WnlCh sent
tull delegations and four of the rural
precincts we're not represented at all.
Gibbonsville, Mineral Hill, Nicola
bnd LeesbuIg either held no pri.
naries or the delegates if any were
fe-eected, did not take enough in
terest to attend. Yellow Jacket was
represented by man who lives here
n town and has done SO for the past
two years at least. There were
plenty of the faithful on hand to do
business, and the most of them
worked earnestly to put up clean
ticket and representative men.
The convention was held at the
court house. The court room was
Decorated with the pictures of Sher-
man and Taft, With Abraham Lin
coln as center piece. The pictures
Of Hepburn and lIamer were also
tacked up in a conspicuous position.
The convention was called to order
by County Chairman A bbott at 10 30.
#ThOs. Pyeatt was elected as tenn
porary chairman ana Ethan Elder
elected as secretary In place of the
regular county secretary The call
was then read.
| In lew well chosen words Chair
man Pyeatt thanked the convention
Tor the honor, but made no farther
address more than outline the work
OF the convention, and the duty OF
the delegates in trying to put up a
strong ticket.
Upon motion the chair was instruct
ed TO appoint three committees CON
sisting OF five each, on credentials,
order Of business and resolutions.
The following we're selected on Gre
dentialS: Sharkey, Sinclair, Morgan,
Cooper and McCracken.
Organization: W. G. Shoup,
Christensen, Ostrom, Long and H.
", Nieman.
Resolutions: +. A. Preston, Paul
Dalzell, II. G. King aud Thos.
Pyeatt The latter was selected at
The suggestion OF the convention and
not by the chairman himself.
The convention then adjourned un-
III ; 30 to give the various commit
tees time to make up their report.
PROMPTLY at the appointed time
the convention was again called to
order by the chair.
The report OF the committee on
credentials was called for The
Chairman OF this committee reported
That the precincts represented were
entitled 10 seats. The list uf dele
gates we're read by the secretary.
The committee OF organization rec
ommended that the temporary Of
sanizaiion be the permanent one,
With the addition Of county secretary
vas Damed as an assistant TO the
secretary Of the convention.
Tie committee on resolutions then
fean their report. The resolutions
"efe unusually briei for a republican
con7ention. They were much Of an
improvement upon the resolution
ao'f'ed by the county convention a
ie" "eeks ago In their breyity.
Naturally Roosey 1t was Endorsed,
hlS ieSstee. ". II. Tart "as the man
~h2 does things" and the nominees
oI the state ticket were endorsed and
'he legislative candidates we're
pledged TO vote for Hepburn for the
United states senate. Ileyburn has
s7l1 that men can not be pledged, +,
b4i can be instructed, so It is To be
supposed that shat vas meant the
Candidates for legislative Donors we're
ho' V.edged but IL was suggested that
They vote tor Hepburn.
II d, said that "Brevi,y Is tie soul
=" Sil' and the reso.ut ions acre
surely hrief. Possibly that commit
Ice said 70 themselves that they Did
10 aroPose to Introduce any more
resolutions thai could re shown %
e' Tee Recorder TO be 50 oontradie.
tory.
After the names Of Walter e
>''4p. Tor The senate. and John ".
%, Jr., for the legislature, bad
',en oailoted 90 and they WcTe elect
= a candidates it vas proposed that