The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
The Convention at Wallace.

held at Wallace, August 4, 5, and are taken from
the Spokane Washington Spokesman Review &C
count of the convention, the Spokesman Review hav
ing correspondent at Wallace. The Spokane pape
is disinterested outsider, republican in politics.
The Scmitar reproduces its version of the stormy
scenes, believing it to be fair and unbiased:
THE DAY BEFORE
Under date of Wallace Idaho, August 3, the cor
respondent said:
Although the fierce flames of dissension are burst
ing from every crevice in the structure of the dem
ocratic state convention timid dove of harmony
is uterng in circles just of their reach looking
about apparently in vain, for place to aght. Elk
Senator Fred T. Dubois and his followers through
their complete control of the state central committee
hold the keys which lock the doors against most of
their opponents account of pending contests and
as yet the Mormon brigade have not succeeded in
their efforts to pick the locks.
Having virtually abandoned hope of getting
enough representation upon the floor of the conven-
ton to dominate its deliberations they laying
with scrupulous set of plans which will give
legal standing to appeal which they contemplate
taking from the convention to the state courts They
claim representation III the convention of 16 more
votes than enough to control, but their claims in
part dependent upon the favorable decision of con-
tests which the Dubois central committee persists
in having authority to decide.
Denying the authority of this committee to pass
upon these contests, the Mormon faction has re-
fused to push them and the committee which met
at O'Clock in stormy session adjourned at 10
until 10 tomorrow without taking any action
The only contest presented to the committee was
that OF pro-DubolS delegation from Ada county ap-
pointed by Chairman Woodburn of the county cen
trail committee The basis of this contest is that the
regular delegation read itself of the party when
it boted the Twin Falls convention The state
central committee when it convened consisted OF
IA members and % proxies out of an accredited
membership of AZ. When a proposal was made to
take up contests the anti-Dubois members, through
K |. Perky of Boise, offered verbal protest against
such proceeding, reservng the right to file formal
protest later.
Objection made by Harry L. Day of Wallace
to numbering the record with this protest and he
was sustained by Chairman W. H. Lockhart The
secretary then called the roll of county contests and
that of Ada county will be offered
During the discussion hot words were exchanged
followed by apologies and suggestions of the pos
siblty OF getting together if adjournment were only
taken over night Thereupon the committee re
solved to take a 12-hour recess. Conferences of
rival leaders followed but no mutual harmony was
discovered the issue between the opposing factions
being whether the convention shall declare for the
enforcement of the constitutional test oarn against
bigamy
The Dubois leaders make this the sine qua non of
harmony while the opposing faction led by such
Mormon leaders Sam Rich of Bingham county,
Aarnold Miller and Bishop Thomas E.. Kicks and M
J. herr OF Fremont county, unalterab1y opposed
to further exploitation of the question in politics
Meanwhile there has been little discussion of can
ddates or platforms, since it is impossible to con-
slider these questions until it is known what DELEGATES
are to constitute the convention.
AS if in complete preparation for boiling move
nen the antl-constitution leaders have engaged the
Eagles hall for use tomorrow the convention being
,alled to meet in the opera house There is some
ak Of forcing the nomination for governor upon
senator Dubois II his partisans retain control and
Mayor Henry Heitfeld of Lewiston and Harry T
Day of Wallace suggested as alternative can
idates Some of the ant-Dubos delegates would
ike to nominate Judge c. O. Stockslager of Lin
DIN county, who was the candidate four years ago.
IN account of the wrangle there is little talk of the
ational ticket and few of the delegates are SO bold
to claim that there is any hope of carrying the
tate for Bryan in November
The anti-consttution faction in the convention. I'm