Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-23
4 SLAP
At HEPBURN
LATAH COUNTY REPUBLICANS
HAVE HOT CONTEST TO VOTE
DOWN RESOLUTION CONDEMN
ING IDAHO'S SENIOR SENATOR

Special to Evening Teller.
Troy. Ida, Sept. 23.-Delegates to
the Latah county Republican con-
vention held in Troy yesterday
sought to humiliate Senator w. b.
Hepburn for his opposition to a d.
rect primary law when L. X. Strong,
a delegate from Moscow. offered de-
mandatory and rebuking resolutions
against Hepburn. The convention
broke into cheers, cat calls and Kisses
and endeavored to press the motion
to amend to vote when Senator
Warren Truitt of Moscow pleaded
with the delegates to take no such
drastic action In denouncing Senator
Hepburn. but it required a speech
from Congressman French to stop
the tide and cause the withdrawal
OF the resolutions.
French pleaded with the delegates
to take no hasty and ill-advised &C.
ton. even though Senator Hepburn
opposed direct primary legislation.
for the reason that this action would
injure the cause and perhaps place
Latah county in the position of at
tempting to slap the platform max
ers of the state convention
Hardly had the resolutions been
withdrawn when Mr.. Strong offered
resolution favoring statewide pro-
hibition. This caused another Out
break. and when Rev. Hupp Of tn"
Moscow Baptist church sought to
speak in favor of the adoption OF the
resolution he was Kissed from the
hall by the delegates who had twice
shown an ugly temper.
The convention adopted the STATE
platform with the direct primary
plank added. nominated state tick
ct, a majority of the candidates hav-
ing Moscow as their residence. and
showed beyond doubt that they ia
vor a direct primary law.
The action Of the convention in
seeking to humiliate Senator Hey
burn and the selection of legisla-
tive ticket known to be opposed to
the reelection OF the senior senator
Is held here as practical endorse
ment of Congressman French for the
United States senate. 1t Is believed
that before the senatorial campaign
IL opened Congressman French will
become an active candidate for the
senatorial toga. The following tick.
Q: was nominated:
OkAk VI 1jvNn -
Moscow
Representatives-F. c. MCGOWAN
Of Deary, f. H. Taylor OF Juliaetta.
L. A. Mannering of Moscow.
Sherif--W. s. Robbins Of Moscow.
County Attorney-William e. Lee
Of Moscow.
Treasurer-Miss Pauline Moerder.
present incumbent, of Moscow.
Assessor-Clint Wilson of Moo
cow.
School Superintendent-Mi Cath
crime Dryden Of Moscow, present
incumbent.
Probate Judge-Charles Peterson
OF Moscow.
Surveyor-Harvey Smith of Mos
COW.
Coroner-L. B. McCarter Of Mos
cow
issioners-Elwood s. Cook.
First district: Chris A. Hagan, Sec
ond; Ed Lamb. Third district. all
present incumbents.
The proposed resolution, which
was voted down at the request oil
Congressman French. who opposed
any reputation of Senator Hepburn,
Is as follows:
I'VE denounce Senator Hepburn in
his opposition to the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people; for his denunciation OF
direct primary election law and his
attitude toward the curtailing of the
liquor trafic. He does not represent
the people of Latah county nor as We
believe the people OF the state Of
Idaho on these very important ques
lions. He repudiates the Republican
and Democratic ideas that public
ofiicer Is a public servant, but says
You may petition, but must not in
struct, me- He threw down thu
gauntlet at his speech In the Repub
lican convention at Boise and assum
ed the role of dictator. We believe
that the Republican party should no
be slow In taking up the gauntie
and repudiating him as he has re
pudiated the principles Of the party
We therefore instruct our nominee
for the state legislature. II elected
to use every honorable means to pre-
vent the election of Hon. w. r. Hey
burn to misrepresent the state O