The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR

executive session.
There were represented in the convention Can
yon county, with % delegates Elmore, with s. Koot-
enai, 49, and Nez Perez, with 81 total OF 72, all
an-constitution and uncontested, and the contesng
delegations from Bingham IA delegates, and Bear
Lake, two delegates and the conStested delegations
from Ada county, 81 delegates; Fremont, with IL,
and Oneida, four, total of 90 contested and con-
testing delegates, which, the members of the
caucus claimed to have II delegates from Blaine,
10 from Boise, from Cassia and from Owyhee,
with of support from Twin Falls and Lin
coln gave a total representation of 166 of the 29S
delegates in the convention of which SO were of
doubtful standing in the convention on account OF
sending contests
The number of men present in the caucus by actual
count was but II. Chairman Saunders in address
ing the caucus declared that the men present already
had control of tomorrow's convention and unless
they lost their heads would CONTROL adding the threat
that if the state central committee persisted in its de-
termination to pass on the pending contests they
would bolt hold separate convention and appeal to
the supreme court to determine which faction is
entitled to the place on the state ticket under the
democratic name. He advised that the caucus ap-
point a legal committee to carry that advice into
execution.
After some discussion of this plan and of the
merits OF contests, this advice was adopted. The
chairman appointed on the legal committee Carl
Paine of Ada, John c. Rice of Canyon F. D. Fogg
of Nez Perez and J. O. Bender of Nez Perez, and
on the steering committee W. B. Mcfarland of
kootena, J. I. Pence of Ada, c. O. Stocks1ager of
Blaine, ]. D. Msap of Fremont and Carl Davis
at large and one member from each judicial dis
trict.
The, legal committee was instructed to frame
formal protest to present to the state central COM
mlttee against the committee passing pending con-
tests, after which the caucus adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
THE FIRST DAY-AUGUsr f.
All day today the warning factions in the Idaho
democratic state convention have struggled to find
basis Tor harmonious action, but at midnight
they are apparently as far apart as ever Formal
fart ho,ra haa.,
unanimously rejected by the other, and there ap
pears no solution short of bolt of the pro-Mormon
delegatlons and the holding of rump convention to
be followed by an appeal to the courts This ap-
parenty is what the Mormon leaders of that fac
ton desire in order to distract Intention from
the Mormon issue and insure the defeat of the Dubois
wing of the party.
Analysis OF the counter peace proposals submitted
show that the Pro Mormon leaders are even willing
to concede the insertion of an anti-poygamv plank
IN the platform provided they are given control of
the party organization, which Dubois leaders cav
would enable them to suppress discussion of the
Mormon issue in the campaign This the Dubois
leaders refuse to concede, and there the matter
STANDS Tor the night, though the rival Cancellation
committees are continued in power, with authority
to resume negotiations if they think it advisable.
Fendlng the peace negotiations, the convention
proper, which was called for 3 o'clock TODAY did
not assemble until $50 o'clock tonight and then
only to adjourn without organizing until 10 o'clock
The formal peace negotiations were onened +b;o
morning by the Dubois faction of the party. The
state central committee which adjourned last NIGHT
Until 10 o'clock this morning, had re-convened to
eSune consideration OF the matter of making up
temporary roll of the convention The president
md secretary were instructed, over the protest of
he minority to make temporary roll which should
eat the Dubois delegates from contested counties
Except Ada and leave both Ada county delegations
IT, Therefore, the minority leaders suggested, that
L conference committees appointed basis
Il harmony might be reached
Acting upon this suggestion an informal carcuc Of
dubois leaders was held and such committee ap
o1nted, consisting of Harry l. Day and c. H.
ackson OF Shoshone county, F. T. Dubois of Bing-
am, Henry Heitfeld of Nez Perez 2 M Wn1l,nr &c