The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-09
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

mittees were appointed
On credentials William Hooper, Burke; W. J.
Kennedy, Gem Fred Wits Mulan; E. c. Morrow,
Wallace; and J. L. Batterton, Wardner.
On permanent organization-J T. Pollock, Muir
ray; T. L. Mooers, Kellogg; A: B. Langshore Ward
ner; Joe Turner Wallace; and R. T. Horn, Murray.
On platform and resoutions-C W. Beale, Wal
lace; J. A. Alger, OSBORN D. B. Campbell, Gem;
Archie McCullen, Burke; and Martin Curran Null
Ian.
A recess was then taken to allow committees to
prepare reports. On re-assemb1ing at 1 o'clock, the
committee credentials reported all precincts rep
resented with the exception of the Pierce City
country which, owing to irregularity in making out
proxies, they did not feel disposed decide on, but
preferred to have the convention act. After consid
cradle discussion the convention decided to grant
representation to Pierce City by E. NJ Hepburn of
Osborn. Mr. Hepburn having been half elected,
that is having tied his opponent in his home precinct
at the primaries sat in the convention with three and
one half votes. Al. Page admitted a proxy
from Lolo The temporary officers then on
suggestion of committee permanent organization,
declared to be permanent officers of the convention
Everything went off very nicely up to that time and
then the committee platform and resolutions pre-
Sented their report; just as it read, w.
B. Hepburn, who sat in the convention a proxy
from Delta, very kindly offered amendment, stat
ing by way OF explanation that he proposed to find
out if he in republican convention or not.
His proposed amendment called for pledge from the
Idaho delegates to the national convention to sup
port the nominee for the presidency, matter who
he might be. Mr.. Hepburn also read an article
from the Washington Post to the effect that Senator
Dubois would support silver for president,
though it might be Governor Boies of Iowa.
After Mr. Hepburn got through, his resolution was
promptly voted down; he then bobbed up serenely
with another proposed amendment to the effect that
protection is the cardinal principle of the republican
party He did not think 1t right to place silver first,
and his attention being called to the wording of
his proposed amendment he offered to add the word
to make it read: "Protection is of
the cardinal principles of the Republican party" He
also proposed that roll of the delegates be called and
each vote in answer to the roll CALL his sugges
ton acted on and his proposed amendment voted
down by vote of 41H against to 20H in favor The
following resolutions presented by the committee,
were adopted:
We, the republicans of Shoshone county, in
vention assembled, announce our allegiance to the
principles of b-metalism, protection, reciprocity and
restricted immigration.
We hold that policy that has filled the land with
idle men, which takes from labor its honest reward,
which doubles the burden of debt which, amid boun
iful harvests, in the time of profound peace makes
necessary the issuing of hundreds of millions OF dol
lars worth of interest bearing bonds is impeach
ment of both the intelligence and the integrity of
those who control our government
We favor the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
in the ratio of 16 to 1 by the United States, in
dependent of the policy OF any foreign nation and
of instrucng delegates from this state to the nation
al republican convention to devote their entire ex-
elusive and undivided attention and efforts to secure
the adoption of that declaration in the platform OF
the party
We heartily endorse the position of our Senator,
the Hon. Fred T. Dubois, in the recent firm stand
taken by him in the senate, and cordially commend
his course and that of Senators Teller Cannon Cart
er and Mantle.
After adopting the above motion made that
delegates to the Pocateo convention be instructed
to vote for A. B. Campbell, Of Wallace, for dele
gate to the national convention. The motion pre-
vailed The following were then elected delegates
to the Pocate11o convention: A. B. Campbell, E. c.
Morrow, C. w. Beale, Wallace; Theo. Brown, A. B.
Wood J. L. Batterton, Wardner; Martin Curran,
Geo. F. Wits, Mu11an; R. T. Horn, J. T. Pollock,
Murray; w. T. Hooper, Frank Culbertson, Burke;
J. A. A1ger Osborn; Washington Snyder, Littlehed;