The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
The Conspirators Exposed.

The COnSplratOrS Exposed.
The bungling transaction called bolt from the
democratic state convention at Twin Falls the 3rd
of June, engineered and conducted by few Jack
Mormon attorneys of the hierarchy at Boise was
preconcerted affair
1t was foretold in many issues of the organ of the
Jack-Mormon dissenters, the Capital News, of Boise,
which proceeded on the theory that it was a matter
of policy to prepare the public mind for what was
to come.
1t was carried in the intentions of the defeated dis
turbers of party harmony for weeks prior to the
vention for they knew they could not commit the
democratic party of the state to their reasonable
vagaries and they intended to create the sensation
that interrupted the orderly proceedings of the
vention under the unreasonable expectation that they
might break into the Denver convention as repre-
sentatives of the democrats of Idaho
Here are few afidavits in support of these allie
cations
State of Idaho county of Twin Falls, IS. R. M.
Walker, being first duly sworn, deposes and says
1 am a citizen of the United States, resident of
Latah county, Idaho, engaged in the mercantile bust
ness in said county and have been a lifelong demo-
crat. [ am forty years of age and we'll
quanted with Frank L. Moore, lawyer of Moscow,
Idaho.
On the Sd of June, 1905 at about the hour of p.
m. of said day, the Main street of the city of
Twin Falls, Idaho in the presence and hearing OF
H. W. Van Norman OF Wardner Idaho, had a
conversation with the said Frank L. Moore in which
conversation he informed me that he was here with
credentials for so-called delegation from Latah
county and he the only of the delegation
here, and made the following statement in sub
stance
81 did not come down here to contest the regular
delegates from Latah county to the democratic state
convention, but my information from the Ada coun-
ty bunch that they were going to bolt the demo,
cratic convention and intended to join the bolters
And further the deponent saith not
(Signed) R M. Walker
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of
(Signed) "A D. Mckinley
Justice of the Peace in and for Moroa precinct Twin
Falls Co., Idaho.
State of Idaho, county of Twin Falls, IS. H. w:
Van Norman being first duly sworn deposes and
says:
[ am forty-fve years of age, resident of the
United States and a democrat [ am at the present
time mayor Of WadnsT ShoihGne eouny If lda n
cow, Idaho, and with R. NJ Walker, OF Kendr1ck,
Idaho
On the Sd day of June, 1908, at about the hour of
D. M of said day, on Main street of the town OF
Twin Falls Idaho, was present at conversation
between said Moore and Walker, in which said con-
versation said Moore made the following statement
in substance
81 did not come down here for the purpose of en-
tering contest but [ knew expected this Gre
ferring to the bolt in the convention) for long
time and [ came down for that purpose.
And further the deponent saith not
(Signed) H. W. Van Norman
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of
June A. D. 1908
(Signed) "A D. Mckinley
Justice of the Peace in and for Moroa precinct
Twin Falls Co., Idaho
State of Idaho, county of Twin Falls, IS. Jerome
T Dav being first duly sworn, deposes and says
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