The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
A Bride rendered.


ing at Wallace largely by persons who habitually
vote the republican ticket, held so-called conven-
ton exclusively its own separate and apart from the
regular authorized convention of democrats.
At the so-ca1led convention of the Mormon repre-
sentatves candidates for all the state, congressional
and senatorial positions, for presidential electors
were Misunderstanding that the so-called convention
of Mormon representatives named no person as
candidate for justice of the supreme court OF the
state whereas the electors of the state required
to vote upon and elect at the November election,
Justice of the supreme court Of the state.
This conspicuous omission from the ticket named
bv the representatives of the Mormon church
vena1 act
1t is the intention, so expressed and understood, OF
the persons participating in the Mormon rump con-
vention to ask the courts to decide whether the
ticket of the regular democratic convention of the
rump democratic convention shall be placed on the
official ballot by the secretary of state
Finally the contention to be adjudicated will
reach the supreme court of the state and the decision
of that court will settle the matter.
One of the members of that court will be named by
the republican state convention as a candidate to
succeed himself and his will be placed on the
republican ticket He will find opponent on the
regular democratic ticket and will find no opponent
on the Mormon ticket
Mormon rump convention at Wallace, in emitting
the nomination of candidate for justice of the SUI
preme court, has rendered a direct bride to the
state supreme court and to member thereof to in
Auence the decision of that court in a to be
brought before that tribunal
The penal code of Idaho, defining the word bride,
says:
The word "brbe" signifies anything of value or
advantage, present or prospective.
It would be of advantage to a member of the
supreme court should his reelection be assured by
the elimination of opposing candidate, and under
the plan arranged by the Mormon convention, the
court eliminate the opposing candidate by decid-
ing in favor of the Mormon ticket. Therefore the
convention has offered bride to the court to
a member of the court.
In defining bribery, the penal code explains
Bribery is the receiving or offering any undue
reward by to any person whatsoever whose or
binary profession business relates to the admin
istration of public Justice in order to influence his
behavior in office and incline him to act contrary to
the known rules of honesty and integrity
And the offense is complete when an offer is made,
although in matter not within the jurisdiction
of the officer So far concerns judicial officers,
it has been stated generally that every gift or pay
ment made in respect of, or in relation to, any
business having been being or about to be transacted
before any such person in his office is BRIDE whether
it is given in order to influence the judicial officer
in something to be DONE and whether the thing done
or to be done is itself proper or improper
The course taken by the Mormon convention con-
vnces the public that its expectation of favorable
decision by the court is in its omission from its
ticket of a candidate for supreme court justice,
which would render certain the election of the cam
ddate on the republican ticket should the court
direct the secretary of state to place the Mormon
ticket on the official ballot
A convention may thus offend the law and trHe
with the standing of the highest judicial tribunal