The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-05
Republicans In Convention.

the transactions of the republican convention of Ida
no. the representatives of the repubicanism of the
state assembling at the state capital where 1t has
been the privilege of The Scimitar to observe the
largest swarm of Mormons brought together since
the last republican state convention.
The sons and daughters of Zion we're generously
assisted in their pilgrimage to the shrine OF eccles-
iastical rule by the magnates of the railroad world
who placed at the disposal of the visitors the conven
fences and luxurie of modern travel and boosted by
precept and example the gubernatoral boom OF the
Gentle hockmaster out Of whose hand all Mormon
dom eats.
This is a circumstance quite remarkable, IN view
Of the past for it said that few years ago, Mr.
Brady was afraid to go out alone at night II there
was Mormon within mile two of his ranch
He was dsliked to that extent by the followers of
the two Josephs
But the glory and the protection of the church
has since descended upon him. From the hour that
Zion spoke the saints have been PROSTATE at his feet
when they were not up and about packing caucuses
for him
Although the convention did not assemble until
Tuesday forenoon, the swarming began early on the
preceding Sabbath so Boise given crowd OF
several days duration
Senator Hepburn was one of the early corners and
he aayed any tendency of discomfort that might have
transpred by stating through newspapers that he
was delighted beyond measure to find that there
was no slate Mr.. Hepburn was able to convey
this information convncngly for he said he had
gone carefully over the list of those to be nominated
and nowhere had he found anything that looked like
a slate.
When Mr. Brady came to town day later he
sustained Mr. Hepburn in every particular, saying:
There is no slate; there will be slate The cleo
ton of all the nominees of this convention will be
made openly in the convention and the majority of
delegates will rule in every instance
If there were any doubling Thomases from the
outlying precincts their suspicious assuaged by
these frank declarations, though few of the obtuse
endeavored without success to recall convention in
which the nominees had not been selected by a
majority of the delegates
So Mormons and Gentiles mingled and dubbed
and gurgled and all went merry a marriage feast
during the delightful hours that led up to the actual
convention
Senator Hepburn and Mormon Stake President
Parkinson (the latter being debarred from the peni-
tertiary by the statute of limtation) walked the
streets together and discussed the glorious future of
the republican party, undimmed by the presence of
dethroned desperadoes with penchant for indcting
United States senator's
The outcome of the deliberations of the convention
was not subject for serious discussion and it did
not become necessary for many of the delegates to
waste their time in caucus controversies
Their leisure gave them ample opportunity to OBJ
serve the beauties of Boise and thus their thoughts
were led through pleasant channels away from the
consuming humiliation of herarchal control, which
had enthroned the boss that to direct the pro-
ceedings after the gavel fell
1t was, perhaps, the divinity of compensation that
placed the convention in the empowered oasis of
Boise where for time forget that the
hand of political deposm is laid upon him as he re-