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


which, along with Bingham county, the boilers made
their break and in or both of which they Matched
their scheme for fake delegation to the Denver
convention
The affidavts tell part of the story of the con-
spiracy as it related to Latah county There is in
possession of the committee letter that adds to the
evidence OF the ahdavlts, letter that passed under
the fraterna privilege of member of a secret So
cety to another member of the society," 1t can be
used, if necessary in establishing the case 1t was
through this letter that the committee was first adj
vsed of an intention to send a contesting deega-
ton from Latah
The county of Latah furnished the least excuse
for the organization of contestng delegation of any
of the counties, for the question of representation
was rrevocaby settled in that county and wise pol
ticians would have paid attention to it.
1t Latah county that the democratic committee
selected the Twin Falls delegation Whereupon the
Ada county bunch of attorneys held indignation meet
ings and denounced the committee of Latah county
and demanded convention. Their demand was
acceded to- convention of 500 democrats was con-
vened and the convention, by a large majority con-
firmed the delegate selections of the county COM
mittee. So there possible excuse for the Sc
lection of contesting delegation from Latah county
by the Ada county attorneys of the hierarchy.
In Bingham county the delegation to the Twin
Falls convention selected in manner so entire
ly regular that nothing but personal malice could
have prompted the idea of contestants from that
county The contest from that county was also
arranged by the Ada county bunch
1t upon allegations of irregu1arity in these
two counties that the Jack Mormons based their
boisterous instruction at Twin Falls selecting the
worst possible pretex that political idocy could sug
gest for their revolutionary conduct Of course they
failed They deserved to fail
The following is a copy of the letter above
ferred to as a portion of the evidence showing a
preconcerted intention the part of the servants
of the Mormon church to secede from the Twin
Falls convention and set up a bogus convention of
their own, without regard to what might happen
in the convention:
Cornwall Company-Rea1 Estate Insurance-Mos-
COW, Idaho, May %, 1908. E. E. Belamy, Esq,
Troy, Idaho Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter
of yesterday is at hand We held our meeting
Saturday evening and you was elected delegate to
the state convention. [ sorry you cannot go.
However, unless you change your mind going
by Saturday. will you please sign the enclosed proxy
and return it to me?
| shall ask you to say nothing about this to any
person. We going to Twin Falls and work for
harmony in the party All we ask is for those fell
lows to do the right thing and not scrap among
ourselves.
Ever since the Dubois faction has been in power
in this county we have had machine rule. They will
not treat old democrats right unless we knuckle
to their dictaton. You talk and urge people
to do things, but you cannot drive them Please
say nothing about action to any parties, and
will do the best we can for the party
Fraternaly yours,
(Signed) # E. Cornwall
Please do not fill in any name at top of proxy.
Just sign and return it to me-
State of Idaho, county of Latah, IS. R. NJ Walk
er of Kendrick, Idaho, being first duly sworn upon
oath says that the above and foregoing true and
correct copy of original letter signed by F. E.