The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
KOOIHNAI FOR TAFT

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Declares for War Secretary.
CONVENTION TO SPIRIT LAKE
Meeting Held at Ceur d'Alene
last Saturday Opens Campaign.
The republican county central
committee met at Coeur d'Alene
pursuant to call April Is and chose
thirteen delegates to the state con.
vention at Wallace, adopted resolu.
tions declaring for Taft, fixed the
apportionment Of delegates to the
county convention, and chose Spirit
Lake as the place for holding the
county convention, the date on which
the convention is to be held being
left open TO be decided later by the
executive committee. Chairman G.
j. Shoemaker presided and G. H.
Potts was present as secretary. All
OF the % precincts were represented,
fifteen by committeeman and eight
by proxy. Previous conferences hav-
ing practically solved all knotty
problems, harmony reigned 10 the
committee meeting, every motion
passed upon being carried without a
dissenting vote,
Most Of the committeeman and
visiting republicans from the various
parts Of the county arrived in Occur
d'Alene during the forenoon and con-
ferred together on matters of I'M
portance to come before the commit
tee, and it was agreed to eliminate
from the deliberations of the meeting
all questions likely to cause serious
friction. At one o'clock G. L. Heit-
man Of Rathdrum, vice chairman Of
the state central committee and
proxy for the committeeman Of
Emida precinct, entertained at
luncheon at the Hotel Idaho the
greater number OF the committeeman
present at that time.
About two o'clock those present to
attend the meeting were directed to
the room in the rear O! the Coeur
d'Alene Bank & Trust company. The
first few who entered tilled all the
available space around the big double
desk which occupied the center of
the room. and it became apparent
that the place was wholly inadequate
to accommodate the committee, not
to mention the large number of
spectators clamoring for admission.
An adjournment was taken to Nc
Farland's hall across the street. The
hall was dimly lighted, the atmos-
phere foul and smoke laden from
some previous public or lodge gather
ing and the floor was thickly covered
with filth, remnants of matches and
cigar stumps; but it was roomy and
had seating capacity sufficient to
accommodate the committee and
most OF the spectators. The chairs
were busted and few windows
raised and the; committee got down
to business at last.
Chairman G. j. Shoemaker called
the committee to order, Secretary c.
H. Potts read the call for the meet
ing, and committee on credentials
was appointed consisting of Elmer
Doty, j. H. VanKeuren and M. S.
Lowry. The precincts were found
entitled to representation as follows:
Athol, A. Fl. Noble; Occur d d'Alene,
9. j. Shoemaker; Carlin Bay. A. v.
Chamberlin, proxy; Emda, c. L.
Heitman. proxy; Hauser, C. A. Nc
Donald, proxy; Harrison, Elmer Doty;
Lake Creek, J. Il. M. Culp, proxy;
Lane, P. II. Wall; Mission, ]. H.
VanKeuran; Mica Bay, A. Elfsten;
Prairie. Melvin Lowry; Post Falls,
Sherman Smith; Rathdrum, Bartlett
Sinclair, proxy; Stateline, G. M.
Trigg; Sanders, G. G.. Gregg; Santa,
e N. LaVeine. proxy; St. Maries,
VIM. Trueman; St. Joe, w. L. Glea.
son. proxy; Sherman, I. NJ. Busby;
Wolf Lodge, Jacob Wolfgang; Lewis,
J. M. Elder, proxy.
1t appearing that Bellgrove was
Inadvertently omitted from the re-
port it was on motion ordered in
cluded with A. Busby, committee
man, present. Medimont was found
unrepresented, and on motion of G.
L. Heitman J. H. Higbee was chosen
to represent that precinct by proxy.
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