The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
Comments from Wallace.

The late democratic convention for the state of
Idaho with its accompanying Mormon bolt is made
the subject of editorial review by the Wallace Times
a democratic newspaper published at the scene of
the convention. The Times does not understand
that there any just cause for the division that
exhibited itself at Wallace at Twin Falls, and it
says
Having twice bolted the party, and after having
been branded as pure boilers by the national party
that faction stands before the voters of Idaho as
nothing more than political outlaws.
When faction deliberately leaves the
party, it is generally customary for that individual
or party to request to be taken back
But with the Frank Martin crowd it different.
Having bolted at Twin Falls, they came back to
the party at Wallace, not with the request that they
be taken back and allowed to sit i'll the councils of
the party, but with threat that they coming
back whether or no, and further than that, they in
tended to run the party to suit themselves: They
back to boss the party they left and Of course
the party refused to be dictated to by crowd that
had already proved its dsloyalty.
A very just estimate of the standing of the out
lawed representatives of the outlawed hierarchy.
They will not anything about these additional
remarks touching upon their political standing for
they calloused beyond hope of recovery by long
service in behalf of crime Still the Wallace paper
is entitled to the privilege of speech and one can
say that it has not right to pour water on ducks
back
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AS to their pretext for boiling there is somewhat
of mystery. Evidently the pretext claimed by the
voters is that the report of the credentials commit
tee was adopted Yet the records of the convention
and the tales kept by show that number of
delegates who bolted had themselves voted in favor
of this report. For example, Canyon county cast
two votes in favor of the adoption of the report and
then the Canyon delegation walked out because the
report was adopted Other incidents of a similar ma
ture could be cited.
And still they will not care. Men employed to do
thing have to do it violate their contract. The
Times appreciates the situation:
The only conclusion that can be drawn is that
the Martin people came to Wallace with the inten-
ton of either running the convention and assuming
the dictatorship of the party or else boiling.
But in their effort to claim that they held the
regular convention of the party, they made several
mistakes They first into the regular conven-
ton, thus recognizing it the regular convention
When they bolted, George w. Tannahill the. chief
spokesman of the boilers, in his prepared Speech
said Il call upon our delegates to withdraw from
the convention" Again in that statement the bolt
ers admitted themselves that they were boilers.
The regular democrats are to be congratulated
for the splendid fight they made for principle Elk
tending every charity they possibly could without
ular democrats offered the olive branch to the Frank
Martin boilers several occasions. Had the boilers
really desired the harmony of which their leaders
talked they could have found it many times
The democrats of Idaho will endorse every act of
the regular delegates in refusing to surrender to the
party of the Mormon hierarchy and its associates.
The great number of Justice loving citizens of this
state who join the democratic party because of this
fight will far more than offset the handful who
walked out Of the convention and despite the bolt
he party is stronger for the fight made at Wallace.
The enthusiasm of the loyal democrats is high and
with the victory at Twin Falls and the victory at
Wallace to begin with the party enters upon the
coming campaign full Of confidence that the battle
f1,n ho1lO