The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-22
DEMOCRATS MEET TO-DAY.


Convention will be held at Blackfoo
today to elect delegates to the STATE
conventions at Twin Falls and Wal
lace.
Two years ago there was division
in the party here, and the Dubois
sympathizers walked out of the con.
vention. They then organized the
American party, and may not be con.
sidered eligible to affiliate with the
Democratic party at this time. 1t is
expected that two delegations will
contest for seats in the state con-
vention at Twin Falls, and a fight
will be made against the delegates
selected at the meeting here today
on the ground that thy did not vote
the Democratic ticket at the last
election.
The same argument can be used
against the other fellows in general,
but it may be hard matter to prove
just how they voted. The fight in the
state convention will probably be
precipitated on some other points,
and decisions may be carried with a
high hand. The letter of the law
is not likely to cut very much figure
in these matters. At the Republican
County Convention delegates were
honored who were CONSPICUOUS in the
American party in the last campaign,
and anything the Republicans can do
is plenty good enough for Democrats.
The majority generally rules, in so
far as they express their wishes, but
there are often reasons why some do
not make their wishes manifest.
The following is a list of the dele
gates, SO far as we have been able to
learn their names:
Blackfoot-John G.. Brown, L. M.
Capps, ]. w. Chapman, J. w. Jones,
Sam Lloyd, Harry Bennett, c. F, Mol
den, E. r. Goodpasture, A. G.. Rob-
ert, A. T. Ryan, W. A. Beakley, H.
G. DIPPED, Jas. Hunter, W. H. Kest-
ner, L. c. lockwood, J. I. Stewart,
A. Written. as.
Idaho Falls-W. P. Hanson, Fred
Mosley, Jack Hayball, Jerry McCarty,
J. w. Dineen, e. S. Buck, e. M. Hold
en-, J. c. McMullen, J. w. Galley,
Herman Schwarz, John Wallenstein,
George Payne, M. GfBrainerd, Louis
Fig, A. w. Holden, Chas. Chaplin,
w. D. Rogers, Vincent McMullen, E.
P. Henry, G. J. Carlson, Robert Phi
lys, George Chaplin, e. P. Coltman,
George A. Buck, James e. Wierman.
The names on the ticket indicate
that 1t will be strongly anti-Mor-
mon unless they have changed their
views since the last campaign, and
some who were with the Mormons
then are avowedly against them now,
so 1t is likely there will be some ex-
preston on this matter when the res
olutions are read.
The main fight in the Democratic
ranks seems to center on Dubois and
the Mormons, and the Bannock Coun-
ty convention held the first of the
week, the Dubois faction was in full
control. The delegates elected at Po-
catello are as follows:
Frank Lane, ]. F. Kane, H. B.
Ruebelmann, W. H. Lockhart, G. L.
Edwards, J. j. Call, w. R.Kirchoff,
w. P. Havenor, R. Criswell, w. H.
Peck, Felix Van Reuth, Willis
Reeves, r. o. Graham, C. e. M.
Loux.
Alternates--Dan Sullivan, J. M.
Bistline, F. A. Scally, P. c. Silver, N.
j. w. Kane, William Lau-
renson, T. H. Kane, J. M. Masonhei-
mer, w. H. Price, William Kelly, T.
D. Gilmore, John Stevenson, A. C.
Anderson.
Delegates nominated to Wallace
August 4, 1908:
w. H. Lockhart, ]. H. Hitler, c. L.
]. J. Burns, Tom Glasford,
H. B. Ruebelmann, G. e. M. Loux,
Nat Eldredge, w. P. Havenor, w. r.
Nels Anderson, William
WinchelL Dan Sullivan, John Kane.
Alternates-T. D. Gilmore, Chas.
Forden, w. II. Peck, r. o. Graham,
T. H. Kane, William Kelly, P. C.
Silver. T, c. Martin, F. A. Scally, w.
H. Price, Joe Bistline, ]. M. Mason
heimer, ]. ]. Call, R. Criswell.
Reports from other parts of the
state indicate that Dubois and his
forces were beaten in Nez Perez, Ada,
Boise, and Gilmore counties, but won
In the town of Meridian and in Wash
lngton county. !
It seems to be pretty generally un-
derstood that If Dubois dominates
the State convention at Twin Falls
the platform will contain an anti