Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-13
DELEGATES VISIT
COEUR D'ALENE
Guests of the City
This Afternoon

Over 200 delegates from the rspub-
liean convention which adjourned
yesterday afternoon at Wallace were
visitors In the city this afternoon.
The forenoon had been spent by
the delegates In visiting some Of the
principal mines III the Wallace coun-
try after which they were carried by
a special train TO Harrison. Al this
place they were met by a committee
OF 4 OF the prominent citizens OF this
city on the steamer Idaho aud con-
veyed by II 70 this place. arriving a
little after one o'clock, The Occur
d'Alene band met them at the docks
and they were escorted by the COM
mite 10 the Hotel Idaho, where din
ner was served TO the delegates, and
a general public reception held. AZ
4:16 the delegates were conveyed by
a special train 10 Spokane. where
they viii be entertained this evening
BY the Spokane chamber OF commerce.
Al this place they will Join their spec
ial train and proceed on their return
trip to their homes.
Hon. J. II. Brady. chairman OF the
republican state central committee
and the republican candidate for gov
ernor was among the visitors. and
was asked for an interview upon the
work OF the convention and their trip
In general.
"How did II occurr." he was asked.
that the senators OF the state and
the governor were not made members
OF the delegation to the national con-
ventlon az Chicago" II want TO
speak briefly OF that matter" he said.
Il want to say that the omission Of
the senators OF the state from the
Chicago delegation casts no reflection
on them whatever. IL was simply
a wish on the part OF the delegates TO
distribute the honora among the lay
men. The senator's will be advised
with the delegation and consulted IN
all matters pretaining 70 their action
In the national convention. The con
vention was harmonious and full OF
enthusiasm and the best Of feeling
prevailed throughout, and II II the
consensus OF opinion among the dell
egRtes that II was one OF the best con-
ventions that Il was ever their good
fortune TO attend"
This was all Mr.. Brady desired 10
speak of In connection with the con-
vention. and he drifted into a CON
yersation concerning the pleasures at
tendant upon the trip OF the south
ern visitors TO the northern part OF
the state. There were In all la6 OF
ua from the south. !" he said. and we
came up on a special train of seven
standard Pullman coaches. with a
baggage aud dining car. and believe
! am safe In saying that Il was the
best special train that has ever come
through northern Idaho. We enjoy
ed our trip and especially did we en-
Joy our visit in the north. and while
we realized. all OF US. that the north
was possessed OF vast resources IN an
Agricultural. fruit and mining way.
we found that IL all exceeded our
brightest anticipations While | am
on this subject ! want 10 pay a com
plimsnt 20 Wallace. II IL fhs biggest
little town In the state or In any
other state, and its people can not be
exeelled on earth for their hospital
fly. II In the unanimous opinion OF
the delegates that n Taft or Rooae-
welt can not be nominated for
president that II should be ten
dered TO Herman Roasi. the chairman
OF the reception committee az Wal
lace. over 100 delegates visited the
Bunker Hiil 4 Sullivan mine this
morning and they were all more than
pleased with what they saw and as
founded at the magnitude Of the
mine. General Stanley Easton Ger
taiHiy made u pleasant for hiH
guests and they all highly appreciai-
ed the eourtesies shogn them. We
had bot 4 short visit AZ the town OF
Harrison. and we had not mach time
TO look over the business portion Of
that thriving and growing town. bat
we're impressed with the magnltnds
Of the lumber industry AZ that place.
We were received By Hon. A. A. Craze
and he made Il his business 10 see 70
Il that during the little while We were
there that ne did not miss any Of the
places Of interest. The boat ride on