Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
DEMOCRATS HOLD
HOT CONVENTION
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dried program In a democratic con-
vention and II had not been done be-
fore. Occur d'Alene does not care
about the county ticket and McFar-
land is willing to sacrifice 1t II he can
control the delegation to the state
convention. He cares nothing for the
county and the work OF the Occur
d'Alene delegation is not going to
help that city In its county seat fight. :"
McBee concluded by grilling Sanders
for his imputation of untruthfulness
and closed with an impassloned APP
peal for Justice and fairness. After
an uproarious Ave minutes harmony
talk followed and the dove OF peace
seemed to hover over the convention.
Several delegates had poured oil on
the troubled water and Mcclear told
the story Of the fighting eats result
ing In more cats and thought 1t would
work the same way with the demo-
Gratis.
At this point in the proceedings
DeSanssure arose in his seat and said
that Sanders owed an apology to the
convention and to Mr. McBee. There
were number of amens to the sug-
gestion which reminded one OF the
old time Methodist prayer meeting,
aud MIR. Sanders very gracefully did
the amende honorable,
At this time the parliamentary
decks were cleared OF tangle of
motions, substitutes and amendments
that had accumulated during the
melee OF tongues and McClear moved
that the report OF the majority be
adopted. lie advocated harmony In
the convention but opposed the selec-
tion OF delegates by commissioner
district and thought the slate ought
TO be carried out and the delegates
be selected by a committee OF three.
The motion finally prevailed and the
selected delegates, all of the anti
Dubois type. were further bound by
the unit rule.
Wood wanted representation for
the minority on the delegation and
the steam roller was again brought
into use for the purpose OF showing
the minority that II could be run over
them once more just to amuse the
spectators, and It was rolled. A. A.
Darknell, w. W. Leeper and Charles
Wagner were appointed by the chair
and after celebrating some time re-
ported the following delegates: NJ
Poison, r. A. Mccall. j. T. Reilly
Chas. Wagner. Earl Sanders. W. b
Mcfarland, J. l.. McClear. Geo
Steele. Boyd Hamilton, N. d. Wer-
nette. Jas. Lille. J. " Hawkins, G
Leaf. 8, L. Mcfarland, A. A. Dark
nell.
The adoption OF the report OF tn,
committee completed this par
OF the work OF the steam
roller operators and they viewed
the Job with evident pleasure
as the wrecks OF a number OF the ole
and substantial party workers wer,
strewn promisouously around, Har
mOny talk followed from a number o.
the delegates and salve was applied
TO the wounds which promised som,
relief until Bill Mcfarland. not con
tent with the punishment he had de
liyered his enemies, tore open anew
the wounds and rubbed In grea
handfulls OF salt In the form of /
resolution oondemning the state cen
tral committee for meeting to pre-
pare a temporary roll call and at
tempting 70 tie McBee down by q gal
rule that he do the bidding of tn
resolution or turn his proxy over t
some one who would. The steam
roller process was again applied an,
the resolution passed after tall
by Mcfarland against gag rule,
Is as follows:
We. the democrats of Kootena
county In convention assembled. here
By protest against and condemn tn
proposed action of the democrati
state central committee to decide al
contests In committee rather than b
allowing the convention itself to dc
eide who are entitled to seats. a
having no precedent In democratic
state convention, as undemoerati
and as the essence OF machine rule.
We further condemn the threat
OF certain OF our party leaders to d.
priye the regularly elected Ada, II
more and Canyon county delegate
and the Hon, w. b. Mcfarland, 4
Kootenai county, a seat In the cor
vention as legally aud morally wronI
as a subversion OF democratic prit
elples aud for the further reaso