The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-28
DiSCredited Democrats.

day afternoon in the office of J. D. Mil1saps Mr.
c. w. Poole was chairman and Mr. Bert Miller
rotary After considerable discussion regarding the
"Dubos-American" element in the party it seemed
be the opinion of majority of those present that
in the interest of harmony they should swallow the
platform adopted by the Twin Falls State conven-
ton on June next, whether it choked them not.
On motion of Mr. George E. Hill, of Rigby, it was
decided to hold county convention to select dele
gates to the State convention. No date set for
the meeting OF the county convention but Will be
selected later by the chairman and secretary.
The following resolution introduced by Mr..
Hill
county Central Committee here assembled, that
we go out and work to elect delegates to the
Idaho State conventions to be held at Twin Falls
and Wallace, Idaho, during this year, who will use
all honorable means to true Democratic prin-
cp1es to prevail in the State of Idaho, and who will
also unite with and support the State Democratic
platform that may be adopted by the majority at said
conventions
dated St. Anthony Idaho, March TO- 1905"
The above was clipped from the Teton-Peak
Chronicle, of St. Anthony, and is very interesting
and instructive, viewed from many standponts
In the first place. it indicates that the Mormons
will not threaten again that they will vote against
the Democratic party if the party continues to de-
mand that they live up to the requirements of the
constitution of the State.
They have voted against the party, and it has not
avaed them, further than to make it plain that
they will not abide by the provisions of the const1-
tuition.
Although it occupies much valuable space, per-
haps it may be useful to reprint the declarations of
these same self-styed Democrats assembled in coun-
ty convention after the last State convention at
Occur dA1ene. We not responsible for the
language personalities or alleged facts.
The following is reprint from the St Anthony
paper of the proceedings of the convention of Sep
tember 1906:
The remnants of the powerful Fremont
County Democracy met at Rexburg last Wednesday,
formally called their county convention to order et-
fected an organization, selected a county chairman
and secretary for the next two years. passed lengthy
resolutions formally putting the organization on rec
ord against Dubois, and then vacated the political
battlefield for the next two years. Whether or not
there will be enough OF the faithful left two years
hence to benefit by this organization provided for
them is tale only time can tell.
ST. Anthony was represented in this convention co HI
by John NJ Miller, t. ]. Brandon, b. H. Miller,
J. P Trout and J. D. Millsaps.
M. ]. Kerr as chairman and NJ ]. Hammond as
secretary, presided the deliberations OF the
convention The county organization has for chair
man of the central committee ]. D. Mlllsaps, with
B. H. Miller as secretary.
The following are the resolutions in which the
unterrihed pay their respects to Dubois and others
who had displeased them
'We the delegates and representatives OF the
Democratic party of Fremont County, State OF
Idaho in regular convention assembled, do hereby
reafir1n our allegiance to the principles of Democ
racy as expounded by those salwart statesmen, An
drew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson, having for
its basic principles equal rights to all and special
privileges to none. We recognize in the Hon. Will
liam Jennings Bryan the most able champion OF
Democracy and the peoples of today, and we
pledge to him united support, urging his nomi,
nation and election President of the United
States in 1908.
80 We condemn, as un-Democratic un-Ameri-
can and dishonest the high handed and illegal ac-
ton of the so-caled Democratic State convention at
DENYING elected
delegates from Fremont County to said convention
IL; In seating in their stead