The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-07
SPLIT IN IDAHO
FINALLY CAME
Two Democratic Conventions
the Outcome of Nor.
mon Fight.
.ST0CKSLAGER WITH ANTS
MANY DELEGATES GO HOME,
LEAVING PROXIES.

Wallace, Ida, Aug. 6.-The Demo-
cratic state convention was split in
twain today and both the Dubois and
anti-Dubois factions have organized
separate conventions.
The split in the convention came this
forenoon when the convention failed to
sustain protest of the anti-Dubois
faction against the seating of the Du-
hois delegates from Bear Lake, Oneida
and Fremont counties.
| The anti-Dubois faction left the hall.
The Dubois faction then formed a per-
manent organization by the election of
A. l.. Freehafer of Washington county
as permanent chairman.
| The selection of Freehafer was dis
pleasing 10 Delegate Galloway, who,
after saying that ne objected to a
straw man" for chairman, left the
hall. The convention then adjourned
until o'clock
Anti-Dubois Convention.
The regular Democrats, as the
anti-Dubois faction denominate them
selves, went over to the Masonic hall,
where Judge Stockslager was chosen
chairman. An announcement was made
that still more 'seceders' desired to en-
ter the convention.
After they had been admitted to the
hall Judge Stockslager. amid great
laughter. suggested that a committee
be appointed to wait upon the Dubois
convention and explain that the Mason
ic hall was too small for the regulars -
and ask them to exchange halls Fol-
lowing this the committees were an
nounced and the convention adjourned
until 2:30 p. m. to permit the commit
tees to prepare their reports. The anti
Dubois conventions claims to have 1873
votes and the Dubois 10 Many dele
gates have gone home. leaving proxies
Except that the Dubois convention de-
clared for local option and pronounced
strongly against polygamy. unlawful CO.
| habitation and church interference in pol
itics. on which subjects the other con-
vention was silent, the platforms are much
alike.
Anti-Dubois Ticket.
The anti-Dubois faction nominated the
following ticket:
SenatOr-C. O. StOckslager.
Congress-. l.. Sewell.
Governor-M. Alexander
Lieutenant Governor-C. A Boyd.
Secretary of State-W W. Smell.
Attorney General-Frank Moore.
State AUDITOR. A. Bradbury.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Gertrude Noble.
TreasUrer-David l.. Evans
Mine lnspector-George Lamb.
Presidential Electors-John c. Rice NJ
D. Mills and T. c. Galloway
This convention completed its labOrs and
is holding a ratification meeting tonight
The other convention. after laboring all
day. and until late tonight. adopted its
platform and adjourned until 10 clock to-
morrow morning. when its ticket will be
named.
Dubois Ticket.
When the Dubois convention req ssem-
bled at 10 o'clock tonight the following
ticket was unanimously selected:
Presidential eectors-Henry Heitfelt
NeZ Perce; Harry l.. Day. Shoshone, and
II. W. LOckhart. BdnnOck
congressman-Frank Harris. Washing
ton.
Governor. w. c. Whitwell. Lemhi: lieu
tenant governor. William Hunter. Latah !;
secretary of state. Jesse Walling. Can
yon: state auditor Frank ]. Mcbride
Bonner; state treasurer. William w.
Brown. Idaho county; attorney general
Edwin cBee. Kootenai: state superinten-
dent of public instruction. Miss Edna Gil
lespie Bingham: inspector of mines. John
PRESLEY. Shoshone: justice of supreme
court. John NJ Flynn. Kootenai; United
States senator, William w. Woods, Sho-