Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-09-04
State Convention
What Republican Dele
gates Did in Boise
Last Tuesday
A Good Ticket Nominated but Dis
satisfaction Caused by In
structed DELEGATIONS.

The republican state convention met
in Boise last Tuesday to nominate the
state ticket. The convention met at
Riverside park about ten O'Clock and
was called to order by c. H. Heitman.
Ar. Hetman took advantage of the
octas on to infiict the convention with a
lengthy essay on primary U, S. history
and the early deeds of the republican
rarity 1t reminded one for all the
world of visiting school teacher ad-
crossing a kindergarten class At its
close the audience cheered for relief.
Major Fred r. Reed was chosen chair
man of the temporary organization and
at once set the convention at ease and
put it back into good humor by point
ed. pithy and timely speech delivered
in his best form. After appointing the
various committees the convention took
a recess until noon. 1t then met and
perfected its organization by the elec
ton OF Col. 7. H. Hamer permanent
chairman. Col. Hamer delivered a
snort address that was received with
great enthusiasm. Shortly after per-
fecting the organization motion was
made that Senator w. B. Heybuon be
nominated by acclimation. This motion
prevailed amidst great enthusiasm and
the senator addressed the convention
along lines of public policy. Senator
Hepburn is devoid Of oratory and i'm
aginary in his speeches. He gets right
down to the truth and pounds at it so
persistently that his hearers are held
bv his forcefuIlness rather than by the
personal magnetism of the sweet
tongued orator.
During the day a persistent rumor
gained great headway ard was pretty
generally believed that the Statesman
had under threat of making a personal
fight on Mr. Brady, demanded the elm
ination of State Treasurer Hastings and
Secretary Of State Lansdon from the
consideration Of the convention for re
nomination The rumor, although to
the best information obtainabIe, was
found to be groundless, did its work
Just the same and was largely instru-
mental in the denomination of those
two officers.
Tuesday afternoon, at the time of the
nomination of Senator Hepburn, had
vote been taken on the denomination
OF congressman, Mr. French would
have been unanimously re-nominated
but during the night the caucus bee got
busy and when the convention reached
the order of business for nominating a
congressman, a majority of the dele
gates delivered their votes to Col. T.
H. Hamer of Fremont county.
AT all times during the convention
the nomination of Mr. Brady for gov
ernor. the denomination of Judge ALL
SHE for associate justice of the supreme
court, and Miss Chamberlain for state
superintendent of schools, was conceded
and no candidates appeared against
them. But Wednesday morning a
swarm of candidates had appeared on
field and until noon none of them had
developed legs quite long enough to
reach from their bodies to the ground. (
All were paving the air. During the
night there had been a caucus held in
which several states had been fixed,
made. and broken. Morning dawned .
zAsh h list of delegates signed by suf-
ficient number of names to represent a .
majority of the convention who had
pledged themselves to vote as unit on
the slate which afterwards became the
ticket nominated, but not during the
entire forenoon, or until after the vote
on congressman was actually cast did
anv candidate know where he was
at. !" This was due to the fact that the
delegation from Shoshone county had
come to the convention pledged and in
structed for French for congress and
hat during the night these delegates
lad signed the compact which was head
"a by Hamer for congress. Their col
egues were good enough judges of
human nature to know that He who
,an be false to one can be also false to
NO and so were naturally distrustfGl 7
II the recreant Shoshone delegation
latil it had delivered the goods. The
ime for delivery arrived and this dele
ration which was by this time bound
" sacred obligations to each of the