Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-17
praIiminary Steps for Law and
o,der League Taken Sunday
CLOSE TO FIFTY PRESENT
Attv Gilmore Selected as Del
egate to Convention

A meeting was held in the Court
Room Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock in response to call to ''every
man in Grangeville and vicinity who
is in favor Of the enforcement Of the
law" at which time the preliminary
steps towards the organization of law
and order league were taken.
While there were less than fifty
present of course the outside world
should not take that as an indication
of the number Of citizens residing in
this community who favor the enforce
ment of the law. The meeting was
rather gathering Of those who deem
il necessary to take other than the
ordinary steps to enforce the laws Of
the land.
The meeting was called to order by
j. |. Overman who called Prot. Hart
zell Cobbs, the principal Of the Cotton
wood schools, to the chair. Prof.
Cobbs, as temporary chairman ask for
few remarks from G. T. Mcdonald
as to the object of the meeting.
Atty. McDcdonald took the floor
and stated that it had been said by a
number on the other side that after
the county went dry the laws would
not be enforced and that it was duty
resting upon the shoulders Of all good
citizens to see to it that not only the
local option and liquor laws be en-
forced but that all laws be enforced
Among other things the speaker
told the truth when he said no matter
who the officers were that a law will
be enforced in a community just as
tyr as the community stands back of
it An apt illustration Of the truth
fulness of this statement is being seen
today in the reservation section where
Uncle Sam has the country flooded
NTH government officials and still an
arrest or two every day is being made
for violations Of the liquor law.
At this period Glenn Hanna was
called to act as secretary and the
meeting began to take the form of an
organization.
1t was decided to appoint a COM
mlttee Of five to draft bylaws and the
constitution and some little time was
spent in making up the committee as
number who were asked to serve, for
one reason and another asked to be
excused. The following committee
was finally selected:
Henry Telcher, chairman, G.. T.
Mcdonald, Frank Rice, w. H. Cas-
ady, J. Brown.
Ueo. Nj. Reed brought the matter
OF the meeting Of law and order
convention at Nappa on March %
and "a to the attention of the meeting
and the idea of sending delegates to
ue same was discussed both pro and
con. There were those who strongly
laVored such a move and others who
were just as strong against.
Mr. oasady occupied the floor sew
eial times fighting against the sending
VI a delegate and stated that as was
usual when similar meetings were or
sanized bills were made and expenses
incurred before any money was in the
treasury
:. oiem Hanna, who took quite firm
s,ano N against sending delegate to
aampa stated that while one of the
volecs OF the organization was to see
,'ia' ~ The local option law was enforced as
Le las understood it another object of not
II .lss Importance was the seeing to it
.u .liat none but men who would enforce
~ .ue laws if elected got on either ticket,
su ne present primary law afording
suen opportunity.
.;a., - was finally put to vote and de-
oD o,ueu py vote of 81 to IA to send
eae delegate to the Nampa meeting.
7 a'ty. Gilmore was suggested but F.
A.. leonard stated that he was told by
hhay' Gilmore that while he was
mea. a,'liy IN sympathy with the move
~ '..'' =. on account of some looking up
bas. u "a as stroke of politics he thought
mas.. no. .of INN not to attend the Nampa
sase a'lng as delegate. However there
,ssa a,ed to be the strongest feeling
eas aong those present that Atty. Gil
toe, was the man. C. T. Mcdonald
,bo boA The fioor and stated if he was Of
H.. opihion that such move woulc
nau,a I 1ne vote to Atty. Gilmore hi
'u not be IN favor of sending hin