The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-08-31
Convention Of Temperance Delegates.

chairman. Mr. P1att sr,-hed that the
object Of the convention was to effect
q permanent organization OF aM the
temperance forces bf the for ngOing
counties. BY aynandmous vote James
DmckwoG,th was elected temporary sec.
retary OF the meeting Ind tine IL lAow-
ing business was then transacted:
Upon metton which was Unanimous
committees of three members each;
one ON Organization and ONE ON res,.t
buttons. The committee en- oll..- mia
tdm was as follows: c. w. Rock
WuCG, a. Batantyne and james Duck
worth. The committee Cin resoilu-
tiqns Was: B. H. Alfred, ,Jr,C. LWar-
nick, emd James, H. Holland A recess
6 twenty minutes was then taken to-
enable these committees to prepare "a,
report,
Upon re-assembly the committee m
organization offered that following
recommendations:
1st. That the mshne of this organ-
zat1m be The Southeastern Idaho Bet.
terment League
and. THAT a central committee of
five members be selected as follows:
two members from Fremont county,
une from Bonneville county, cme from
Bingham county end one at large the
members OF this central committee
as apportiuneld to the several crmnties
to eb selected by the deleggbes pres
emit from those counties and the mAm-
ber at large to be selected by the
entire convention. This central COM
mittee to meeet in IdaJho Fails and Or
gAnize not latter than September 18th,
1911, and the President and Secret ry
to- be selected from Bonneville county
The secretary of this central commit
tee need NOT be q member OF tha
committee.
3rd. That a temporary cl~mmittee
OF three members from e. ch county
be selected by the delegates preslu t
from those counties and that these
committees call county conventions in
their several counties MOT liter than
September Is, 1911, at which time per
mamemt county organizations be Of
fncted and that these county o11gani
cations work together with the CEN
trail committee.
Upicm mOtiOn, the foregoing recon-
mendationB OF the committee ON OrgE +
ization were unanimously adopted.
The committee ON resolutions them
submitted the followihg:
Resolved. that we the delegates
i'm this convention assembled. will use
every legitimate means and power at
our disposal and Within the relach of
our infMe-ce to uphold and sllssta i'm
the present incumbents in office in
municipality, county and state in the
LoH bn oviCHi BakUS
the encouragement of temperate and
-.poral citizenship.
Resolved, tht we do hereby en-
dorse the acts OF aid Officials who are
or have been engaged in the en-
fore ement of our laws and particular
ly do we commend the act OF Mayer
Curley, pf idaho Fails i'm his veto
measures recently employed.
We also pledge ourselves to encour
age hnalthful sentiment towards thk
suppression of the liquor traffic and
tlhe p1-,m- tion of the cause of tenn
perance, sobriety and good citizenship
Upon motisn the report Of the ccm
mittee DM resolutions was unanim ouS-
ly Rdopted.
A recnSs was then taken during
which the delegates from the various
counties selected their central and
COUNTY temporary committeeman and
upon reassembly the foulowing seloc.
tioals were reported:
For Fremont county, centn-Q COM
mitteemen, Hyrum Seversoa and
Frank H. Mason. For county temper
airy committeeman, e. H-llantyne Eel
McIntyre and C. E. Lloyd.
,,r Bonneville county, central com
mitteemsa, ID. e. Platt. For county
temporary committeeman, B. R. Cran
daM, Robert Amdrus and T. G. Barlow
n. r. Bingham county, central com
mirteeman, Jmes Duckworth. Fo
county temporary committeeman, Rev
C. A. Edwards, Ernest F. Hale anG
L., ]. b ,lmett.
Itpom motion the foregoing select
ions were unanimously Rpproved by
the qntire convention.
For central ccEmm itteemam at argi
Heber Austin of Bonneville count!
was placed In nomination by Rober
Andras and Rev. C. A. Edwards G'
Bine(ham county was placed in nomi
natD,n by B. H. Alfred, Jr. By risinl
vote Heber Austin received 33 vote
tcd Rev. Edwards received 80 votes
Mr.. Austin having received majorf
Of the votes cast, upon motion ct w,
rem ]. MI uory he was declared tn
unanimous choice of the convention.
Upon motion it was unauimousl
carried th It i'm the event of vacanc
i'm tfhe central committee by deauh
RESIGNATION or otherwise the remain
ing members eft th-t cemmittee b
empowered to select a member to I'll
said vacancy 1t was aso unanimou
ly carried that the central commftte
co slider and submit such plans TO
he interests ct the Southwestern
Idrho Betterment League as they mi
IN necessary and as msv lbe foun
1xpedient.
Upon motion it was unanmousl
carried that the papers published y
Fremont, Bonneville and bsnghh
counties be furnished copies OF th
minutes of this convention for publ
cation.
D. G. PLATT, Chairman.