The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-05-09

GATHERING
Declare for Clark; Not a Large
Crowd but Worlds of
Eloquence.

county Chairman WV. Brown of
"rahgeNllle there was a gather
ing OF committeeman and plain
democrats at the court house last
saturday for the purpose of Sc
lectlng l6 delegates to attend
The democratic state convention
to be held at Coeur d d'Alene city
on June ), and devising ways
and means for failing the re-
publlcanS. There was not a large
number present, only six commit
Ieemen answering to the roll-call.
with total of some thirty-five
OF the faithful altogether in at
tendance. But what was lacking
III numbers was made up in ora
torlcal eloquence.
After the meeting was called
TO order by Chairman Brown and
h, a. Wlsener was installed as
secretary, the first question rails
ed was why notices of the meet
ing OF committeeman had not been
sent out to the various members.
and the secretary announced that
OhcIe Sam. under the present re-
publican miSrule would not carry
democratic political matter
through the mail without the full
amount Of postage, and he lacked
10 cents of having the necessary
funds to carry the notices to
their destination after being print
ed. Ihat of course settled the
matter.
The question of the proper
manner of selecting 16 delegates
to attend the state convention at
Occur d Alene on June 3. then
came up, and after "a great deal
of discussion. and the offering OF
number of amendments and side
suggestions, and a recess Of 20
minutes, the original motion made
by X. w Overman, that the mass
meeting then in session, select
twelve Of the delegates and that
Chairman Brown later select four
more to be distributed between
White Bird. Cottonwood, Reuter-
vile and Ferdinand, none of
which had representation at the
meeting, carried. Delegates and
alternates were also authorized to
appoint substitutes where neither
could attend convention.
The following delegates were
then seleteed
Grangeville-Wm. Allen, w.
y. Scales, |. c. Hattabaugh, Il.
A. Wisener, L. Vineyard, \. +.
Parker, M. II. Baulch; with al
ternateS respectively: John A
Powell, NJ. Il. Hattabaugh, A. V.
Oyerman, Riley Seay, James Muir
ply. Tahoe, John Coram, NJ. g.
Rambo.
Stites-H. NJ. Moore, delegate
II. NJ. Williams, alternate.
Mt. Idaho-R. w. Oyerman,
delegate; j. |. Oyerman. alter
nate.
Glearwater-J. b. Leeper, dele
J gate; p. l.. O'Bannon, alternate
Winona-T. NJ. Atwood, dele
gate: Geo. d. Stanbery, alternate
kooskia-W. +. King, delegate
Tim Quinlan, alternate.
Cottonwood-Geo. NJ. Roberts
W. N. Schiller, delegates; John
Funk. N. f. Fuchs, alternates.
White Bird-James Lennon
delegate; Robert Griffith, alter
nate.
Keuterville-B. L. Hussman
delegate; F. NJ. Beiker, alternate
The work of selecting the dele
gates being over, Lycurgus Vine
Yard al once started something
eoing BY motion to instruct
the delegates to vote for Champ
Clark at the state convention, ano
n act as a unite. This motlor
was presented in Mr.. Vineyard :
usual direct and forcible style
and was followed up by quite &
hurst Of oratory, in which the
Judge said in substance: As i
is certainly apparent to all thai
this meeting is unite IN lt'
choice for presidential candidate
W. cannot in this hour of our ma
tons great need, be too careful
in our actions, nor two pronounce
m our stand for God and home
and native land. We must stant
fearlessly for progressiveism, ant
in stern and relentless opposition
TO standpatism, as exempllfied II