The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-17
DEMOCRATS HAD A MEETING

y Last Saturday as per announC
= ment, there was a meeting of Dem
er Gratis at the Isis theatre for some pu
pose not clearly set forth in the ca
ID but at the meeting it developed tn
= those In control desired to and d
t. elect a set of delegates to attend IL
- state convention at Occur d'Alene, [
N contest the seats of those they ha
= already elected at another county col
vention held in April.
= There appeared to be about twent
'G persons who went into the meetin
= as If to participate, and about a
equal number of Democrats and Re
publicans who sat aloof as If to OF
: serve only.
Those taking leading part in con
Quoting the meeting might be name
in about the following order. W. A
Beakley, c. F. Modem, w. Orr Chan
man, G. l.. Braley, Harvey Alfred
Wilbur Craig, Jas. L. limerick. J. w
Chapman, Jacob Gushwa, J. s. Wat
son, I. A. Parsons, ]. w. Conklin
There were others who sat in tn,
group and made no speeches no,
served on committees and may o,
may not have endorsed the actor
taken, but as there were only few
scattering votes in the negative, the
program seemed to meet with general
approval. Among the last mentioned
were Ed Holstein, Markus Blenkle
Mr.. Conklin, Jr., J. X. Hinkle, Chas.
Criddle, E. N. Barrus, Robt. Parsons
John Thrift, W. H. Groseclose, J. I.
Stewart, Mr.. Elledge, r. c. Musset-
ter.
Other prominent Democrats who
took seats aloof from the main group
as II to look on, were County Audi
tor J. T. Carruth, County Commits
s1oner T. ]. Bennett, ]. w. Darcy.
expert accountant for Bingham and
bonneville in county division matters,
DR.. H. W. Gaumer, the chiropractor.
and Karl P. Brown, now editor and
principal owner of the Blackfoot On
timist.
Then there were quite sprinkling
OF Republicans who probably went to
the meeting to see the fun, and learn
how to turn the tricks.
w. A. Beakley was elected chair
man and Wilbur s. Craig secretary
Mr.. Beakley made a short speech, and
then two committees were appointed.
one on resolutions and the other TO
recommend names of men who shouId
De elected delegates. BY an after
thought it was explained that the
delegates talked of were to 20 to the
state convention to select delegates
to the national convention to nomin-
ate president.
The committee on resolutions con-
sisted of W. Orr Chapman. G T, Pra-
ICY, J. S. Watson and Jacob Gushwa.
The committee on delegates, J. +.
limerick, c. F. Modem and T. A Par
IONS.
Inc resolutions when read en-
lorsed Democracy as usual, endorsed
ne Democratic members of congress.
ndorsed G. l.. Braley of Blackfoot {
MS work as deputy game warden.
epiored the lax unbusinesslike adj {
1inlstration of the present Democrat I
county officials except the work Of
. /. Carruth and F. E. DeKay: re- +
udlated the acts of S. J. Rich, state S
IMMIGRATION commissioner, and his u
followers, and authorized
lie chairman and secretary of the G.
Getting to sign the credentials of the II
elegates to be selected v
Mr.. Chapman read the resolutions O
ia made fifteen minute speech in b
lpport of the resolutions. r. T. T
emmett asked for an explanation of b,
nat was meant by the resolution re- CT
ring to, county officials, whether
e commissioners were also repudi-
ed and the deputies in the offices =
the clerk and the sheriff, and he
Is Informed that this was the case,
'nnett proceeded to defend himself
highly entertaining speech, after
Itch Harvey Alfred and J. w. Chap
IN made harmony speeches. but the
solutions were adopted as read.
The following delegates were rec
lmended and approved and the
citing then adjourned:
Il. w. Peterson, J. w. HURT, L M.
pps, G. L. Braley, VIM. Anthony. r
Conklin, Jacob Gushwa, Fred Mel
/, MarkuS Blenkle