The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-13
Split In Bingham
County's Democracy

One Of the most hilarious, combat
i've, little political meetings ever held
In Bingham county was that one in
response to the call to all good dem
ocrats to assemble in Blackfoot ON
Saturday. May II, and enter their re-
monstrance against the administra-
ton of affairs Of Samuel ]. Rich as
central committeeman, in naming the
delegates to the state convention to
be held in Cour d Alene, June 3rd,
and other arrogant manipulations of
the machinery of the party. It seems
that Samuel J. informed certain party
followers that unless the right bunch
of delegates was chosen there would
be a Dubois fight on in Idaho. It
later developed, so the story goes, that
Mr. Rich had few little axes to sharp
en- up, and that in reality, the dele
gates he chose would more fully do
his bidding. He is also accused Of en-
deavoring to voice the sentiment of
the entire Bingham county democracy
as against Champ Clarke. At the
meeting Saturday w. A. Beakley was
chosen chairman and W. G.. Craig Sec
retary
Mr. Beakley's Address
The object of the call of this meet
ing is to get the Democrats Of Bing-
ham county together for the first prin-
ciples of democracy as government
of the people, by the people and for
the people; and this meeting is called
so that each and every Democrat may
have the right and opportunity to ex-
press their wishes and desires.
A number of the delegates who were
present at the late Democratic county
central committee meeting held in Black
foot, Idaho have expressed their desire
that this meeting be called SO that
they may vote and express themselves
after they have learned the true facts
regarding the deception that was prac-
of the county central committee before
and at the last meeting. They were
lead to believe by certain of the poll
tical bosses before and at such meet
ing that they must vote and select
certain slate of delegates, and If they
did not, that Dubois and his ele-
ment would be selected, for they were
sure that the Duboise fight was on
in full swing in Bingham county. They
later learned that these statements
were absolutely false, and that there
was no such fight in the party; and no
one had any intention Of reviving this
fight, except those same political boss
es for their own purposes. A large
number of the Democrats with whom
have spoken have expressed a de-
sire that the delegates selected to
our state convention to meet at Cour
d Alane, which cnvention is to select
delegates to the National convention
that the delegates from our county
should be selected by the Democrats
themselves, and not by the county
central committee; and this county
central committee deceived into select
ing delegates not CT their own choice,
but simply the selection of few po-
1itical bosses.
And now, gentlemen, we wish it
distinctly understood that any and all
reports that may be submitted to you
hre submitted simply for your consider
alton. and you have the privilege and
perfect right to accept them or any
portion of them or to reject them or
any portin of them, as you may see
fit; and I desire that you shall at
all times during our deliberations real
ize that this is your meeting, and that
you have an absolute right to be heard
in all matters that shall come before
us for our consideration.
G. F. Molden made motion that a
committee of five on resolutions be
appointed. The chairman appointed
G. l.. Braley, w. Orr Chapman, c. E.
Conklin, John Watson, and Jacob Gus
hawa. W. Orr Chapman repaired to
the stage and read the resolutions,
which follow and which speak for them
selves