The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-16

ter was burst open ovtr the announce.
ment that Senator John Hart is to lie
chairman of the committee on state
affairs in the senate. When the dis
cussion was being held over the right
of the Bull MoOsers to be recognized
by the new Republican administra-
ticn and by the legislature, the name
of Fred T. Dubois was inadvertently
mentioned and this produced the del
uge which caused the conference to
De in session until after the noon
hour. What was said by the differ.
ent members of the Bull Moose party
concerning the Mormons and the indi-
vidual members Of the church could
not be learned, as the leaders swore
the conference to secrecy regarding
it's activities on the Mormon question
and the decision to aid Fred T. Du.
bois in fight for the senatorahip
from this state in 1915.
Full Tickets in 1914
After the Dubois matter had teen
disposed of the conference passed a
resolution to the effect that the Bull
Moose would place full state ticket
in the field two years from now and
that in addition candidates would be
placed before the people for lesisla-
tive and county Offices 1t is the in
tention of the Bull Moosers to at.
tempt to elect legislative ticket in
this state so that the election of
their choice for senator will be as
sured. Resolutions connie nding the
stand taken by the present Republi-
can senator from this state were
passed by the conference
Dubois for Short Term
Matters of a general nature reat-
ing to the present fight for the cleo
ton of short term United States
senators were discussed, but the con-
ference refused to indorse any of the
candidates who are making fight to
be elected. 1t was agreed that those
who were present at the conference
would work for common candidate,
but that the organization would not
take any part in the fight and that
any work which is done will have to
be done by individuals and cannot be
charged to the Bull Moose as a party.
Several other matters relating to
the recent opinion of the supreme
court, in which members of the force
OF local newspaper were adjudged
in contempt We're discussed and sew
eral plans for raising money to pay
che fines of the imprisoned men were
brought before the meeting. 1t devel-
oped that the premise made by the
Progressive conference in Chicago
that it would pay the fines of the
convicted men has fallen through and
that no help will be extended by the
national leaders to aid in paying the
financial sentence imposed by the
court. The business session of the
conference was concluded Monday af-
ternoon at 4:30 O'clock, with the ex-
ception of the signing of the resolu-
tons which were put in writing by
the Bull Moosers.
Banquet and Speeches
About 100 of the followers of the
Bull Moose attended a banquet at the
Owyhee Monday night, at which
Colonel Roosevelt was lauded and the
recent campaign fought over again.
There was large sprinkling of Wo-
men among the banQueters, and
speeches We're made by number of
those connected with the state head
quarters during the late campaign
Several of the speakers referred to
the recent Imprisonment of the pub
Usher, editor, and alleged political
controller of the evening paper
There We're no keynote speeches de-
livered at the banquet and nothing
outside OF the routine which was gone
into at the business session earlier in
the day referred to by those present.
The speakers particularly addressed
themselves to the campaign two years
hence, and asked that every Bull
Mooser create a sentiment to nomi-
nate a full legislative ticket at that
time The banquet wound IN the