The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-09-17
GEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE

In conformity with the law re-
quiring the representatives Of all
political parties to meet on the 18th
day of September for the purpose of
electing new county central commit
teemen, quite a number of precinct
committeeman from the various pre-
cincts Of Bingham county assembled
at the court house last Friday noon.
The parties represented were the
Republican, Democrat and Progress
sive, and it seemed that the Demo
Gratis were the most numerous ana
enthusiastic. At the hour of noon
the different partisans repaired to
their chosen quarters and made
temporary organization and adjourn
ed to 1 p. m.
In the absence of R. N. West, chair.
man of the Republican County Cen
trail Committee, the Republicans were
called to order by DR.. Hoover, state
central committeeman, acting as tenn
porary chairman, and Peter Felsted
acted as temporary secretary in the
absence of R. J. Dygert, the secre-
tary of the old organization.
There were eleven Of the county
precincts represented, and the meet
ing was too harmonious for any op-
! position, except in the election of
state central committeeman, whom
P. G. Johnston and j. M. Stevens
were placed in nomination by their
friends
On motion of James Burdell, of
Moreland, Nofear Davis was placed
in nomination for permanent chair
man of the county central committee,
and in brief though impressive ad-
dress Mr.. Davis urged the Republi-
cans of Bingham county to be united
and harmonious, and to use every
honorable method to elect every maaaI
on the Republican ticket
On the suggestion of Dr. Hoover,
a molten prevailed to leave the Sc
lection of a secretary to Chairman
Davis and the executive committee,
to be made later on.
1t was also the unanimous sense
of the meeting that the chairman ap-
point the executive committee from
the precinct committeeman.
On motion of G. E. McLain of Sterl-
ing, Louis Felt, of Rose, was chos-
en- treasurer without a dissenting vote
1t was also moved and unanimously
agreed to allow Chairman Davis to
appoint the executive committee later
on from the county central committee.
w. R. Young was chosen committee
man from Presto precinct.
On motion of DR.. Hoover it was
decided to assess the candidates Z |
per cent of their first years salary
for campaign purposes.
The only vote necessary was in
the selection of a state central COM
mitteeman, when J.. NJ Stevens was
nominated by w. J. Begun of James
ton, and P. G. Johnston by DR.. Hoo
ver The, vote resulted in the elec-
tion of J. M. Stevens by vote of
nine to four.
1t was ascertained that the new
County Central Committee will have
the benefit of small surplus left
by the former organization.
New Precinct Committeeman
D. H. Giffin, Aberdeen.
L. J. Firth, Firth.
c. A. Hoover, Blackfoot No. 1.
Nofear Davis, Blackfoot No. 2.
R. D. Gee, Blackfoot No. 8.
James Gibbs, Blackfoot No. 4.
James H. Yancey, Groveland.
j. w. Begun, Jameston.
Louis Robbins, Moreland,
w. R. Young, Presto.
Louis Felt, Rose.
Jed Taylor, Riverside.
]. S. Burdell. Rich.
Soren Yorgesen, Shelley.
Geo. Mclean, Sterling.
w. A. Edwards, Springfield.
P. c. Felsted. Thomas.
A. F. Willecke, Taber.
James Fugal, Woodville.
A. T. Tucker, Wapello.
Executive Committee
c. A. Hoover. Blackfoot No