The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-06-12

at the meeting in Occur d'Alenc
Tuesday afternoon, that was call
ed for the purpose of eleCtine i2
delegates to the democratic plat
form convention that will he held
in Boise on June 3Oth.
j. l.. McClear, who was The FOR
mer county chairman resigned
the position when he moved 60
Boise, upon receiving his ap-
pointmcnt as United States dis
trict attorney anh inhis absence
the meeting wascalled ID order
by the secretary of the onmu'itte,
Claude Thomas.
The first buusiness was the
electing of a chairmap for ihr
ccmmitte to fill the posi- iun left
vacant by the resignalioa OF Mr..
McClear and county attorney, N.
d. Wernette was unanimously
chosen.
The next malterWas the choos-
ing of delegates and a fun dele
CATION was desired at the conNen-
ton at Boise and as the trip is an
expensive one it was thought bet
ter to have a committee tO ascer-
tain and report the names of 10
delegates who could afford the
time and money and who would
attend the convention and r.. II.
Elder, Charles Leaf, John Woods,
w. w. Leeper and William Dollar
were named as such committee.
This committee reported the
following list of names who were
unanimously elected as delegates
j. C.. White, }. l.. McClear, George
+. steele, w. l.. Geist, C.. w. Leaf
r. II. Elder, Martin Poleson. John
Mcmahon, N. ID. Wernette, II. L..
Ouarles, William Dollar, and j..
V. Hawkins.
A resolution was then passed
providing that the delegation
SHOULD vote as unit on all ques-
tions arising i'm the convention
and that a majority of the delega-
tion should have the right To cast
the vote of the entire delegation.
The following resolutions were
then approved and unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED, that the Demo-
cratic Central Committee and this
democratic assemblage endorse
the action of the national admin
istration, and point with pride to;
The enactment of "a tariff for
the first time in a generation, in
which no special interests or
lobby had any hand. This great
measure which has unfettered
industry and commerce and de-
prived monopoly of its control
over production. distribution and
prices. II was honestly and in
telligenlly written i'm behalf of all
the people of the nation.
The action of the President i'm
bringing about the enactment of
the currency reform act that meet
with the enthusiastic approval of
all citizens of all classes through
out the nation irrespective of pol
itical beliefs. II is a measure
that destroys and ends all connec
ton between the United states
treasury and special interests.
The elimination of the lobby
from the halls of Congress anC
the seat of Government as a re-
suit Of the exposures made b!
President Wilson.
The perfection and operation
of the frsttwo amendments To th'
constitution since 1870, nameh
the imposition of the income Tar
and the provision electing Sena
tors by the direct vote of tn
people.
The action of the Secretary %
the Treasury in depositing fllt
Million Dollars, Government fun
i'm the banks of the south am
west to assist in the movemen
crops.
The action of the President /
bringing To- the attention of th
people of the nation the neccssit
of the farm credit system.
The action of the Postmasi'
General in making the postal ser
vice self sustaining for the iir'
time in the history of the govern
ment.
And we call to the attention q
the people of this county an
stale, the fact that this admins
lration has enacted more col
struclive legislation in the ter
that il has been i'm Office than q
republican party ever enacted.
We condemn the adminislr;
iion of the republican parry
this county, and charge that u