The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-24

ing adjourned.
The third number of the lecture
course will be given at Heath Hall
Saturday evening, March 18th. ?.
Monroe Smoc< will lecture on war |
Conditions in Europe and the Ford |
Peace Party. Mr.. Smock was a men,
Der of the peace party, he is an &C
complished orator and you will miss
something we'll worth hearing il you
do not attend Remember the date.
The event of the week was the mock
Republican National Convention
which was given at Peck Hall Fri
day evening The personnel of the
convention was as follows:
Jane Adams Miss Louise McMeans
Senator Borah .--.R. w. Vanderhoof
Ex-Sen. Crane Mass. -. P. Wood
Uncle Joe Cannon Dow Dunnlng
Senator Brady Prank E. Trotter
Carrie Chapmai- Gait Mrs. Calkins
Henry Ford ,,,---...---..Thos. w: Tarl
Ex-Gov. Hadlev 40. A. Anderson
Chas. F.. Hughes Rev. Norman Lamr
Gov. Johnson, Calf, ~. J. Magee
Senator LaF gillette .-...---L. D. Hyslop
Senator Lodge .----.-.-...--.E. c. Preston
Senator Nelson .------.------.Dale Calkins
Geo. E. Perkins .------.---.E. I. Rogers
Clifford Pinchot .---.------..---y Ohm Meyer
Helen Ring Robinson .--- da Schenck
Theodore Roosevelt .--.-L. 3. Yaden
Elihu Root .....-..------.----.-Otto Blackaby
Senator Reed Smoot Geo, T. Lee
William Taft .---..-----...-.----.---Con. Sutton
| John Wanamdker Burt Berry
Ex-Gov. West, Ore. -..-----,---Theo. Nye
Senator Yates 90. A. Megorden
Robert R. Morton Successor to
Booker T. Washington .---.-,..------
| .........--..........---.-----..1 Timothy Rastus
Sergeant at Arms -----------Cha:. Heath
| Doorkeeper .-.----..----------..--.-J. w. Upton
| Governor Johnson of California was
elected permanent chairman and made
very efficient officer. He accepted
The chair in a speech denouncing all
the policies of the present administra..
ton. Geo. E. Perkins was elected
clerk and made much merriment by
being little too slow to have any
thing ready when needed. A COM
mittee on credentials was appointed
and made a report. A committee on
platform was appointed and brought
in two platforms for consideration, the
progressives presenting the majority
platform. Both were considered and
the majority platform finally adopted.
The preparedness" and woman suf
frage" planks called out heated dis,
cussions. A delegation OF ladies led
by Jane Adams and Carrie Chapman
Gait were admitted and delivered able
addresses which convinced the gen.
tlemen that the plank should be ad-
opted and only Senator Smoot voted
against it.
| l. IN, anil c 1
speech nominated Senator Toilette
for the presidency.
Ex-Gov. Hadley nominted L. K
: Roosevelt, but after a protest by Mr.
Roosevelt Withdrew the nomination.
John Wannamaker in very fluent
speech we'll delivered in spite of man,
interruptions nominated Henry Ford
Ex-senator Crane in very abl'
speech nominated Elihu Root.
( T. r. Roosevelt having reconsider
K ed, in a very eulogistic speech nomi
< mated the Greatest Living American
(Himself). Robert R. Morton sec
e onded Roosevelt's nomination stating
e that Governor Alexander would alst
y make suitable nominee. He wa
h hustled from the room.
: Senator Brady in an appropriate
speech nominated Senator Borah. TIL
n ladies showed their enthusiasm at hi
time by giving yells and bringing
forward Borah banner.
IL Senator Smoot made a speech i
S which he stated that it had been hi
e intention to nominate Taft but h
would not disgrace so able man b
v naming him in such a convention.
II Senator Lodge giving logical rea
;" sons placed in nomination Senate
d Cummins.
IS At this point a disturbance wa
ID heard at the door and the @. O.
fe elephant entered and paraded the hal
IS waltzing upon the platform to tn
" music of mandolin. (Wa%ne HI
Burt Berry and Chas. Parsons, il
N are responsible for this very amusin
d part of the program).
q. Upon the retirement of the elephal
Is the ballots were cast and resulted
n the nomination of William E. Bora
ie who made very graceful speech
y. acceptance, promising. among 9TH
~ things, our much needed bridge acro
~ Snake river.
70 Theodore Roosevelt being the on
nominee for the nomination of vic
president, was elected by acclaim
w. ton. He expressed himself as mus
pleased and as feeling sure the pres
b +. DENTAL chair would be his the great
part of the term.
lie The nominees were given seats
ay honor in froat and then presents
er with what appeared to be huge b
er quets of flowers but when upwrapp
proved to be heads of cauliflowertpu
lat ed from the garden and adorned wi
to gay streamers.