The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-27
|vv;n Falls Meeting Selected
| delegates to National Con-
yention at Chicago.
|spEECHMAKINC DAY
nubernatorial Candidates on
Hand Receive Attention
Harmonious Gathering.


ssssion at Twin Falls yesterday unan-
,mously placed United States Senator
william e. Borah of Idaho at the
Mead Of the delegation elected to at
tend the national convention at Chi
esgo on June 7th. The following del
crates and alternates were elected and
resolutions adopted following a day
n II speechmaking. The mention of
a Rooseyelts name provoked wild ap-
4 pause.
4 Delegates
4 william E. Borah, Ada.
4 James H. Brady, Bannock.
4 James +. Ailshie, Kootenai.
.. R. Whitla, Kootenai.
& Stanley A. Easton, Shoshone.
John W. Hart Jefferson.
q. Fl. Dewey, Canyon.
#. W. Gooding, Lincoln.
Aternates--
Charles f. Koelsch, Ada.
b. @. Baldridge, Canyon.
William =. Lee, Latah.
R. c. Beach, Nez Perce.
L. R. Thomas, Bingham.
Ira e. Burrell, Bear Lake.
0. NJ. Van Tassell, Fremont.
Irwin e. Rockwell, Blaine
The platform deplores the decline
Of national prestige, characterizes the
administrations record as one of un-
paralleled incapacity, discord and
shame, refers in scathing terms to
out.ages In Mexico, fiouts the presi-
dents policy Of sending notes, in
dorses Senator's Borah and Brady and
expresses confidence in party success.
No mention is made of the con-
gressmen or Of presidential preference.
NO instruction is given to the dele
gates.
Randall Suffered Collapse.
Frederick S. Randall. Temporary
chairman, collapsed in the middle of
ms address and was assisted from the
s@ge, his place being taken by Colo
nei Hamer. Later Mr.. Randall re-
covered sufficiently to return and was
maae permanent chairman. His at
ack was an apopleptic nature. but is
hot considered serious.
Inc only interesting contest was in
ue fourth district where an effort
mas made by Senator Brady's own
county to leave him at home and send
pan W. Church. Bannock was the
vuly county to support Church when
sue ,ae vote was taken, the result being
LOO 20 "a. The northern district set.
sano,,r Suu .nelr contest Wednesday night in
ausus saus The Latah delegation went
rsalnsl rs y. 2. Beach through a mis-
Sasuaa Ssuelastanding, 1t is said, and he was
ueleated by twelve votes.
candidates on Hand.
-. ne republican gubernatorial con-
~ ~ .ecelved more attention than the
Sas Se,sS'lon OF delegates. Every candi-
W.. W. was on the ground. Attempts
~ s.s s made to eliminate one or more
uroo saeln and some went SO far as to
sess se general action looking to an
i.eenent ira on one or two. sidetrack-
AZ tne others, but all plans failed
~ one meeting a COMMITTEES was dis.
lor - @ Lieutenant Governor Tay-
aaflv urge MIN to withdraw, but he
garded dIeaused. \ 1t is understood he re-
eanese, II as Crum movement. The
eand;Sa % Impression was that with two
D'es DAVE from the north. ID. w.
best " American Falls stood the
ton Snance OF landing the nomina-
h ~ in resolution committee was urged
and nuorse national woman suffra 90
s,lSgaa.i p na.ition-wide prohibition. but both
poietas pitssions We're rejected. If was
amanS, eu out that an equal suffrage
Borah Baent would embarrass Senator
resolnt,o' VINO opposes it. The suffrage
man ssun Fsa was urged by ex-Congress-
when 1iench- The debate got warm
n,..Ion nn1Iion to adjourn prevailed.
Tho yult In Good Spirits.
its rueiegates departed in good sn;r-
want ths ne pr prevailing tone was I'VE
to tsks ue prodigals to return but NOT
MuchA Ae over and run the whole ranch
il tharuu uepends on their sincerity and
ty IN = = any more stabbing the mar
sst p u y The back the Rennhi;cans .ne paI tm;,I
after ,Soe % tne knifers. The party lived
keen a' dSso and after 1919 and will viii
gades snse a.s still, but persistent rene
ness. - gong to be put out of bust
tionas s platform reference 20 +ho No
follows. ADMINISTRATION and to Mexico
people 90 we call the attention Of the
never hae ~ tne state to the fact that
countrv siore hre In the history of the
len to 81 las ,s, our national prestige fal-
at home a low Low a state and our affairs
plorabls oeen managed with such de-.
ASompetency ms has hoon