Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14
Both delegations wals demand TIC -
seated.
FIGHT Comes an Chairman.

The Elder democrats neeu 90 dele
gates TO control the convention. They
must have majority. or lss. They
have $50 delegates pledged under the
unit rule to stay with their man. That
they expect to control the prelimin-
AIRY organization which includes the
credential committee and thereby seat
the eontesting Elder delegations. is
said TO be evident. n they seat both
the Canyon and Washington county
delegations they win add ss votes to
the 15a and win then need but 10 10
control They expect to secure the
balance of power from among the un-
instructed delegates, That they have
the first strong convention card In
state Chairman ]. T. Pence who will
call the convention TO order "a admit
ted. The probable test vote win be on
naming the temporary chairman. That
vote viii determine how many votes
the Elder people can secure from the
uninstructed delegates.
Want Compromise Man.
n all the favorite son delegates to-
gether with the SO in contest and the
100 uninstructed combine against Ed
err he will be defeated. There are 222
of them. or a sufficient number to con-
troll the convention. OF this number
66 are pledged TO favorite sons. Thirty
Of them are for Jerome ]. Day. or the
delegates from Latah and Idaho coun-
ties; is of them are for Arthur NJ,
Bowen. or the Twin Falls delegation.
- of them are for Frank Ensign. or the
Blaine county delegation and six are
for Frank James or the Gooding county
delegation. The Elder Democrats
claim both the Blaine and Gooding
county delegations for Elder on second
choice, The anti Elder Democrats de-
clare both delegations will stay with
their favorite sons, They will work for
the election of a compromise candidate
for committeeman.
In the event that the Elder Demo-
Gratis cannot secure enough votes from
the uninstructed delegates to give them
control and the favorite son delega-
lions remain with the candidates for
national committeeman for whom they
are instructed, then control of the con-
vention will remain with the So con-
tested delegates. Without them the
tavorite son and uninstructed delegates
will have but 1S6 votes which is not a
sufficient number to control and if they
cannot draw from the un!nstructed
delegates the Elder people viii have
Int t50. \ separate table shows how
the delegates elected are divided by
counties.
Train Provisions.
Delegates 10 the stat convention
have the privilege of taking three
trains out of Boise Wednesday for Po-
eatello. all of which are on regular
az .
o'clock Wednesday morning and ar
rives at Pocatello at 11:05 the same
morning; No, 4 leaves Boise at t2:15
noon Wednesda. and arrives at Poca-
tello at $40 Wednesday night; No
leaves Boise "Wednesday night at
o'clock and arrives ut Pocatello at
sleeper being provided.
The following is the list of dele
gates elected to the state convention
by the various counties:
Adams County.
J, A. Carr J. ". Davis, G.. L. Ham,
William Branstetter, A. Y. Robertson,
W, Il, Eenke.
Uninstructed
Boise County.
Joe Burke, Frank Clarkson. n. S
oils, William Taylor. j. j. Tucker, y
Elliott.
Uninshucted; opposed to Elder
Gem County.
j, w. Tyler, William Talley. w. 7.
Calender, Frank Knox. John Young,
with one vote each, and r. e. Rose
and r. l.. Linebarger with half a vote
each
Uninstrueted; anti-Elder delegation.
Idaho County.
A. W. Talkington, H. Vineyard, A.
L. Parker. ]. l.. Leeper. Frank L,
Wyatt, ], W. Wilson, T. NJ. Atwood.
". II. Zumalt, A. j. Jenny. Harry
Baker, Henry Elfers James Surridge.
Uninstructed; favorable to Jerome ].
Day for national committeeman.
Washington County.
r. A, Van Sicklin, Frank u. Smith,
Frank Harris, Charles Reavis, j. r.
Glaseoek and 4. ]. Stephenson.
-Alternates-Alex Hoolihan. James
Harris, w. Van Size. Herbert Reavis,
w. l.. Hamilton and w Il. Eckles.
UNRESTRICTED. but anttElder.
owyhee County.
Arthur Pence, Sr., of Hot Spring:
Ernest Bedford. of Claytonia, b. II.