Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-26

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though Indignation was rampant
among the delegates after tn attorney
general had fin he'd reading it.
A significant silence followed the
reading. Almost instantly thereafter G.
A. Sunderlin of Burley, himself a can
didate for attorney general subject to
the will OF the Republican primaries.
was on his feet. re was recognized by
the chair and voiced the sentiments of
practically all Of the delegates present
when he declared that the amendment
to the resolutions as offered was a
gross insult to the delegates the con-
vention hi elected to the Chicago
convention and If he were a delegate he
would consider 1t a rther insult to his
intelligence.
Delegates Rise En- Masse.
Chairman Randall callea for a vivi
voce vote on the amendment There
was a feeble response in ayes and a
laundering response in nays. While the
ayes and nays were being recorded At
torney General PETERSON cried, roll
call" IN reply to which there went up
all over the hall in apparent disgust
from the delaG~tes, mo-, mo-. Chair
nan Randall declared the nays" had
voted down the amendment. 1t was APP
parent he was not at all in sympathy
with the rclojer. In difference to the at
torney general who persisted in de-
mandinS roll call he called for a ris-
ing vote. ne delegates seemed to rise
en- masse against the amendment. The
attorney general and several others
stood up in it's favor.
Creates Roosevelt Sentiment.
Immediately thereafter buzz of con !.
versatio.I was opened among the dele
gates and condemnation Of the attorney
generals act was heard on all sides. 1t
was the general a septed BELIEF the
purpose of the resolution was to strike
at Colonel Roosevelt, who the States
man and attorney general have been
persistently fighting directly and in
directly. While the convention dele
gates had on the two occasions APP
psauded the name of the gentleman
from oyster Bay when it happened to
be mentioned, once during a humorous
address by Colonel Iamer and the Sec
ond time in comic song, there had
been no Outward demonstration for
him. The Peterson resolution did more
to create favorable sentiment for
Theodore Roosevelt than any one thing
else could have done
We not know who Il going t. be
the republican presidential nominee"
said one delegated but W. hope he is
senator Borah. However, Attorney
General Petersbn's resolution made
more votes foY Colonel Roosevelt in
the convention than anything that
could have been done. Well take
Roosevelt to Taft, who Peterson and
the Statesman stand for, any time"
The attorney general insulted every
delegate il the convention" said an
other delegate. incidentally he killed
Off any possible ambitions he NAV have
had Tor third term to be as his fri znds
claim, indicated so suppose we
ought to be thankful for tlat.n
he trouble with the Statesman ana
Attorney General Peterson lie thai
neither of TT IN is abreast of the
tunes, REMARKED a delegate. "Thev
stand still while others move. Roth
nave been condemned by their own
party. Afr lid to fight Senator Bo-ah in
the open they indirectly sought to at
tack him becauss of his friendship to
colonel Roosevelt. Their hope of
stampedirag the convention met with
about as heavy frost as anything /
nave seen in the many conventions /
have attended,
Party leaders exhibited their open
disgust over the action of the attor-
hey general. The prevailing opinion
seemed to be that political oblivion
opened fPr him after the convention so
IiaIly turned down his proposed res6-
luton.
ada county's Fight.
SEVERAL counties had open caucus
fights on the convention floor. Ada
county was fortunately bound under
the unit rule and the will of a majority
prevailed The first contest came up
over the selection of an alternate,
Canyon county demanded that II. G.
Baldrldsse be named by the southwest
.ern IDAHO district. Adams and Wash
ington counties wanted e. M. Heigho.
Ada county had one open aspirant In
Leo IF. Grunbaum. Canyon county
served notice on Ada through its dele
gates that they would never stand for
aTaneaeim and Ada county would have
70 put forth some other man. Ada
county icaucussed on the convention
floor and by 81 vote OF Is to lis, de-
clared for c. r. Koeisch. Senator
Borah was, OF course. this connty,s
unanimous candidate for delegate TO
the Chicago convention. As between
BaIdridge and Height, Ada county
again eau cused and by vote OF II to
~ declared for Baldridge. This act de-
hyered 80 votes for Baldridge from Ada
county under the unit rule, 4 district
#etIcAe Was then held In which Ada.
1tEsasci.. 0tgyilee. Gen. WASHINGTON,
Boise. Adams and ElEloie counties par
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