The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-16
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Pope, Ada county.
Fight Breaks ON Postmaster.
The first fight before the committee
broke soon after the meeting opened
and after the appointment of the Gre
dentials committee by Chairman Pence
as follows: Messrs. Hindman, Leaf,
Cliff, Fisher and Hamilton. Upon sub
mission of credentials 1t was discov-
cred Idaho county was represented by
committeeman and a proxy. Ma
tonal Committeeman Elder held the
proxy of L. A. Wisener, postmaster Of
Grangeville, and insisted on voting it.
A. w. Talkington OF Grangeville,
claimed to be the regularly elected
committeeman Of Idaho county. Wis
ener had been holding the Office Of
committeeman for the past two years.
The county committee or that county
held meeting March 1 and elected
Talkington as committeeman because
Wisener is postmaster. Elder claimed
that the committee had no right to
seat Talkington and no right under the
law to remove Wisener, and he had
never resigned. Wisener was appoint
ed postmaster on Elders recommended
ton and Endorsement He could not
be present as the committeeman so he
saw LIE PAVAt W tltC uHtlOuHl COfNl0lL-
teeman. Senator Macbeth quoted the
federal postal regulations barring the
activity of postmasrers I'm politics.
Hindman held that the statute did not
apply to activity Of federal Office hold
ers In party deliberations.
P0stmaster's Proxy Recognized.
When the credentials committee re-
ported 1t recognized all proxies, In
Guiding the Wisener proxy and the
credentials Of the committeeman pres
emit This recommendation precipitat-
ed two-hour fight on the floor Of the
committee led by Arthur M. Bowen
of Twin Falls and Harry l.. Day, on
behalf OF Talkingt0n and Elder and
Hindman for Wisener. Mr.. Day ex.
pressed his amazement that the com
mittee had recommended the unseat,
ing Of the regularly elected commit
teeman and given preference to q
proxy held by the national committee
man. He said he had seen some s'pretty
rough stuff" put over In political gath
erings, but he thought that was about
the rawest. He scored Elder as ma
tional committeeman, standing before
the committee pleading the cause Of
one Of his appointees Talkington, III
said, had been a lifelong Democrat ant
for 43 years one OF the staunches
Democrats OF Idaho county who hat
travelled 500 miles to participate II
the committees deliberations. He sale
to unseat him would be unfair ans
unAmerican.
In reply to Hindman's endorsement
of the report Day said he had been II
politics before some of the Johnny
come-latelys," in "swaddling clothes.
Nugent said he thought Wisener shout,
be seated but Bowen declared tina
it was a matter for the COMMITTEE
to determine and that investigation
should be made to ascertain how Wis
ener had been elected. He said he un
derstood a minority Of the COMMITTEE
or not a quorum elected him Will
In the case of Talkington two-third
OF the committee represented either b
person or proxy had elected hin
Tallxington informed the committe
there were 30 precincts in his count
and but % had elected committeeman
OF this number Is were representa-
at the committee meeting electing hin
Test Vote Shows Control.
A motion was made by Senate
Bowen to strike out that part of tn
credentials committees report refer
ing TO Idaho county, and offered tina