The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-18
MEETING OF THE
REPUBLICAN CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE

The county Republican central
committee was called to meet at the
Court House, Saturday afternoon
which was Lincoln's birthday. 1t was
found that there were not enough
Of the committee present to consti-
tute quorum, SO they adjourned un-
til evening, when the business meets
ing was held. 4
The chairman, Mr.. NOfear Davis,
offered his resignation both as chair
man and as committeeman from his
precinct, which Is the second ward,
of the county seat, sometimes called
"The respectable second" The resig-
nation was accepted and R. N. West
was elected to fill both positions.
Other vacancies was then filled as
follows:
]. s. Burdell, of Rich, having re-
moved to another part Of the state,
r. P. Fackrell was named in his
stead. ct
r. D. Gee, of Blackfoot, ward num-
ber three, has removed to Pocatello,
and Judge Belo Ball of the justice
court was named IN ,lIs place.
A. T. Tucker having removed from
Wapello, George Cobbley was named
to fill the vacancy.
A discussion followed as to the
condition of the party in the county,
and it was decided to try to get men
nominated from the different locali-
ties in the county so that all COM
munities should be represented. 1t
was considered desirable to have the
ticket as representative as possible
in geographical position, but nothing
is reported to have been said as to
the character of the candidates. That,
we are sure, will receive all due con-
sideration when the committee thinks
of it, as they doubtless will farther
on.
The committee as it stands now
consists of very able body of men,
many of them already noted for their
activities in public life. The chair
man, Mr.. r. N. West, has acted in
that capacity before, and the people
know what kind o1 administration
they had. At the same time he filed
the position of mayor of Blackfoot
and both mayor and council were
united in whatever was done for pub
lie or private good.
Mr.. R. p. FackreIl, another new
of the committee has lived
in the county good while. is a |
brother of the former county com
missioner and of the former probate
judge and staunch Republican. The
name of Fackrell has always been
heard spoken in the councils of the
party and invariably honored with |
at the conventions or
primaries.
Judge Belo Ball, the new member |
from the third ward of the county |
seat, is one of the judicial lights of |
this part of the state, who can sign |
his own name, palmer than a bank |
cashier, and who was the unanimous
choice of the party for the position
Of judge at the last election, there
being nobody else in ;the four pre-
cincts who would consent to make
The race against him.
The other new member of the COM
mittee, Mr.. George Cobbley, is one of
The successful young FARMERS of Wa
pello, who has received SPECIAL men
lion in the press for the intensive
of his farm and for the
high yield of sugar beets produced
IN the season of 1915. Other men,
Ders of the committee are:
Aberdeen, w. D. Gifn; Basalt, L.
J. Firth; Blackfoot No. one, G. A.
Hoover; Blackfoot No. four, s w.
Gibbs; Groveland, James Yancey;
Jamestown. j w. Begun; Moreland.
Lewis Robbins; Presto, w, r.
Young; Rose, Lewis Felt; Riverside,
led Taylor; Shelley Soren Yorgesen;
Springfield, w. A. Edwards; Sterling,
George Mclean; Thomas, p. C. Eel
'ted; Taber, A, F. Willicke.
The executive committee consists
If G. A. Hoover, J. w. Begun, Lewis
Robbins and r. P. Fackrell in con-
1ection with the chairman.
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