The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-16
Boise Capital News, (Dem.)
Gives Account of Action
of Elder Forces.
APPOINTEES' PROXIES
And Federal Office Holders
Made Use of in Obtaining
Desired Results

the Democratic state central commit
tee looked like q well oiled and efh-
cient steam roller yesterday before 1t
finished the task of rolling out the
minority, which In this instance, hap
pened to be the hackers of Jerome j.
Day, of Moscow, candidate for ma
tional committeeman. Robert III. Elder
of Occur d'Alene present national
committeeman and candidate to sue
ceed himself, with the assistance OF
State Chairman j. I. Pence, John +.
Nugent, former state chairman, and
Others, had corner on the Il proxies
represented out of the 81 counties In
the state and despite the charges
hurled against them that they were
baking the will of the rank and file
Of the party in refusing to give them
preferential primary, that they were
using the whip hand ON federal pa
tronage and were taking a stand
against the national platform OF their
party, controlled the committees pro-
ceedings.
Pocatello Gets Convention.
| The convention was in session at
the Grand hotel from 3 o'clock in the
afternoon until almost midnight, with
LA two-hour recess. Pocatello, Idaho
Falls and Twin Falls bid for the state
convention. Idaho Falls was dropped
on the second ballot and Pocatello won
the next state convention over Twin
Falls by the narrow margin OF one
vote, or 10 to 49, Former State Sem
ator Fisher put forth Pocatellos claims
to the convention. 1t will meet at
moon, May is.
The representation by counties for
the convention was fixed at six times
! the number of members In the house
] of representatives of the Idaho legis-
} Ilature. An attempt by Arthur M.
Bowen to base the delegate represen-
! tation by counties on the vote cast
1 for President Wilson at the last gen.
! eral election failed.
1t was left optional with the coun-
ty central committee to provide the
: means for the selection of delegates
by state convention, as in their dis
!; cretion they see fit
Federal Usurpation Branded.
National Committeeman Elder was
;, denounced for his alleged usurpation
= and use of federal patronage to control
q the deliberations Of the committee. He
: held and voted two proxies, one for
= Kootenai county and one from Idaho
:, county, or that Of the postmaster at
" Grangeville. Most of the other prox-
= les were held by Democrats of Ada
county closely allied with the Pence
Nugent organization. A list of the
proxies as reported to the committee
- and passed upon and approved by the
4 credentials committee is as follows:
~ Adams county-Proxy held by John
q f. Nugent, former Democratic state
- chairman, Ada county.
In Bear Lake county-Proxy held by
ne Ross Bates OF Ada county.
es Bingham county-Proxy held by L.
ly M. Capps of Blackfoot
d. Blaine county-Proxy held by #. G.
II, Cliff, Ada county temporary location.
ne Bonner county-Proxy held by G. II
On Winstead, Ada county.
re Cassia county-Proxy held by J. L
lis Pence, Ada county.
he Custer county-Proxy held by Raw
ld ened Macbeth, temporarily located II
a Ada county.
lie Franklin county-Proxy held by
lie L. Pence, Ada county.
Fremont county-Proxy held by
r Smead Ada county, assistant Unit
I'D ed States district attorney.
Idaho county--Proxy held by Rober
* Elder, national committeeman, Koo
tenai county.
a Jefferson county Proxy held b.
list Frank Ellsworth.
ed Kootenai county Proxy held b
he Robert Elder, national committeema
at Kootenai county.
He Lemhi county-Proxy held by Wi
his liam Healy, Ada county.
Lewis county-Proxy held by A.
he Holmberg, Lewis county.
his Lincoln county-Proxy held by ia
1as Cox, a postmaster.
for Madison county-Proxy held b
ay- James Fl. Hawley, Jr., Ada county.
liza Minidoka county-Proxy held by
'S5. d. Hunsinger, Minidoka county.
IAN Nez ,Perce couDty-Proxy held by
tou G. Hindman, Ada county.
tai, Owyhee county--Proxy held by Sc
low lator George r. Proctor, Owyhee cou
hor ty.
EN- Power county-Proxy held by s.
ag- Laird.
- ~ - y