The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-25
REPUBLICANS END
STATE CONVENTION
Large Gathering llurriUS Through
Work and AdjOurnS
LIST OF DELEGATES PREDICTED
ARE SELECTED FOR CHICAGO.
No Reference to Germany in ResOlu-
ti0ns DenOuncing Foreign Policy Of
Wilson.

Wilson.
The Republican convention adjourn
ed at 500 o'clock Thursday, just
seven hours after it was called to or
der by Former Governor Gooding and
the prayer offered by Rev. B. c. Mil
Ter of the Twin Falls Baptist church.
Although a great part of the time was
taken up in recesses, there were sew
eral stirring speeches delivered, re-
solutions adopted and the list OF dele
gates to the national convention pre-
dicted by TIE TIMES selected, with
out instructions as was also forecast
ed, and the delegates who were unable
to remain anouher day as guests of
the city sped away to their homes on
the evening train.
The convention came to order at
23O in the afternoon after the noon
recess. In the afternoon as in the
morning, the delegates went to the
hall under the great welcome" arch
led by a band, the Twin Falls musical
organization furnishing the martial
strains Fred S. Randall, whose sud
den illness in the morning prevented
his continuing his duties in the chair
as temporary chairman was recon-
mended for permanent chairman by
| the GOuHlllCG Oh OIutI VI buo1Atoof
which also recommended that ID. E.
Burrell, the temporary secretary, be
made the permanent secretary The
report was adopted.
The reading of an original poem by
Miller Evans Of this city, at that time,
created more enthusiasm than any
other feature of the convention. There
were all sorts of hits at the Demo
cracy, including several at Moses, a
tribute to Senator Hart and a refer
ence to Roosevelt, which set the ma
jority of the delegates wild and the
rest on edge. The spectators, includ-
ing a large number of Democrats.
joined in the applause which frequent
ly interrupted the reader.
The convention adjourned until ZOO
o'clock to allow further conference,
and when it met again, the list of dele
gates and alternates was read. In
this section, as predicted honors were
divided between former Governor
Gooding and Senator Rockwell, but
the latter gave way to the former and
was elected as alternate. The Brady
Church difference in the southeast
class had resulted in victory for the
forces of the junior senator. Senator
Borah was made head of the delega-
ton from the state, Senator Brady
| I D6lnB SCCOuu, anu luc IcSl
, in alphabetical order.
When the resolutions were intro
duced it was noted that although Col
onel Hamer had laid particular en-
phasis on the alleged cowardice of the
national administration in dealing
F with Germany, there was no reference
whatever to our foreign policy, and
, the denunciation was all reserved for
the Democratic policy in Mexico, many
: suggesting that the Wilson ultima
, tum had taken the wind out of this
sail.
, When the committee on resolutions
' had reported, Attorney General Joseph
H. Peterson offered an amendment in
the form of an additional plank in
/ structing the delegates to vote for and
/ support only Republicans. G. A. Sun
derlin, who is a candidate for attorney
general, sprang TO his feet and declar-
o ed that If he were delegate he would
take such instruction as an insult, and
that it was an insult to the intel
ligence of the delegates. He moved
that the resolution be laid on the
table. This carried on a rising vote
by an overwhelming majority. This
vote was usually interpreted as a
Roosevelt victory, and was applauded
:, as such.
Il the convention and speeches were
called for from Judge Ailshie, who
dwelt on the love feast of the elephant
, and the bull moose and predicted 8
!, great victory; by Peter B. Johnson
. who declared that under the present
: Democratic tariff the producers sci
- on free trade market and buy on
: protected market" and who arraigneC
= Governor Alexander on the ground
. that certain references to the man il
overalls" were made to arouse class
prejudiced; and by Senator Rockwell
i whose denunciaton of Democracy ant
. enconium on the Republican part,
Z read like blank verse productive O
}. Hall Caine on the Germans and the al
9 lies. respectively. The convention theI
t adjourned. Most of the delegates lef
) on the the train at night OF thos,
II who remained the majority left on tn
s morning train on account of threaten
: ing weather. A few remained to Sc
the sights around Twin Falls. With
d out dissenting voice they all praise,
u the hospitality of the people and tn