Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-29
HAD A FINE TRIP
Elmore Delegation Went to Twin
Falls in Automobiles

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Twin Falls last week by a full dele
cation, twelve members of the G. o
F. having mace the trip to the con
vention city, and, with the exception
of Col. Allen Miller, of Glenns Fer
ry and L. G. Bradley, of Hammett
the party made the trip in auto
mobiles.
The personnel of the delegation
did not conform exactly to the ap,
pontments made by the county cen.
tral committee which met in this city
on Saturday, April IS, but as that
organization, gave to County Chair
man James w. Briggs, the power to
fill any vacancies, and there being
twelve people from Elmore County
at the convention, there was no
trouble about filling out the deIega-
tion which was made UP of the fol-
lowing men and women: w. H. Glib
son, j. w. Briggs, II. A. Halyorsen,
+. G. Ticknor, H. Fl. Eaton, j. R,
Jones, Mrs. j. w. Briggs, A. B. Mont
gomery, Col Allen Miller, Mrs. w. II.
Gibson, Mrs. ]. R. Jones and l.. G.
Bradley
The convention was one of those
smooth, easy-going affairs which al
ways seems to give the impression
that its machinery has been very
we'll oiled, nicely cleaned up and in
every way gotten ready for the big
gathering. Nothing happened the de-
llberations of the convention from
the regular course outlined except
that illness put the temporary chair
man out of business tor a time, but
"Ever-ready" Col. Tom Hamer of
St. Anthony, was present SO it didn't
seem to make a bit of difference.
The Colonel made great speech
which seemed to put Lot of pep
into the convention.
A little difficulty arose over the
selection of delegates to represent
Idaho at the national convention. The
representation allowed this state is
not quite big enough to supply places
for ALL those who wanted to go. AS
apportioned three delegates were to
be chosen from the north end of the
state, two from the counties of Wash
ington, Adams, Canyon and Ada, one
from the counties OF Elmore, OWyhee,
Gooding, Lincoln, Blaine Minidoka,
Cassia and Twin Falls, and two from
the counties of the south east. In
this district there were two candi-
dates; Fred W. Gooding, OF Shoshone,
and Mr. Booth, of Twin Falls, and
for alternate Irwin e. Rockwell, of
HALEY, and Andrew Lounsberry, of
Albion, were the candidates. The El-
more county delegation voted for Mr..
Gooding for delegate and for Mr.. |
Rockwell for alternate, and they were
both elected. The greatest trouble |
over the selection of delegates arose |
in the southeastern counties. The |
Bannock county delegation had been
instructed to vote for Dan w. Church,
OF Pocatello, for delegate, but ali the
rest of the counties in that district
wanted Senator Brady to be their del
egate OF course John w. Hart had
to go as a delegate so there was
nothing left to do but elect Brady and
Hart and let Dan Church stay at
home.
A very fine set of resolutions were
adopted as the closing act of the
convention.
THE TRIP.
The delegates from Mountain Home
enjoyed very fine automobile trip.
Three cars started at about nine
clock Wednesday morning, the party
being made UP Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs John R. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII H. Gibson, F. G.
Ticknor, H. A. Halvorsen and III. Ell.
Eaton. The journey was not run
against time, but was made by easy
stages with stops at Glenns Ferry,
Bliss, Gooding and Jerome. At the
asst named place the party spent the
night at the North Side Inn, the
splendid hostelry over which J. E.
formerly resident and hotel
keeper of this city, presides, and
which affords places for several of
he people who were formerly en-
Jloyed at the Mountain Home Those
It the party who were acquainted
With Mr.. Williams and members of {
Lis staff spent pleasant evening
Tisiting, all of whom seemed very {
vell satisfied with their new location, s
md all spoke highly of the town and
ountry, especially emphasizing the
for the future of the north t
ide tract. '
AT 7:45 Thursday morning the trip G
vas resumed, drive first being made |