American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-06-08
LAND BOARD REMOVES HALE.

Boise, June There was an exc
cutive meeting Of the state land board
yesterday, which was attended by all |
members of the board except Miss |
Bernice Mccoy, the state superintend-
ent, who is absent in the north. At
this meeting Governor Alexander, with |
the assistance of State Auditor Hus-
ton and Attorney General Peterson,
"put one over" by securing the re-
moval of Heber Q. Hale as registrar of
the land department and l.. l.. Fol-
som, the clerk in charge of the land
department securities in the state
treasurer's office. The removals are
made operative on July l. 1t is ex-
pected their successors will be ap-
pointed by the same members of the
board within the next few days.
The resolution disposing of Hale
was introduced by Huston, who was
the subject of a report filed by Hale
as register of the land board, describ-
ing some of the Irregularities attach
ed to the loans on Huston's land near
Idaho Falls. The Folsom resolution
was offered by the attorney general.
Hale has been an employe of the
state land department for many
years, most of the time acting as
chief clerk to the register. He is a
member of the Mormon church, is
acting president of the Boise Stake
of the church and is recognized as
a leading member of the church OF
this community. So far as can be
learned no definite charge of wrong
doing or neglect Of duty has ever been
preferred against him. Folsom has
been employed since about the first
of the year. 1t is not likely that the
land board will attempt to name his
successor until consultation can be
had with the state treasurer, under
whom Folsom is working and vino is
responsible under his official bond.
Platform Convention This Month.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Republican state central
committee was held in Boise yester-
day evening, for the purpose Of deter
miniax what action could properly
be taAen in connection with the plat
form convention of the party which
the election laws of the state have
declared shall be held on the last
Tueoday In June, which will be June
"a. dn Boise.
The executive committee decided to
call the attention of the various coun-
ty cxntral committees to the following
paragraph of the election laws, and
urge that it's provisions be observed.
so that the platform convention OF
the party to be held in Boise on Tues
day, June 27, 1916, shall have present
a full representation from all the
counties of the state.
THE county central committee OF
each county shall meet on the second
Tuesday in June, prior to the primary
election, and elect delegates belonging
to the same political party to attend q
state platform convention Of such par.
ty to be held at the time and place
herein provided (Boise). The mum
ber of delegates to be elected by sucf
county central committee shall be 8
number equal to three times the mum
ber of state representative to be elect
ed from such county at the genera
election for that year. No proxie:
shall be allowed in such convention
but the members Of the delegation
from each county in actual atendanc,
shall be entitled to cast the full vot'
of such delegation on all questions
arising in such convention"
Under the law as quoted above tn
representation in the platform con
vention will aggregate 306, the differ
ent counties having the following rep
resentation:
Ada, IS; Bear Lake, g.; Boise, 6
Boundary, 6; Clear Water, 6; Frank
lin, 6; Gooding, 6; Kootenai, Is; Madi
son, 6; Oneida, 6; Shoshone, IL
Washington, 6; Adams, 6; Bingham, 8
Bonner, II; Canyon, IS; Custer,
Fremont, 8; Idaho, 8; Latah, 12; Min
idoka, 6; Owyhee, 6; Teton, 6; Ban
mock, IL; Blaine, 8; Bonneville, 8
Cassia, g. Elmore, s; Gem, 6; Jeffer
son, 6; Lincoln, 6; Nez Perce, 8
Power, 6; Twin Falls, II.