The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-14

Notwithstanding the steamroller
methods employed by the Pence-Nu-
gent-Elder contingent of the county
central committee of the Democratic
party in this city Saturday, the Can
you delegation to the Pocatello con
venton will not support Mr.. Elder for
national committeeman. Ot the 81
hand picked delegates a majority are
unalterabl opposed to Mr.. Elder. 1t
seems that Pence, Nugent and Elder
operating through County Chairman
Buckner were unable to find 81 men
in the county who would support Mr..
| Elder.
The majority of the committee were
denied the privilege of participating in
the meeting. This majority met and
called a primary election to be held
throughout the county on April Is tor
the purpose of electing delegates to
the Pocatello convention. The dele
gates who were appointed by Mr..
| Buckner and who are opposed to Mr..
Elder will probably be elected at the
primary election.
Alexander Appointees Control.
State and Federal appointees or rel
atives controlled the meeting OF the
county central committee. Mr.. Buck
ner, trustee of the home for the feeble
minded and an appointee of Governor
Alexander presided at the meeting.
Guy Graham, state fruit inspector. act
ed as secretary of the meeting C. W..
Within, applicant for the Office of
United States Surveyor General and
Harry Within, his brother, represent
ed two precincts. G.. II. Bowman,
postmaster at Payette, Cash Nichols,
who was precinct committeeman Tor
Stuart precinct which is now part of
Gem county, and the father of the
sheriff of Gem county; Joe Bird, a
county road overseer. and A. w. Nc
Neil, another appointee. of Governor
Alexander, were the others who con-
trolled the committee.
/ The delegates who did not partici-
. pate in the meeting but who have call
J ed a primary election, are: l.. L. Die
{ kerson of Roswell; H. W. Barnes OF
Homestead, George F. Lee of Fargo
William Rhodes of Greenleaf, James
' Strobe of West Nampa, L. A. White
! of Midway, proxy H. A. Griffiths; Phil
! Harris OF Pleasant Valley. proxy w
: P. O'Conner; Parma: D. Q. Castator
proxy NJ. A. Bates; n. E. Leigh Of
! Apple Valley, proxy NJ A. Bates
: Cary Tussing Of South Fruit.
S land, proxy VIM. Rhoades; c. C
Y Todd of Melba, proxy L. ]. Magee
George Wilson of New Plymouth
t proxy ]. w. Smith; J. c. Giesler o.
i Payette, proxy L. Harding; George L
e Green of East Nampa, proxy L. L
: Dickerson; M. F. McCabe of Peaceful
c Valley. proxy P. f. Smith; Harry L
n Cox of Nampa, proxy W. P. O'Conner
n Proxies Not Admissible.
s The meeting was called to order b,
Chairman Buckner of the county cen
trail committee. Secretary Mumfort
was not present, and Guy Graham wa
elected temporary secretary. 1t Wa
!. ordered that the roll of the precinct
y be called when the matter of proxie
= came up The Nugent- Eide
u y contingent as represented by Buckner
u Graham, ct al, voted against the us
q of proxies This gave this wing tn
sc control of the meeting.
i Messrs. p. F. Smith, w. p. O'Con
. ner and others protested against tn
&c action. Mr.. O'Conner stated that NJ
Y Buckner had told him the day befor
$ that proxies could be used and tina
u was the reason Il am here. Buckne
you lied to me in. my office yesterday
~ The protest was without avail.
10 The committee proceeded to tn
" transaction of the business of til
&c meeting which was the appointment
delegates to the Pocatello convention
Insurgents Call Primary.
ntt The precinct committeeman WI
a. were opposed to the machine withdre
90 from the meeting. They organize
Y. by electing l.. Harding chairman al
George F. Lee secretary. A commi
-, tee on resolutions was appointed col
20 sisting of w. p. O'Conner of Namp
10 NJ. A. Bates of Parma and II. A. Gri
h. iiths of Caldwell, By vote it was d
he cided to hold a primary election in Il
mo county, Tuesday, April Is, for the pu
he pose of electing 30 delegates to t
Oh state convention.
ms The resolutions committee submit
ers ted its report which was adopted. +
Did resolutions denounced Chairman Buc
ia ner for the action taken as follows:
lay Further. we denounce the arbitra
me action of 7. f, Buckner Of the Dem
ng cratic central committee of this coun
in refusing to recognize the MAORI
ma of the legally and duly elected COZ
ct, mitteemen of this county, represent
He in person and by proxy at the coun
ro- central committee meeting called
ur- him for this date, and especially do
ost denounce the action of said charm
and a portion of said committee
their autocratic attempt to deny to
:. Democratic voters OF the county tn