The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-23

would be called to the matter or not
he did not say. That the Elder forces
did not intend to bolt was indicated by
the withdrawal by Joe Pence of the
first point or order raised on the
question of abolishing the unit rule
Pence raised the point that the con-
vention had no power to act, and then |
tacitly allowed discussion to rage for |
three hours in technical violation of |
rules of order, and then withdrew it
quietly. Had a contest been intended |
it would have been on this point.
The ruling of the chair on the point
of order raised by Nugent was mani
testify in accordance with the sound
principles of parliamentary procedure
He held that the fact that a motion to
abrogate the unit rule was before the
house was itself proof that such rule
was in existance until set aside. The
unit rule applied, he held, to the vote
about to be taken, so far as the dele
gates had been bound under such rule
by those sending them. In other
words, if a delegation was bound to
vote as a unit on all questions, then it
must vote as a unit on this one, as the
rule had not yet been set aside, but
question of delegate it was free to
vote as it pleased on the motion to
table the attempt to unit rule. Ban
mock and Fremont counties were
among the ones bound to vote as a
unit for Elder, that divided on the
question of setting aside the unit rule.
The motion to table carried by a vote
of 211 to 179, and foreshowed the fin
al result.
The vote on national committeeman
stood, Elder POS, Kerr 6S1a, Bowen &C,
James 2515, Ensign Is, Evans T. On
motion to make unanimous there was
burst of ayes and few nays.
Nineteen delegates to the national
convention, with 16 votes, were elect
cd as follows:
Governor Moses Alexander, former
Governor James H. Hawley, former
United States Senator K 1. Perky,
Democratic State Chairman J. T.
Pence, NJ j. Kerr, chairman of the
concluding Democratic state conven-
ton, Beecher Hitchcock, Bonner coun-
ty; W. A. Coughanor, Canyon county
]. B. Hit, Cassia county; ]. M. Clark,
Lincoln county; ID. c. briggs, Teton
]
county; David Lowry, Lewis county
/ ]. w. Tanner, Twin Falls county;
David L. Evans, Oneida county; Ar
thur w. Holden, Bonneville county
Clay Vance, Custer county; B. o.
Clark, Gem county; Fred w. Rothas,
Bannock county; Teresa NJ. Graham,
of Couer d'Alene.
If the delegates all go each have a
fractional vote If three stay away
those present will have a vote apiece
Most of the delegates were leaving
for the trains when the following res
olutions were adopted:
I'VE, the Democrats of Idaho, in
state convention assembled, this nine
teenth day of May, 1916, at the city OF
Pocatello, unqualifiedly and without
reserve indorse the administration OF
President Wilson and pledge him our
continued and unwavering support He
has successfully carried out the plat
form on which he was elected, and
met with courage and devotion the in
terests of his country and humanity in
foreign issues that have arisen as q
result of the great European war, as
well as in Mexico By his skillful di.
plomacy he has kept us from horrors
bloodshed and destruction, and at the
same time maintained our honor as Z
nation and increased our prestige anC
strength among the governments Of
the world With such leader we can
not fail in the campaign that is before
us.
1--WE heartily approve the state ad
ministration of Governor Alexander
He has kept all the promises that he
made to the people before his election
and has saved the state hundreds o.
thousands of dollars by his honesty
and efficiency in his splendid admins