The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-05
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ELECTS DELE
GATES TO CONVENTION
Good Attendance at Meeting and En-.
thusiasm Shown

| The Bingham county central COM
mittee met at the Court House, We'd
nesday afternoon, to elect delegates
to the state Democratic convention
at Pocatello, May IS. There was a
strong attendance and the members
were we'll in accord with each other.
F. e. DeKey, as chairman, called the
meeting to order, and the first act
of the body was to pass unanimous
resolution of regret for the absence
of their former member, George
Longhurst, who had died since the
last session, and this resolution was
ordered to be forwarded to the be-
reaved family of their friend.
A credentials committee was ap-
pointed to indorse the several proxies
that were presented for members not
present.
L. M. Capps was elected state COM
mitteeman to replace Mr.. w. J..
Darcy. whose resignation was read
by the chairman and accepted by the
meeting.
w. e. Barnhart, former resident
of Bingham county, now of Wash
ington, was q guest, and the target
of various friendly remarks and
jokes. Another guest was Mrs. Fred
Floed, wife of the editor of "The
New Freedom" Democratic paper
published at Boise. Mrs. Floed came
unobstrusively to take some notes,
but when her identity with the cause
was discovered she was invited with
in the circle, and thereafter received
several subscriptions for her paper,
with the cash.
No Secret Session
Leo w. Phillips, of the Pocatello
Chronicle, attended and had given
notice that he had something worth
while to present to the Democrats IL
they should go into executive ses-
sion. Nobody seemed to have any
idea what this could mean, and at
the mention of a secret session, they
baked. James Just said bluntly that
he was not in favor of holding any
proceedings behind closed doors, and
tnat he thought it would not be in
line with real Democratic custom.
Leave this secret session business
to the Republicans" said he. He
must have expressed the unanimous
opinion, because motion to close
the doors did not receive single
vote. The sentiment thus put for
ward was that If Mr.. Phillips had
anything to bring before the meeting
he should speak 1t out in open ses-
sion. But Mr.. Phillips was offended.
He sai0 that he had a matter to
propose that was very much In the
interest of the committee to hear,
but that he could see they we're not
interested, and SO he would not
bother them; and he went out, and
the door slammed after him. Even
at that no one appeared to have an
idea what the proposal could have
been and evidently no feelings were
hurt over the affair, SO far as the
members were concerned.
Resolutions
Resolutions indorsing the position
of President Wilson and his execu-
tive acts during his term of office,
and also of Governor Moses Alexand-
er for his achievements as head or
the state, were read and passed. They
will be published in this paper next
week in full.
Convention Delegates
The following delegates and al
ternates were chosen to represent the
Bingham county Democrats at the
Pocatello convention, the alternates
to be filled in where any members
should be unable to go:
Delegates
w. A. Beakley, F. e. DeKay, s. J.
Rich, ]. M. Livingston, William Nc
knight, H. G. G. Rich, w. G.. Craig,
l.. M. Capps, L. e. Killian, Frank
Evans, - M. Farnice, John W Bit
ton.
AlternateS
James Just, John e. Kelly, Jacob
Gushwa, T. r. Shelman, H. A. Ben
son, Frank Halverson, Howard Hend-
erson, j.. A. Toner, Mrs. Agnes Dris-
coll, Hans Peterson, G. L. Braley and
T. J. Bennett.
Gvernor Alexander holds the OPP