The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-30

say had ample opportunity to be
heard. The give and take" spirit
was everywhere in evidence and no.
where was any subject driven thru
by force of numbers. The greatest
generosity and tolerance existed ev-
erywhere.
A Thousand Miles for a Vote
An example of the tolerance and
generosity was shown when a dele
cation from north Idaho cast it's
whole vote for Conner for the SEN
ate and one member of the delega-
ton arose and stated that the came
thousand miles to vote for Frank
Gooding and asked the convention
to permit him to cast his half vote
for his candidate. He said that
his county convention had adopted
a resolution that their dele
gates should vote in a body
and as a unit after deter
mining how they should vote by TAX
ing the wish Of the majority Of their
delegation. He pleaded for the right
to exercise his individual choice and
cast his individual vote as he pleas
ed. Another delegate coming from
the same county said he did not at
tend the convention and was in
formed afterwards that he had been
elected delegate to the state con-
vention and it was we'll known that
he was for Frank Gooding for the
senate. He had come thousand
miles and was now confronted with
the statement that he was bound by
the wish of the majority, and the
majority was for Conner. He also
pleaded for the right to cast his
individual vote according to his in
dividual choice. Chairman Peter
son asked the convention what they
would do about the matter, and they
decided that as the men had vir-
tually come under instructions or
had started for the state convention
under that condition, it was up to
them to take their medicine and car
ry out the will of the majority of
their delegation. When this ques-
tion was put to vote the Ada
county delegation, favoring Patch,
and opposing Gooding, had fifteen
delegates to vote in favor of MAXI
ing those two delegates take their
medicine. That was to the advant-
age of Colonel Patch, who was their
favorite candidate. On the impulse
of the moment they voted to favor
their candidate. Then a Gooding
man arose and said that the Ada |
county delegation had so many votes
it was voting self-interest and was |
hardly fair. The Ada county spokes-
man accused the other man of not
being willing to take his medicine
and accept the will of the majority.
Both sides saw that there was an
element of unfairness and unpleas-
antness, and by mutual consent aris-
ng from mutual generosity and
owe of fair play they withdrew the
motion, Cancelled the order, and
cleared the slate of anything that
might create dissatisfaction.
Favoring Strongest Man
There was considerable talk thru
'ut the state of the prospects of the
Republican convention going into
deadlock over the senatorial nomi-
nation, and ii was freely predicted
hat Gooding would have the great
,st vote, but that the other three
might combine and create
md maintain a deadlock, thus MAX
ne it possible for some unknown
nan, dark horse, to receive the
nomination. What really happened
vas the farthest from this. A vote
vas taken to test the strength of
he candidates and in the second
ballot, as soon as it was shown that
iooding was increasing in strength,
he others moved to make it unani-
nous for Gooding and they with
rev and threw all their strength to
he strongest man, thereby making
unanimous and electing him by
The whole proceedings of the con-
ention was victory for the con-
-ention system as compared with
he corruption and weakness of the
|irect primary.