The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-18
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The Republican convention met a
the court house Tuesday Afternoon
to have their biennial love feast ant
elect delegates to the state conven
tion. About fifty delegates were
present, and J. H. Andersen wa'
made temporary chairman, and Viii
ford Jordan temporary secretary
Colonel Fugate was made sergeant
alarms with instructions to make
everybody behave. He asked for the
keys to the court house but the sher
iff was out, and he did not gel
them. He said he wanted to de
things up right.
P. G. Johnston addressed the con
vention regarding the good business
effect of having a Republican admin
istration and proposed sending eight
delegates authorized to cast hall
vote each at the state convention
which was adopted.
Senator w. A. Lee responded to
an invitation to speak, and said in
speaking of his own candidacy for
the supreme bench that he was a
candidate subject to the choice and
Judgment of the delegates and the
people. and that If he did not receive
the favor of being their choice he
would not feel at all miffed, for
no people owed nomination or
election to any citizen. II they chose
him 1t was a compliment, and If
they did not, it was not q case to be
peeved about or to occasion any feel
ing of resentment whatever or on
which to base remark Of disap-
pointment or censure.
Editors Called On
Editors Lee Jenkins Of the Aber-
deem Times and H. G. knight. Of the
Daily News, both papers Until reeents
ly considered Democratic, were pres
ent. and upon invitation to declare
themselves politically. they said
their papers, would now be Rspublf+
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When it was time to select dele
gates to the state convention. Dr. G.
A. Hoover proposed that five men
should be chosen from the conven-
tion to select eight delegates to rec
ommend to the convention for cleo
ton. w. D. Giffin of Aberdeen
promptly rose and said he did not
approve of the principle of dele
eating things to a comittee on the
theory that five men could be found
who knew more than fifty. or that
they could retire and do the select
ing better than the fifty could do 1t
on the floor and in the open. His
were greeted with burst
Of applause, and the selections were
made by the common herd on the
floor of the house.
The Delegates Named
F. G.. Johnston, w. d. Giffin, J. H. |
Soren Yorgensen, Chris |
Anderson, w. E. Jordan, o. Buchan-
In and w. C. Allen were chosen.
The state convention will be held
IN PocateNo on Tuesday the oath of
August to nominate the state and |
officers.
A resolution was adopted endors-
ng D. w. Davis for governor and
W. A. Lee for the supreme bench.
Independent Candidates
E. A. Doud and James Pendlebury
presented petitions for filing the
names of William M. Dye and Albert |
Helm of the Firth country for SEN
ltor and representative respective
y, for some three hundred petition
,rs who desired candidates repre-
'enting their views, the present law
that all those filed by Pc
ition. be under the heading of inde-
,endents. These are understood to
lave received the attention of petit
toner's who belong to the Nonparti-
an movement, the petitioners dwell.
each petitioner in signing it, assert
ID that he or she had not voted at
he primary, and the Nonpartisan pa
,er had been admonishing its people
lot to vote at the primary, but to
ave their rights for other activi-
les.
Another Independent
J. H.. Hale and James Yancey
ought to file petition asking that
he name of j. H. Hale be entered
IS an Independent candidate for
omissioner in the second district,
unning against r. G.. Bills, Republi-
an, and John Bitton, Democratic.
l. s. Dickinson is reported to have
'een active in getting the matter
lied, and has been looking after 1t
n court, for entanglements arose
equiring legal action.
County Clerks Statement
F. M. Fisher, the county clerk,
tates that on the 10th Of August,
he last day for filing by petition
,hen he was busy canvassing the
otes of the primary, he received a
elephone call from Yancey and Hale
aging they wanted to file such a
etition, and asked what time the
ffice would close. He told them |
clock, and when they asked If he I