Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-30

the Wardner bull pen, the Populis'
convention refused to enter lnto Iht
union.
By the exertions of Chalrmen
Perky, Arney and Andrews Oh the
three parties, a union OF the tnreS
silver parties was effected before the
close Of the campaign.
The Republican state convention
met in Boise on July 20, and Gilmore
county was honored by this conVen'
ton in the nomination of Harry j.
Syms, editor OF the Republican, as
the candidate for state auditor.
CHAPTER XXI
Shortly after his election to the
Craftsmanship of the Democratic state
central committee, Judge Perky was
called to Chicago to confer with the
National executive committee, ana
on returning TO Idaho he removed 10
Boise, the state headquarters, where
be remained to conduct the cam
paign until after the election, leaV,
ing his law business in charge oil
Leslie B. Green, his partner, a bright
young lawyer, who had lately arrlV-
ed from Nebraska, now city attof-
ney of Mountain Home.
Through Chairman Perky's exer-
lions, a union of the Silver parties
was made, thus insuring victory lot
the state ticket at the November
election.
At the close OF the campaign, he
was presented by the Silver RepuDll-
can state executive committee with
am elegant cane as a testimonial OF
appreciation of his efforts.
County Commissioner Robert
Griffith rendered his resignation ana
removed to Idaho county. W, Il.
Thurman of Mayfield was appointed
his successor by the governor.
In the spring of 1900 quite an ex-
odus from this state to Nome City,
a newly discovered gold field in Alas
ka. Among those who left Gilmore
county for the new land OF gold
were Hon. Martin King, Charles w.
Howeth, Harry G. Madison, X. T.
Whitney, George Avery, Sam Hell
mer, Elmer Smith and A. J. Griffin.
Excepting Griffin, Whitney and
Smith, all the gold seekers returned
before the ensuing winter. K. f,
Whitney was killed accidentally by
a blast lei Juneau.
Sam t. Kincaid, an old resident OF
this county, by a s of a rich find
near Dawson, became n OF the boz
nanza kings OF the Klondyke.
In September, the political cam
paign opened in the county. BY
agreement with the Democratic coun-
ty central committee, the Populists
and Silver Republican committees
called for no county convention, and
none were held.
The Democratic convention met at
Rocky Bar and put up a ticket In
which all three Silver parties were
represented. This was the personnel
of the ticket: Senator, Jas. A. Pur-
till; representative, Arthur Davis;
sheriff, c. M. Nicholson; assessor,
w. II, Manion; attorney. A. M, SIN
mott probate judge, j. S. White;
treasurer, f. p. AXE; superintendent
of schools, Miss Lille B. Nichols
(now Mrs. c. A. Wertz); surveyor,
commissioners, l.. N. FRANKIE, w. L,
Thurman and w. e. Wilson.
The Republican convention met a
week afterward at Mountain Home
and the following ticket was nom
mated: Senator, G. d. Golden; rep
resentative, Chas. M. Brown; sheT-
if, Walter G. Corker; assessor, John
r, Gilman; attorney, W. G. HOWE;
judge, ]. w. Ball; treasurer, r. N.
Griffith; superintendent of schools,
Miss Anna l.. Lodge; coroner, VIM.
H. holland; commissioners, John
Holland, Antoine Mcmillan and Jo-
seph Rosevear.
Among the many distinguished
speakers who addressed the voters of
Gilmore county during this campaign
were Senator Allen of Nebraska,
(Pop.); Senator Chas. Towne of
Minnesota (Dem,); Senator Dubois
of Idaho (Silv, Rep; and Senator
Hepburn of Idaho (Rep.)
On election day all forces worked
for their respective tickets ardu-
ously and zealously until the polls
closed.
The Silver forces scored a victory
for the state ticket, electing both
branches of the legislature.
With the exception of the county
superintendent of public instruction,
the entire county Democratic ticket
was elected.
The vote between Misses Nichols
(Dem.) and Lodge (Rep,) for school
superintendent, being a tie, was de-
cided by lot in the board of COM
missioners, Miss Lodge drawing the
lucky ticket, was declared elected.
In the precincts, John P. Martin
and f. 0. Abbott were elected JUS
tices of the peace at Rocky Bar and
j. M. Caldwell constable. Leroy Fl.
Cooper and John S. Lewis were elect
ed justices at Mountain Home and
G. d. Stillwell constable.
In Glenns Ferry John Flanagan
and ]. b, Wells were elected Justices
and Albert Stein constable.
During the Christmas holidays,
the county superitendents' and
teachers state convention was held
at Mountain Home, and was a not
able event, both e~ducati0nally and
socially. The session LASTED almost
a week.
CHAPTER XXXIH
The newly-elected board of com
missioners organized on January IL.
1901, by electing w. l.. Thurman as
chairman, the board consisting of
N. FRANKIE of Atlanta, w. L.
Thurman of Mayfield and w. e. VIII