The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-01
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET in WALLACE
MOSCOW MADE STIFF FIGHT FOR
CONVENTION REFUSE TO
RETIRE CHAIRMAN

The republican state convention will
be held in Wallace August %, accord
ing to the decision of the state COM
mlttee, in session at Boise Saturday.
There was spirited contest between
MOSCOW and Wallace for the conven-
ton, wallace winning out c. A.
Hagen was present from this city,
with the proxy of A. H. Oversmith,
Larah county state committeeman, and
set forth MoscOw's claims ably, but
was unable to swing the committee.
The vote was Wallace, 27; Moscow
z and Weiser 2. Later the committee
made the selection of Wallace unan1-
nous.
The committee was in session in the
Owyhee hotel, with So out of the A
counties represented, according to a
Boise dispatch
Boise dispatch today. BY "a vote of
Fl to IA, the committee first decided
to hold the state nominating conven-
ton in some city in the first congress
sional district. This action eliminated
Boise as a possible contender as the
city is in the second district. Weiser,
Wallace and Moscow were the main
contenders for the convention. All
three are in the first district Their
respective claims for the convention
were presented to the convention by
John D. Robertson, who spoke fer
Weiser; Herman Rossi, who spoke for
Wallace, and Chris Hagan for Moscow.
The committee declined to accept
the resignation of State Chairman
Thomas who asked to be relieved Mr..
Thomas opened the session and told of
conditions existing at the time Of the
last election and the steps taken since
that time. He was of the opinion that
conditions were, since then, much i'm
proved. He predicted that with the
coming of fall general revival Of bus
mess will have been effected. He told
those present that it was his intention
to resign from the position of chair
man due to business matters which
would require considerable of his
time. He requested that action be
taken on this matter as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Frawley of Ada county took
the floor and delivered "a strong ad-
dress in favor Of not accepting Mr..
Thomas resignation. This was up
held by w. Scott Hall and several
others. A vote was taken and the un-
animous opinion was that Mr.. Thomas
should remain in the chair at the pre-
sent time.
Fred GOoding in speaking in behalf
of Mr. Thomas in his desire to resign
said that he was intimate to a certain
extent with the business of Mr.. Thorn
as and that he was of the opinion that
Mr.. Thomas should devote more time
to it. He said it would be well for
them to have in mind some man for
the position SO that after the coming
convention, he could take charge with
out delay.
Tonight the committee went into
executive session, organized for pre-
convention work and made prelimin
ary arrangements for the financing of
the campaign.
A subcommittee will make a study
of all problems that may become Is
sues in the campaign to the end that
the Wallace convention may be fully
informed. Members of this commit
tee, considered a highly important
one, are as follows:
Jess Hawley, Boise chairman Ar
mold Lyon, Moscow; Cheney st. Clair,
Idaho Falls; John D. Robertson, Weis-
er; Joseph Peterson, Pocatello.
Strong speeches during the day had
as their key note the efficiency that
has marked the republican administra-
tion in Idaho. Smiles, members of the
committee said, greeted the mention
Of the fact that M. Alexander, former
democratic governor, will be the Bour-
bon leader in the next campaign.