The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-15
NOMINATE EIGHT CANDIDATES
FOR ELECTION-NEED FOUR
DELEGATES

Eight men were nominated late this
afternoon at the Latah county demo-
cratic convention assembled at the
Moscow chamber of commerce rooms
to select four delegates to the state
convention at HALEY on August 22.
They were: j. H. Forney, r. Hodgins,
Frank l.. Moore. G. P. Mix and Ed
Snow, of Moscow Robert Hall, Julia
eta; F. M. Green, Troy; and P. P. No
land.
The election of the delegates which
was by ballot had not been finished
at late hour this afternoon.
The meeting as whole moved
along very smoothly with nothing but
the details of organization and pre-
liminary business coming up for
settlement.
Forty delegates from the various
precincts over the county were pres
ent and all took a lively interest in
the proceedings of the convention.
Several attended from precincts that
had elected no delegates. These were
seated.
The convention was called to order
by j. j. Keane, chairman of the dem
ocratic county central committee.
Joseph Dunn of the south Troy pre-
cinct was chosen temporary chair
man and w. F. Morgareidge, tempor-
airy secrtary. Both were retained as
permanent officials.
Upon motion three committees were
named; Cd a committee on credentials
of the delegates present; (2) COM
mittee on organization and plan OF
business; CD committee on platform
and resolutions.
Members of the committees on Gre
dentials and the drawing of platforms
and resolutions were selected by the
delegates from each precinct appoint
ing one member of the delegation as
member of each committee. Five
members were appointed to the COM
mittee on organization and procedure
by the chairman of the convention in
whom the power was vested.
The committee on credentials was
composed of John Hill, f. K. Green,
Earl Hunter. H. W. Mallery, M. o.
Rabey, Robert Hall, P. P. holland,
VIM Heaton, w J. Chandler and Will
ard Harland.
The committee members on organl-
zation and order of business consist
ed of R. Hodgins, N. NJ. Talbot, w l..
CLANCY, John e. Hall, r. s. Mushlitz.
Members chosen on the committee
on platform and resolutions were M
w. Schumacher, N. NJ. Talbot, f. H.
Sturdevant. Frank L. Moore, VIM i.
CLANCY, L. e. Kegley, Samuel Lackner,
Clayton Keane. r. S. Mushlitz, W. S.
Ross, G. p. Mix, Eliza Compton.
Upon motion by Frank L. Moore
recess of forty-five minutes was taken
to allow different committees to get
together and make report.
Ioo q
by the committee on organization was
read by the secretary and accepted.
The order of business for the conven-
ton read:
l. That the temporary chairman and
secretary be made permanent.
2. That the report from the commit
tee on credentials be given and act
ed on.
3. That four delegates be elected to
attend the state democratic convention
at HALEY, Idaho, on August %.
4. That the report of the committee
on platform and resolutions be heard.
The first two points of the report
were duly passed when a small ces-
sation of regular business was occas-
ioned to await the committee on plat
forms and resolutions which had not
returned.
During the lull several prominent
men who were present at the corven-
tion were called upon to talk. Supt.
S. A. Waters of the Kamiah schools
made the first talk in which he out
lined the party's position and spoke
of the prospects for dem
ocratic candidates. He was followed
briefly by P. P. Noland, F. M. Green,
Frank l.. Moore, J. J. Keane and 9TH
ers.
On the entrance of the committee
that had been out, the nominations for
delegates was opened and after eight
names had been entered on the list OF
ligibles the electing by ballot begun.
Further report of the work of the
will appear in tomorrow's