The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
NOMINATED A CITY TICKET
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shouted to him to walk. He with
drew his name and nominated ]. J.
Boyle and these were accepted by
reclamation, the vote being unani-
nous.
The chairman then stated that 1t
would be necessary to have an ex-
ecutive committee to manage the
campaign and to fill vacancies il
any occurred. He suggested that
they be selected from the four wards
and that they be made as represen-
tative of all classes and parties as
possible. The house ordered that
the chairman make the appoint
ments at his leisure.
The chairman then asked if there
was anything else that needed at
tention before adjournment, and
said he did not want to bar out any
one desiring to be heard. Some
body in the back of the house yelled,
Dickinson" but Mr.. Dickinson did
not seem to be present, and the sug-
gestion passed as a pleasantly.
After the adjournment, people
gathered along the railing and
beckoned to Mr.. Quillin to come for
ward to receive congratulations
People stood around and remarked
that it was a good meeting; that all
creeds and parties seemed to have
been present and participating. Some
of them kidded others about having
planned the main features in ad-
vance or having had a slate made
before coming to the hall. Some
said the bearing seemed to have been
oiled in advance, some remarked
that everybody had been given equal
opportunity to speak, and some
looked at their watches and said the
convention had done a lot of bust
ness in two hours and that things
had moved along with commendable
dispatch. Some remarked that it
had moved a little too fast to suit
them and that they liked more time
to think-when things were cut
and dried it always invited more or
less support for an opposition tic
ket, no matter how good the first
ticket might be.
An incident in the nomination of |
mayor puzzled people somewhat. !
After the name of Mr.. Peck had /
been presented, Mrs. w. G. Thomp-
son offered the name of Mrs. Frank
DeKay. She did not speak loud
enough to be heard by all, and she
was asked to repeat it. Mr.. DeKay
rose and said he wished to withdraw
her name, as she was not a candi-
date for nomination. The Chairman
hesitated, and showed slight embar-
rassment. He then asked Mrs.
Thompson if she had Mrs. Delays
approval and she replied that Mrs
DeKay had not refused when she
phOned her about it. Mr.. DeKay
rose again and said he would have
to insist on withdrawing her name
as she did not wish to be a candidate
and that her health was so poor it
was out of the question. Mrs
repeated that she had
phoned Mrs. DeKay and she had not
mayor. DeKay rose again and W.
D. Smith (Big Bill pulled his coat
tail, but DeKay assured that his
wife had told them not to use her :
lame. Big Bill pulled the coat tail
again and DeKay looked around as
f to correct the offender, but Big
Bill smiled up at him and he couldn t
loId out against that so he sat down.
The chair ruled that Mr.. Delays
wishes should prevail and said he /
would hear other nominations if s
here were any.
About fifteen or twenty women {
we're present, but aside from the ;
)eKay incident they showed no ac- '
ivity excepting to vote as did the {
est.