Show ONEIDA mm republicans PUBLICANS RE fushir particulars ol of their recent convention tiie the silver wing rill Vicar vacancies cies caused by defection of 0 edavis the master wheel of the goldbas convention contention that a very smooth game has been and is being 0 worked by the goldbug win of the republican party of idaho was plainly visible to even the most casual observer on the occasion of the oneida county convention or more properly conventions vent ions iono on wednesday at franklin it then became apparent that ever since the meeting of tho the state committee on aug august cust etli when the committee commit lea was split in twain and each half assumed to constitute the said committee and each issued instructions to the various count county Y ora or orga 0 a the goldbug wing has been stealthily but industriously at work to defeat what we believe to be tire the will of the great majority of the party in idaho it was equally apparent that the silver wing relying wi on the justice of their cause and the well known sentiments of their constituents in favor of the white metal had bad r gave ave in two instances iastan cee taken no pren treachery roese pt 1 0 ns were galal malal and weston M eshoo each of which sent bent two be parate delegations one favoring fa ilver the other gold in ea each cli or 01 these there places the tha gold bugs had plainly shown their hand band thus puffin putting friends of silver on their gurd guird gui gu rd in the primary held at mi malad alad C T koons was present and introduced a test oath which provided that a man must declare himself blinE in favor of the st louis platform and declare his intention of voting for MeKin mckinley lev before lie he could lie be elected a delag delegate yae to the county convention la in this lie nas ii as upheld by C R davis of the kalail enterprise and a few others but they vere e promptly euel chel by a vote of 67 to lol 13 band and their bebe nie me fell to the ground straight biln silver er men were elected as delegates to the county convention but the disgruntled thirteen held a little meeting I 1 of I 1 their own and with characteristic gall assumed themselves to be the only republicans in the precinct and proceeded to elect a little delegation of their own prominent amon among whom were koons mcdougall and davis in piestor Pr estor which sent ore one of the largest delegations Porri every very clever work had been lone done by tho the goldbu gold bugs gsand and although the question had not been brought to an issue in the primary it was to eo arranged that only straight mckinley men were sent had the matter been brou brought glit to an issue or the sentiments sentiment of the delegates been known there is no doubt the result have been far different bouy 0 other 1 er delegations were mixed arid and each individual delegate 0 at with the party of his choice but even here it see seemed m ed that it was vas fully understood by the goldbug members as they marched arched in right straight into their own camp without attempting t to 0 stay with their fellow members SILVER FILVER seeing in which way the wind blew blev the silver men finding themselves excluded from the alie counsels counsel and confidence of their fel fellow fellona loNN delegates proceeded to lit hold ad a convention r which we the popular sentiment in the southern part of idaho will declare the ibs officio republican county conven convention of oneida county that they had bad the recognition and support of the regular republican state commit fee ea is evidenced by the following letter from its chairman start mart patrie pair ie to the chairman and members of oatlie the republican republic an county convention of bf oneida county idaho assembled sein bled august 19 1896 gentlemen at the republican state convention con bention held in 1891 D C me dougal was chosen to represent omida county on the state central committee the platform promulgated at vaid state on the financial Hn ancial question rai irja I 1 that we favor the tree free and unlimited 11 coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to I 1 12 the financial question has become the paramount issue of the day and of the coasin coming campaign and nd in the face of all these facts fact s your committeeman commil teeman D C mi me bousal by mr davis davia proxy bolted from frodi a meeting of said s id committee held in floise on the aih day of ot august 1890 and followed 1 the he goldbug gold bug wins wing ol of our party out of the committee rooms arid and became a party to an or aniza tiou known as the single gold standard party severing ins his connection with the regular republican or organization of thi state you are hereby notified that bat a vacancy exists on said committee in your county therefore the republicans of your cov cownty rity in convention assembled on august should elect a committeeman to fill said vacancy and transmit his hia name to me as chairman and it will be placed upon the list of ca committeemen and il is thede the desire of this committee that said member should meet with all other committe enlen on the platform of the tha convention hall at 9 0 clock 0 a in august as the state stale central itral committee will be called upon to decide all contesting in delegations to said convention convection st PATRIE chairman republican state cental committee Commit tei this letter it will he be plainly seen rules tho leaders of the goldbug county convention all aud and davis entirely out and effectually prevents any official recognition of themselves or their acts the following platform was adopted and we e are convinced that it will meet the hearty approval pro al arid and expresses the sentiments of the great majority of republicans public ans in oneida county SILVER republicans ife solved that we endorse the action of the idaho in the baand they took at the st louis convention conventi hes elved that we f divor ivor the free frea and conia coinage ge of silver at the ratio of 16 to I 1 ir respective irrespective of other ii ues aes or an international agie agreement ement resolved anat our dele 0 ates tn the otate state convention bi instructed ini to lo vote for no candidate nao is not heartily in favor of ahe fore foregoing goin resolutions resolution g resolved lle solved that wo v i in the Pe severest fegveresi feve verest resi bernis the action of W V 15 13 1 hayborn Ryborn Il and others including inc ludins the central Commit committeeman teman from oneida county in their attempt to disorganize disora niza and disrupt dai the lie publican puo pun lican party of idah and pros roa abe same sane to iri arit bouey power and I 1 ali lat la t the chec earice of silvor arid and we further crivici 0 the marv test etli ly by C U r 1 koons and others othen at the recent primicy miry election as un american and unbecoming 0 the sacredness Fac redness of the elective eler ele tivo etive franchise so prized by every american citizen and whereas D C McDo mcdougall uvall and 0 T koons have bolted the republican pu bican i 1 arty and hive have allied themselves with the goldbug gold hug faction known as the sing singlee standard party therefore be ii it resolved that we the republicans of oneida counte in convention assembled this day of august do Z t et 1 I 1 h I 1 r 6 14 ip t J 77 7 41 the f shaped cyclone chica started in nebraska has arrive arnved Oin Sn canten cauton cansas city times hereby leeclare te clare the offices of state committeeman Commit teman leman arm thi this s county and the chairman of county republican central committee vacant and proceed to fill said vacancies we endorse the firm stand taken by mart patre GOLDBUG in tho the meantime other scenes nere ivere acin being enacted by the goldbug wing but th the principal ones were performed Der formea behind the tha Ec scenes eries when presented on the stage it had the appearance of a performance frequently rehearsed the time set was two 0 clock but 1 it was nearly three before the chief conspirators emerged from the gloomy portals of the vacant parkinson store building and proceeded to the meeting houe hou e avery precaution had been taken to to guard against a surprise surp tise by the silver men anen who were more profitably engaged the te temporary organization was effected as if by bv magic no sooner was the name of bolig delight t ly IN mentioned for temporary chairman aln than it was seconded and before there was time for another nomination davis the alert enterprise man mail jumped up aud and put a motion that nominations be closed I 1 this was another man s cue and the see seconding putting a and carrying of the motion were done in the I 1 twinkling of an eye the same J tactics prevailed in the iho election of E 11 bronson as secretary A recess of only fifteen ini minutes was taken to allow the various committees to on reassembling it was found thil tbt thu the committee having in the least work the committie on credentials credential was the only one not yet ready and a short extension of time wa wai i allowed when nil ill were ready the convention wa called to order and contrary to all precedent pre t a motion mad by adavis davis that the report of the committee commit ite or on permanent organization and order of business bs be first heard was carried with the usual celerity lenty ce the recommendations were at once adopted and so it happened that the perina permanent tient eha irman and secretary were installed before it was dc determined who were entitled to seats in the convention when davis of preston the chairman of the committee on platform ard and resolutions resolution arose to pre bent his hia report formulated in fifteen minutes ha fie mado the su suggestion that C R davis who by the way was a member of the committee on credential read the re as lie was better acquainted ith the liand hand N M riling There nuon 0 11 arose and read it with as much cace as if lie he had bad not only composed and written but had frequently rehearsed it the aub stance of the platform and leaola eions were given in our last 1 asur SUP S UP and it will wi 1 l be remembered they endorsed every plank of the alie st louis arid and recognized no republican who did not agree agree ith them one par particularly ticul arly funny incident occurred when D 1 C mcdougall McDo usall offered the resolution resu lution calculated to ej ci this was 1 e 17 ie f efer i vac d to the Deino Derno critic cratic party as tle the party parly of dissolution and free trade it would be hard to find anywhere from maine to california Calif qt at any period of the nations nation s history hii tory a more moie united party than the democratic crat lepart party of idaho idabo and where the shoe pinches the mckinley hanna foot is iq that nearly half of the republican I 1 party will sustain its nominees here again C F davis davia the alpha and ome a i the bonum and lyen general ral boss of that yellow back convention mark hannas captain and mckinless McKin leys right L hand band man arose in his place e cri cried ed out with a mighty voice against a ainest the passage of the only measure that could possibly have helped his cause and lo 10 it was killed ile he read from a circular by the goldbug faction with a v view act to weaning the affections of the people from froin the stalwart dubois wherein it was stated that dubois had left the party and would be one of the most acene e workers for the democratic cause with a view of being reelected elected re to congress no lie is too black and no scheme too low for hannas lieutenants in this campaign campag n but they roide madea a grave mistake when they attacked the aie integrity of idalida Id alioa political idol and bat biot fred dubois |