Show SUCCESSOR orv T con C on the oth dinst tile democratic central can tal co committee mini ateo of oneida co idaho idalio met at oxford for the purpose of selecting delegates to at tend tho tile territorial democratic convention to be held sept in boise city for the purpose of nominating that bartys choice for the hip to the forty ninth nin th congress there was a full attendance at from all precincts of the county judge W crawford craft ford being chairman and D L evans secretary cre tary the following delegates were elected W crawford chairman chester cester cole J C rich 1 I L evans E vans W V N thomas no instructions were given the delegation hon jas H hawley so we bileam learn from gentlemen well posted jen in the political of our northern sister territory stands the best chances of representing the gem of the mountains in the halls of the next national legislature although our friend hon ilon geo N crawford editor of the idaho herald at soda springs is is also favorable spoken of in that connection in the counties ot of lembi and custer and oncida oneida would probably fall into line should lii ills candidacy assume serious proper lions which however is said not lobe to be iwo probable bable as mr crawford Or awford decidedly declines all such lio honors nors mr hawley has repeatedly repeat edl been a main member ber of the idaho legislature leg sitting in both branches also filling the positions lions of both houses for four years he creditably dis charged the duty of district attorney of bf the second if U S district it will be remembered chatin the frauds of 1878 and 1879 of the territorial tero rit yit 0 rial orial legislature when the democrats in oneida county elected their entire delegation of members of both houses by a in majority ni arity of k from to the board afcan of canvassers of oneida co at that time consisting of 11 0 harkness john lewis and wm al fancher fraudulently gave the certificate of election to the republican Republic au candidates 6 dates who ran for the respective offices mr thomas D cahalan as chief clerk cler of the assembly refused I 1 1 I to recognize the action of the returning board and mr hawley at the same time he lie being clerk of the council in connection wither with mr cahalan and others forthe for the purpose of protecting the rights of the duly dul y elected democratic candidates from front southern Idaho held beld the house and council Cou itell for 33 days f iza tion the deadlock was finally broken by traitors in the democratic ranks who were bought by parties on the other side if there is a man antho in the territory Terri toly of idaho who should receive the shearly suf frages of the voters both democrats and republicans that man is hon ilon james 11 gawle hawley y who is the very soul of honor and integrity and a gentleman universally ayr respected throughout the entire length and breadth of the territory if nominated we are credibly informed from those who ought to know and in whose elpe ri fience ence and trustworthiness we a bave full reason to place implicit confidence the gentleman Aik will carry the tle territory with from 1 1 1 to 0 majority in which case idaho will again be represented by a man of the people one who understands her ber interests and defends her rights will be nowhere and will be li in a just hurry to wj buckle his carpetbag tie von on his camp stool and ide himself to bis marck not of germany but of dakota |