Political News for Fremont County Idaho
The County Convention
A Large Representation – Convention Harmonous – Ben E Rich for Delegate to the National Convention
The Republican county convention was called or order last Saturday by
County Chairman, Hon. John Donaldson, who was made temporary chairman
of the convention and Prov. H. G. Fuller was honored with the temporary
secretaryship. The usual committees were selected. Adjournment
was taken until 12:30 when the gavel was sounded and the delegates came
to order in their places. The Committee on Permanent Organization
and Order of Business reported and Lieut-Col. Thos. R Hamer was
recommended for permanent chairman and Nash L. Bennett of Lewisville
permanent secretary. The report was adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions introduced the following which was unanimously adopted:
Sec. 1 RESOLVED That the Republicans of Fremont county, Idaho, in convention assembled, heartily
Endorse the National Republican Administration
Sec. 2 RESOLVED That Fremont county, in convention
assembled, hereby endorse the Republican national administration.
Fremont county is one of the larges and most populous counties in the
State of Idaho. At the last general election it gave 1000
majority for the Republicans. Fremont county is entitled to
representation in the delegates to the Republication national
convention therefore be it Resolved by this convention that it is the
sense of Fremont county that Ben E. Rich be elected a delegate at
Pocatello to the Republican national convention and that he delegates
to the State convention at Pocatello are hereby requested to exercise
their influence to the utmost to elect him to the national convention.
The election of twenty-three delegates was then proceeded with and the following were elected to go to the Pocatello convention:
Thos. R. Hamer; Geo. Harrigfeld; Chas. A. Smith; Albert Taylor; Conrad
Waley; O. P. Soule; r. J. Comstock; W. E. Holly; Albert Heath; Victor
Hegsted; Caleb Jones; Sam Harrop; J. Webster; Geo. Cordon; John
Donaldson; J. E. Fogg; J. W. Hart; D Osborn; Harry Cannon; F. A.
Pyke; C. C. Moore; M. J. Gray; A.
A. Adams.
It was recommended that the Count Central Committee be reorganized and
the various delegation proceeded to select from each precinct, a county
central committeeman, a list of which will be published later.
Before the close of the convention a resolution in regard to the unjust
distribution of the Federal patronage emenating from Blackfoot land
office, which had been taken up and passed by the County Executive
Committee, was presented by Judge Kelly of Fremont. Hon. David
Osborn of Rexburg, moved that the convention ratify the actions of the
County Executive Committee, which was seconded from various parts of
the convention. After a few remarks by Judge Donaldson by
way of explaining to the convention the Teton Peak was unjustly
deprived of any portion of the Federal patronage, (the publication of
land notices) from the Blackfoot Land Office and that all other
Republican papers in the county were receiving their share, and one
paper in particular, the Chronicle was receiving all the notices
published St. Anthony, the resolution was passed by the entire vote of
the convention. The resolution as passed is as follows:
RESOLVED That it is the sense of this committee that the
Federal patronage arising from the Government Land Office at Blackfoot
is unjustly deprived from our recognized party organ. “The Teton Peak”
and we demand that action be taken whereby this matter may be remedied;
and that a copy of this resolution be sent to our National Committeeman
and State Chairman and that they be requested to use their influence
and endeavors to secure for our official organ that patronage to which
it is justly entitled.
The convention then adjourned.
Taking into consideration the fact that this convention was
comparatively of little consequence, the Republicans of Fremont county
are to be congratulated upon the very large attendance. Nearly
every precinct was represented and the total number of delegates in
attendance was about 190. It was remarked by some of our
Democratic friends that the Republicans are still in evidence and if
that convention is a forecast of the patriotism and enthusiasm
contained within the Republican ranks this year, it will be of little
use for the Democrats to hold a convention at all.
Source: Marysville Republican - May 17, 1904
Submitted by Nancy Overlander
A telephone message from Blackfoot says
that the Bingham county convention in session there instructed for
Judge Stevens for delegate to the National Convention from the Sixth
district. As figured there, Judge Stevens has Bingham, Lemhi and
Custer counties, a total of 29 delegates against Fremont county, 23
delegates for Ben E. Rich. This does not look very promising for
Fremont country’s candidate.
Source: Marysville Republican - May 17, 1904
Submitted by Nancy Overlander
NEW CITY COUNCIL
Members Take Their Seats of Office
Monday evening the city council of St. Anthony met for the purpose of
transacting regular routine business and looking after the city’s
interest. The old council handed over the reigns of government to the
newly elected members, who lost no time in getting busy. The mayor
succeeds himself, though the council is composed of men who have not
served in their present official capacity for some years past. However
it must be said to their credit, they are certainly representative
business men, and have excellent ideas regarding municipal affairs.
The personnel of the new council is as follows: James G. Gwinn, mayor.
Councilmen, first ward—W. W. Youmans and E. D. Stevenson; second
ward—L. S. Borrows and W. D. Yager; third ward—G. N. Swartz and Jno. W.
Miller; clerk—W. A. Calderhead; surveyor—I. W. Kinney; police judge—B.
H. Miller; treasurer; T. C. Patton.
Source: The Teton-Peak Chronicle - May 9, 1907
Submitted and transcribed by Kathie Scott
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