The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-10-22
TIE TRICK EXPOSED.
q Bold Game to Make Kootenai
County Democratic.

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| County Democratic.
The democracy in Kootenai county
nave already shown their intention to
carry this county by any means regard.
less OF right. BY common consent of
the state committees of all parties il
was decided to stand upon the con-
stitutional apportionment, which Civ 4
hooteaai county one regular memb, I
OF the legislature. The democrats nom
mated their candidate and the repub-
!icans nominated A. A. Crane as their
candidate. The election notices were
issued few days ago and it appeared
from them that both A. \. Crane and
Arthur Ii. Baines were on the ticket as
republican candidates, while Albert
Hagan's name appeared alone as the
democratic candidate.
Upon Investigation it was found that
the democrats had induced Baines to
run as an independent, and his petition
stated he was an Independent candi,
date. After the petition was signed
and brought to Rathdrum to be filed,
it was altered to read as a republican
candidate and his name was placed up-
on the notice as such. 1t was bold
game by the democrats to divide the
republican vote by deception and elect
their candidate. This is only one of
several bold schemes they have on foot
and win attempt to perpetrate later.
When Baine's petition was filed in
the auditors office there was no attor.
ney in Rathdrum from whom the au-
ditor could ask advice, and he was per
suaded that as the petition read repub-
lican candidate, Baihe's name should
be placed on the republican ticket,
thereby making two regular candidates,
and invalidating all the votes cast for
both, but the auditor has made the cor
rection and their game has been
blocked. The candidacy of Baines
coming before the people in such an
unsavory light will cut very small
figure i'll the election.
The following is a copy of the petit |
ton that created the excitement among
republicans.
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION.
We. the undersigned qualified electors |
of the County of kootenai and state of |
Idaho, for an election to be held in the |
said county of kootenai and State of |
Idaho, on the 9Th day of November, |
\. d. 1892, do hereby nominate Arthur !
b. Baines of the town of Bonner's |
Ferry, County of kootenai and state of |
Idaho, who is a resident elector of said |
county and state aforesaid, whose |
business is farming, for the office of |
to the state legislature |
from said county of kootenai as pro
vided for in the election proclamation |
OF His Excellency, the Governor of the |
state of Idaho, as an independent ire |
publcan) candidate for said office |
Next following the names is the certi- !
ticate of the registrar, John Hoban. |
Then comes the certificate of Baiues !
as follows: | hereby accept the said |
nomination as an independent (repnb-
lican) candidate for representative to /
the legislature from kootenai county /
Idaho.
ARTHUR Il. BAINES
In the petition and certificate the \
words AN independent" were erased
and the word republican" substituted.
1t was bold scheme but not more
so than another that is to be attempted
on election day if information which is
reliable proves true. Orr
informant says that the printer is to
furnish the democrats with tickets
printed from the official ticket form.
These tickets are To have the official
stamp placed upon them and trusted
voter in each precinct is to be given
1ne OF the tickets, which he will vote.
and retain the official ballot which he
S to carry out Of the polling place and I
.uTn over to a democratic worker,
Who will fix the ticket and pass it to ,
another to vote. He will vote the
.!cket and also carry the ballot he re- !
elves from the distributing clerk out !
tide to be fixed for the next voter. This
proceeding is to be kept mp all day and
sill enable the democrats to have pos
e5slon Of ballots for their workers.
'uch work will make tho perpetrators
liable to arrest, and republicans in each \
'recinct should be on their guard. II i
he scheme is attempted arrest the q
utility parties. i