The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-01-26

growing 50 fast that the members of
the committee fear that in case 4
public building we're erected in each
place they would IN few years be
inadequate and would have to be
supplanted by larger and cosslier
buildings
! Last Tuesday Senator Mitchell,
of Oregon, rose to a point Of per-
sona privilege IN the senate, and
declared that he vas innocent of
any attempt TO dsfraud the govern
ment- BE denied that be had ever
received any money from s. A D.
Puter or any one else TO USE his IN
fuence With the commissioner of the
central land ofhce to expedite fraud
ulsnt claims BE declared further
that be vas held upon the evidence
only Of "self-confessed thieves,
forgers and perjurers, in an attemp,
to gain immunity for their own
crimes" Senator Mitchell vas
listened to With the closest attention
and II the conclusion Of his speech
he vas congratulated by senator's on
both sides for the excellent showing
be had made.
A very prominent and interesting
visitor IN the city Of Washington
last week vas Hon James II. Brady
of Pocatello, Idaho, chairman Of the
Idaho republican central committee.
The record that Mr.. Brady made IN
politics vas something marvellous,
and has excited a great deal OF in
terest outside of Idaho. He is rec
ognized as factor to be reckoned
With in Idaho politics in the future.
While here Mr.. Brady called at the
White House and had an extended
conversation With President Roose-
welt on the political situation In
Idaho. Mr.. Brady came here to
testify in the Smoot case, and in his
testimony he took advantage of the
situation and told the committee a
fe- things about the last campaign
in Idaho that was quite startling. es-
pecially to Senator Dubois. He de- 1
aounced the statements made by l
Charles H Jackson that the Nor q
non church controlled the politics .
IF Idaho, and said further that the /
people of Idaho are republicans be- a
;ause they believe in the principles o
VI the republican party-and not
because of any Mormon question. d
Congressman French vas sub '
'oenied last week to appear before =
he committee on privileges and cleo u
ions and testify in regard to the polit- :
al conditions in Idaho and the Nor 4
ION church. He denounced as ?
ntrue the statement made by Chas.
I. Jackson that there was a com5i-
alton between himself and Nor Of
son prior to the last republican a
ate convention. He also said that ~
lie Latah county delegates we're not
structed to vote for Mr.. Morrison :.
Id produced the resolutions adopted =
? the Latah county convention as ia
ridence Of that fact. In regard to ST
e question of polygamy he said ~
There is no doubt but what there ~
g less polygamy cases by far in er
aho than there we're fourteen OF
iars ago when Idaho was admitted wi
TO the Union" He said that be 81
q not know of, and he had not
ard Of a polygamous marriage in
aho since 1890, and he did not z,
lieve that there had been one. He so
ID that the younger element Of the cir
ormon church is unquestiona5ly no
ainst polygamy and tina, the SEN 'a'
lent Of the entire state is a unit y.
On that question. He vas ASKED wi,
ether or not the Mormon church ma
empted to influences the elections an'
Idaho and said that he did not Dis
ieve that it did. He produced ,af
vote cast in Mormon and Gentle Gov
mites since 1898 and showed from