The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
BRADY AND CAPITAL NEWS
REPUBLICAN CONTROLS PAPER
The Republican state Chairman Made
Democratic Paper support Opposition
Party in Last Campvign-Evdence of
Owner.

Some interesting political facts
came out in the trial Of Sheridan VS..
j. H. Brady, chairman Of the repub-
lican state committee. at Boise.
1t will be remembe red that the
Capital News deserted the democrat
ic party in the last campaign and
made strong fight for the Mormous.
The trial now shows that this action
was due TO the fact that Chas. Fisher
and W. J. darcy, Sheridan's part
ners, had sold out to Brady. The
suit is an action for an injunction
restraining the defendant from vot-
ing certain stock in the Capital News
Publishing company. and compelling
him to accept money rendered by the
plaintiff for the stock held by him.
This is the pivotal case in the long
string Of suits for control OF the Cap
ital News.
Sheridan testified that be had been
ousted from the control Of the paper
by his erstwhile partners, Charles Fl.
Fisher aud W. J. Darcy. Mr.. Sher-
idan related his paper had been
read out Of the party by the Demo-
cratic state executive committee be
cause it seeded from the support Of
the state ticket. He told OF the long
series OF events which led up TO that
historic incident.
By the testimony Of the plaintiff
it was shown that a mum Der Of years
subsequent to the establishment OF
the EveuinR Capital News it was a
losing venture; that the financial end
of the institution went steadily from
bad TO worse; that there we're many
changes 10 the business, editorial and
political policy OF the paper; that
just wbeu the future looked darkest
and the money drawer in the front
Office Was the emptiest, an unknown
perscn came to the rescue Of the tot
tering sheet aud loaned a sum OF
uooey to keep the paper from the
roeks Of the financial ruin.
Sheridan alleges that this loan was
por: Of a conspiracy between his erst-
while partners aud the leaders Of the
Republican party of the state to
transform the paper from Democrat
IL d Republican organ aud to oust
him from control, az we'll as to kick
him out into the cold aud cherries
Worl without a dollar. 1t was &c
resist this proceeding that Mr.. Sheri.
dan says be brought suit against
Fisher. another suit against the Cap
ital News company. and finally thi;
suit against Mr.. Brady, whom be &C,
cuses OF being the author OF the larR-
est part Of tie trouble.
sir. Brady was the first witness
called by the plaintiff 10 the trial OF
the case before Judge Stewart yester
day morning The witness testified
that he had made repeated efforts to
effect compromise with Mr.. Shsri-
dan; that he commissioned his sttor.
neys to bring about a meeting; that
Mr.. Sheridan was finally prevailed
upon to visit the office of Mr.. Brady
attorney; that he could OF meet Mr.
Brady a. one gentleman should meet
another, because Of the fact that h'
was bitter against Mr. Brady anC
thought him responsible for tbs
trouble
Mr. Brady testified that he had al
ways been actuated by the best d
motives in the matter Of the Capita
News, and that Mr.. Sheridan placed
the wrong Interpretation upon his az
tious.
SHERIDAN'S RECITAL.
Mr.. Sheridan followed Mr.. Brad,
on the witness stand and told of rom
ing from Rosebud, Oregon, to Boise
Idah o to start the Capital News an,
TO teach the children Of the Democrat
ie party out in the wilderness. II
admitted that his main motive was t
make money, and that being a Demo
orat, be naturally chose to make tn
policy of the paper Democratic. II
said that be had as partners in tn
enterprise, Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. D'Ai
az. both Of whom he thought to /
honorable gentlemen until their late
actions caused him to change b
mind. The paper lost money for