Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-02
he DID Make
THE CHARGES
Barth Admitted Truth
to Newspaper
Reporters

The Lewiston Morning Tribune
takes occasion to deny the RESPONSE
bility for the press story sent out from
Lewiston. Saturday, relative to the
contention for control at the Chris
tian Endeavor convention then being
held in the city. This denial on the
part Of the morning paper was entirely
never been accused of printing the live
news without color.
The story told by the Evening Teller
Saturday evening and the press re-
port sent to outside papers was the
uncolored story of the Christian En-
deavor convention. While the pub
licity of the conditions existing at the
time of the election of officers, may
not have met with the approval of
some of the delegates who partici-
pated in the affair, it is, nevertheless
the story Of the proceedings.
Mr.. Barth was seen by an Evening
Teller reporter Saturday evening i'm
excursion trip to Lapwai and before
he had seen the report of the proceed
ings printed by the Evening Teller.
"It is Rotten" Says earth.
1.-The situation is rotten" said Mr..
Barth, when asked what the condi-
tions of the convention strife were.
Lewiston was trying to hog the
whole thing" he continued.
Later in the evening after reading
the Teller report, Mr.. Barth first re-
fused to discuss the features leading
up to the row in the convention.
1.-The afternoon press report practic-
ally told the story OF the contention"
he finally said: There was a frame
up between Lewiston and Miss Dow.
Of the Plymouth Congregational
church, of Seattle, by which 1t was
proposed to elect the head officers
from the eastern part of Washington
1t was proposed to elect Thomas H.
Brewer. Of Spokane, president with the
knowledge that Mr.. Brewer would re-
sign and the executive committee
would then elect George Frost, Of
Lewiston, to fill the vacancy"
Lewiston Gracefully Yields.
There are matters Of record upon
tho minutes of the convention that
show there was manipulation of the
Lewiston delegates waived their right
for the purpose Of preserving har-
mony in the meeting.
The bylaws Of the convention allow
one delegate for each ten members or
fraction thereof. Societies from out
side points We're not fully represented
while the local societies were on the
floor in full force. Miss Dow of Sc
attle, realized the rights Of the Lewis
ton societies and joined with them in
supporting the movement to elect Of
fcers from eastern Washington.
The other Seattle leaders realized
their weak position and before the
election Of officers came to vote
succeeded in leaving the election to a
committee of the whole composed of
one delegate from each society repre-
sented. 1t was in this matter where
the Lewiston societies sacrificed their
rights to preserve harmony.
Politics Show Up Again.
There IL another proceeding that in
dicates shrewd manipulation in the
matter Of selecting the next meeting
place. A committee had been ap-
pointed to make q selection and report
the same to the convention. This
committee reported favorable for
Ellensburg. but for some reason the
report was not adopted, but a motion
prevailed to place the selection in the
hands Of the executive committee, and
the delegate from North Yakima hast
ened home to secure a proposition
from his home people.
In connection with this Mr.. Bartf
stated he expected to wrestle with
propositions from the commercial
clubs Of Ellensburg and North Yakima
for the next several weeks and the re-
lection may not be made for some
time.