East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-01
CAMPAIGN IN IDAHO IS WARMING UP.

That the campaign in Idaho is eX-
ceedingly bitter and that much feel
ing is being created over the state
and county issues is shown by the out
growths OF the campaign as 1t pro-
crosses.
on Monday at Lewiston John j.
Schick, editor of the Culdesac News,
was arrested for criminal libel and in
default of $1,000 bail was placed in Jail
because he had conducted a campaign
of publicity against republican can
didates through his paper.
A special from Lewiston concern
ing the affair is as follows:
John J. Schick, editor of the Guide
sac News, which paper has been max,
ing defamatory attacks on republican
nominees in this county, was arrested
this afternoon nj the instance of
County Attorney b. S. Grow, who al
leges criminal libel In an article pub
lished las. week, wherein Crow is
charged with accepting $500 blood
money" from a denizcn of the under
world.
Schick was In the city when the
warrant was served. He was taken
at once before Justice Corburn, where
he entered no plea and was placed
under $1,000 bonds. At a late hour
this evening Editor Schick is still oc-
curying o cell in the county Jail.
Schick has heen making vicious
charges against various nominees on
the reput lican ticket, and copies Of
his paper have been distributed broad
cast over the country, the cost being
betrayed hy the democratic campaign
managers, SO it is stated.
Another instance of the heat of tht
state campaign is in the message from
Senator Dubois to President Roose-
welt on the prospective visit of W. H.,
Taft. secretary of war, to Idaho for
the purpose of making a political
speech on "law and order"
Friends of Governor Gooding are
making out that the only question in
the Idaho campaign is the trial of
the murderers of Steunenberg and
that the trial and conviction of the
men now under arrest for that crime,
depends wholly upon the re-election
OF Gooding as governor.
This Impression has reached the
president and in order to assist in the
election of Gooding he has said that
Taft would be sent into Idaho for the
purpose Of aiding the claw and or
der" ticket headed by Gooding.
In answer to the presidents deter
min alton to send Taft to Idaho to
work for Gooaing, Senator Fred T.
Dubois sends the following message
to Roosevelt on the situation in the
Gem state:
Blackfoot, oct. %, 1906.-To Pres
ident Ronsey elt Washington, II. c.:
Press dispatches say you are sending
Secretary Taft to Boise. Idaho, TO
speak tor Governor Goodng in be
half OF law and order, and on account
of the character of the cam paign be-
ing made against him. II this is true
you are entirely misinformed. No law
or order campaign is being waged in
Idaho. The sole issue is against the
domination OF the Mormon church in
our politics. the only question discuss
ed by leaders of both parties is tn,
Mormon question.
The attitude of Governor Gooding
in regard to what is called law and
order is not an issue, | assure you
that you have been rnisnformed and
It will be understood that Secretary
TAFT will be sent here TO speak in be-
half Of Morronism, as that is the sole
issue in the Idaho campaign. You can
call on. the United States district at
torney, Judge Marshal. or any other
Federal official to verify my state