Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-27
POLITICAL POT BEGINS
SIMMER PFRCfPTIbLY
Two More Democratic Candidates Appear
in the 0pen---Gdrrett the Great
PdCifiCdtOr.

Well, another democrat has come I
out in the open and states through |
Maverick today that he is willing |
to serve the public. Walter A. |
Fountain announces himself as a |
candidate for sheriff. And when
Jim Siffert, Sam Oliver and other
republican patriots who are will
ling to sacrifice themselves on their |
country's altar for the next four
years, for the emoluments to be
''copped OFF, as auditor and record
cr, will draw a long sigh of relief
The reason therefor is that Mr.
Fountains friends had been urging
him to run for auditor, and these
republican candidates for this
place were on to the fact that if
he should, they would be retired
to the also ran class. He finally
decided, however, that the job OF
sheriff looks fairly good to him and
that the authorship was not suited
to his training.
The only other candidate that has
uncovered his sprouting ambition
during the past week is Carl
Maughmer, who announces in the
Republican that he wants TO be
county surveyor, seeking the repub-
lican nomination.
Both parties will hold their pri-
maries Monday. There will prob
ably be no open fight among repub-
licans, neither faction feeling itself
ground with the other fellows. OPP
posing candidates for the party
nomination, will use their powers
of persuasion on the delegates
after they are elected; possibly
also resorting to a few trade COM
binations. The chief interest here
centers in the contest between At
torneys Gaines and Owen for the
commonwealth attorney nomination
!. and between ]. A. Siffert and
Samuel Oliver for auditor and re-
corder. They and their respective
friends are working every known
political device, from kissing ba-
bies to buying the drinks; from en-
listing Christian Endeavor influ-
ence to saloon element pull. And,
still, no bitterness has seemingly
been evolved.
Now, with the democrats, a
peach of a situation exists. BY
common consent of the leaders OF
both factions, j. II. Garrett is to
promote harmony during this cam
paign. He succeeded in quelling
the threatened riot incident to the
recent convention 10 select dele
gates TO the state convention: but
even then wild rumors were cur
rent that some OF the warriors were
trying to leave the reservation.
During the past few days it has
been reported that there would be
two primary tickets in the field.
Today Mr. Garrett, who is now
known as the ''Great Pacificator, -
has let go of the county fair busi-
ness long enough to stamp out this
incipient insurrection. He has.
Z Win MS well tNIlOWl DOullulCSS lC-
sourcefulness, hit upon an effective
method to accomplish his purpose.
Fifteen minutes before the polls
open Monday he will call together
the cniefs of the hotsile tribes, in
the rear of his barn, lay down the
law to them, have them remove
their coats, roll up their shirt
= sleeves, that nothing may be con-
: cealed in that vicinity; pair them
e off and do a lock step march tc
{ the polls. Bob Chattin WIN accom-
pany Ed Helfrich, E. M Wolfe
Colonel Payne, Daniel Mclaughlin
L. B. Green, j. A. Purtill DR..
= Swan, Charles Pacsoe ]. M. Cowen,
c and so on down the line. At the
. polls these gentlemen and statesmen
. will exchange tickets; inspect them
and, if neither detects any evidence
OF foul play, drop them in the the
box.
Tire procession will then counter
= march, taking the shortest route
4 TO w. c. Howie's office, where
: each will be requested to execute a
bond IN the sum of a big round
million dollars to abide by the re-
suit of the primaries. In addition,
S Colonel Payne will be required to
give bond in double that amount