Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-04
rs A GAME OF POLITICS,
NOTHING MORE THAN THAT
gateway Club Is Being Used by Designing
Politicians For Next State and
County Elections
/ i polities and mourning more.

i is politics and nothing more.
wh,s il generally conceded to be the
,,,.rtiye behind the leaders of the
gateway club crusade, but their hand
AZ been shown and already move
ment has been started by prominent
sitizens TO place the leadership of the
lewiston Civic league in the hands
n conservative men of unquestionabie
integrity.
The politics which were calculated
Il manage the coming city election
and sell the control of the city to de-
drning politicians for the next state
and county election are not of the
character that will stand upon an is
me or make an open fight from a
political standpoint. but of the cum
ming, designing sort that hoped TO
hoodwink the voters by operating be-
hind movement prescribed to be for
the bettermen Of affairs.
Plan Hatched Months Ago.
The plans we're hatched months ago,
md since that time an organized ef.
icrt has been made to secure sup
prters from the citizens at large and
VA subterfuge manipulate the city
dEtion and secure such a prestige as
bbe able to control the city vote in
county and state affairs.
IT was plainly a political move by
designing politicians in the begin
ming" said M. d. Mills, when discus
sing the situation. rAnd these same
politicians are now afraid that they
have lost control OF the organization
and their side stepping presents a
very ludicrous aspect.
+The facts are that the people In
tsfested in the movement for better
ing the moral condition Of the city are
not going to be manipulated by any
political leaders,"
M. Mills is not alone In the belief
q political manipulation. as the mat
tef has been very carefully watched
y Rev. VI 7. Euster OF the Methodist
church.
Il custer 10 outspohen.
He Is outspoken In the belief that
NE change in leadership must bt
made
We have already succeeded n
eaansing the name from the Gateway
e'uo to the Lewiston Civic league.
ald Rev Mr.. Euster. "and out mex
move will be to change the ieadershiI
y the club. There are business me-
Naose integrity cannot be questioned
sho whom we know to be free iron
ny political alliance. and 1t Is ou
purpose to place the management o
e leasue's affairs in such hands."s
= orr McMinnimy has stated tina
was politics and the new city char
- mat was behind the fight. H
.4ss that in the event his follower
10 ~ oeteated in the city election. the
.n give their undivided support to
s'siative delegation that will 60 I
use and fight for repeal of Ii
lewiston charter.
erb Receives an Ulitmatun.
me climax OF the entire situatio
eontained in an ultimatunh receive
ronce Judge Erb this afternoo
- message stated that II Erb wou
auuce Mayor HsitfeId to withdra
I'm the tight that he would be a.
49, seu OF the position of police jud,
AN 'ne following term. but If ne (Erl
sa a.,so he would have to go with d
'es' Of the bunch
Propositions have been mada IN i
- s'ness interests Of the city to vo
~. 'ne candidates endorsed by 1
sn 'e league under a promise to allc
~, "wn to run wide open IL the ci,
nae, Aet is nominated in the conf
-, election. The overtures ha
ms ~ been followed with j threat
~. fight on closed town issues
nominated. s''-se' 80
:. Fighting aehlnd . Mask
has been explained that thA !,
49, OF the managers Of the cf
t,ssss e are for = change Of admin
Tor ,a.d ana that tha Hpnarsnt. dee
measures VIM bs eppeas