Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-29

petitions being circulated in the
and county asking for the re-
II of the county seat from the
Re of Rathdrum to the city of
d Alene. The law covering
ubject requires the petitions to
gned by number of legal
of the county equal
majority of all the votes cast
be last general election. The
was originally advanced that
aw only contemplated the votes
In the territory that the county
resent embraces, and that 1000
RS, which would be a majority
votes so cast, would be snf-
1t. Since then, however, the
ntion has been raised that were
upreme court to pass upon this
he 1t might construe the law to
all the territory embraced with
e county at the last election,
n the event that 1t did so, the
number of votes would not
ficient, as in that election Bon
bounty was also included. In
of this possible question aris-
the courts, the county seat
val executive committee has de-
to secure a majority of all
Totes cast in both counties, and
lat end are working to secure
asset 1000 votes, and as many
as possible.
lille the committees work has
r has been attened throughout
progress and success, much
still remains to secure the
ce of the signers, and it is
ated by those conversant with
york that it will require at
two months more of lobor be-
the petition is complete and
to file with the court. This
lie to the fact that owing to
existing conditions only GER
portions of the county can be
ed at once, and that others
to be left until the time grows
for work in them. The COM
e has labored hard and has
its work crowned with success
r, but that work has not been
put a handicap. The hardest
re that the committee has had
pntend with ever since it as
d its work is that of finance.
1t no time have sufficient funds
ready to meet the demands
upon 1t by the campaign. The
still remaining to be done on
petitions will require financial
prt, and members of the COM
e have expressed themselves
divers occasions as DESTROYS
the citizens and business men
more readily to their support
Is nature than they have done
ofore. AS soon as the present
ons is completed the publicity
will commence. following on
eels of that will commence the
campaign of securing the nee
votes at the polls for the re-
of the county seat. Con-
d with the campaign in ali of
bases much work is required.
considerable outlay of funds for
se, and the view is freely ex-
ed by those identified with the
that in all 1t must be more
lily backed with funds-must
e more liberal financial sup
and that unless it is so as
that the campaign will be
q on to great disadvantage. A
'er are congratulating them
upon the fact that the Rath-
forces appear to be In a dor
condition. and report that no
Is being done, and some
expressed the view that the
Is have Abandoned hope of
hg in the conflict. and have
: TO work for that end. Those.
yer, who have met the Rath-
forces in past political cam
> and know by experience their
% of political work are arm
conviction that the Rathdrum
are but apparently slumbering
Il Is but the lall before the
and when the real campaign
ehee that they win scatter
g the county all the money
! silently being accumulated,
,aas 1t viii require not only
sotE' bat great deal of money