The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
b COUNTY
SEAT WAR!
| Of KOOtendi is Liable to
(e County Seat War to
|nge Present Location Of
|nty Government.

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botenai Is going to become in
b a county seat fight at the
election, and the contest from
big to end is going to be a
ID bitter battle. The fight,
other things, is going to
alliances heretofore existing
political bosses, and the
X up or these alliances is go
create factions. These fac
ill be led BY political bosses
|huse Of this 1t is hard to pre-
lat the result Of the fight will
e above is true OF the repub-
|arty in the couny, but not
the democratic by reason of
! that the leaders of the dem.
party here have all their in
n Coeur d'Alene, while some
republican and most adroit
|ewd political boss of them all !,
leitman, has all of his inter-
Rathdrum, the present county
1eitman has already taken a
i n the matter, and if Rath-
oses in the battle be is de.
| to 90 down to political OBJ
|pr some time as a boss in the
Arrayed against Heitman in
4 Alene is A. V. Chamberlain,
Bent republican central com
ban, and Charles Shoemaker,
6ent county chairman and a
of other republican leaders.
d'Alene is a town of about
People. 1t is prosperous and
! and is destined, within the
10 or thee years, to double its
lion. Rathdrum is an interior
town of about 800 inhab-
and the only advantages and
es of which it can boast is
is at the present in possession
|county seat. Occur d'Alene
|rmined to possess the county
bd some time ago held a large
pneeting-orgaIized and ap-
committee to work towards
Ill. Ever since that commit.
5 been silently manipulating
'ire known to politics to bring
|their way. Rathdrum has al.
hnized and their work is In
|nds of Heitman, who bears
putation of being one OF the
Experienced and best versed
lators In the state. and that
ftee also has been doing a
zeal of silent and secret work.
bone Of contention in the
ST. Maries. Occur d'Alene
|as probably about one-half OF
ties of the county, and car
|, through A. A. Crane, Har'
nd that section of the country,
takes two-thitds vote to
ind it is doubtful If they have
lent vote to bring the county
Occur d'Alene without the
nee of st. Maries.
Maries some time ago, came
d as a candidate for the county
ut recently the Booster club oi
lace has announced that she 1,
candidate for the place, bul
er assistance will 60 to Rath
When st. Maries first an
ID herself in the race for tn,
seat she never entertained
pc of winning, but was playins
ncessions. She cherished anC
herishes the hope that wher
eur d'Alene Indian reservation
wn open for settlement tha
il be powerful enough, togeth
b combinations which she ma!
lie to make, TO bring about |
IN of the county and becom,
unity seat of the new county.
Ir d. Alene was ever at any tim,
c to granting st. Maries con
IS, but the latter eyidentl.
ID that a clause in an executor,
al contract Is a mighty bar
to enforce with a large growing
literthe plum which 1t sought
hought it wiser to lend tn
L to the lesser town, Rath
and If possible hold the count
here, until the time came nip
le realization of her ambition
the reservation vas throw
and then be powerful enOug
] successfully with either town
S the status of the fight at tn
1t and it would seem that ur
Occur d'Alene is successful /
ling upon the individual vote
eak loose from the ST. Marie
ization, that the 6ebt Is goin
very close and that Rathdruu
the combination she has effecl
III probably be able to hold IL
y seat for another six years.
fight as above indicated is "
have more or less Of an etfeC
he political situation in th
y in the coming campaign an
campaigns after that. Tie II
IAN politicians OF Occur d'Aler
ot going to entertain a kind