The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-05-19
SAYS BRADY
IS GOOD MAN
John Upper, Asked to Dis.
credit Chief Executive,
Commends Him.


tle inquiry to the limit, the execu-
tive is called a traitor" in at least
one letter written by Church in an
effort to obtain evidence with which
10 blacken the governor. The letter
has been returned to the governors
office together with copy of the re-
ly which apparently was not what
lad been expected or hoped for by
tle ex-register.
Church wrote to John A. Upper at
Blackfoot under date of May after
he had left the land office, although
he used the letter head of that de-
partment. The Upper letter appears
to have been heavily typewriter, Civ
ing the impression it was of carbon
production, and that the letter with
addresses changed had been sent to
others. Church's letter to Topper is
as follows:
Boise, Idaho, May 2 John A.
Upper, ESQ.,, Blackfoot, Idaho. Dear
Sir: | have been informed that YOU
can give me some valuable informa-
ton relative to Governor Brady's past
record. Those of us who know he is
a traitor desire to let the balance
of the people of the state know it be-
fore they cast their votes for the
next governor. Any information you
can give me will be kept entirely con
fidential if you so desire. If you
will give me an intimation of the
KIM Of record you have, whether
it is in such a shape that it can be
sworn TO, a certified copy of any rec
ord of this will be good evidence
Would be pleased to hear from you
at your earliest convenience. Yours
truly.
IN. |. CHURCH. d
Mr.. Upper replied from Mont
pelier. the following being a copy of
his letter:
Montpelier, Idaho, May 5. Mr.. NJ.
|. Church, Boise, Idaho. Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of May End instant
asking for me to give you Mr..
Brady's past record, which ! will
gladly do as far as my experience
goes in dealing with MIR. Brady, so
you can let the people of Idaho know
before they cast their vote for the
next governor. | will state that
Vya 1H,5,
tello in the electric light business
Tor two or three years and know Mr..
Brady very well. l resigned my po-
sition with Mr. Brady to put in an
opposition plant against him, and
certainly know Mr.. Brady's ability as
a financier and business man of the
ming fight both in the courts and
cut of the courts for nearly two years
and must say during all that time |
never found Mr.. Brady to do an I'M
business like act or a dishonest act
or unbecoming to business man,
when all kinds of trials and troubles
his ability was equal in my judgment
TO any six business men | know of
in Idaho under such trying circum-
stances. | was experienced in the
business of 20 years standing and he
was practically new man in the
field, but his ability and push and
capacity for doing things did GER
tainly surprise me, and am also salts
fled not being in politics that Mr.
Brady has made the state of Idaho a
first-class governor. In my judgment
he is equal to handle any proposition
put up to him in honest and business
like manner and | certainly think as
a citizen If reelected Idaho will have
a governor in him of ability, honesty
and pushing capacity which is so
necessary in young state like Ida
no, and IL nominated | will assure
you | will do all in my power to elect
him as our next governor. Yours
truly.
JOHN A. UPPER,
Manager Bear Lake Power Com
pany, Montpelier, Idaho"
Governor Brady said today in the
course of an interview:
1T is not Church that l am after,
but the system he stands for. 1t is
the system that not only myself but
the people complain of. The land
board is handling $20,O00,000 worth
of property under Carey act projects
which amounts to two-thirds of the
entire assessed valuation of our state