Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-06-30
0 NEIL WAS HERE
North Idaho Candidate Visits
Crangeville
CHANGE SENTIMENT FOR HIM
Brady Losing Ground in Idaho
County

There was furry and hurry and
scurry Of Grangeville politicians last
Saturday when word reached the city
that Barney O'Neil, the Wallace
banker and corpulent politician who
aspires to gubernotorial honors was
enroute to Grangeville and the hub
bub has hardly died down at the pre-
sent writing. Brady supporters were
scarce and most of them retired early,
of course some few of the Drawer
loitered on the streets and strained
their eyes for look at the man upon
whom so much abuse had been
heaped.
Barney had been attending the
railroad celebration at Nez Perce and
while some of his admirers and near
admirers from the county y-seat town in
Idaho county had journeyed thither
that they might fraternize and hob-nob
with the big, jolly candidate from the
Couer d. Alenes, the reception over
there by the Idaho county men was
rather of luke warm degree and not
so much in the open for it must be
remembered that James Brady was
also there and just as ready to be
made fuss over as the next man.
1t takes good judge to pick the
winner this year SO one should not
censure too severely the man who is in
the game and insists on holding his
attachments and admirations little
in reserve. Yes, it is a hard task to
tell at this time and there is no use tc
commit an error of judgement when il
can be carefully avoided.
o AT Nollmer the radient smiles Of
the O'Neil party, reflected by tht
4 shining brass trimmings Of the sole
white auto, the "what evers right
look of the handsome Barney wa
enough to turn any mans head ant
if Brady lost Grangeville supporter
4 right then and there it was his faul
q and no others.
4 Here the party was considerabl,,
r. augmented and the towns of Westlak
o and Forest were visited during tn
3 early afternoon, the populace was thu
O afforded an opportunity to see the car
:, didate who G.Drr McMinimy an
y his llo Register has been THROWN
the harpoon into. 1t is said MI
O'Neil proved very popular with tn
. people and made an excellent impres
u sion.
81 Along about dusk the two machine
OF 1--WE are using the word in connectio
n. with autos now and not politics) file
10 with politicians and hopeful beginner
T. rolled into Cottonwood. After
s. short stay in the second largest cit
% on the Prairie the cortege pulled 0,
TOR Grangeville, the hot bed Of tt
er enemy. Grangeville has been tt
r.. rallying place for the Brady force
or here it is hoped to pull off the pol
ct tical coup de grace that will deliv'
nv the votes to Brady on August 30.
,rt However Barney is no gutter al
believes in going after what one wan
y and the men at the wheel head'
y, y. across the prairie for the beacon light
ne Everybody was happy and why nc
here was Barney, beaming and SIN
in ing, two big autos; plenty of gasoli1
,er and a long stretch of smoo
road ahead. But fate, cruel fat
-. hovered in the shadows, skirted alol
ile the road side, hugged the fences al
at last settled down ON the auto al
as result tire punctures changed t
on happiness of a wedding bell to t
me gloom of the wake.
Clayton, the big Denver blat
,od smith, who weighs 297 pounds and
the the largest biggest man in
county, was among the crowd of sy
j, pathizing onlookers. Barney is no
ace small man himself, tipping the bes
io'' at 267 and the presence of the blae
smith awakened the admiration
nee O'Neil. Conversation was induls
md in and at the suggestion of 10
| friends of the two race was arrang
,ter Quickly the one hundred yards
the stepped off. with just as much rapie
the wagers were made. OH CO..
Barney's coat and off comes
al blacksmith The word was gi
''h' and they were off. Barney won bu
was neck and neck. Clayton
ong that man who could beat him &C
olso ,ount On his vote 40 as ia q