The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-11-16

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Under the heading, "The Sa-
loon and the Reformers, the dry
forces in this county have pub
lished and caused to be circulat-
ed the following statement, which
is moral if not criminal libel.
and peculiarly the false premises
they occupy, attach simply to me
1t is known that some Of the
names on the wet statement were
subscribed because business asso-
ciates had done So. We there
fore assume that beyond any
doubt many of the signers indif-
ferently subscribed their names
for the same reason, and not be-
cause of any particular belief in
the statement. One individual
has already appeared before a
notary and made affidavit that
the article was misrepresented
and mis-stated to him and that
he signed it under misapprehen-
sion of its import; that he under
stood it to mean that in case the
saloons were voted back into Ida
no County then these men desir-
ed to the present petition to the
County Commissioners and Coun-
ell for the purpose of controlling
the issuance of the licenses.
When the representative of
the petitioners who called for the
local option election, drew their
statement to the voters of Idaho
County, and l read it, it coincid-
ed with my views to such an ex-
tent that / volunteered to circul-
ate the petition in Grangeville.
Every man who is credited on
that petition with having signed
it from Grangeville, signed it in
my presence, after having the pc
tition, which was in type, pre-
scented to him and either reading
it or having it read to him in
my presence. There is not one
who signed it who was even urg-
ed by me to endorse the state
ment. / did not during the
course of my rounds in Grange
vile with this statement, urge a
single man to sign that statement.
| presented it to him, insisted on
his knowing the full contents of
it and left it entirely with him
whether he should sign it or not.
In view of this false, deceit
full and scurrilous statement whic
applies to me, / herewith present
to the public, first, an affidavit
Of Judge James DeHaven, second,
an affidavit made by myself, and
third, q statement signed by Geo.
Wood, one of the signers Of the
Reform Leagues statement, who
is the 'nan referred to in the cir
rular above mentioned.
State of Idaho, County of Ida
no, SIS. ~
Judge James DeHaven, being
first duly sworn, deposes and
says:
am a signer of the statement
to the voters of Idaho County
prepared by the Idaho County Re
form League, and / desire to
make this statement by way of
affidavit as to how l came to
sign it.
Mr.. Evan Evans came into my
office in the Court House, and
stated to me that he had state
ment which he wished me to read
and, if | agreed with it, endorse
by my signature. George Wood
was sitting in the office at the
time, and heard what he said.
/ took. this statement from Mr..
Evans and read it aloud then and
there, in the. presence of Evan
Evans and George Wood. AT
the conclusion of my reading of
it, / expressed myself as in hearty
accord with its announcements,
and thereupon signed it.
Thereupon, Mr.. George Wood,
in the presence of myself and Mr..
Evans, having listened to the
reading of the statement, an
nounced voluntarily that he also
approved of the statement and
that he would sign it, which he inn
mediately proceeded to do
JAMES DeHAVEN, Il
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18TH day of November