Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-23
AFFIDAVIT HAINES BUSY AGAIN.

It seems that Hanes and his friends will not learn
even in the school Of bitter experience.
It will be remembered that Haines' chief of police
Ben Francis, sought to offset the grling given
these two officials because of the scandaos condition Of
municipal affairs which they had brought upon the city
This grillng, it will be remembered, given them in
especially biting effect by Rev. Charles B. Dalton then
pastor of the First Methodist church In order to off
set the disastrous effects of Rev. Datons exposures of
conditions the city and in order to force him to close
his mouth Chief of Police Francis took special trip
to Missouri at the ctys expense and there secured
tain affidavits intended to cast reflections upon Rev
Dalton because OF his connection and association with
certain girl there who, recall it, had sued Rev
Dalton for breach of promise of marriage J.
The precious affidavits brought back to Boise
Rev Dalton called before the chief of police and
given to understand amidst dark hints and nasty insn
ations that affdavts the possession Of the chief
of police which would be sprung upon him and printed
in the morning paper should he continue his crusade for
cleaner and better CITY, The chief of police went
far draw the terrible documents from his pocket
giving Rev. Dalton glimpse of them confederation
of the thuness of his statements and evidence that
the citys chief and his chief of police running
bluff.
Rev Dalton departed from the august presence and
the renowned chief flatered himself upon his brilliant
coupe. But he reckoned without his host Rev. Dial
tons conscience clearer than the of
the chief and the head Of his government and accordingly
upon the next Sunday Rev Dalton "beat them to it, In
other Words he in his pulpit before great
dence and told the story of himself and his boyhood
sweetheart and he told them of the flashing of the aft
davts upon him by the chief of police in his office in the
city hall, and of the effort to close his mouth.
And in the story there nothing to the discredit
OF the worthy mlnster-ony tale OF childhood love
grown cold, an agreement to break engagement and
OF the efforts of others to induce the girl to bring suit
for breach of promise and the settlement of the for
small sum- There was nothing to it only the natural
reticence of honorable gentleman at involving the
name OF pure girl whom he had loved and the de-
sire to shield from embarrassment faithful wife even
then nigh unto death.
Mr. Hanes was driven from office and Chief of Po
lice Francis driven from the city by the of
the people.
1t now however, that friends of Mr. Haines and
of Mr.. Hawey, either of whom would be satisfactory
governor to the interests controlling in this state and
now in charge OF the campaign for both old parties have
repeated the miserable example of Haines and his chief
OF police Ben Francis They have busted themselves at
the old home of G. H. Martin in Iowa and they have tried
to make evil out of vrtue to cast aspersion where
there is nothing but praise insinuation where all is
upright.
The afdavts in the present case, according to infor
nation given the friends of Mr.. Martin, have been de-
vered to the Democratic committee to be sprung at the
opportune moment in the interests of Mr. Hawley whom
they recognize the only candidate offering posi-
bilty of defeating Mr. Martini all hope of electing Mr.
Haines having been abandoned
Now will the committee spring its story? There IL
nothing in the life of Mr. Martin that he fears for the
pie to know He is tho friend Of the people and IT, be-
cause Of that fact the special interests either Of their
committees have been successful in buying or otherwise
getting together any kind Of charges from his old home
or elsewhere, let have them in time to meet them
The people are not in humor to have their friend and adj
vocate stabbed in the dark In M Roosevelt was shot
" milwaukee, it is to be done they want his enemies
!