The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-21
THEY ADMIT FOR Mr.. ENGLAND

According the statements and admissions published IN
"her paper conceded that Mr. John England withdrew
from the race for sheriff and agreed his influence favor
of W. R. Jones for the favor 1916 of Mr. Jones using
his influence in favor of Mr. England for sheriff
Section 6372 of the revised statutes of Idaho reads fol
"No person shall attempt influence the vote of any cleo
tor by means of promise of favor by any other
Section "A of the direct primary law says:
"No person shall in order promote aid his nomina
ton to an office under the provisions of this law directly
directly himself through any other person. give pay expnd
contribute promise to give pay expend or ontrbuate any
money other valuable thing service except for personal
penses The words personal used this law shall
include only expenses directly incurred and paid by candidate
travelling and for writing printing and preparing for transmits
sion any letters circulars other publication whereby he states
his position views upon public other questons tor cards
stationary and postage and for the of hiring
hall other for the pupose of holding public meetings to
address the and others upon public questions and matters
relating to his candidacy
Whatever were the agreements and promises made nAu
ene votes and the evidence of pretty we'll before the
people who read and the section quoted above shows the intent
of the law stop just such work this in campaigning
In the face of the Sheriff Jones made about pay
ing monthly the face of his acts which showed
that he does not the face of his declarations that he longer
charges for meals that not served ne presented his bill tor
meals for these Migrants both before they arrested and after
they we're discharged and price of what costs
him and of what he charges the county, his from
the city after special investigation and in the face of the proof
that the city had already paid for of the meals With
Simmons holding up to them tT Re bill sh@ C Then ana
surrendered the Jones Jones assurance that was
right and everything correct.
AS if this were enough somebody evidently went to
"Ther papers get whewash and they got in the follow
ing language published August 9Th The Backfoot Optms
and an hour or later in The Evening Courier:
"The bill of Sheriff Jones that presented to the city
council at its meeting for the board of prisoners and
toned by Marshal Simmons has been investigated by Mayor West
and CITY Clerk Horook and found be absolutely correct and
lust in every particular In fact the mayor and clerk found the
bill to be less than the Sheriff Jones had paid for the
board of city prisoners during last month"
Note their assurance absolutely and Just every
particular" Getting the city pay for what had already paid
charging meals the city that existed charging meals to
the county and getting them allowed by the county, and then
charging of the meals to the city and getting them
paid by the city Tones says is absolutely the
and city clerk sufficiently convinced surrender the warrant
and the Optms and the Courier of their ground that
they publish statement about and reflection upon Chief
Simmons who doing his plain duty showing them it was
wrong.
The Republican has watched this performance four and half
months can prove every make by the and county
records we do propose allow deception greed graft
and libel be operated favor of the ring and against officer
attending his duty the warranted expenditure of the
public money Note the cunning of the last published
bv the Optmst "n fact the mayor and clerk found the bill to
be less than the Sheriff Jones had paid for the board of
civ prisoners during last month" What had the April bill for
these Migrants do with how Jones spent his money uy
Il appears to be simply subterge leave the impression that
Sheriff Tones martyr and losing money for the benefit
of the cty The bill question for period having
nection with July