American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-22
VILLAGE POLITICS
HAVE BEEN LIVELY
TWO SETS OF REPRESENTATIVE
MEN ARE CANDIDATES ON PEO-
PIES AND CITIZENS TICKETS
FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES.
Effort to Unite on One Ticket Failed
Because of Demand for Withdrawal
of Mayor Lang, Whose Friends
Wound Not See Him Removed Az
ter Having Urged Him to Be Cam
didate.

ter having Urged Him to Be Can
didate.
There has been nothing slow about
village politics the past few days. The
desire of all to avoid such personal
bitterness as was engendered at the
public meeting held to discuss the
school bond matter led to the appoint
ment of committees to select candi-
dates In the hope of agreeing upon a
ticket Overtures were opened by H.
c. Allen and T. S. Becker, who ap-
preached Ben w. Davis and John R.
Jones, suggesting that such an ar
rangement be made If possible. These
men had not had clear sailing. Meet
tngs had been held at which strong
talks had been made in favor of Sc
1ecting complete ticket from the
south side of town, but this had been
abandoned as an impossible undertake
ing The proposal submitted, as the
north side people understood it, was
that the north side was to be permitted
10 name three candidates and the south
side two. A representative body of
the north side met and selected H. A.
Lang, H. c. Wones and w. M Davie
The south side people put up ]. P.
Mehlhaff and Will Howard. Ben Davis
and w. H. Philbrick were named as a
committee to meet with the south side
committee and make all arrangements
for filing ticket 1t should be cited
here that there were good many of
the north side people smarting under
sting of defeat of the school bonds,
as they believed because of misrepre-
sentations made to the public, strong
~ favored straight ticket of north
side men. The majority, however, ap-
preciating the good work done by the
old board, favored the nomination of
the old members, and permitting
tAfsouth side people to name without
opposition, one of their choice to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Charles Johnson who had to remove
to his homestead in addition to Mr..
Mehlhaff.
Thursday, the north side people by a
resolution again named Lang, Wones
and Davie as the candidates. Friday,
the delegates appointed by each side
again met, the south side men asked
for the removal of Lang and the sub
stitution of someone upon whom the
two sides would agree. The north side
delegates, not because Mr.. Howard
was not entirely satisfactory to them
and their people, but in the belief that
in
the withdrawal of objection to Mr..
Lang, said that Howard's name must
be taken off. The delegates again re-
turned for instruction. The south side
people named II. G. Allen in place OF
Mr. Howard. The north side delegates
called hasty meeting at which only
II C. Wones and W. Nj. Davie, ID. w
Davis and John r. Jones were pres
ent. These took the liberty of aggree-
ing to take Mr. Lang from the ticket
and substituting Mr.. Hall. The dele
gates then met an dagreed upon q
ticket composed of Davie, Hall, Wones
Mehlhaff and Allen.
Many who had not been consulted II
the withdrawing OF Mr.. Lang and the
substituting of Mr.. Hall, would no
agree to the ticket as selected, and de
manded a meeting of citizens to pas!
upon the matter. Such a meeting wal
held Friday evening attended by abou
fifty people. The south side people
we're meeting at the same time pass
ing upon the substitution Of Allen TO
Howard, and upon the ticket as ;
whole. Several telephone calls cam
form the south side meeting to tn
north side meeting, while the nortl
siders we're discussing the matter, al
of which were answered by saying tha
no decision had been reached. Senti
ment was strongly in favor Of stayin
by Mr.. Lang, as no reason could b
seen why he should be selected 70
humiliation. II was finally agree'
however, to call a public meeting 10
Tuesday evening at the Auditorium
giving all the people on the north sid
an opportunity to say whether Hall o
Lang should be their candidate and
committee was named for this pur
pose of which o. c. Hall was electe
chairman
When this action was taken word wa
at once telephoned to the south sid
meeting. In about five minutes III
phone rang again. II. c. Allen was th
caller and Ben Davis answered. NJ
Allen reminded Mr.. Davis of the az
tion of the delegates in agreeing upo
Hall and stated the south side NEE
ing would stand by that ticket regart
= less of what action the north side PEI
pie took The north side people wei
under the impression that a tick