The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-24
COUNTY DIVISION ISSUE
LOOMS UP IN POLITICAL
HORIZON AT SEVERAL POINTS
Buhl Papers Take Up Cudgel A. Waters Roasted---Fier
Journal Says if kiart Is Elected by East End Republicans
1t Will Quit Fight Against Division.

The county division issue is looming
large in the political skies of Twin
Falls county, as indicated by the COM
ments of newspapers in Bull and Fill
er, as well as by the statements made
by individual voters on the streets.
The general sentiment seems to be
that the letter of Hon. James A. Wa
ters urging Republican voters Of the
east end to scratch Fred Nihart, the
county division Republican candidate,
has focused attention on this ques
ton. Both Bull papers have attacked
Mr.. Waters, the Pioneer, the Repub-
lican division paper, denouncing him
as disloyal Republican, while at the
same time admitting that the calling
attention to the fact that Hon. j. W.
Faris, the Democratic representative
from Bull in the last legislature, "evi-
IDENTIFY does not approve of the sug-
gestion that is offered by Waters, to
scratch Fren Nihart:" The Pioneer
repeats in other words the discovery"
of Mr.. Faris that THE TIMES and it's
editor are making a fight on county
division The Pioneer says:
"The recent communication appear
ing in Twin Falls papers signed by ].
A. Waters, who served in the last leg
islature, appealing to the Republican
voters to scratch Fred Nihart, who is
a nominee for the legislature, has been
answered by Hon J. w. Faris, of Buhl,
who served in the legislature last ses-
sion with Waters. The communication
as far as Waters is concerned was
considered amusing by the Republi-
cans of Twin Falls county but as the
article somewhat reflected upon the
integrity of Mr.. Faris, he has seen fit
to reply to Waters. The Twin Falls
Times, whose editor is a Democratic
nominee for the legislature, has given
the communication much prominence
and is cooperating with this disloyal
Republican to make the county division
question a paramount issue of the
county campaign with the purpose OF
defeating Nihart and electing Sims.
Mr.. Faris is defending his record in
the legislature, attacked by Waters
and hands the latter a grueling that is
supported by the house records. Mr.
Faris is not agitating the county divi.
sion fight, but evidently does not ap-
PAO'S VI bAAS Gus CotlOho OAAOlCO ~
Waters to scratch Nihart and eleci
a Democrat. The loyal Republicans Of
Twin Falls county will support Nihari
to man along with the rest of the
legislative ticket and every bnocl
against Nihart by Waters means {
boost for him. Republicans of the
west end will not consider any actor
other than to elect the whole Republi
1Dorf rf.~I. ~ . Ill,
al Republicans all over the county
will vote for Nihart"
The Democratic Buhl Herald vigor
ously supports Mr. Nihart on thu
county division issue, saying that "th'
voters will VINDICATE HIM IN THE
CAUSE OF THE WESTEND IN TIKI
NOVEMBER ELECTION" It say
that "The candidates of the westenC
have invited other candidates to NEE
them in open debate. The Invitation
was turned down. We are willing t,
meet the issue in open. We believ,
that we are entitled to Mr.. Nihart al
representative in the November elec
tion.' The editorial follows:
"An article written by ]. W. Faris il
answer to certain charges made upoI
him by ]. A. Waters of Twin Fall
while both were members of the stat
legislature, appears in another plac
in this issue. Hon. ]. A Waters wrot
it as an appeal to the Republican vot
ers to scratch the ticket of Fred Nj
hart for representative in Twin Fall
county. Mr.. Waters made an eloquen
plea to the Republican voters, saying
that county division was practical
only one principal in Mr.. Faris' plat
form, and that this put him in posi-
tion to exchange support upon almos
any measure where his pet measure
J Buhl county division bill, could b
, benefited, and gave him an advantag
over the rest of us who felt that w