Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-17

& lenDecK VINO Ilftb III -NO4 III
land Precinct. Ten days before elec
ticn she was asked to take charge
of the precinct, business matters maj
ing it impossible for the gentleman
having had charge up TO that tint
/ to give the matter further person
al attention. She was the only lady
taking active charge Of a precinct
/ and she certainly made good as the
vote on election day shows.
It is pleasure for US to call at
tenticn to the good work done by
Mr.. A. l.. Gorham. There were ru-
mors afloat after his defeat tor May
or Of Payette that he would not be
for County Division. We who knaW
him best realized that these rumors
were groundless. AS soon as the
city election was over he threw Off
his coat and with redoubled zeal
bent every effort to accomplish our
common aim-county division.
We have not space enough to call
special attention to every one in
dividually who deserve credit for the
winning of the Election. You will
all recognize this when We state
that there were some 10 men and
40 ladies taking active part in the
campaign. This campaign was plan
ned and personally directed by John
H. Norris who was the Secretary OF
the County Division Committee. The
last month before the. election we
noticed that he was at his Office
nearly every night until nearly morn
ing and finally made inquiry as to
what he was doing up so late every
night. He would not give us much
but a couple of days
before election C. ]. Mccarthy, who
by the way for the last twenty days
has been working with Norris con-
tinually for county division asked
us if we wanted to see what had
been keeping Norris at his office So
late. OF course we did, was our re-
ply. All we found was written ont
lists of voters; Precinct workers;
lists of automobiles and drivers;
directions to auto drivers, etc. In
talking this matter over wi h Nor
ris he refused to take any credit
Tor the winning of the election and
stated that he never had had the
pleasure of working with men and
who were so congenial as
he people in the Payette Valley.
He says that the people of the
Valley knew that their best inter-
ssts demanded the creation OF the
new County and that if he in any
way helped to secure the creation
Of the County he felt well pleased.
We must not forget 10 call spe-
,ial attention to Hon. J. w. Tyler,
State Representative of Gem Coun-
y and Hon. R. B. Wilson, Auditor
If Gem County. These Gentlemen
ire strong advocates of the small |
compact county. A mass meeting was
,alled at New Plymouth at which !
hese two gentlemen were present. |
Before the meeting was closed one
If the New Plymouth citizens ask
ID to hear from these gentlemen, !
,ut because of the lateness OF the !
lour and the audience being tired
,y reason of listening to the long !
addresses previously given the Chair
nan of the evening thought 1t not
)est to hear them at that time. I
Therefore Mass meeting was call
d to be held at Fruitland and
hese two gentlemen were invited |
o attend and give the people of
he valley what their obs rvation
md experience in Gem County had
aught. They readily accepted the
invitation and we cannot too hearth
y express our sincere thanks to I
hem. We can only say that we
Wish that the world was full of such .
men as these. Their arguments in
avor Of the small compact county
we're full, complete and convincing.
Nor must We forget to mention
he good work performed by the
,oys who ran the motorcycles. Or
lers were quickly delivered to all
,arts of the proposed county by
hese boys. Single voters were brot
n from long distances where they \
we're at work Wayne Keith made
IN excellent drive to Eaton He cer-
ainly has genuine American nerve.
70 show just how important was
he work performed by these boys