Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-17
H. F. SAMUELS QUIT
IN FACE OF DUTY
in OWN COUNTY
AS Prosecuting Attorney Dur
ing the Occur d 'Alene Riots
He Refused to Attempt to
Uphold Law and Order.
TO THE GOOD PEOPLE
OF IDAHO.

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OF IDAHO:
Read this telegram from
Bartlett Sinclair with care. In
the greatest crisis that ever
came to Idaho this man Sam
uels, who now asks you to hon.
or him as your governor, failed
TO do his sworn duty.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct.
z, 1918. Frank r. Gooding,
Boise, Idaho. 1t is a source of
great satisfaction to the law
abiding citizens of north Idaho
to learn that you have accept
ed the challenge of the Non
partisan league and that you
are fighting against the scheme
to substitute a condition in our
state bordering on anarchy for
one OF government.
In this contest now going on
in Idaho you have a record
which gives your assertions
great value. From personal
knowledge L know you gave
the lamented Steunenberg per-
sonal and official aid in his war
against anarchy. He lost his
life as the result of that war
but | pray that no such end
awaits your defense of estab-
lished society in Idaho.
When the unspeakable riots
of the Occur d'Alene Of 1899
occurred l happened to be state
auditor. The extent of these
bloody outbreaks necessitated
the declaration by Governor
Steunenberg of martial law.
He saw fit to appoint me un-
der our state law his represent
alive in the disturbed district
in order to establish normal
conditions.
At that time H. f. Samuels,
the bipartisan candidate for
governor, was prosecuting at
torney of Shoshone county, the
scene of the insurrection. He
had personal knowledge that
murders had been committed
and that the great mills of the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan COM
pany had been destroyed by
rioters and that hundreds of
workmen thereby had been
thrown out Of employment,
and yet he took no action to
punish the offenders.
AS administrator of martial
law [ appealed to him to do
something to vindicate the
state and the law. He refused.
Samuels was then forced to
90 before the courts and dis
qualify himself in all trials
out of the Occur
d 'Alene riots.
To perform the duty he had sworn
TO perform other attorneys. at great
expense, had to be retained by the
state Senator BOrah, James Fl. Haw-
ley and J. II. Forney were three of the
attorneys so retained.
In the prosecution Samuels took all
iolutely no part.
To again trust him and his allied
with the highest powers
If government at this time of our cOun-
rvs trials is dangerous in the ex-
RENE.
BE assured that your championship
# decent and sane state government
viii receive the support, not only of
he Republicans of the north, but the
Democrats as well. In this campaign
he only issue in Idaho, as we view the
is between the forces of law,
" triOtism and established society on
he one hand, and the forces of an
rchy and discomfort on the other.
Before resOrting TO these extreme
Methods with Samuels i had wired
Governor Steunenberg that Samuefs
vas cOwardly and incompetent and an
obstruction TO the restoration of order
Y and constitutional government in the
IOeur dAlenes. Copy of these fefe-
rams are part of the state records.