The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-09-30


speak in Wallace Saturday eve
ming. In making the announce
ment of the senator's coming,
the chairman of the democratic com
mittee of this county stated that it
was not known what would be the
subject of the senator's speech from
which it is inferred that he comes
with an open mind and eager to dis
cuss any subject involved in the cam
paign in which the people OF the COM
munity are most interested. The
Miner therefore takes the liberty of
suggesting a subject which if adopted
by the senator will insure a large and
attentive audience. Much mystery
seems to surround the withdrawal of
Henry Floyd Samuels. nOnpartisan
nominee for United States senator,
from the senatorial race, and natur-
ally much interest is manifested in
this community where he made his
home for many years, in knowing
what prompted him to abandon his
high and honorable aspiration. Sena-
tor Nugent is doubtless aware that
the impression prevails that he as
candidate for reelection is the direct
beneficiary of this action on the part
of the nonpartsan league candidate;
that the remuneration of senatorial
preferment by Mr. Samuels was in
fact the fulfillment of an agreement
entered into between Senator Nugent
and the nonpartisan league. In this
situation it is suggested that Senator
Nugent take for his theme "Samuels
and the Senate, or How 1 secured the
of the Nonpartisan League"
How the Deal Was Pulled OFF.
Anticipating that Senator Nugent
may regard the subject proposed as
too personal to permit discussion from
the rostrum, and at the same time
knowing the widespread interest in I
the details of the deal, the Miner feels /
impelled to publish the version which /
due credit for which is given /
to the Boise Statesman of last Sun
day:
Loyal Democrats in Revolt.
Charges of conspiracy between "the |
leaders of the nOnpartisan league and /
certain seeking individuals who /
have usurped leadership in the demo-
cratic party" are made in a circular !
etter being prepared for distribution
by committee which styles itself "a |
committee of 100 loyal democrats"
1t is alleged in this circular letter /
hat "conspirators would deliver the |
party over to TOwnleyism" and that .
"a meeting was recently held in this /
,ity by A. c. Townley. H. f. Samuels,
: d. Fairchild, Ray McKaig, o. A.
Hall and others. to which emissaries
rom clique of alleged democrats, /,
who have from time to time been in
with the local managers
If the league, were admitted. to re-
GIVE or deliver messages for the
trch- conspirator, in whose interest
he meeting was being held"
League After Walters.
A democrat who claims to be in
lose touch with the COMMITTEE of
90 loyal democrats" said Saturday
hat the opinion now current in politi-
al circles is that apart from the /
harges in the circular letter, the can S
idacy of Fairchilds. as well as of the a
theirs remaining on the Independent 4
cket after the withdrawal of Whit l
aker, Bates and Samuels, is genuine. 2
t is held, he says, that the nOmina- g
ons of Bates and Whitaker were r
cnuine in the first place and that n
arty leaders overlooked the legal Z
oint that they could not run on two p
riginal tickets at the same time. d
ut happens by political accident or h
says this democrat, Il
hat some who are political enemies C
{ GOOding and friends of Nugent are h