The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-28
SUNDAY SHOW IN
MOSCOW THE ISSUE
QUESTION OF VERACITY RAISED
BETWEEN MINISTER AND
COUNCILMEN- ELECT.

4 That the Rev H. o. Perry, pastor
A of the Moscow Methodist church, who
/ nominated G. H. Bratton for council
man for the evident purpose of de-
! feating G. L. Thompson in the First
ward, does not accept the result of
the election in which his candidate
was defeated as a defeat for his
campaign against Sunday motion pic
ture shows in Moscow, is evidenced
by communication he handed into
the office of this paper today. His
communication follows:
Claims Councilmen Hog Tied''
Editor Star Mirror:
| Lest some of the people might be
confused by the very misleading pre-
sentation of the issues of the city
election by your reporter last night,
/ should like to call the attention of
the public to the fact that four of the
newly elected city councilmen have
signed a written statement that they
will not vote for the opening of NOV
ing pictures or pool halls on Sunday.
That the fifth has made a verbal
statement that he is not in favor of it,
unless in a vote to determine the
the question, majority of the peo-
pie decide that they want them open
There seems to be but one councilman
who would not commit himself in any
way Whenever the question of hav-
ing movies" on Sunday is submitted,
you will not need to report an election
with light vote.
HAROLD 0. PERRY.
Councilmen Contradict Perry
Flat contradiction of the claims of
Rev. Mr.. Perry are made by four of
the six councilmen. J. J. Keane, G.
L. Thompson, J. r. Collins and Carl
Smith flatly denied that they are
hog tied" on any proposition. Mr..
Keane was seen and asked for
statement. He said:
'sThe statement of Mr.. Perry is
wrong, so far as / am concerned Il
did sign such a pledge or statement
before | knew what it was and short
ly afterward and several days before
election | scratched my name off of
the list. am pledged to nobody and
no faction, except to do my duty as
councilman"
Collins Refused to Sign
J. R. Collins, who got the biggest
vote of any candidate for councilman,
was seen next. Mr.. Collins said: II
was asked to sign the pledge but I
positively refused to sign it. I re-
fused to be tied in advance for or
against any question or issue. I was
elected by the people of Moscow to
serve the entire people and not any
faction. AS long as | rmain on the |
council | will try to work for what l
deem the best interests of Moscow as
a whole. My name was never on any
such petition or pledge"
C. L. Thompson Did Not Sign
C. L. Thompson, councilman-elect
for the irst ward, whose defeat was
evidently planned when the 'inde-
pendent" candidates were nominated,
was seen and asked for statement.
Mr.. Thompson said:
Perry has not got me tied. | re-
fused to sign a pledge presented to
me by some women and was elected
without having taken any pledge to
| positively refused to tie myself up
with any pledge and shall vote as I
think best for Moscow. My name has
never appeared on any such pledge
and have made no verbal pledges"
Carl Smith Took Name Off
Carl Smith, who was elected for
the third time as councilman in the
Third ward by the biggest vote Of
any candidate where there was a con-
est, getting 665 votes to 664 cast for
.. L. Thompson, was seen and asked
sor a statement. Mr.. Smith said: II
signed pledge presented by some
but later, and before election
asked that my name be taken off.
saw Mrs. Summerfield and asked her
o take my name off the list which
lad been signed by several others. {
She said she did not have the list, {
hat Mrs. Urquhart had it. l drove ,
Up to Mrs. Urquhart's and asked her .
o take my name off the list and she
old me she would do it. | am not S
pledged to any person or any faction i
md shall vote as | have always voted, /
or the best interests of Moscow"
A Question of Veracity
Now the question arises: 'sWhom (
re the people to believe, Rev. Mr.. G