The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-16
CONTEST ASSURED
IN CITY ELECTION
MOSCOW METHODIST MAKES
APPEAL FOR HEAVY VOTE
AT ELECTION APRIL 26.


That strong effort will be made
i by the Methodists to defeat some of
the nominees of the city convention at
the election to be held in Moscow on
Tuesday, April 26, is evidenced by the
activity shown by members of that
church and the appeal, made in the
current issue of the Moscow Method
ist, official organ of that church. j.
G. Gibson, mayor of Moscow, who
was the candidate of the Methodist
church two years ago, was defeated
in the city convention for renomina-
tion. The convention was attended by
AZ delegates selected by ward cou-
cuses, and all were present and voted.
Mayor Gibson got 20 votes and H.
Melgard, president of the First Trust
& Savings Bank, got %.
The day that the time for filing
nominations for independent candi-
dates expired Rev. H. o. Perry, past
or of the Methodist church, filed the
name of c. H. Bratton as a candidate
for councilman in the First ward. 1t
is understood Bratton was filed with
the hope of defeating G. L. Thomp-
son, the caucus nominee for council
man for the First ward as H. B.
Mickey, the other nominee in that
ward is member of the Methodist
church and it is not believed that the
Methodist minister would try to de-
feat member of his own church.
Consequently the filing of Bratton's
name is taken as a direct fight on
Thompson and his friends are rally
ing to his support.
Methodist Makes Appeal
The Moscow Methodist, official
organ of the Methodist church, has
the following appeal to voters in the
issue of today. 1t follows:
"All Voters Must Register
do not fail in this matter Both
men and women should do so. The
fact that you registered last year
makes no differences. If you vote in
the coming city election, you will
have to register again. You can reg
lister at the city hall. You may say
that ther are not two full tickets and
it is not worth bothering with, but
this is not the attitude of the best
,itizen. In the First and Third wards
here is an opportunity to choose two
men out of three and if you are
,itizen of Moscow, you should express
your preference. Vote in way that
will mean most to Moscow, according
The publication of this appeal has
started the friends of c. L. Thomp-
on to work and the assurance is
,iven that there will be a heavy
egistration and heavy vote at the
ity election, for the gauntlet has
een thrown down and announcement
ONES from both sides that "the fight
5 on"
Methodists Sign Petitions
Reading the list of signatures to
he petition asking that Mr. Bratton's
anne be filed as a candidate for
ouncilman in the First ward, sounds
Ike roster of the Methodist church
Iere are the names: A. G. Shook,
!. E.. Hyer, J. G. Gibson, L. p Schuh,
Y. 2. Cole, G. S. Oakes, A. J. Simon
on, w. H. Hill, Victor H. Orr. This
; the petition filed by the Rev. H. 0.
'erry, pastor of the Methodist
hurch.
Clerk Strong is still unable to re-
lember who filed the petition for the
omination of Carl Anderson, but
ays he asked City Attorney Lee if it
; necessary to have the name of the
erson filling the petition and Lee
aid it is not. Mr.. Strong said
"a number of these people came
lto my office to file the petitions
nd it was found that several of them
rere not registered. These register
d and signed the petitins. l remem-
r that Mr.. Perry brought in the pc
tion for Bratton but do not know
Tho handed me the petition for An
erson. l filed both of them accord
lg to law"
Followig are the names of those on
ne Anderson petition, among them
eig several who are prominent in the
Iethodist church. The list follows:
l. S. Mickey, Ernest Thmpson, S.
oleman, Walter johnson, DR.. W. A.
Hen, Frank Oberg, Iver Oberg and
NINA w. Kapp. There are nine
ames on the Bratton petition and
ght on the Anderson petition