The Idaho recorder., 1922-11-10

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The count was delayed. Even the
nearby precinct at Carmen did hot
report till midnight, at which hdur
it became apparent that the democrats
had elected all the most important
| officers excepting those of county re-
corder, sheriff, assessor and perhaps
the surveyor. Amonson and Swift for
senator and representative; Viel,
Fayle and Brown for commissioners,
all democrats, and White, republi-
can, for assessor, were the run-a-ways
Of the election. 1t was at first APP
parent that Stroud had gone down to
defeat for sheriff. In his own pre-
cinct, Brooklyn, Martin distanced him
a hundred votes. This was the first
of the Salmon precincts to report.
The same precinct also clearly indi-
Gated the drift toward Amonson and
Swift and here Viel more than dou-
bled his majority of two years ago.
Here also Cronkrite obtained a good
lead for probate judge and he kept
it up without break as precinct
after precinct reported.
Democratic Rejoicing.
At the triumph of Viel and Anon
SON there was great rejoicing, fo1
they had to win against factional
fight in their own party. 1t came
about in this way that their victory
is regarded as a good deal more than
ordinary party winning. Distinctive
ly it is a peoples victory, for deter
mined resistance was made against
ho4o e +hoca oanli h., e
not always banded together for the
general welfare. Certain democrats
openly opposed them both, while on
the other hand republicans who are
among the most substantial citi-
zens or the county openly espoused
their cause. The position of Frank
lbach in this connection fairly repre-
sented the tremendous influence of
numerous republicans like him in ac-
cording their effective support. Mr..
lbach clearly stated in The Recorder
how he stood and what he said un.
doubtedly determined the course OF
hundreds of other republicans, who
: fought as heroes for their own well
fare and relief as well as that of all
the other groaning taxpayers.
Amons0n New Leader.
The result as a whole establishes a
!, new and forward looking leadership
, lin Lemhi county public affairs, wholly
, Independent Of former line-ups in
local politics, which have not been
, considered at all times for the best
; interests of the general public. The
) combine of so-called democrats and
!, republicans heretofore all-powerful
in controlling the bestowal of public
offices went down by a coalition of
the rank and file of both these par
, ties in supporting the senatorial candi'
, dacy of A. c. Amonson, who had been
!, nominated as a rebuke to the Traders
a and Trimmers. The disbanding of
this organization was imminent from
: the day that Amonson was nominated
The election result finally disposes OF
the remains.
At the same time the election OF
IViel furnishes an emphatic rebuke to
the vaccinations of the same order
for cheating him out of the same
Office two years ago. 1t was to en-
phasize this rebuke that the other two
on the commissioner ticket, Brown
and Fayle, were so handsomely en-
dorsed. 1t was considered remarkable
that both Fayle and Brown should
have run abreast with Viel as they
did in Wells home precinct in Brook
lvn, while in Fayle's home precinct
the three candidates ran also in the
/, same way, except that Fayle against
his opponent got all the votes except
a bare ten. These candidates may be
said therefore to have stood together
| and to have been supported by the
same voters all over the county. The
demand upon them therefore is that
they stand together after the election
as we'll as before the election and dc
something for the taxpayers. In
\ the campaign they all with one ae'
cord promised relief in checking the
spending orgy allowed TO get through
their Office at the courthouse. This
will be looked after as the very first
thing to demand attention, according
=, to the program for retrenchment.
New and Old Figures in Once.
The success of Donald Martin fol