The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-10-30
MITCHELL GOING STRONG
Nezperce Congressional Candidate
Campaigning District Encouraged
BY Reception at All Points.

q That Perry w. Mitchell, our fel
= low-townsman who is the nominee ol
a the Democratic and Progressive par
{ ties for Congress from the first Idaho
] district, is making winning race for
/ the place is Indicated from reports
! filtering in from over the territory
through which he has been campaign
ing the past several weeks And his
home county people are much graft
fled over the outlook He is winding
up his campaign this week in Idaho
county, and win return to Nezperce
after his address in Cottonwood Sat
urday night.
The following, taken from The
Mackay Miner of last week, is typi-
cal Of the reports from the many
points visited, and it carries also Mr..
Mitchell's attitude on the question of
his name being placed on the tickets
Of the parties which nominated him:
While the Republicans were listen.
ling to the addresses of their candi-
dates at Stacy s hall in Mackay Tues,
day evening, Democratic meeting
was in progress in Maple hall, where
a good sized audience had gathered to
hear the views of Perry w. Mitchell
of Nezperce, the candidate nominated
by both Democratic and Progressive
parties for congress from the first
Idaho district.
The speaker of the evening was in
trodnced by Hon. Chase Clark, and
opened his address by urging I'LL cit
zens, regardless of party, to register
and east their votes at the coming
election. He spoke at some length ON
the tariff question, and showed that
while the tariff was of some benefit
to the wool growers, on many things
it was Of no benefit to the people of
Idaho, and its disadvantages in many
ways far outweighed any slight bene-
fits that might be claimed for it.
During his stay in Mackay, Mr.
Mitchell had an opportunity to meet
many of our citizens, who were very
fayorbly impressed with his candi-
dacy for~the important office Of con-
gressman from the first district.
Mr.. Mitchell says he still is the
neninee of the Democrats and Pro-
gressives, the ruling of the supreme
court notwithstanding
The nominee, who filed suit in the
supreme court to force auditors to
place his name upon two tickets, feels
the decision of the court Is not of
sufficient strength to warrant his
making preference Of parties. He
said that the opinion was not manda-
tory, but simply stated county audi
tors might accept the candidates Is sug-
gestion as to which ticket he prefer
red to make the race on. Mr.. Mitch
I'll, after comforting with some of the
best legal talent in the state, says he
will stand his ground and remain the
nominee of both parties. Should he
get sufficient votes on both tickets
10 defeat French, he has no doubt but
what the certifiate of election will
DC issued to him by the secretary of
Jtate.
He does not believe that the IRE
Jublicans themselves will even desire
" think of issuing certificate of
lection to Mr.. French in the event 1
eceiye majority of votes from both
he Progressive and Democratic par
ies." But if such a thing should be
attempted, Mr.. Mitchell says he win
AIRY his fight to the committee on
privileges and elections of the house
f representatives. Mitchell declares
e has been nominated by two conven-
ions, representing majority of the
'eople, and believes he can prove his
'oint to the satisfaction of the con-
body, should he be forced
0 contest his seat.