| Show I EDITOR R I SLOAN He i Arrested Charged With Intimidating Voters I THE EVIDENCE AGAINST H It IB Very Slight A Swindling Footrace Game at Bcllevne Montana LiveStock Live-Stock Assessment LOGAN Aug 12Spocial telegram to Tm HEIAIA J Robert W Sloan editor of the Logan Journal the Democratic organ or-gan of Cscho county was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Marshal Corry on a warrant issued out of C C Goodwins court The complaint charges Mr Sloan wit threatening one I H Keith and the thereby deterring him from voting on 3rd day of August at the election in Logan CityYour correspondent interviewed several eyewitnesses present at the alleged intimidation intimi-dation and they tell substantially the following fol-lowing story Mr Sloan was manager for the Democratic party at the polls on election elec-tion day Keith who had been absent from the city for some time and who had his residence here presumably given up residenc I gcn attempted to ote He was challanced by I Mr Barber Democratic challenger Koith II bad said on the street that he had returned I I Inly for the purpose of voting During an I Argument resulting from the challenge Mr Sloan told Keith that ho was voting illegally anti there was 1 I penalty attached to it Turning to the judges of election Mr Sloan bait hI will baTe him nrrcated if ho sait votes Keith without waiting for the I judges decision turned away saying I I there is going to be so mush fuss about it Ill not ole He did not vote and 1 Republican I Re-publican voto was lost C C Goodwin the commissioner who issued tho warrant is registration officer for Cache county an eyewitness to the alleged intimidation an oxLiberal and a very realcua Republican Ho has said mora about this Keith matter I than any other man In tho city He is j I therefore a competent man to try tho Oise It is whispered that a few Republicans gathered in Godwins ofilca this morning and arranged the little plan Sloan is the I cnly one arrested for intimidating votero but thoro am warrants cut for flvo or six I for Illegal vctinc I is enid by parties who should know that the charges are trumped up for fees and political effect It will prove a boomerang The Democrats of Logan are prepared to meet and refute the malicious charges and drive t their holes the nefarious schemers I |
