Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-25
PUBLICAN CAM
PAIGN OPENED
Il. Brady Candidate for Cover
nor Delivered Address.

James II. bTauy, candluaIe Tor
governor on the republican ticket,
and Edwin Snow assistant attorney
general, spoke last evening on the POI
litical issues of the day at the Black
well pavilion. 1t was a cold night
and in view of the fact that the event
marked the opening of the repub-
liean campaign in the county, 1t was
a chilly meeting. When the meeting
opened every available chair In the
pavilion was taken, but standing
room was at a discount rather than
a premium, and when Mr.. Brady had
delivered his address many who had
come for the purpose of seeing the
man and hearing his address de-
parted, and there was an abundance
of seating room for all. One of
the features of the meeting was the
prevailing apathy-the absence of
enthusiasm usually attedent upon a
political gathering of the above
character, and the feature that stood
out and overshadowed all others, was
the failure of the audience to applaud
when the name of Theodore Roose-
welt was mentioned In the course of
the addresses. Not even when H. p.
Knight, the silver tongued orator of
the county, who had been selected
to introduce Brady recounted the
glorious achievements of the presi-
dent, and concluded with an elo-
quent preoration comparing his re-
tirement from the field of politics as
greater and more triumphal than that
which had marked the retirement of
the crowned heads of Europe did the
audience respond with applause, and
the subject afforded a topic of COM
ment subsequent to the meeting.
The meeting commenced at the pa
vilion at o'clock, but some time be-
fore that hour the leaders of the
party began to gather at the Hotel
Idaho and confer together with re-
lation to the political situation. A
little before the hour for the con-
vening of the meeting the Occur d.
Alene band made its appearance on
the street and rendered a few selec-
tions. and then the crowd assembled
at the pavilion.
| The program was commenced with
a brisk selection from the band. and
upon its conclusion, A. A. Crane
of Harrison. chairman of the republic
can county central committee, arose
to call the meeting to order. He
made the announcement that 1t af-
forded him great pleasure to intro
duce to the meeting a distinguished
citizen of the city who would In turn
introduce another distinguished citi-
zen of the state who was candidate
on the republican ticket for governor.
and after mentioning the name OF
II. p. knight sat down.
Mr.. Knight after few preliminary
remarks commenced his Introductory
speech by paying an eloquent tribute
to the republican party. He dwelt
briefly upon its achievements in the
past-told of the things that IT stood
for at the present. and prophesied
that upon the continuation OF it's
policies depended the good and well
fare of the nation in the future. In
the course OF his address he eyinced
the county and state-declared him
self in favor OF woman's SUFFRAGE
and stated that he had no hesitancy
in declaring that they were as COM
petent mentally to pass judgment
upon the questions of state as
the men. He took up the Roosevelt
administration. and paid a glowing
tribute to the man. and the principles
for which he stood. and then intro
duced as the speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Brady.
Mr.. Brady commenced his address
by expressing himself as surprised
at the marvellous resources of the
northern portion Of the state. and
spoke Of the many resources back of
the city. He paid a compliment to
the high intelligence OF the people
their thrift and industry. and then
launched out upon his address of the
evening.
He compared the democratic ad-
ministrations OF the state with that
OF the republicans. and denounced
the former all as dismal failures and