The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-31
News of the InterInOuntain ReQiOn
BURLEY PROGRESSES WELL:
POLITICAL CAMPATGNERS
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
hurley. Oct &O.--Chsrlcs liclmcr, the
Twin Falls contractor. has about COM
pletcd tho laying of cement sidewalks
along all tho principal streets and ave
nucs IN Burley. and rs result of this
Improvement tho town presents Il much
more prosperous appearance. Twelve
foot WALKS have been laid in :hc bust
ness section and SiX-foot walks in the
residence district. Scattered as the town
is over largo area OF ground tho walks
would aggregate several miles in length
III Is doubtful il any other town In The
Stalo Is better provided with coment
walks. The streets arc bcing graded and
VIII he graTolcd before winter sets In,
The Carolina poplar trees set out last
spring along all the principal streets have
attained phenomenal growth for the
first season.
Burlcy being tho principal town and
the railroad point for Cogsla county. it
Ia the Mecca for political spcllhnders who
journey this way. Tho campaign Is ap-
preaching its zenith in Idaho, with the
election only few days off. The Demo-
cratic forces arc we'll organized In Cas-
sia cuuptv. and II would not be surpriH-
Ing II they elected n few Of their candi-
dates for county offices. However. Gag
$ia county is always reckopcd In the Hc
publican column. and IL Is probable that
Brady and the other sta to candidates
win emerge with substantial ma iorItcs.
lfawlcv opened the campaign In Burloy.
and was followed n day or two later by
Frank l., Moore. Democratic caudIdato for
attorney general. Eoth wen; Into de
tails al considerable length. and supple
ncnted their arguments with 3undrv nf-
fdav'ts Hawlcy 'ared" the state land
board and told of the trip Of Governor
Brady and bis staff OF generals and colo
nels 10 the .Aissl5a Yukon exposition
generals Who we're crstWhila clerks In
dry goods stores, etc. and had never
smsllcd powder Mr.. Moore told how
this -9na Brady and hIs generals. eat
down 10 dinner which cost the good
psope of Idaho S. q plate 1Ie said that
since II was practically impossible for
q man 10 cot Sc worth of good at meal,
hquid refreshmenta You know what
each al $3.50 per
Governor Brady appeared before the
footlghtS at the Burley Opera house tho
night after Mr.. Moore spoke Being put
on N,e defensive. the governor was at
somewhat NJ . disadvantage. but he
forthwith disposed Of Mr.. Moore and
evened UP all scores with that gentleman
by calling him vaudeville actor. As
for Mr.. Hawloy. the governor said he did
not like 10 indulge in personalities. but
he knew Of a lawyer once who Haa so
conservative of tho peoples money that
he only charged an attorneys fec OF $40.
n0O for conducting onc-timc much
talked of case. AS for the trip 10 the cX-
position. tho governor said he did not
believe rho people NJ Idaho wanted him
70 SNEAK around alone at Seattle on
Idaho day Just I" save few dollars,
when governors from other states were
vrcsent with their staffs.
All of which tho voter heard, and Vas
amused. Too bad they don't campaign
nowadays u la Lincoln Douglas style. Let
one fellow get up and speak for an hour,
and then the other instead OF playing
hide aud seek over the state end telling
tattle-tale yarns TO the people. But such
Is the game OF politics.