Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-19
ORGANIZATION N
LINCOLN COUNTY
Progressives Make Plans for
Thorough Campaign
Throughout County.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special service)
Shoshone. Oct. 19.-One of the most
enthusiastic meetings Of the year II
which the Bull Mooseers were the cen
trial figure was held at Gooding Thurs
day night. The purposes Of the meet
Ing was to organise the county cen.
trail committee and land this count,
In the Roosevelt column. Nearly al
The precincts were represented and
those not In person present were rep.
resented by committeeman Of adjoin.
ing precincts. The meeting was called
to order by County Committeeman e
g. Isenbers, who has been represent.
ing the state committee In this coun.
ty. Among those present to give
words Of encouragement was Pau
Davis, secretary Of the state commit
|tee.
During the evening thu moving pic.
lures of the wonderful receptions ten
dered Colonel Roosevelt at every point
in his western itinerary were shown
and ELECTED the greatest enthusiasm
Lyman G. Taylor Of Gooding was Sc
lected for the office Of secretary. A
committee on organization was ap-
pointed ~ also . committee on feso-
buttons.
These committees both reported and
as q result Of the report tho regularly
elected precinct committeeman with
drew ana organised the county cam
paign with p. q. Isenberg, Of sho-
shone. chairman ana A. A. Brown,
editor Of the shoshone Signal, secre-
tary. Reports from every precinct in
the county were most optimistic and
the outlook for the election in this
county OF the Roosevelt electors indi-
Gates . great majority for the Pro.
sressive ticket.
Tho county central committee will
at once raise a campaign fund for the
purpose OF making . school house
campaign in the county and educating
tho electors in the manner to vote the
Progressive ticket.
A suggestion ~ to giving publicity
for educating the voters was made by
A. A. Brown. which had tho hearty
approval Of the meeting. II was that
there be printed thousands Of ordi.
nary No. . shipping tags with the fol-
lowing copy on It: I'VE propose to
mark our tickets as follows" then
follow the names Of the Roosevelt
electors and loop tho tag into q button
hole Of the coat. The tags might be
sold to the wearer and thus raise 4
FUND.
II indications 90 for anything, Lin
coin county will give the Roosevelt
electors a handsome majority. The
Taft sentiment in the county is mere
ly q negligible quantity. Haines Is
out Of the running. The fight Is be.
tween Hawley and Martin.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
I'VE the members Of the Progressive
party Of Lincoln county. Idaho. in
mass convention assembled at Cooling
this seventeenth day Of October 1919,
do make and adopt the following reso-
lutions:
1--WE hereby indorse and reafYirm the
declarations Of principles adopted by
the Progressive party at it's first ma
tional convention in Chicago Aug. Z.
1912. and we favor and approve the
Of Theodore Roosevelt and
Governor Hiram johnson, the nomi-
nees of said convention for the offices
Of president and vice president Of the
United States. and we pledge ourselves
to vote for and use all honorable means
to secure their election.
I'VE approve Of the formation OF a
Progressive party in tho state Of Ida
no and pledge our support and best
Efforts to it, success and the election
II its candidates.
I'VE cherish In common With the
>eopls OF the great northwest, irTespec.
i've Of political creed or afeiliation,
he highest esteem ana regard for our
United States senator,
William e. Borah. who has 20 faithfully |
md 30 ably defended and protected our
lights and interests in the congress OF |
he United States. and we pledge our
earnest support and best efforts to Sc
,ure his reelection. To this end we |
avor supporting for election C. r.
Borden for state senator and l.. r. |
adams and Ralph Evans for represen-
atives, these candidates having al |
eady pledged themselves over their
'wn signatures that II elected they will |
'otc for and use all honorable means to
ecure his reelection.
We deplore the interruptions means
sed by the reactionary element OF the
republican party Of Idaho in seeking
o disfranchise q large majority Of the
oters by preventing the printing Of
he names OF the Roosevelt electors in
he official ballot and we resolve to
edouble our efforts to secure their
lection and thwart this vicious at
ack on the liberties Of tho people,"
o Open Community \