Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-26
EVIDENCES OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

Much as they were convinced that the people were
with them in the Progressive movement the leaders i'll
that movement have been simply overwhelmed with
cent evidence Of the sympathes of the people, Their
nation certificates circulated in all counties of the
Of them to show that in the various counties and in per-
haps three hundred precincts in all parts of the state the
petitions presented to less than $500 voters who
did not vote at the July primaries and that less than
95 per cent of this number showed not merely willing
ness to sign the certificates but actual eagerness to
do so.
Now what does this mean9
In the July primaries there were, in round numbers
10000 votes cast this being approximately divided evenly
between the four candidates, Hawley Hanes GLADSTONE
and Morrison each receiving small number than
10000 votes There in round numbers approximately
$4,000 $4,000 voters in the state who did not vote at the
July primaries If the ratio discovered by the
made in seeking signatures to the nomination petitions
should hold good among all these voters the Progressive
state ticket would receive 49, 700 AZ 500 votes from that
source alone which will be sufficient this fall to elect that
ticket.
1t may be expecting entirely too much to believe that
this ratio would hold good throughout but it is certainly
expecting enough believe that the Progressive state
ticket will receive than onehalf the stay-athomc
vote OF the primary election AS matter of fact it
largely because of dissatisfaction with the lack of progress
sveness among the candidates that caused much of this
stay home vote This would give the Progressive
didates $4,000 votes from that source, while the other
I25,OOO would be divided less equally between
Hanes and Hawley 1t seems to be certainty that the
candidate who receives $4,000 to 10000 votes will be
elected that the Progressive candidates need to attract
than 10000 to $1,000 votes from the $4,000
at the primaries TO win out with good plurality More
than half that number will be received for that ticket in
Ada and Canyon counties alone while considerably
than half the number will from among the voters
of the north who voted for GLADSTONE and Morrison in the
IJuly primaries.
Two remarkable things stand out in connection will,
the nomination certificates filed with the secretary of
state and that is the number of signing the petit
lions and the number ofordinary ctzensaborers small
property and others of that class The signatures
show that they made by men and women not much
accustomed to signing their In other Words they
show that the great rank and file of the people in sym
pathy with the Progressive movement and want oppor
tunity to vote for who willing to stand out for
doctrines that progressive than have been given
in the past and who not satisfied with the declaration
that they progressive only the record Of the
other of the old parties has shown itself progressive
! If the the laborers, the clerks the small
chants and small property with u.s. shall
fear the great corporations and the privege-seekng
special interests and their hosts of paid and
paid retainers