Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
FITTING CURTAIN
TO CAMPAICN At
P|NNEY THEATER
Tho Reactionary RepubN-
cans Attempt to Hold q
Rally but Crowd Fails to
Show Up.

The reactionary Republican state
central committee closed its campaign
last night with a mournful rally at
the Pinney theater, when Charles w.
Beale, the we'll known standpatter Of
Shoshone county. several times de-
feated candidate for congressman.
spoke for the protection Of the inter-
ests to an icy audience which by &C.
tual count did not exceed 1875 people.
The rally was pronounced a most fit
ting curtain to the campaign of abuse,
character assassination and disfran-
chisement of honest electors in Idaho,
conducted by the Republican state
central committee. It was conceded in
political circles last night by men
prominent in Idaho politics, that no
more fitting speaker could have been
selected to close the campaign here,
to drive away the few remaining votes
that might possibly have countenanced
the kind of a campaign that has been
conducted
Many Among the Missing.
1t was remarkable for the nom
appearance of state and county cam
didates on the platform. not even
John M. Haines, the pronounced Taft
gubernatorial candidate, was willing
to brave the notoriety of appearing
upon the rostrum with the state chair
man, the secretary of the state COM
mittee and several other members of
the Republican state organization.
Mr.. Haines, instead, enjoyed the lux
ury Of reading the Capital News in
his downtown office in the Idaho
building with only himself as COM
pany.
II the state candidates who are In
the city were invited to the last sad
rally of the reactionaries, all of them
failed to put in an appearance, al
though State Treasurer Allen, Haines,
the Republican party's gubernatorial
candidate and several others were In
the city yesterday. The state COM
mittee completely ignored the Ada
county Republican candidates so far
as an invitation was concerned to at
tend, and the only one who happened
to be in the city and was not attend
ing meetings in the county, took a
seat upon the platform after some mis-
giving. Mr.. Reale had an excellent
background of empty seats. There
empty seats in the back of him and
empty seats on both sides. of the SO
odd seats on the platform but seven
of them were occupied.
Reaotionary Address.
II the audience expected to hear a
political address along modern, pro-
gressive lines, they were sorely dis
appointed. They heard instead one OF
the old time reactionary addresses, a
plea for protection to Idaho interests
a trade against the nations greatest
citizen, vice president, eX-president
and candidate for president. Theodore
Roosevelt, and but repetition of the
abuse that has been heaped upon the
Progressive party fight for principle
The speaker was constantly interrupt
ed by his restless audience, who, dis
appointed in his remarks. insisted on
leaving the opera house at intervals
The tariff was eulogzed by the speak
err who pleaded that the higher the
tariff goes, the better it will be for
those who are profiting by it, and pay
ing big dividends on their investment
He did not point out to the consumer
where he is materially benefited by
revision upwards.
The Lonely Pair. .-
State ChDirman George A. Day
Idaho's state land commissioner, who
so far has failed to file an itemize6
accounting with the state of the $500
drawn from the Carey act fund Il
make trip to Washington, although
the law clearly provided that this
must be done. presided. Captain +.
G.. Davis, secretary of the Republican