Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-29
|b0RAH RALLY HELD
+ AT kUNA STATION
John F. MacLane Pays Flo.
quent Tribute to Idaho
Senator.

The opening Borah rally under the
auspices Of the Ada County Borah club
was held last night at Kuna when
John F. MacLane delivered the prin-
cipal address. paying tribute to Idaho
brilliant senator for his work in the
United States senate and urging vot-
ers to show their Endorsement by vo.-
ing for the Republican legislative tick
ct which is pledged to the re election
Of Senator Borah. d. r. Hubbard, the
Sage of Kuna' also spoke briefly in
support of Senator Borah. He Yves
followed by several Of the candidates.
The meeting was well attended and
the closest attention given the speak,
ers. Judge MacLane, accompanied by
State Chairman S. E. Blaine, C. +.
Koelsch and II. A. Lawson, drove II
Kuna in an auto, leaving here at $3.50
o'clock and arriving at Kuna at $780,
the muddy, roads delaying the trip. T.
II. McDermott and s. d. Fairchild were
among the other candidates present.
Shows Senator'S Record.
Judge MacLane launched into his
eulogy of Senator Borah Immediately
after the rally was opened He was in
troduced by d. r. Hubbard, who acted
as chairman. The speaker referred to
the successful fight made by Senator
Borah In the passage Of the constitu-
tional amendment resolution providing
for the direct election Of United States
senators. ratification Of which will lie
made by the states in the Union. Judge
MacLane declared that Senator Borah
secured the passage Of this resolution
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and by his dauntless courage.
The three-yecr homestead law, a
measure OF more than vital Importance
to settlers in the west, especially up
on arid lands. drawn. backed and after
hard fight passed through the efforts
OF Senator Boran. was also spoken of
by Judge MacLane who showed the
great benefits settlers derive through
its becoming law. He also called his
audiences attention to the patent
measure by which farmers can secure
loans on their lands with which to
make necessary improvements by ve-
ceiving title, a bill that was the result
or Senator Borah's efforts.
Other Measures Championed,
The child labor law and many other
measures of equal importance which
were championed by Senator Borah
were discussed by the speaker. who
referred to the senator's record in the
United States senate as one that had
not only made him a state but a ma
tional character. and pointed out that
his possible defeat at the hands OF the
next legislature would be a great mis-
fortune. Instructions on how to vote
for Senator Borah by voting for the
Republican candidates for the legisla :
ture who are pledged to vote for him.
were given after which Judge Mac
Lane paid fine tribute to the record
of Senator Borah.
The $20.o00,0o0 reclamation appropi-
alton which had the backing and sup
port Of Senator Borah, resulting in
giving to Idaho approximately $4,000
900 Of that fund was called to the at
tention of the audience by d. r. HUB
bard. who declared that this state had
reason to feel indebted to Senate r
Borah for that appropriation alone, II
for nothing else. and this he said. is
realized by the farmers on the land
which will be irrigated as the result Of
his efforts.