Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-22

Tho most severe grilling the admin
istration Of Governor James H. Haw-
ley has received since the campaign
opened, showing the lavish expenditure
Of state funds without authority. un-
Just and unequal taxation and misuse OF
Carey act funds. was given last night
at the Pinney theater by G. II. Martin.
Progressive party candidate for COVER
nor, when he delivered his Initial ad-
dress in this city at the most enthu-
siastic rally held in Boise since the
campaign opened. He dismissed John
M Haines as nonentity.
MIR. Martin made an excellent I'M
preston. scored repeatedly and had the
attention and the hearty support OF his
big audience. composed Of hundreds OF
people, who banked into the parquet.
the boxes and filled the galleries. Mr.
Martin answered the attacks made upon
him by Governor Hawley and repudi-
ated them in such a way as to place
the governor at such disadvantage
a. to force his private secretary. Fred
Floed, to vainly try to gain recognize
ance from the floor Of the theater only
TO be howled down.
Has Sympathy Of Audience.
The big audience broke into fire.
Quent applause during the address of
Mr.. Martin, showing deep sympathy
with the candidate of the people bold
enough to stand squarely out in the
calcium light and declare against cor =
porate rule and influence. His COM
parisons citing favoritism to corpora
tions in taxations and assessment of
farmers on the full cash value basis
brought forth cheers. Governor Haw-
ley was shown to disadvantage In his
expenditure of Carey act trust funds
for payment of his expenses at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York.
while there on private business, the
purchase of even newspapers for daily
reading and the pressing of his clothes
at the expense Of the state When he
read the governors own words deliv-
cred in the campaign of 1910 declaring
against this kind Of extravagances and
calling on the people to clean out the
state house," his audience could not
restrain itself and broke into repeated
cheers, It was at this time that Fred
Tloed, the governors secretary, at
tempted to gain the floor, but was
greeted with chorus OF voices and
cries Of "Sit down! Take your medi-
cine"
Cheers for Peoples Candidate.
The rally opened following a parade
led by the Columbia band in the down
town business section and concert.
the crowd following the musical organi-
cation to the theater. where there was
q rush for seats. and within short
time the big building was crowded to
standing room and many were turned
away. Upon the stage were members
Of the Ada county Progressive COM
mittee. under whose auspices the rally
was held, Captain John u. Yates, Pro-
gressive candidate for state treasurer;
o. v. Bailey, Progressive candidate
for secretary of state, and prominent
Progressives of Boise and Idaho.
Address by Captain Yates.
Captain Yates introduced Mr. Martin
who Immediately followed with his ad
dress. When he had finished the big
audience responded with three ringing
cheers. Captain Yates paid high
tribute to the Progressive cause and
Mr.. Martin. He spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I know you
have come here to hear our candidate
for governor. Mr.. Martin. and SO ]
shall occupy but few minutes, but
Just want to say a few words to you.
II was UP here the other evening
and heard Mr.. Hawley speak from
this stage. and he spoke. thought. q
little disparagingly of the legislature
and its work. and as was q member
Of tho legislature. why Just want tc
say . few words about this matter.
HE spoke about his vetoes He
spoke somewhat boastingly about his
vetoes. He said, l believe, he had We
toed about 30 bills and he was rather
sorry he hadn't vetoed about 30 or 4(
more. He spoke of his veto of the
womans property rights bill. and he
had some kind Of an excuse. One OF
sthe excuses I believe he has was tina,
Il interfered with the transfer of un-
patented mining claims. l don't know
whether ladies are much interested In
mining or not. but that seemed to be
about all OF his excuse. He flew or or
the divorce law. and that Is about the
end Of It,
"Now. he vetoed another bill, and this
was . bill to prevent young boys from
freQuenting pool rooms. Now, yor
fathers and mothers who have chill.
dren-I have seven-you know the re.
sponsibiiity that 10 upon us to brine
those young boys up, and II seems tt
me that II there 10 any law that could
be passed or would be passed or wal
passed by the legislature that could
keep these young boys out from the
places whose ways take hold on Hell
II would be a pretty good law for us
4 for Us fathers and mothers. Gap
plause.) Mind you. Mr.. Hawley vetoed
this bill
Then there was another bill that
Eemember. Now this was bill de-