The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-16
JEFFERSON SMOKER
AND TALkFEST
Dui'n.ng, Nugent and Alexander
Prominent Democrats Present
WOULD MAKE THOROUGH HOUSE.
CLEANING IN STATE CAPITOL.

| CLEANlNG In STATE CAPITOL.
Meeting Great Success from Demo-
cratic StandpOint-Many New Mem.
bers Enrolled.
About one hundred and twenty five
OF the unterrified followers of Thomas
Jefferson met in the Odd Fellows hall
on Saturday night and held very en-
thusiastic meeting of the local county
club named for the first great Demo-
crat. A liberal supply of Missouri
Imeerschaums and antitrust smoking
tobacco created fit and proper DEM
ocratic atmosphere for the progressive
Democratic speeches that followed Mr.
j. w. Tanner of Filler, president of the
club, holding the gavel, called the club
to order and presided during the even
ing. number of new members add
ed their names to the list and the old
members paid their yearly dues.
AS curtain-raiser the chairman in
troduced the Honorable Dow Dun
ming of Owyhee county, who for a
number of years has occupied seat in
the state legislature from that county
Mr.. Cunning reviewed in detail the
achievements of the Wilson admins
trat1On up to date, and predicted many
more measures that would be enacted
into laws before the end of Wilson's
terms of office. He lauded the eco
non.ic theories of Adam Smith and
John Stuart Mill to such an extent that
he ran out of time before he got to
Henry George, whose single tax theor
les he will leave good dinner any
day to expound. The fact that he fail
ed absolutely to ride his hobby was
, great surprise to all who knew him
and many apparently good bets were
!, Host. He wound up his remarks by an
, nouncing his candidacy for congress
In 1914, telling those present that he
would in all probability meet them
!, again and make his position on politi-
| cal questions better known while max
, ing canvas for that nomination.
The semi-final announced by the
chairman was speech by the Honor
able John F. Nugent of Boise. There
seemed to be concurrence of opinion
} that mixture in the events had Oc-
/ Cured between the semi-final and the
main event by Hon Moses Alexander,
for the speech of Mr.. Nugent was the
best Democratic speech heard in Twin
Falls in many moons. He, by the way,
/ is the big smoke in the Nugent-Pe Pence
Alexander Elder faction of the party
in this state, and it is practically en-
tirely due to his weight that the lid
has been kept closed so tightly over
the plum pudding that so many of the
loyal, true and tried have been trying
to secure a slice of for almost year.
1t is needless to say that this fact
swelled the attendance and added to
the enthusiasm at the meeting, for
among the local hungry-contingen
not single face was missing.
2 But the applause ELECTED by Nu-
I gents speech rang true and from the
r heart and the speech we'll deserved the
9 applause. He had arguments. to back
e up his claims for support Of the pres
9 ent national administration and he
: presented his arguments in a thor
Ioughly eloquent style. His review OF
the doings of this administration was
/ masterful and his predictions for the
0 enactment of many more laws OF a
5 beneficial nature to the people as
1 against the moneyed classes were very
3 optimistic. He claimed that Wilson
has already shown that he Is able to
4 cope with any problem that Is pre-
5 scented to him, and predicted that the
6 achievements done in the balance Of
Z his term of office would even far out
/ shine those already accomplished. In
8 one part of his speech when reference
: was made to W. J. Bryan, the ap'
8 plause showed that the Peerless Lead
Ter was still prime favorite among
q the Democrats.
z Mr., Nugent closed his speech b.
4 stating that he was a candidate for thu
: United States senate, and that HI
= would make the strongest campaign II
. his power to gain the seat. He pledged
9 himself, II nominated and elected, t.
. help the president at all times and t.
> the full extent Of his ability in carry
ing out the policies of the national ad
. ministration. and concluded by saying
= IL defeated at the primaries, he woul'
assist the successful nominee in tn
q campaign for election. provided, tina
. person would openly and in publ
: manner pledge himself to progressive
~ Democratic principles
- The last number on the bill was !
= Characteristic speech by the Hor
- Moses Alexander Of Boise The chair
. man In introducing him said that b
hoped Mr.. Alexander would be tn
Inext governor Of Idaho, and to this tn
g FIonorahle Moses offered NO audibl
= objection. It II currently understoo
q that 10 gave some Of Ms most intimst
=. friends and fellow-citisens to under
~ stand that he would ba cendadat
g hat he nAid nothing about Il b b
20 speech. Alexander 10 pretty eesMtioul
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