Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-20
DEMOCRATS ARE A
MINUS QUANTITY
DECLARES GIBSON
Progressive Chairman Re-
turns From the Southeast
and Tells of the Conditions
in That Section.


the Progressive party, stopped over
in Boise on his return from a trip to
several cities and towns in the south
eastern part of the state.
The conservative and reactionary
vote of the southeast will go more
overwhelmingly Republican this year
than ever" declared Mr.. Gipson after
ascertaining the situation there by per-
sonal contact with the people and after
talking with men familiar with local
sentiment in those counties.
THE Democrats will not have as
many votes in the southeast this year
as they had two years ago. he con-
tinued, but among the more progress
sive citizens of that section, those not
welded to the special interests, and
those who feel free to break away from
old environment, there will be ire
mendous increase in the vote of the
Progressive party so that, while I do
not feel that we can hope to carry any
of those counties except those where
this element is strongest, l am con-
fident the vote for our state candi-
dates will be three times as great as
it was two years ago, and in many in
stances much greater.
Democrats Have No Strength.
TN Bear Lake, Franklin and Oneida
counties, and perhaps in one or two
others where the standpat and reac-
tionAry element is especially strong
it is not at all likely that it will be
deemed worth while for the Progress
sives to nominate any county tickets
at ALL and l understand that in some
-
likely that the Democrats also will
abandon the field feeling that 1t is
useless to continue a fight that is
known beforehand to be a hopeless one.
ELSEWHERE in the state" said Mr..
GIBSON, "our reports are most en-
couraging. In many of the counties
there is an active contest on for place
on the Progressive county tickets.
This is true in Power county, Custer
Canyon, Bonner and other counties. In
many countless so little inclined are
Progressives to accept the performance
of public duties and to becoming can
didates for office, that our friends have
had to appeal to the patriotism Of
good men to accept nomination This
is especially true where it is regarded
as practically certain that the Progress
sIve ticket will be successful, which is
the case in many counties. This con-
dition alone constitutes a complete
refutation of the charge that the Pro-
gressive party is made up of disgrunt-
led politicians.
No Disappointed Office Seekers.
IF ever the opposite of any statP-
ment represents the exact truth, the
20 sto thai
we have any number of disappointed
office seekers. We have none OF then
at all, as matter of fact, in most OF
the counties of the state. Our great
strength comes from the rank and file
Of the voters, just the common taXpay-
ers. who are content to continue II
their own private business, hut who arr
demanding that the affairs of govern
ment shall not retard them in theil
efforts to get a little ahead in life
These men are not office seekers in an!
sense of the term and that is why WI
have had literally to draft men 70
office in so many places"
Mr.. Gipson states that G. H. Martii
is out actively engaged in organiza
ton work in Shoshone and Kootena
counties, and that Paul Clagstone i
organizing in Nez Perez and surround
ing counties. Senator Luck has beel
flushing the organization successful,
In washington, Adams and Boise coun
ties and will soon leave for the nortl
to aid in the work there. Other or
ganizers are actively engaged in tn
other counties of the state so that b,
the time the campaign actively opens
the party will be found to be in splen
did condition.