The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-06-23
Progressive Party
Very Much Alive

). II. Gipson, state chairman
OF the progressive party in Idaho
writes to The spokesman-Re-
view:
My mornings mail brought
me communication from active
party workers in three counties
of the south and two i'm the north
all bearing upon the same ques-
ton. They wanted TO know why
the progressives in Canyon coun
ty had combined with the repub-
licans.
"One of these letters was from
Twin Falls county, and gave an
account of the sport the boys
down their have been having
with the reactionary bunch. Evi-
IDENTIFY our progressives know
something about the cat and the
mouse game in Twin Falls coun-
ty. The reactionary machine
there, despairing Of victory un-
der any conditions. with pro-
gressive ticket in the field. made
overtures to the progressives to
fuse. They offered to adopt any
platform which might be named
by the progressives, and permit
the progressives to name the big
end of the candidates. Their Of
fers were curtly rejected by the
progressive conference called
to consider the question. The
boys seemed to think it foolish
to talk of compromise when they
are able to win ON a straight out
fight.
Another of the letters came
from Soldier. II seems a Boise
man by the name OF Eagleston
has been down there. Eagleston
is running for state treasurer ON
the republican ticket. quote
from my Soldier letter: Mr..
Eagleslon told me in the presenc
of Judge Leek and several others
that they held a meeting of the
prominent leaders Of both repub-
licans and progressives in Can
yon county and had agreed to get
together. Also at Twin Falls on
last Friday that the republicans
and progressive county commit
tee had formed a kind of fusion
and that the act was ratified by
both county chairmen.
mo meeting has been held i'm
Canyon county 10 discuss fusion
The only fusion that will be
brought about i'm this county will
be The fusion of the large body
of honest republicans with the
progresNes, and the election of
a fun progressive ticket of clean
and able men.
Another letter from the north
brought me a clipping. II con-
lained the same old story that
the progressive movement had
collapsed organizations had not
been perfected, the case was
hopeless.
"The old guard has its back to
the wall. They realize they are
facing the setting of The sun.
They read like the mighty one
of the olden days, in the trend of
events the verdict which the
people have pronounced. You
have been weighed in the balance
and found wanting. They have
fooled the people for the last
time. The present day activities
lof the old guard serve TO Impress
anon every thinking man the
desperate nature of their situa-
/ lion AS il was in 1912, when
they attempted to disfranchise
those who differed from them,
and degraded the name of this
state by refusing TO allow 26,000
electors the CONVENIENCE of a
nrinled ballot; so this year they
will not stop at anything TO be-
wilder the people. Their war
chests are overflowing. Their
control Of reactionary press in
lthis slate is well nigh absolute.
The death struggle viii be fierce.
1.-THE progressives of Ada county
have pledged their party and de-
mand Of the state convention
that actions be instituted TO re-
cover funds wasted
"The progressive organiza-
tion has never been so complete.
The sentiment Of the people has
united. more earnest in the work.