The Idaho Republican., 1914-10-02
HUGH E. McELROY
SPEAKS TO VOTERS


The Progressives held a meeting
| Wednesday evening at the K. P. hall
and an audience of seventy people
assembled including the Cornet band.
James Martin presided and Ralph
Adair was the first speaker. He said
in accepting the nomination for
prosecuting attorney he did so with
the idea that if elected he would
conduct the affairs of the office with
out favor for or against anyone ex-
cept as might be dictated by the
administration of exact justice. He
wanted to see the work of the de-
partment of justice conducted on a
high clean plane, above personalities
and partisanship. That high ideals
should be followed in that office as
in any other work or position, and
that if he could not carry out
high purpose in conducting the office
he would resign. That he would not
conduct the Office in The interest of
any clique or class, for anybody's
accommodation or embarrassment,
and if that were the kind of an Of
fcer the people want, he will ap-
polls.
w. A. Lee, candidate for attorney
general on the Progressive ticket,
made a short address in which he
referred briefly to his own candidacy
and devoted more time to the can
didacy of Mr. McElroy and Mr.. Adair.
He said he was not going to take
any notice of anybody who INDUCED
in any dirty politics if he could help
it, but when he was attacked by the
tongue of slander he felt bound to
enter denial and a protest. He said
the opponent of Mr.. Adair ha linked
his, Uee's) named with charges of
a conspiracy to accomplish a certain
purpose in judicial procedure by
eecting certain men to positions in
the judiciary, and he was there to
enter Ia denial of any and all such
dirty charges. Mr.. Lee paid fitting
tribute to the high character of Mr..
McElroy, Mr.. Alexander and Mr..
Haines, and said it was best that
the people should come out to meet
and to hear each of the candidates
in the race for governor or any other
office in which they felt concerned.
Mr. McElroy was suffering from a
severe cold and after Mr.. Lee had
filled in as much as he felt he could
for him, Mr.. McElroy took the floor
and reviewed the outlook as given
by Mr.. Alexander in his speech, con-
demning the joint record of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties for
rising taxes and constructive legisla-
tion that finally passes the point Of
being constructive.
He referred to the failure of the
Carey acts in Idaho and said it was
due to the fact that the public do
mian had been turned over to poll
ticians to speculate on, and they had
Seaped their reward and left the
settler and the state to reap theirs
and we are reaping it,
He spoke of some of the evils of
Legislature under the present sys-
tenn of rushing things through, and
advocated two sessions fthat body
as a relief measure; having short
session of thirty days in which to
introduce bills and to enact measures,
and then adjourn for year to con-
slider them. During this time the
people would discover and kill those
having no merit, and then the others
could be amended and enacted. He
also recommended amending the sys-
tenn so there should be but one house
and one member from each county,
and that they should serve four years
each, and only half of them go out
of office at time, so there should
always be some experienced men in
the legislative body. Mr.. McFlroy
is an elderly gentleman, is lawyer
of Boise, is slightly gray and walks
with a cane.
At the close of his speech, Mr..
w. L. Young, nominee for county
commissioner was introduced and
made few remarks, saying that If
elected he would act in the interest
Of all the people in the administra-
tion of the affairs of the office.