Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-29
MEETING
| Of PROCRfSS|VFS
| HELD At MACkAY
Custer County to Be Thor
oughly Organized for the
Coming Campaign-Ad-
dress by State Chairman.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Mackay, May 29.-State Chairman
names II. GIBSON held a rousing meet
ng of the Progressives of this section
III Roos' hall last night. The Mackay
band furnished music for the meeting.
William Vanderwood, a leading Pro-
$ressive worker, presided at the meet
rs. 1t the close of which a Progressive
hub for Mackay was organized with
H.. Diers as temporary chairman and
..lts, Lyon, secretary.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted declaring
TO-. an efficient organization in every
~ cinct in Custer county and the nom
alton of full state, county and leg
slative ticket. The club will meet
une 5 to effect a permanent organi
Eation. A strong sentiment in favor
# the Progressive party and the fac
ional fights In the Democratic party
combine to give the Progressives better
han an even chance of electing the
Progressive ticket from top to bottom.
ample funds for organization work in
he county were pledged at the meeting
asst night.
State Chairman Gipson, in his adj
ress at the meeting outlined his rea-
ions for believing the Progressives
Eill carry the state this fall. He said,
n part:
1.-THE tremendous vote which the
Electors of this country gave to our
leaders,. Roosevelt aud johnson in 1912
lame from citizens who We're influenced
N three distinct ways; "A considerable
humbers of voters cast a Progressive
ballot because of their admiration for
he great and picturesque character
Who, leads this movement; there We're
many who voted our first ticket in dis
lust at the fraudulent proceedings of
he Republican Chicago convention,
$olely as a protest against the at
tempted theft Of a presidency and the
remainder, and possibly a majority of
bur votes came from the thoughtful
hen and women of this country who
believe in the principles of our Chi
|ago platform, and understanding the
gravity Of the problems which con-
ront US, honestly believe that the Pro-
Eressive party is the party, and the
Progressive platform the program to
ollow in solving these great problems.
Organizing the Party.
After the campaign had ended,
here was general movement among
|he leaders of our party over the entire
United States to take the steps neces-
airy to weld the elements who gave us
ur vote of four and one half million
nto real, compact fighting machine
"a well organized political party The
irst move made in this direction was
he calling of the Chicago conference
# Progressives in December of 1912.
I which the grave questions confront
ng us were carefully analysed and
more or less definite plans adopted to
govern our future course, Carrying
ut these plans, state, district and
ohnty meetings have been held with
frequency in the different states of the
MON, from the Atlantic to the Pa
ific, and our organization is assuming
efinite form in a great many states.
Here in Idaho, we have held four
istrict meetings since the last cam
Paign, and in addition your state chair
nan has held a regular monthly meet
hg of the executive committee of the
barty in the city of Boise. At these
meetings prominent members Of the
Iarty who were in that city have been
allied into consultation, and plans
volved for the work of organization.
1t meeting of our state committee
cid in Boise last January. it was de-
ided that the state chairman should
Fisit every county in the state before
he primaries this year, in order to as
ertain the sentiment of the local lead
RS and party worker and to assist
n perfecting the county organizations
up to date, Is counties have been