The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-22

On Saturday evening the first
gun in the political campaign
of the coming fall will be fired
in this city when the Democrats
will hold a big get-together meet
ing and banquet here. The oc-
casion is in honor of Judge For
ney of Moscow, Democratic can
didate for United States Con-
gressman, who will be a visitor
here in the interests of his own
candidacy and that of the diff
ferent members of the Demo-
cratic State and County ticket.
Judge Fornev is at the pres
ent time making the openinr
tour of the northern counties
and is spending some time in
Kootenai county in the interests
Of the party. After speaking at
the county meeting to be held
in Occur d'Alene Thursday, he
will spend few days in that
city and on Saturday, accom-
panied by a delegation which
County. Chairman Weeks says
will be a hundred strong he VIII
visit this city.
Preparations have been made
by local Democratic leaders to
make this opening of the 1914
campaign splendid beginning
toward the big Idaho Democrat =
ir landslide which even now is
icing freely predicted through.
out all parts of Idaho. Even
old time standpat Republicans
are 6ocking to the Democratic
ticket their admiration of the
national administration and their
desire to see the Democratic
constructive legislation continue
drawing them away from old
party lines and are showing a
strong desire to help on the
work. The more these stand
patters look into the questions
at issue the more favOrably are
they impressed with the Demo-
cratic viewpoint of their sOlu-
ton, and the more they look at
the personnel of the State and
County Democratic tickets the
more are they willing to concede
that of all years this is without
doubt the one in which the Den3-
ocratic kite will fly the highest
in Idaho.
Thus the local Democrats in
their efforts to arouse enthusi-
asm for Saturdays opening
meeting are meeting with big
success on all siues until thei,
prediction of making this polit-
ical gathering one long to be re
.membered in st. Maries bids
fair to not only come true bu
to far excel their expectations.
A committee composed o.
Messers C. B. Moon, E. T. Haw-
ley and H. j. Hull has been a
work during the past few days
on the arrangements for the 10.
cal meeting and banquet. Th'
ladies of the Methodist churcl
have been placed in charge o
the banquet which will be hell
il 'he Methodist church parlor
The cOmmitteehas already sen
out 200 invitations to the pub
lie in general, not alone tn
democrats, but to all others a
well, to come, enjoy the banque
and hear what the Democrat
speakers have to say.
Replies to the invitations fo
reservation of plates at the ban
Guet are coming in fast to TN
committee and from present in
dications not only will st. Marie
be we'll represented but the en-
tire up-river country as we'll, a
leading politicians from Fern
wood, st. Joe, Emida and SAINT
have signifled their intentions {
be present. These, with tn
large delegation which will az
rive from Occur d'Alene and VIII
will be reinforced by a stron
party of Harrison Democrat
who will have a meeting at moo
OF that day in their home tow
Justify the prediction that Tia
mppfing will he the largest no