American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-29
MOVING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION
REPUBLICANS OF HAMMOCK
COUNTY HELD GREAT GET
TOGETHER'' MEETING AT
DOWNEY LAST SATURDAY.
several Prominent Figures in Idaho
Politics Were Present and all
Expressed the Belief that Great
Good VIII Result.

GOOd Will Result.
What was probably the first
roaitical gathering in the State of
Idaho since the last general cleo
Hton, was held at Downey Saturday,
and from such reports of the meet
Ing as nave been made pubic 1t
mdeht be taken as an indication
that the people are to rule more
extensively and with less of at
tempted dictation from political
leaders than has ever been the case
before. other counties are drop
ping into lime along the same plan
a. was adopted in Bannock.
The plan of the organization is
given briefly in the following report
Of the committee on organization
It the Downey meeting, and the
spirit of the gathering might be
learned from the address, prepared
vi q committee from the body OF
the meeting. which. also is given
be1ow:
t# Itan VI OfS4h31~s<oh-
Your committee ON Organize
ton begs leave to report as follows:
LIST. That this Association be
known as The Lincoln Bannock
County League.
and. That there be selected a
suitable person to be known as the
President of the League. and an
other selected as it's secretary.
3rd-That there be selected not
4eep than three persons in each
mocinct to be known as Precinct
committeeman to act under and
with the President<of the League i'm
the establishment of Precinct As
n0cfations, having for their object
he union, harmony and education
az the people along political lines
4th.=That each Precinct shall
select its Precinct Committeeman
at the earliest possible moment
5th.-That this shall be independ-
emit OF any other organization
The committee on address reports
~ follows:
ITO the Republicans of Bannock
County:
THE Republican party is now,
and since it's berth has been the
party OF progress. In the master
minds of its founders and in the
miuds of those who in later years
have shaped its destinies have
originated those thoughts and to
these same minds have come those
jnspirations which crystallized into
acts are our nations history during
the last five decades. This period
will 20 down in national history as
a period of great progress, marked
in the year 1912 by a most fitting
monument to advancement-tht
amendment to our Notional Con
situation, so to provide for the cleo
xion OF United States senators by
direct vote of the people, and as
~~cbtixens of Idaho We mark Witt
pride and fervent patriotism tht
fant that it was an Idaho citizen
Idabo's truly progressive senlol
Honorable William Il
Borah. who lead in bringing abou'
fbfs condition. With such a lead
Or. and with such opportunity a
low presents itself, the Republican
marty Of Bannock county should ana
NH 1oin with the Republican or
nneanations of sister counties III
coa31fhuting to the ushering in o
! eeoond era of national progress
Whtrh should exceed in duration
~ "a achievement, the period be
Sinntue with the nomination of tn
mastered Lincoln.
II all factional differences b
1~onnatten, n with the unity o
BnxooQa let us rally to the supper
~ those principles in which GU
e~1114nshp is most vitality interested
~eoooEndzing as our a. GU
k senator. the Honorable Wi
Borah, now the O I'm
o figure in American politics
we see a man, who NOR
t1w n other. reflects the sent
and purposes of the gres
Rg classes of this country, nj
~ the present time, but q
tfmes during the last two d.
He is not a ~doctronaire, nc
IN portunist; neither Is he a
nist nor a radical
us, therefore, pledge GU
~7@s to follow his plan of Q
NAon within tho Republics
and support progressi'
ntes upon progressive pla