American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-26
DAVIS ON JUMP IN SWING
OVER STATE CIRCUIT
Conferences With Campaign Leaders,
Great Amount OF Nail, Neglect 0i
Private Business All Must Be At
tended to.


them on the highway of heaven. 1t
would fill their souls with joy and
forever rout the gods of ennui At
least this is the impression CLEANED
from oserving d. w. Davis. day OF
rest"
Sunday for the Republican guber-
Material nominee, spent in Boise, gave
him an opportunity to display his
stamina. Contrasted to an average
day of a strenuous campaign, Sunday
undoubtedly must have seemed like
a week briefed to a few hours to the
American Falls banker. He was on
the go from early morning until late
at night.
There was hardly a moment that he
could call his own. If secretary had
scheduled the day into five-minute in
tervals, there could hardly have been
planned a clock cycle more replete
with work. Conference after confer
ence, great gobs of mail, personal
business neglected while in the north
and meeting people who sought a
personal appraisement Of the candi-
date, combined to speed the hours
North for Davis.
Accompanied by Mrs. Davis, who
has been with the senator on his cam
paign through the north, the G. o. p
leader arrived in Boise Sunday morn
ing from Parma, where he addressed a
big meeting Saturday night. Even
after the strenuous day he appeared
vigorously active, the picture of
health, and gave the impression of
just coming from a long rest, rather
than having spent several weeks in
the hardest harness man could get
into. That he is in physical condition
to continue his whirlwind efforts
now to be confined TO the south and
southeast, is obvious.
Without the air of cock suredness
typical of the candidate who claims
everything, Davis exudes an optimism
His work in the north was so gratify-
ing-far and away beyond his most
sanguine hopcs-that he is entering
the home stretch with confidence.
"Getting on TO Nose,
However, reports from other sources,
showing that people were turned
away, that his analysis of the issues
sent his auditors home with a clear
grasp of the facts, the enthusiasm and
applause that were characteristic of
his meetings. tell how things went for
him in the north.
Daily contact with the man on the
street, the man on the farm and the
man in the office has convinced Davis
of this:
"The people feel that tho gov
ernor has failed to make good
that he promised more than he
has performed; that he has failed
to measure up to the standard OF
Idaho governors; that he has dis
gusted the people by his ineffi-
cheney, and by claiming credit for
deeds with which he had nothing
to do"
This epitomized the senator's views
of why Alexander will not be re-elect-
ed.
ITO give you the viewpoint OF the
typical voter, they are just getting
on to Nose" he said. Il don't know
how many times that expression has
been used. The people are awakening
to the realization that he has been
claiming everything in sight, when,
as a matter of fact, he has had very
little to do with any of the construc-
tive work of the last two years.
"DaNiS Democrats" Legion.
This is why there will be few
Alexander Republicans and lot OF
Davis Democrats The governor has
blundered prod giously: he must pay
the penalty of failure"
Specifically, Senator Davis SAYS that
the people are disgusted with Alex
ander's attempt to place himself in
the light of prohibitions father in
Idaho, when an exposition of the
facts, he says, shows clearly that he
wasn't dry" until it became politically
expedient to be So
A bit OF campaign taffy that is COM
ing back to Alexander in the guise of
boomerang was the story from
Democratic sources that, at an Alex
ander meeting in the north, a man
in the audience read a letter stating
that the Davis candidacy was unpop-
ular in his home town. American
Falls. Davis was questioned in regard
to this sentiment
Home Town Stronghold.
Well" he replied THE only way I
can answer is to refer to my record
Four years ago in the primaries. when
! sought the Republican nomination
~ So'e 9tHdtoi' hdu DIS an opponent
man who was well known through
out the county, a man of excellent
reputation, morally and in a business
sense. don't recall the exact figures.
but the vote was somthing like 10
for my opponent and 264 for myself
When election came | had for my
opponent a man who was in the same
business as myself He had been in
business there for a matter of 80 or
40 years. Many OF his relatives were
there. His workers were legion. Yet
l beat him three TO TO one in my home
town and carried the county by more
than 700 votes.
I'm the recent primary election.
with four OF us contending for the
nomination, my county gave me 1000