Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08
BORAH TO ARRIVE
IN IDAHO FOR HIS
CAMPAIGN TOUR
Plans Are Complete for the
Reception to Be rendered
the Senior Senator on His
Arrival.

United states Senator William e.
Borah will be home this week. He will
fire thes opening gun in the Republican
campaign conducted under the aus
pices of the Republican national COM
mittee Wednesday night at the Pin
ney theater. Plans have been made
to turn this melting into one of the big
gest rallies of the campaign. S. e.
Blaine, chairman of the Republican
county committee, Is in direct charge.
Invitations have been issued to citi-
zens not only in Ada but surrounding
counties. for the meeting. Special COM
mittees will meet Senator Borah both
at Nampa and on his arrival in Boise
Wednesday night.
Monte B. Gwinn, a prominent bust
ness man and stock grower in Idaho
and oregon, will preside as chairman
of the meeting, and will introduce
Senator Borah. There being no other
speakers, Senator Borah will be al
lowed practically the entire time to
discuss the issues of the campaign.
The Boise male quartet which has
been rehearsing campaign songs, will
furnish the music.
1t is being planned to give Senator
Borah a rousing reception on his re-
turn home. as this is his first trip to
Idaho for more than a year.
MANY WILL ATTEND.
Many people from Meridian, Nampa,
Caldwell and other towns are PLAN
ming on meeting the senator at Nam
pa and escorting him to Boise. The
Boise Valley Traction company will
furnish special cars for. parties at re-
duced rates to those living on that line,
so that those coming to hear his ad-
dress can return home after the meet
ing.
The county and state candidates, to-
gether with the members of the Re-
publican organizations, will be seated
on the platform. There will be no
seats reserved except for the old SOL
diers and their wives.
On the afternoon of Oct. IA the
county candidates, and those OF the
state ticket who are in the city, will
visit Orchard precinct. addressing
two meetings, one at Rosebr!er school
house in the afternoon, and the other
at the Eagle school house in the
evening. The people of the precinct
are very enthusiastic about this meet
ing, as 1t is the first political meeting
that has been held at that precinct.
Guy H. Martin of Standpoint, candi-
date in 1912 of the Progressive party
for governor and now nominee on the
Republican ticket for state senator for
Bonner county, will visit Ada county
on Oct Is and II. delivering four ad-
dresses, the first one at Kuna on the
afternoon of Oct. 16 and at Meridian or
the evening of Oct. is. On Oct II. al
Star, in the afternoon, and in the
evening at the Pinney theater in Boise
In 1912 Mr. Martin addressed a packed
house at the Pinney theater and made
most favorable impression on the
voters of Ada county, receiving the
largest vote of any candidate for gov
ernor that year, in this county.
John W. Eagleson. state Treasurer
and candidate for reelection, will &C
company Mr.. Martin in this county
SUCCESS FOR TICKET.
while 1t is early to predict any ma
jority, the reports received from the
various precincts, indicate that Ada
county will be found with a large
majority for the Republican party, not
only for the county ticket. but for the
state and national tickets as well,
said Chairman Blaine.
1.-THE Ada county Republican COM
mittee spent a busy week attending tc
the registration of the voters OF the
county, there being a large number
who were not registered, and who die
not vote at the last general election, OF
the primary election in September, and
also in preparing for a speaking cam
paign, and for the polling of the county
Saturday night the registration books
closed and there will be no further
registration or transfers made until
election day, and those who are moi
now registered will be permitted tC
vote on election day as the law pro-
vides that they may be registered or
the day of election in the precinct
where the eleetor is qualified to vote
upon being identified and vouched fol
by some free holder in said precinct.
IF an elector has moved from pre-
cinct where he had voted on the last
election, he may get a transfer or
election day. If any voter needs a
transfer and desires to vote they will
save time by notifying the Republican
headquarters, who will see to 1t thai
transportation will be furnished ano
secure such transfer to enable them
to vote