Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-03

ernor. A wave Of applause went
through the audience when the COVER
nor said II am the governor of all the
people The man in overalls gets as
much attention at my hands as does
the politician or any one else"
The governor told of the many
changes that have been effected in the
administration of the states business,
Deep interest was evinced In the
| governors statement that after an in
vestigation he found that $4S5,O00 of
school fund money was loaned to the
politicians who were delinquent in in
terest, principle, taxes and water as
sessments.
1.-THE politicians hate me because
demanded and still insist that they pay
I'D their loans from the school fund of
the state"
Applause greeted the statement: Il
admit travelled over the state. / want
TO tell you I pay all the expenses out
of my own pocket. I pay all my rail-
road fares.
II visited the Carey act projects
They are in q bad way because pre-
, vious land boards did not attend to their
business properly"
The big audience showed by its ap-
, DlduS6 tfldL II dppTOVcS VI lnt 6oNci
nor's efforts in getting the defunct
Carey act projects Strengthened up.
wherever in the state your gov
ernor finds people suffering or in dis
, tress, there he goes and will go in ord
, er to see If he cannot help in some
, way" he said.
Il always was in favor of statewide
7 prohibition, not because 1t is political,
but because it is right" said the gov
ernor. He told how seven years ago
, he was the first business man in Idaho
who came out for prohibition.
t GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST SHOOK.
: The governor made a strong appeal
to elect T. A Walters attorney gener-
e al and Dougherty secretary of state.
l with these two men," he said, Il will
( be able during my 'erm as governor to
t have control of the important state
boards, such as the land board, prison
= board, ETC."
= Great applause greeted the COVER
err to do so, I will kick Shook out of
office quicker than the twinkling of
= an eye.
In the name of the living God, shall
this state keep as warden a man who
uses brass knuckles in place of an ar
gument?" asked the governor solemnly
Il make the charge that Shook never
gave an account of the prison store
house where many thousands of dol
lars Is involved. / demanded from the
prison board that Shook make out a
report on the prison store house. Bark
er voted against having that store
house investigated" A hush fell over
the big audience when the governor
made this grave charge against Shook
and Barker.
IF you give me the attorney genera
and secretary of state, I'll kick out
that warden, and a man of his type
never again will be allowed to hold
that office" he said.
THE ONE AMBITION.
II have but one ambition. and that 1.
to serve you WELL" said the governor.
The governor at this juncture read
to the audience the telegram he re.
ceived from Adjutant General Nc.
Cain regarding the Idaho regiment H,
said he would ask the war department
to return home the Idaho regiment fol
Thanksgiving day. He drew tn,
crowds attention to the fact that tn,
regiment is under the discipline of tn,
government. and not of the state. HI
,urBeu Tic peOpic 10 cOIle 10 bOlSo ant
give the boys" royal reception up.
on their arrival from the border.
The governor took occasion as h,
concluded his great address, to thanh
those present for coming out, saying
IT want to thank you thousand timel
for this splendid outpouring OF people,
When the governor had finished
there was an outburst of applause fol
lowed by three rousing cheers for him