Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-07-27
ORGANIZING FARMERS
NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE
Work Already Well Advanced VIII Likely Cut
Considerable Figure In Idaho Politics Next
Year-To Follow N. Dakota Plan.

present time is tR claimed that tho
farmers a. Aet given proper rec
aguition either In the state govern
ment or by tha legislature and that
either not passed or when passed BY
the legislature has muat of tho teeth
extracted before thlm la aona. Farm
er control 10 held 20 be- for the best
interests os the state.
The non-paFtiman lea@ueFW are
Niated over the nawm that hmm tamt
reached utss1 headquarters here
from the North Dakota League. 60
the effect that the league candidate
Tor congress ia the first district og
the state had been elected BY 3 big
majority. tta was etactmd % sac
cend the late Congressman Hemtaaen.
OF North Dakota In thia NsmtFies and
it was loaAad Mp0m am cha m&ronK.
hold OF the anti-lsaKeera. y. Va.
nateF. the league candidate, entered
the field against sin other aandi-
dates HG IA the ftgwt league eandi-
date for essaaraae and she frat mem-
hor ot the league 10 represent y a.
Washington.
'Ths league Is organising IN nine
states Ia the union ~ the present
time. North nakosa n taken rs the
state illustrating what th@ farmers
can do II they once organise. Un-
organised they are without repre-
RentmtAon iR tha state government.
league members declare. The non-
partisan league plan was then deeld-
81 upon aud the farmers carefully
organised. AZ the lams @anRrml esec-
ton the league swept everything be-
foFe q.
"'rha usual form of organising la
In the country school houses whara
meetings are held at aiHht and the
farmers TN tha communities attend IN
large numhaFH. whiln IN ether Sec
tlons during the summer lar9a pic
mics are held 10 which al farmers IN
tho vicinity hFe tnvit@d. An inter-
eatlnE program IN arranged incladinR
morutnE of sports. - the after
noon m organiser of the league Rd-
aeeaBaa those present explaining in
detail why the farmers should com
biHa and taka charge 81 affairs In
/ their state goF n elnamer and better
| government and 4 square deal 10 che
farmers. Immediately thereafter 10
Gala are formed and fAFmara signed
up. fn mmmy of the communities In
which tho work has been carried on
Il has met With enthusiastic -.
Hpunma.
Such men ~ d. n. Hubbard. one
of the m0a1 prominent farmers IL
southern Idaho. ara mentioned ~ of.
ferinR league timber for governor
Hubbard was q member Of the h0usz
of representatives of tha fsat IaNiuia
! fnr@ having been elected hm a F@pah
! iicnu. Hs vas prominently tdenEi
fled previously With the progressive
party. Hubbard ehmmpl0nad nj
farmers measures that came h@fagi
the legislature.
! The uan.paFtlsan league eHpset
! 10 gather III much 0k 1hm mEF@nGtl
that vac Aeia Ny the progressive pRr
: ~ when it vas Ia lts political pFiml
. IN Idaho. The party east 10 .0el
: votes for Roosevelt after IA waa og
3 snnixed and since thsH u has ema
E aa high ~ fs,000 votes for s stat
; official while IL hmd - candidate
!. In the tieid 81 the last general eiss
J. tlon. and probably = majority os q
: Ur0mFaaniVea voted for Wtiann mm
the democratic ticket IN gha stat
\ II constitutes an independent sots !
. Idaho politics Nkleh had 20 - "a
4 uFod with. Tho@a who have mateha
!. the non-partiasn league muvemeE
}. in Idaho claim that many % tie pFs
q MF@@alvem vii join lm 9Th Il. ampal
Ie tally the independent farmer sot@Fa