Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-23
Policies of Democratic Party
Discussed With Member
Of National Committee,
w. D. Jameson.
Assistant Treasurer of Main
Organization and Strong
Idaho Party Men Consider
Carrying Out Administra-
ton War Plans.


with w. d. Jameson, a member of the
Democratic national COMMITTEES, to
consider carrying out to the letter the
war plans of the administration and
bringing to a successful issue the Sec
ond liberty loan and food conservation
campaigns, stimulating recruiting and
otherwise backing up the president.
MIR. Jameson made a stirring appeal
for the necessity of this support, point
ing out that no administration ever
faced graver crisis and that in the
present world war, the president needs
the support of every citizen and partic-
ularly the support of men of his own
political faith in the United States
senate and house of representatives.
The conference took place at the Owy-
hee hotel. Mr.. Jameson left Monday
night for Salt Lake.
FORMER IOWA CONGRESSMAN.
Mr.. Jameson Is assistant treasurer
of the national committee and is in
charge of national headquarters at
Washington. He represented Iowa in
the national house of representatives,
defeating Representative Hepburn, and
is said to have the distinction of being
the only Democratic congressman ever
elected from that state. During the last
presidential campaign he was a domi-
nant factor in its financing. His mis-
sion to the western states is to con-
fer with party leaders and bring home
to them the necessity of backing "Pres-
ident Wilson with every possible sup
port and making certain at the election
in 1918 that both houses of congress
are Democratic.
Besides prominent Democrats in
Boise present at the conference includ-
ing John F. Nugent ]. T. Pence, p. NJ.
Davis, T. H. Martin and others, a
number of the party leaders from out
of the city took part in the delibera-
tions. Among them were Robert II.
Elder Of Occur dAlene. national COM
mitteeman; Frank Kendall. sheriff of
Twin Falls county; George H. Fisher,
former state senator from Bannock
county: d. w. Greenburg. of Wallace;
w. r. Hamilton, state chairman OF the
Democratic party; Mr.. Calendar of
Emmett and others.
PRESIDENT HEAVILY RURDENED.
National Committeeman Jameson
that the administrations policies are
progressing satisfactorily and that the
country Is preparing for its greatest
crisis, the director of which the presi-
dent, is bending his untiring efforts to
end successfully for the nation He
said that President Wilson is dominat-
ed by greater problems than those of
party, because of the fact the nation is
involved in q war with common enc
my and that his undivided attention is
being given to preparing the country
and endeavoring to solve the world is
sues that daily confront him.
LOOK FORWARD TO CAMPAIGN.
The national Democratic committee
is maintaining it's headquarters at
Washington. D. c.. at considerable
heavy expense, Mr.. Jameson informed
the party leaders and the party's af-
fairs are being directed from there.
In view of the fact a campaign is about
to open for 1918, 1t Is necessary he
pointed out, that the national organiza-
ton be more closely united and for
the purpose of accomplishing this as
well as bringing home to leaders In
the various states, the absolute neces-
sity of backing the great liberty loan,
food conservation and other national
issues, as well as preparing to meet the
offensive campaign that would be in
augurated by the ancient enemy, the
Republicans, he said he was visiting
the various western states. similar
conference was held at Denver, and he
expects to hold a conference at Salt
Lake during the week.
STIMULATE ACTIVITY.
Executive. financial, publicity and
women branches of party activity are
to be stimulated with new life, he said,
as the result of the organization plans
SO that there would be another Demo-
cratic success at the polls in the fall
OF 1918. Mr.. Jameson explained in de-
tail his mission, q, general discussion
followed at the conclusion of which as
surances were given him by the Idaho
Democratic leaders present that they
would do their utmost to maintain
Idaho as Democratic state and sur
round the president with members of
his own party.
NO NAMES MENTIONED.
The matter of electing United
States senator and two congressman
from Idaho was not openly discussed
at the conference, but 1t is said to have
been made plainly evident that such a
result is expected and that probably
the most strenuous campaign in the
history of the state to accomplish this
will be made next fall. Those attend
Ing the conference said there were no
names of Democrats connected with
senator or congressman.
j, During the day conference was
held by Mr.. Jameson with Governor
Alexander at which the duty of the
state to the nation and of Democrats
to the administration were plainly dis
Owing to the fact there was
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