Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-07-27

There will BE a new factor whtch
viii play an Important part in Idaho
politics next year. Il the Farmers
Non partisan League reaches the
proportions that the organtsera now
believe 1t will. in North Dakota last
year every man elected 10 q state
office and most OF the county otti-
elals elected were these who had the
support of the farmers' league.
The following article regarding
the league and its plan OF operation
is from the Lewiston Tribane's Bolse
correspondent;
Idaho "a being quietly organised
% the cause of the Farmera' Nation
al Non-partlsan league, unknown 90
grcat many leaders of the two dom
Jnant political partiea and others In.
terested in political developments In
this state, IL the non.partisAn ieAG-
uera are successful thcy will bring
4 into Idaho what ss known nn tho
North Dakota plan Of control of the
state government by the farmers
\ Surprising results have been attain
/ cd. Farmers locals and unions have
II
aatlon. The organizers imd by Ray
MeCalg. field secretary of the league.
hope TO be able 20 control better than
90 per cent Of the voting strength in
Idaho. That means dlctatson Ne ~
who shall and who shall not hold
public office and the policies that
win b0 advocated and put into effect
IN the management of the state 20
we'll as control OF both branches ol
tho Legislature.
Leaders IN the two dominant par.
ties are likely 10 wake up IN the near
future 10 find that control of the
electorate haa passed from either
their hands or the hands % theiI
party and that Rn entirely new or
ganiRmal0n IN prepared 20 act Mm pil0l
for the ship og state, II II not exng
geFation 10 nay that the league work
arH have organized carefully b. pre-
, rincta over ! greater portion ~ en-,
state and that they are rapidly CON
bininR the foFce of the rural vote
. which IL n factor politically.
Investigation dlacioeea that aaidi
from tho field secretary the nOn-par
tisan league has had a number @
active orgmniserg going over IAah'
: perfeetlng their organization work
EIh0 TENTATIVE plans OF the league ~
not 20 work independent III the tw,
dominant political parties. but Il
hold the balance Of power. Afte
the organization work has bean pos
feeted there will ha d state conven
tion called b. the league 10 be he'll
IN Boise prior TO the date on Whie
tho Political parties will hold thnl
e primary elections 20 nominate thai
+ candidates for the general eieetl0T
Al this convention the league will 0t
y dorme tho candidates I'm th@ Fapubl
i can and democratic parties neeap
able to them and bring out men
' the two parties a@ candidates for "
flee where there are candidates .
ready IN the field who HrG not ~
p ceptahie. the vote Of tina iea@t
). members II 10 be Hwun9 In the nv
Ia maFies 70 the very bes4 adSantni
for the league candidates and 81 a
Y general election that follows a
a same plan vii be put Into exeentiU
Of THIS VIII, the league members hop
I. give them tho control Uf the aie
tion and place their men In power.
primarily the league wants M
in control who will first look 80 q
interests Of the farmers and mse th
- they aFe not only given the aagisi
tiOn they want but that the tagigl
tlon 80 secured IL put into force a
~ effect aa laws Of the state. ~ u