Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-13
Members Of G. o. p. Gather
About Festive Board at An
nual Lincoln Anniversary
Banquet.
RINGING ADDRESSES GIVEN
Frank r. Gooding Looks Into
Future in Address and Rev.
Willsie Martin Tells of Sol
der Influence.

The past and the future of the Re-
publican party were ably discussed
at the ninth annual Republican Lin
coin day association banquet held in
the orange room of the Owyhee ho-
tel Wednesday night There were 800
representative men and women from
all parts of the state in attendance in
GLIDING state officials, party leaders,
members of the house :: nd senate of
the present legislature. The program,
while long, was profitable, the speak
ers paying high tribute to the char.
acter of the nations martyred presi-
dent. Abraham Lincoln.
Frank r. Gooding, former governor
OF the state' who led the fight during
tho last campaign against disloyalty,
stirred the big audience to enthusiasm
when discussing the Republican party
and Rev. Willsie Martin, made the
prediction that the 100000 soldiers
who went to France and those mobil-
lied at home who did not get chance
TO go, Will be the great factor in the
political future of this country.
GIBSON NEW PRESIDENT.
Many of the speakers were forced
to cut their addresses short The or
ange room was decorated with flags
of the United States and it's allies in
the recent war. Behind the chair
mans table, was a large picture of
President Lincoln, to the right of
which was one of the same size of
Theodore Roosevelt and to the left
another of President Washington The
banquet was exceptionally well served
and thoroughly enjoyed.
Judson Spofford presided as presi-
dent of the association. At the close
OF the program Colonel VIII H. Glib
son of Mountain Home was elected
president for the ensuing years
was nominated by Senator M. B. Yea
man, and was elected by acclamation
PROGRAM GIVEN.
The invocation was given by Rev
Martin and the Lincoln grafton on the
subject Lincoln on Modern Day Poll
ties by James Is. Eldridge. The bal
ance of the program wasas follows:
I'VE Are Coming, Father Abraham .
............... Tompkins Orchestra
1.-THE Republican Party. .........
............. Hon. Frank r. Gooding
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt" .....
.............. Col. Edgar NJ. Heigho
1.-THE Future of Women in Politics"
........... Hon. Emma f. A. Drake
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner. .....
...............To mpltins Orchestra
'"The Duties of Republicans in This
Crisis" .........C Col Will II. Gibson
1.-THE Senate
.......... Hon. Enoch w. Whitcomb
our Duties as Partisans" .....
Ira E. Barber
Keep the Home Fires Burning" ..
.t......... ............... Qaurtet
1.-THE Wealth Of Idaho" ............
.................S Stanley A. Easton
DEMONSTRATION" ..............
Hon. Carrie Harper White
'The House of Representatives" -.
Hon. M. A. Kiger
over There .................Qu Quartet
1.-THE Republican Press. ....
.................H Hon. M. B. Yeaman
Characterization" ...........
.............M Mrs. Marlin J. Sweeley
The Long, Long Trail" ...Quartet
"A Personal Message From over
There" Rev. Willsie Martin
La Marseillaise" ...................
............... Tomplsins Orchestra
"Reminiscences of the Republican
Party" ...... Senator w. S. Walker
HELPED RECOVER HOLY LAND
One of the interesting statements OF
the evening was made by Stanley
Easton who declared that silver
mined in the Occur d'Alene and turn
ed over to the United States, went tc
the English government which di-
verted it to the far east where it was
used to pay the India troops anC
thereby was strong contributing in.
fluence in assisting in the recovery OIL
the Holy Land by the allies.
kIGER SCORES DEMOCRATS.
Speaker kiger referred in his ad
dress to the harping campaign cry o
the Democrats about a state "hous,
cleaning" adding significantly "ant
they. gave it to u.s. He said tina
when the Republicans got a chanc,
to inspect the statehouse following tn,
retirement of the Democrats the,
found that, even the garden hose ant
lawnmowers were missing. He init
mated that before the investigation
was over there would be some inter
esting exposures. ''It will be the las
time that the state of Idaho will Civ
the Democrats both governor and leg
islature," he declared. A high compli
ment was paid the members of TIL
house lover which Speaker Kiger pre-
sides.
OTHERS SPEAK.
The support that the Republican
gave to the president during the wa
crisis and the reputation to tn
Democratic party at the polls last ia
was told of by Mr.. Gibson. Senate
Whitcomb said the Republican part
always stood for just and equal right
TO all and would continue to do SO /
both the nation and state. Mrs. Drak
praised the work Of women in polite
and Mrs. White drank a toast to tn
toast sne was to have given. Mr.
Sweeley scored the Bolshevik an
Colonel Heigho urged the party to kee
close to the principles advocated b
President Lincoln. Senator Wake
scored the Hun and championed Am
sricanism and Mr.. Barber urge