The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-04-09
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Republicans Banquet Monday
and Enjoy Love
Feast

Old line Republicanism prevailed at
a county wide gathering of the faith
full which took the form of a banquet
at the Colonial cafe last Monday eve
ming. In spite of the short notice up
on which the meeting was based and
the early season of the political cam
paign for such gatherings, a good
crowd attended What was lacking
from standpoint of number was more
than compensated for from the
standpoint of enthusiasm
Ned Jenness OF Nampa started the
ball rolling. His subject was the
county political situation and he de.
voted his time to urging continued
and persistent work along campaign
lines and pointed out that the Non
partisan league was in the field doing
exactly such work the year round. He
asserted that if Republicans conduct
ed such campaign as the Nonparti-
sans do, there could be no question
as to the outcome. Mr.. Jeuness bro,
down the house with his humorous
references to the kept press" and his
assertion that he had acquired shares
in the Cooperative Publishing com
pany Of Nampa. publishers of the Ida
no Free Press,--at a reduced price.
II. {, Baldridgc, reviewing the
state situation, condemned the Alex
andcr administrations for the deficits
which had been piled on Republican
shoulders during the present admin.
istration, asked that Republicans
pledge their support to the cabinet
form of government until its success
or failure was definitely determined,
plead for the utilization OF state cred
it for the furtherance of reclamation
development of Idaho, attacked poll.
tics as conducted recently at Wash
ington recently and asserted that the
success Of the present convention
statute of Idaho depends on playing
a clean game and asked that the state
go on record as favoring adjusted
compensation for veterans of the re-
cent world war His address was
timely sincere and full of common
sense punch.
But to w. A. Stone of Caldwell
must go the prize, IN the opinion of
those who were present. Mr.. Stone
was at his best Monday evening and
only the fact that William Jennings
Bryan was not present prevented his
conversion to the Republican ranks.
Stone Stars.
Mr. Stone began by asserting that
any man who did not know enough
of what Republicanism stood for to
determine without months of thought
that he was member of the party,
was not real Republican. This ref.
ercnce to Herbert Hoover was the
only occasion upon which Mr.. Stone
spoke of presidential candidates now
in the field.
He kept his audience in a continual
good humor by succession of laugh
ter provoking remarks. He dug I'D
some ancient history to prove tina.
there really was only one worth while
party in the United States, asserted
that only the war prevented return
to the hard times that has character
lied every Democratic administration
since the Civil war and brought down
the house with his dissertation on the
Democratic south.
J. n. GIBSON talked briefly on the
plans for county financing of the Re
publican campaign and conducting tn.
program outlined by the ways and
means committee of which he is chair
man.
Music was provided by the Belmont
novelty orchestra which concluded
portion of the program by PLAYING
sousa's STARS and Stripes" and the
Star Spangled Banner"