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Show : idaho : 4-4-4-4--f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 "" Blackfoot, Ida.. Aug. 20. Charles A. Towne and wife will reach Blackfoot Friday. Fri-day. Mrs. Towne will be the guest of Mrs. Dubois during the campaign of Mr. Towne and Senator Dubois. Blackfoot society is determined to make Mrs. Towne's visit to the little city as agreeable agree-able as iiossible. The Towne series of meetings embraces nine speeches in nine counties, beginning at PocntHIo Sept. 1. The is.ne in Idaho as in '!.'(! is the tree and unlimited coinage of silver at to 1. and Mr. Towne h:is no superior tor sincerity or abiiitv in discussing: dis-cussing: this question. The gold standard Republicans will hive an opport unit v to defend their platform ior the si'mrle standard of irold. their currcnev Mil. the retirement of the greenbacks and kindred subjects, prowinif ou their position en money legislation. Idaho is a silver state and the reform forces in it arc- quite willing will-ing to accept the gauge of battle insisted on by the national Republicans, that bimetallism bi-metallism is the frreat issue. Mr. Towne's coming is looked forward to with great interest and enthusiasm. Special trains will be run to his meetings meet-ings and the campaign will be formallv opened with his speeches. The candidates of the fusion ticket and the state chairman of Democrats. Populists Popu-lists and silver Republicans will accompany accom-pany Mr. Towne on most ot his trips. .All are confident ol a decisive victory for the silver forces in Idaho and that, according to its vote, it -will be the banner Bryan state this fall. The appearance of Mr. Towne is regarded re-garded as a personal compliment to Senator Sen-ator Dubois, as his time is much in demand. |