Show for our democratic readers from regional headquarters salt lake evidence of the tact fact that the in the Inter moun t ain states who supported senator lafollette Follette Iia tour four years ago are now giving their support to governor smith Is clearly shown by numer our statements coming to western Ty estern regional headquarters through former party leaders 0 among these statements are three irom from former progressive party leaders in idaho mr frank E johnesse of boise idaho former state chairman and member of the state executive ComIt teo of the progressive gres gress sive lve party stated I 1 think there Is no doubt but what a very large percentage 01 ol of the pro gre gresl ves will v all go to al smith he Is the logical candidate for the re and inasmuch as the progresses will have no candidate in the f field I 1 would strongly recommend that every good progressive throw his support to al smith mr dow dunning of boise leading spokesman of the progressive sive party and one of its candidates tor for congress at the last election in his statement n t said 1 I have been always active in the conduct of the political campaigns of the progressive party and was at one time its candidate tor for congress and I 1 now am unable to discover any reason why voters of the progressive party who have shown that they have a vision of a better world should now lend their vol voice i and tn d vote to help carry out the cooledge e P policies oli cles 1 I believe I 1 have BS as wide an acquaintance among progressive party voters as any one in idaho I 1 have discussed the political situation with very many of them and I 1 want to assure you that they are arc almost 0 unanimously for smith this alln stend year instead of hoover 0 0 mr francis B shelley secretary of the progressive party of ada county idaho said in part I 1 have been tor for the past few years secretary of the progressive county t y C central en t r al committee of ada county I 1 am now vigorously ay supporting the democratic dema ocr a tic national and state tickets my reason for supporting the democratic party is that such party more nearly represents the principles of the progressive party than any other party governor smith in his legislative and executive record in new york and in his announced views on tariff labor conservation end water power is tar far more progressive gres gress sive lve than hoover the democratic candidate tor for governor C ben ross boss standing on the democratic platform of this state Is supporting ieng these these in measures wa in my opinion at t least cast 75 per cent of the voters formerly supporting the progressive party in this state d will now support the democratic party |