The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-04

w. E. Borah, the Idaho attorney and
silver Republican candidate for con-
gress from his state two years ago.
returned rather unexpectedly to the
city yesterday, after making flying
trip to Montana. There is no disguis-
ing the. fact that Mr.. Borah S mission
is of q political nature, although ne
persists that he is here purely on mat
tiers connected with his legal business
The truth of the matter is, however,
that Mr. Borah came down by ap-
pointment and at Senator Frank Can
mons solicitations. The two had an
interview yesterday, dined together at
the Kputsford hotel, and it goes with
out saying that the political situation
and CannOn's chances were the topics
of discussion.
When seen last evening, Mr.. Borah
asserted that the interview with Sena-
tor Cannon was of no particular i'm
poFtance; in fact, he profeSSed 1t was
but by d coincidence that they met,
and that the cali had no bearing on
the senatorial fight now opened in this
state. When pressed to talk concern
ing politics and his mission to Utah at
this particular moment, he pleaded
lack of knowledge on the former sub
ject, while ignoring the other.
I will say this much, however, he
finally added, that 1 should like to
see Senator Cannon reelected He
has made a good record, and as a sill
Yer Republican 1 would like to see him
returned" And that was all he would
say.
But while Mr.. Borah thus declined to
be interviewed, his meeting with
Utah's senator may have an interesting
bearing on the coming contest. 1t is
a well-known fact that Mr.. Borah is
I opposed to fusion. He is very out
spoken on this point. and there is no
chance to mistake his sentiments. He
is at the same time the strongest sill
Yer man in his state and is extremely
popular, both in the ranks of the sill
yer Republicans and a good portion of
the Democrats. He has a larger fol-
lowing than any other one man in
Idaho, and his advice would be valu-
able.
Frank Cannon. on the other hand,
is working tooth and toenail for flu
sion-anythings TO; insure his return to
! the senate. The moral effect of a fu-
sion arrangement in Idaho would tend
to help Cannon's cause, indirectly, in
this state, and that is why the latter
no doubt sought to convince the Ida
hoan that fusion was the right thing.
IDAHO POLITICS MIXED.
Dul IQdHO pclltlCS are IllAeu lIilS
year, and Mr.. BOrah is not the man to
commit himself; and so it is presumed
that Cannon got very little satisfac-
ton, except so far as to receive the
formers assurance of sympathy. Ger
tain it is that he was as outspoken
against fusion after the interview with
the senator as before.
The campaign is going to be lively
one, from present indications. The
programme includes concentration of
speakers of national reputation, such
! as Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
and other nOtables. who will tour the
principal cities in the state and try to
convince the people that Cannon, in
the interest of silver, should be re-
turned. The recent meeting at the
Knutsford of Senators Stewart. Petit
grew, ex-senator Dubois and our own
Frank was for the purpose of a gen
eral fusion of all silver forces in the
west. but so far the scheme seems to
be rather in embryo 1t is also said
that after the situation was sized up
/ by said gentlemen it was decided to
flood the state with campaign speak
ers, uniting every effort to secure the
election of Cannon. whose chances. it
would be inferred, We're not considered
very good.