The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09
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The Capital News publishes an
article from ia Washington cor
respondent which says that AZ coon
as announcement was made In this
city that Hon. W. 4. BorAh. Of
I3olse, Idaho, bad been selected ~
one of the attorneys 10 represent
Senator snoos Ot Utah In defence Of
his title 10 = seat IN the Omitted
states senate, the msmbsw Of that
body put into motion tho machinery
witch every senator Possesses TO
obtain information concerning Mr..
BoFah. biz standing. bis antsced~uts
and the Fesaons for his selection Ia
this important case. All o. the facts
conserving him arc noa before the
members Of the senate and they
understand the situation thoroughly.
Prom q member Of that body Il
sAs anceFtAined today that Sir. BorAh
10 = splendid lawyer, = great orator,
man u high character. never petit
logger. always iudIciAI and excep.
tionally eompelsnt ~ an advocate.
Senator Dubois has said o. him;
II am very proud Of MT, Borah -
citizen u my state lie Il = credit
TO tbs community aud the common.
woalsh In which be lives. lie IL my
personal friead aud am hls friend.
/ cannos say anything about hIs
rstentlon IN this case. however. "
The other senators have been made
quite familiar with the history II
Mr. Bogah, Que u them having
Eeceised a talegam reading ~ fol.
lows. "Borah L. the peeFless poll.
ltlcaI leader aud orator who led Idaho
rupablicans 20 victory In lao9. The
people elected . legislature with :
republican majority for the purposs
Of sending Mr. Borah 10 the senate.
lie saa defeated In that aspiration b
. tho Mormon church, through who's
! agency BE- u nov employed. +"
> Il IL knoun here now that Mr.
. IsoFAh uaa silver republican lsadel
. 10 1899 and In 1898, but that b
vent back 10 the republicans 10 1900
4 Ills republican leadership In 100:
= ~as - brilliant that bis selection 70
h The senate 10 succeed Mr.. Heitfiel'
q wna q foregone conclusion. Wbe'
}; The Legislature met. however, some
le tbs old straight republican leader
=. objected to sending a silver rcpubli
can 10 the senate when they bad
~ straight republican majority, and .
there was a wranele In the legislator
~ which resulted In n deal whereby u
ne Mormon balance II power wse throw
III TO Mr. Hepburn aud he was eleets
lee 10 the senate In place Of Mr. Borah.
of Itis also known that when NJ
u Botah vas defeated. bis brillial
nd Olaaocncc wac le, looee in scathi'
an denunclation 81 Mr. Hepburn al
Is his Mutomn friends. The thin
ltic tha, be aid about Senator Heybu
for are ain trcsh in his memory and
80. i NOT believed here that Sena'
10 neyburn gives very hearty endor
and ment 10 the SELECTION Of Mr.. Dor
will aa counsel for Senator Somot,
rip. Men Of political discernment a
iane ali senators are men Of political d
cial ceynmsnt, sea far beyond The surf
meas At affairs like this aud they real
Imef the possibility, is no, the eS'r'
Their probability. % more than good
rate talnes fee for Mr.. Burah In this q
osei someshlne additional In the VA
= far Mormon support for election to
D 20 United states senate TO suc'
but Senator Dubois four years hence
be Thus Il Wlli be seeu that the 50
t,on u an attorney for the Nor
,t.,n apoa,le means much more thar
- retention 81 an ordinary laWy'
,way an ordinary case. IL IL ans
!, Ear revelation Of the detcrminatio'
,Lane the Mormon church, so far as ,
.h,ch ble. 20 hold the balance OF pow
r,,,sn a Sufficient number Of s,ates
y, al able them 10 have the balan
power ultimately in the United
, mall senate,