The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-07
ALWAYS IN FRONT
New Senator From Idaho Hay
Be a Kansan.
Ills Name Is w. E. BOrah, Old
K. U. Student.
Oh TIMERS APPEAR.
natOr Long Receives a Visit
From Old Friends.
Old TIMERS APPEAR.
Four Old Kansans Whose Homes
Are Now Far Apart.

Washington. Feb. THE Kansas
colony of United States senators viii
possibly be increased year from now,
Il the ambitions of w. E. Borah Of
Boise. Idaho. are successful.
Mr.. Borah is a man in the early
fOrties. who has made success of life
in his adopted state; and is ranked as
one of the leading attorneys of that
state. He has also had good deal in
that time to do with politics.
This aspiring former Kansan would
succeed to the seat now filed by Fred
erick T. Dubois. former Republican,
now Democrat, whose term will expire
March 4, 1907.
Borah was candidate for the seat
now occupied by Weldon B. Hepburn
in 1903; but the field combined against
him and defeated him. He is now
recognized by Idaho politicians as be-
ing the leading candidate for the Du-
bois seat, and it is probable that the
field again will combine against him.
He has been paving the way, however
for three years, that his ambition
might be gratifed. He has two oppo-
nents: Federal Judge Beatty and state
Chairman Brady. Senator Hepburn
who controls the Idaho Republican or
ganization, is apparently not taking
hand in the contest.
Borah was a student at the Univer-
sfty of Kansas and there are many
men i'm Kansas today, men IN proLes-
sions. business and politics, VINO VIII
place him in an instant. He mas Deen l
for many years past in Idaho, ana mas
been active politically.
Dubois whom BOrah would sue
coed. was Republican delegate from
the territory of Idaho for four years
until the admission of the state lI
1890. He then became senator, anu
served until 1897. He retired ana
came back i'm 1901 as d Democrat
Dubois left the Republic party on
the silver question. He IS SILVER
Republican, like Teller stewart
Jones and Lee Mantle Of Montana
He was one of those VINO Wal IAtsl-4 1 g.S.l
OF the St. Louis national convention
of 1896. which nominated McAlnley'
following the adoption of the single
gold standard platform.
1T was Dubois who made cele-
brated remark in the St Louis ma
tional convention of the Democratic
party last year after the adopuon OF
the gold plank and the nomination of
Parker for president. Knowing MS
late silver prOclivities, someone saked
Dubois if he intended to bolt.
"Bolt,' said the Idaho senator
"Bolt? I should say not. I walked
out of this very hall as Republican,
eight years ago, because of the adop-
ton of gold platform. suppose L
should walk out of it today as Dem
ocrat for the same reason Where
would I go2 Of what avail is it to
man to bOlt2"
Both the Indiana senator's, Hemen-
way and Beveridge. lived at a time in
their lives, in the SunhOwer state.
Hemenway lived on claim in Har-
per county, and BeveridCe sold real
estate i'm Lane county
Closely following on the heels of
each other, four former Kansans, re-
moved to the uttermOst parts of the
country now, came into Senator
Longs committee room the other day.
There was nothing prearranged in
their visit; each did not know his
neighbor. There was Charles q. Her
ron. big mining engineer and pro-
mOter. from Nome. Alaska: Prof
Charles c. Ramsay, a former educator
in New England, and now engaged
IN business under the very shadow Of
Harvard university: Frank Giilett an
associate justice of the supreme court
Of Oklahoma; and w. J. Gregg, an
attorney of Tulsa, I. T.
Heron during the boom days was a
bank clerk at Ashland, Clark county
Kansas He went from Ashland. Ken
lucky, with the organizers of the town
company He was a friend and com
pantOn of Harry Bone, Judge Price and
other genial young men who were strug-
Cling to get a foothold in the worlds
race at the little shOrtgrass town. Later
ne went TO Uuan, and from there to
Johannesburg, South Africa. to engage
in the mining business. The day the
news came of the discovery of gold in
the KlOndike, Heron left johannesburg.
and from South Africa to Alaska he
went as fast as rail and boat would take
him. He has prOspered very much: sold
mine the other day for 1925, 000: spends
his summers in Alaska and his winters
in New York and Washington. He is
chairman of the Republican territorial
committee of Alaska, Kansas-lil1e, get
ting into politics.
Mr.. Ramsay was a sehoolmate of SEN
atOr Long. He went to Harvard uni
versity, was graduated from that insti-
tuition. and was a tutor and instructor
and educator i'm Massachusetts until he
lost his health recently and went into
business.
Justice Gillett is a brother of District
Judge p. B. Ginett of Kingmau. He
served ten years in the Kansas legis-
lature-one term in the house, and two
In the senate He was a candidate for
nomination for attorney general in the
Republican state convention in 1898. He
later went to Oklahoma, and after prac-
ticiug law for some years at Ell Reno.