The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-01
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
POCATELLO, Ida, July SIT is
not war among the Republicans Of Ida
no. The Borah flag will be nailed to
the masthead tomorrow. the Gooding
flag will come underneath; but floating
above all will be the Brady pennant,
on which is emblaZoned, 'To Succeed
Hepburn as United States Senator in
1902
For to Brady is given the credit of
harmonizing all differences, Of caus-
which this morning were raised high in
the air, when each and every delegate
appeared TO desire the scalp of his
brother.
To bring about harmony among the
working factions was not only deli
cate but difficult task.
The convention will contain 299 dele
gates.
OF this number 120 were pledged to
support Borah and bring about his
nomination, rather, his indorsement by
the convention for United States Sena-
tor.
Brady Long In Contest.
James II. Brady, chairman Of the
Republican State committee, wanted
the Senatorial toga given to him. He
entered the contest several months ago.
He had the prestige OF carrying the
State for his party two years ago by
tremendous majority and Of making
the Legislature almost unanimous for
the Republicans he had engineered
the deal with the hierarchy by which
the southern tier of counties were
turned to the church two years ago
and on this he rested his case. On
this he expected to win. and to nomi-
nate his side partner, Gooding. But he
miscalculated. When Hepburn was
named for Senator, W. Z. Borah was
also an asplrant.
The Boise lawyer, however, took his
medicine and bided his time. After
the selection Of the man from Spokane
began getting his political fences in
order so that he might succeed Dubois
in the Senate. How well he succeeded
is shown in the fact that IN tho twenty
one counties in the State he secured
$50 delegates. 1t was charged that he
had entered into combine with the
church; that the high priests had made
deal with MIN. The instructed dele
cations in tho southern and eastern
counties were cited as proof or this.
Perhaps he did,
Denies Church Deal.
This, however, his friends deny most
strenuously, and III proof they cite the
fact that not high chief of the church
is or was for him, and that In Bear
Lake county, the seat Of government
in Idaho for the church, that no in
structions We're given the delegates and
that all of them were opposed to him
and were for Brady.
Be that as 1t may ho came to Poca-
tello with $50 delegates instructed for
him. They were for him first, last
and all the time, The opposition was
not organized. OF the 100 delegates
included therein a number were his
friends. He had only to get twenty TO
have things his own w2J. lie could
trade on the several State offices and
thus secure the necessary number. This
was the condition this morning,
Gooding wanted a denomination. He
was in tho deal with Brady, All dav
went on, To Gooding 1t
meant Everything; with Brady 1t was
and nothing to lose, The Senate was
his Mecca, but he could wait.
Borah might have combined and de
feated him. Defeat meant his political
for all time in Idaho. Hence
the screw was applied. Brady was
he had TO be,
Borah Is the Victor.
At O'Clock this afternoon all the
met in separate caucus. The
was carefully canvassed. War
between the factions meant the disrup,
ton of the Republican party in the
State. 1t is disrupted now. But the
wheel horse pleaded for peace and for
harmony. The $50 delegates solid for