Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-07-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
THAT'S ON THE SQUARE
Hmore County is for Borah but will not
Instruct its Delegation to
State Convention.

w. T.. Boran was III tOWIi Suii-
day night, leaving on the early
Monday morning train for the east;
going down in enemy Brady's
strongholds. He stood with
party of gentlemen looking at the
imitation beet, as big as and long
er than bale of hay, that filled
float in the Fourth of July parade.
Being told that we do not yet raise
any great quantity of this vegetable,
he remarked: ''Wel1, Pm going
down into the sugar beet country,
and will bring you all mess on my
return. 1t looks as if that is
about all I'll get down there. -
But Mr.. Borah underestimates
his strength in the sugar beet
country. At St. Anthony, Free
mont county, yesterday he swept
the convention off its feet with one
of his whirlwind speeches, after
having been defeated in the organi-
cation, and hypontized it into en-
dorsing him unanimously. Brady
was there and made hard fight,
but was trampled down by the Bo-
rah stampede. This contest was so
tsrenuous that the convention forgot
all about the state administration,
and did not mention it in the om-
nibus endorsement resolutions.
Mr.. Borah frankly confessed that
L. = of4 I'D faf1nAC
swinging around the circle, CAM
paigning for the United States sem
atorship, and after church was over
he caucussed with a number of the
faithful. To a Maverick man who
sought to elicit from him some ex-
preston as to the status of the Sit
uation, he did not impulsively lay
bare his heart, nor unrestraincdly
open his mind. Instead, he stated
in a matter of fact sort of way,
as if there couldn't possibly be any
doubt on the subject:
''Oh, Pm going to be endorsed
by the republican state convention,
all right. l have no further anxi-
ETY. on that point. The reason why
Mr.. Brady and Judge Beatty oppose
action by the convention is because
they know it will endorse me, and
1 don't believe they are strong
enough to win even the negative
victory of preventing the conven-
ton from thus expressing the viii
of the people. 2"
Speaking of Mr.. Brady's qualifi'
cations as campaigner and re-
motely possible senator, Mr.. Boraf
said: eff ne has any shortcomings
remember say. if he has any
lack of geniaitiy is not one O.
them And every one present
knew that he meant to convey the
same idea as does the woman wher
damning her dearest enemy will
the faint praise that she ''has such
a sweet disposition;' and all le
that 'sgo as il lay"
Monday Maverick talked witt
one of the most active republican
politicians in this county abou
Mr.. Borah, his aspirations and hi
chances Of realization. He said:
This county is for Borah. H
has personal friends enough here t
swing it that way. | can scarcel
claim to be one of these, though
am an admirer of his, and, for tn
credit of the state, want to see hir
in the senate; believing, as other
do, that he is the ablcst man w
have in the party. But / am goin
to oppose any formal endorsemer
of his candidacy at the Glenn
Ferry convention; for the reaso
that | believe it would be poe
politics. If Elmore county gets an
recognition at the state convention
our little five votes must be handle
adroitly, and to do this it would /
folly to deliver them at the count
convention. Nevertheless, when
comes to a show down at PocatellC
Mr.. Borah will come pretty nes
commanding them. All OF us rt
gret, however, that he has take
the position that he will withdra-
from the race, IN the event that II
state convention doesn't endor:
him. 1t would be so much easi'
and more convenient for us to ele'
two members of the Legislature WI
would vote for him for senate
which would be of intrinsic Walt
in the final count, than it wou
be to aggressively cast our fi'