The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-07
BOOMS BORAH
| FOR The SENATE
q. J. Hagenbarth Wants Idaho Sem
ator Named in the State
Convention.
GAUNTLET TO HIS RIVALS
INSISTS THAT THEY ENTER CON-
TEST BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

The people Of Idaho will say who
shall be their next United States sem
ator if the views of Frank J. Hagen
barth of Spencer, Ida, are adopted.
Mr.. Hagenbarth, who is general man
ager both OF the Wo0d-H agenbarth
Cattle company and of the Wood Live
stock company, is in Salt Lake, where
his companies have their headquarters.
He favors the election Of w. Z. Borah
of Boise to the United States senate,
and urges that he be nominated by the
next Republican state convention.
First OF all" said Mr. Hagenbarth
yesterday, ''Mr. Borah would be a cred
1t to Idaho and the whole intermoun-
tain country in the senate. He is
forceful His election would be a BEN
eft to this en- ire region, and he would
be able to accomplish more in prac-
teal way than any man we could send
TO Washington.
Moreover. he is entitled to the place.
-Four years ago when Senator Hepburn
was elected there was a general under
standing all around that Mr.. BOrah
should be elected next time. Practical
~ all Of the leaders of the party in Ida
no at this time knew of that under
standing and were parties to it. It
was practically ratified at the last state
convention
I'VE want Mr. Borah nominated in
the state convention because the peo-
pile have a right TO know who the Re-
publican party will elect to the senate
4 it controls the legislature. I believe
. the election of United States SEN
fators by a vote Of the people, but, as
we can't have that, we should make
the nearest approach to it possible The
people have right to say who shall
represent them in the senate.
Pit Him Against Dubois.
''It is assured in advance that the
Democratic party in its state conven-
ton will unanimously nominate Sen
ator Fred T. Dubois to succeed him
self. He is an antagonist not TO be de-
spised; and the Republican party, TO
defeat him, should put it's best candi-
date forward and get behind that can
didate as one man.
Under such a condition the people
would know that if the Republicans
won, BOTah would be elected and, If
the Democrats won. that Dubois would
be elected. and nobody would have any
right to complain Of the result or feel
sore over it.
Others Should Be Willing.
eff there are other candidates than
Mr.. Borah in the Republican party
they should be willing to submit their
claims to and take chances in the state
convention. No man should aspire to
the senate or 10 any other Office who is
unwilling to submit his candidacy to
the people themselves. or who is IN
able 70 secure a popular Endorsement
No rival candidate who opposes the
nomination of a senator by the state
convention should have his candidacy
considered. Mr.. BOrah is willing to
take his chances in a convention, be-
cause his friends know that he is the
choice Of the rank and file. Unwilling
ness on the part of others to take sim
iar chances is a confession Of weak
ness at the outset"
Mr.. HagenbaTth's interview is in line
with the policy adopted by Mr. BOrah's
supporters. They intend forcing the
fight in the state convention In the
past two state conventions Mr.. Borah
has been the master spirit He die
tated the nomination of John T. Nor
rison for governor n 1902 and of Frank
r. GoOding in 1904 He was defeated
for senator in 1903 by a scratch. The
Democratic minority offered to vote for
him if he would break the caucus by
which W. 3. Hepburn had been nom
mated, but he declined to do So Until
a combination was formed by his OBJ
lponents he was the leader in the eau
tus, and, when the combine was
Horned. he ADDED the result.
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