The Washington herald., 1907-11-18
AT THE HOTELS.

arrived in Washington yesterday, ready
for the commencement Of Congressional
operations. At the Raleigh last night he
talked little Of the political situation IN
his State. Il believe II Is safe 10 say
that Idaho will send an uninstrIcted
delegation 10 the Republican national
convention. although it Is a little too
early 10 be sure OF Just how sentiment
may finally crystallize on Presidential
candidates.
There isn't any doubt. either. that
President Roosevelt is very strong in
Idaho and probably all through the
West. although 7 can hardly speak az
States other than my own The peopI.
in my State. however do not believe Alr.
Roosevelt viii consent 20 run again. and.
consequently are about decided 70 best0w
their allegiance elsewhere.
Secretary Taft has a great number
Of friends in Idaho. and if the President
is 20 be considered as out Of the race.
lee viii likely boz favored by the deega-
ton from the State. In his tour through
Idaho the Secretary made many friends
and has kept them ever since
When asked II the union miners In the
northern part Of Idaho viii oppose Mr..
Taft, Senator BOrah said such opposi-
ton in the mining regions is probable.
but il win likely be Offset by the
great number Of friends the Secretary
has IN the Southern portion OF Idaho
Speaker Cannon has a large following
( IN Idaho. too. His friends are more
numerous than might be fms gined. since
he has never appeared the.e. and has
not been i'm such prominence in other
respects as has AIr. Taft. However.
feel quite confident that the Idaho dele
cation VIII be uniustrUcted"
Senator BOrah said the depression which
has lately been felt ia most parts of the
country has been bat little manifest in
Idaho. He said that while the banks OF
his State temporarily felt the shortness
of money. this has almost passed away.
and things look exceedingly bright I'm
that part Of the United States. He said
that already the banks OF Boise are again
I l0auing money
He said a great deal Of Eastern money
I is invested in his State. and remarked
that Boise is almost a PittsburE of the
West since there Is so much capital
from that city invested there In speak
ing Of this fact. the Senator told this
story. There was once "a spur railroad
running of into the famous Thunder
Mountain mining district. which. iu some
way or other was put ouI or business.
AT thar time al sorts OF mining ope--
ato-s Were iOctting mines. stalking them
out, and rushing back To Pittsburg %
sell the stock. When the news that this
spur road would be- compelled 70 shut
/ down for some reason or other reached
Boise. gloom was discernibIe In large
chunks among a certain class Of mining
men. one ~ them. however. who was
. lHar rEaH u o. H.H g.. rH-r~
I Of these d0wnhearted men. put them all
IN better spirits by ending the converse
ton thus Who cares about a ride To-
7 Thunder Mountain. any way. as long as
the road 20 PittsbUrg IS clear
Senator Borah said ne is much inter
eSted in the Improvement of the Snake
and Columbia River systems. the great
I inland waterways Of the Pacific North
west. He believes that if Congress were
90 realize the Importance o. these rivers
IL might be willing 90 appropriate each
year certain sum for their improve
meuU-
The opening or the Snake and Columbia
Z Rivers Tor navigation 20 the sea an the
year round. Will the Senator thinks. do
more 70 regulate railroad rates I'm the
Northwest than any legislation can pos
sibIy do.
Senator CuI5srson would. 7 believe.
make an excellent candidate for the
Democratic party 20 name on its Presi-
Dental ticket" said =. a. Houston. or
Texas. president of that States univer-
sity. at the Sh0reham last night
Aside from being the natural choice Of
all good Texans. the Senator possesses
I the qualifications necessary 20 become the
Chief Executive OF the United States He
I Is an able man and would TO doubt hold
/ the Southern Democracy together bet
I ter than any one else II is often as
/ serted that many Democrats in the North
/ fear 20 place in nomination a S0utherner
/ Probably such man would lose the sup
I port OF many Democrats in the North
I but on the other hand there is no question
/ bat that sympathy with and belief that
/ the South should have a chance al the
/ nomination would more than offset these
I men"
When asked how be viewed the story
/ that the nomination may De- offered 60
/ Grover Cleveland. AIr. Houston said ha
/ believes Ar Cleveland Is too Old and
/ that he would decline such an honor He
/ said IL was one Of DemOCracy'S great
I losses when the South fen out with she
\ only living eX-President. There Is little
/ question. however. that IL Mr.. Cleveland
/ can be induced 20 run he VIII receive the
/ support OF Texas he said
/ Mr.. Houston said that William Jennia-z
( Bryan is StiH popular in Texas. and
! seems 10 be the man whom the lightning
I VIII ultimately strike. He said The Ne
/ braskan may differ In his views from
/ those held by many Texans but that
I this viii not interfere with the number
I or votes he viii receive i'm that Com
/ monwealth when the time comes.
Congressman James H. Kennedy. NJ
| Youngstown. Ohio who is reported 90
/ have been largely instrumental I'm the
/ launching OF a Taft boom in PittSburE.
| the home Of Senator Knox was a. the
4 Riggs House last night.
/ The Democratic party can only sea
William Jennings Bryan and viii not
! likely cast eyes al any one else until
/ il is too late" said r. V Allen, Of ST.
/ Louis, at the Metropolitan last night
/ Mr., Bryan has the party almost rs
/ firmly in his grasp as be had when he
/ received his first nomination fox tho
/ Presidency. He has seemed 10 lose his
/ grip at many different periods. but he
/ Is always back on deck. smiling and con-
hNVAt d. ever AAere Is something phc-
Uomenal about the way which this man
l has controlled the Democratic policies
/ for SO many years. There are hut few
/ men who could have twice been dccisively
/ defeated for the Presidency and who
| could bob up again as a candidate
/ This. too. with the virtual assurance that
/ he viii receive IL, President Roosevelt
/ or possibly Grover ClevIand. IL he We're
/ not TOO Old are the only ones l know.
/ There Is some talk of Gov. Johnson.