The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-19

stick to protect his friend and per
sonal representative In Idaho, Sen
ator W. T.. Rorah. from conviction
for completely In land frauds. Is th
unanimous opinion Of everybody no
Immediately connected with Senate
Boran's political machine. FRIEND
of District Attorney Norman NJ
Rulck think they can see his fiuisl
for having the temefity t0 cause tn
Indictment OF friend of the Presi
dent, especially friend who ha
promised 10 deliver Idaho's vote IL
the next republican convention al
Roosevelt wants IL To be delivered.
When the President sent NJ. G.
Bunch here from Denver 10 reliev,
Ruick ia the prosecution of the eass
against Senator Borah, there was
much comment that the administra.
tion didn't "ant Borah prosecuted
by man determined To convict him
and that the adm inistration has nov
determined 10 throw Ruick over.
board is emphasized by the fact that
3urch, representing the Department
of Justice, has asked for the sum.
monins Of special grand jury TO In.
yestigate Ruiek's own acts in caus-
lux the indictment OF Senator Borah,
Ex- Attorney -Genefal Frank Martin
aud Others.
The prediction Is now freely made
that The summoning of the special
grand jury which will have Roose,
yelt's man Burch as its adviser. viii
either censurc or indict Ruick, or al
least take some action which will hs
used as an excuse for removing hin
from office. That the lministra
ton as represented by Burch, has de
termined to divert attention iron
the Borah case by starting backfi
on the District Attorney is apparent
10 everybody
Ringing upon the fight between
Ruick aud Borah as the future con
trol OF the republican organization IL
Idaho. II. Rulck-who Is lined vi
with Senator ". Il. Hepburn and hi
crowd -can he beaten and humillatec
and possibly removed from Office
much progress will have been made
toward destroying every yestiee Of
opposition within the party toward
Senator Boiah aud State Chairman
y IL. Brady. Roosevelt is taking q
hand in the light because Borah aud
Brady are administration men aud
Hey who was Ruick 5 creator,
has broken with the administration.
Hepburn wants Ia deliver the dele.
cation from. Idaho To Vice. President
Fairbanks, while Bofah Is with the
administration for Taft or anybody
else, Hepburn can usually be count,
ed upon To line up against Roosevelt
on vital issues In the senate-for h5
is man OF great determination anc
courage-while Borah made dea
with the White House before he tool
his oath Of ONCE.
The administration realizes that Il
must have some.strong pretext fol
removing District Attorney Ruick
because of the record which he hai
made in his Office. Only fev
months ago be convicted some OF tn,
most prominent aud influential bank
ers OF north Idaho for completely IL
the land flnuds, aud had them sen
fenced To, serve terms In the pcuiten
tiary. He has made big hit Will
the public. aud there will be public
uproar " he is removed without good
cause.
However, two or three members Of
the grand jury which indicted Borai
have been induced to make anidayit,
that they were coerced into doing SC
by Ruick. Hurch has seized these
aiiidayits as pretext for having "a
grant jury called 10 Investigate
Ruick, aud this new grand jury IL
expected 10 furnish the powder 10,
the blasting of Ruick on, OF his posi-
ton.
So far as Frank Martin Is con.
cerned, the federal administration
ought O. protect him II IL has an,
gratitude. Martin Is ostensibly
democrat, but he is the most pro
Bouuced Jack Mormon In Idaho, an,
has bolted the democratic ticket II
the last three state campaigns, o
ever since the Mormon churrh startei
10 pot Fred +. Dubois out Of politics
AS an assistant republican, Martii
has been shining success. Sal
Lake Tribune.