Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-19
SENATOR BORAH
\ ON IDAHO TOPICS
Saws re State is for Roosevelt
All Along the
Line.
LABOR TROUBLES AND TRIALS.
All Ready for Pcttihonc case put
Doubts " Meyer WIN Ever
Face Jury.

United states Senator w p. Borah
is m Salt Lake today. Republican
leaders were busy with him from %
O'Clock on 8t room 1902 wilson hotel
and tonight "a reception win be held
in his honor at Republican hcadquart-
crs.
The visit OF senator Borah was not
announced. and was unexpected ON HE
own part Ho has been down TO san
Francisco 90 transact private business
with the circuit court OF appeals and
no through train could DE secured
which would land him Goo Idaho with
out stopovor IN Salt Lake.
He arrived from the west This morn
ing. and win leave ON the Butte train
over the oregon Shrot Line az 1876
o'clock tonight
Mr. Borah By hale and cheerful and
the warm haudClosp and cordially Of
manner with which he grects visitor
show at once that the Junior senator
from the Gem state is as big Don the
qualities Of heart ana mind as be is
physically.
His trip. ne said. had been a hurried
one. but hc had had time Co note the
great work going ou iu the rebuilding
OF the Golden Gate city. The courage
aud confidence of the San Francis
NWNNAHf NNIIINI ken senator IHNIIN. are
something beautiful Co behold.
OF his own state. Mr. Borah said
there is nothing especially new 90 tell.
From north 90 south that common
wealth is enjoying an era Of prospect
" Unprecedented, This is particular
~ true OF the southern section. where
developments are going onward by
leaps and bounds The lands already
under cultivation are yielding immense
crops. end irrigation projects are an
nuHlly bringing hundreds of thousands
Of acres under the hand OF the filler.
Electric roads are being rapidly pushed
into the heart OF both old and new
agricultural districts. Everywhere the
people are too busy and prosperous to
bethiuk themselves Of the common uls
of life ana this statement applies To-
the mining regions OF the Panhandle"
How about politics i'm your state?'
was asked Senator Borah
"Oh, We have nothing Co bother ms
IN that direction he smillngly an
swered, Just at this time there is
not "a ripple on the political sea. Idaho
rs safely Republican, safe, / should say.
by a majority OF at least 30 600, under
normal conditions, and conditions arc
about normal now"
TAFTs BOON.
And who would the Republicans
favor for president II they had their
choiceY' was suggested
well was the response. 'I don't
like 20 name candidates There IS lots
Of Roosevelt sentimont-Idaho is thor
oughly "a Roosevelt state. but / hardly
think the people would want him n the
face of his refusal
Wei, Taft. theu-would they accept
HIM as the political heir OF Roose-
No. the Taft sentiment is for TAFT
on his own account. / found lots OF
Hughes sentiment IA California sur
prising amount Of it-but Fairbanks
had nothing 10 count anywhere.
The Idaho labor troubles were
brought Vp In connection with the
Meyer Haywood trials. and Senator Bo-
rah stated that the state was AN ready
10 go ahead IN the Pettibono case. but
he doubted II Meyer would ever como
TO trial, as the case against him is con-
sicered much lighter than the case
against Pettibone. and Co.. the event OF
a. failure 40 convict Pcttibone. Senator
Borah thought Meyer would be- allowed
90 go free.
AZ 1880 senator Isorah was enter
tanned at lunch by "a number OF Re-
publican leaders who called on Itarn-
ing that he was iu town.