Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
NO OPPOSITION
FOR HEYbURN
POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM BOISE
SAYS HE WILL BE CHOSEN AT
CONVENTION HASTINGS NOT
IN DANGER.

PORTLAND, July ia special
to the Telegram from Boise says:
All active opposition to the re-elec-
ton of Weldon B. Hepburn to the
United States senate has vanished in
republican ranks, and he will be the
unanimous choice Of his party. I'll
Is probable the precedent establish
ed two years ago, when the state
convention nominated SenOtor Bo-
rah will be followed again this year,
and that the party, through it's rep
resentatives at the Boise convention,
will go on record as favorable tol
Heyburn's reelection.
Senator Hepburn two years ago
opposed bitterly the plan of the
state convention making a nomina-
tion for senator. He maintained
the question should be left to the
legislature, and put up strong
fight in favor of his position. Borah
won the fight, however. and was
nominated. There has been much
speculation as to what course Hey
burn would pursue with his own
election involved. but he has now
announced that If it has become the
settled policy Of the party to make
nominations for senator, he will ac-
cept it as final, and will not object
to his name going before the Boise
convention.
During the past winter there was
a great deal Of talk about efforts to
defeat Hepburn. Gov. Gooding was
one of the men figured on the make
the fight against him, and State
Chairman Brady was also mentioned
in that connection. Alarmed at the
talk of opposition, Heyburn's friends
in Boise formed an organization and
opened headquarters. proposing to
look after the interests of the senior
senator in the southwestern part OF
the state A mass meeting was held
to protest against any effort to de-
feat their favorite. To the surprise
of the Hepburn men. the very ones
who had been counted on as the
leaders in the anti-Heyburn fight
were present at the meeting and
were the first to speak in behalf oi
his reelection. Among these were
warm friends Of Senator Borah.
When Senator Borah arrived In
Boise he lost no time in climbing
on the Hepburn band-dagon. an
nouncing that he favored the plar
of nominating the senior senator a
the coming state convention. Th1'
left only the Boise Statesman, thu
leading republican paper OF t.
state, which has never been friend
ly to Hebyurn, out Of the fold, AM
its recent editorial utterances indl
cate that it will not further oppos
him
State Chairman Brady's an
nouncement of his candidacy for tn
nomination for governor early pu
him out of the senatorial race, an
Gov. Gooding's friends have ais
ceased their activity in his behai
Brady will have l'tt'e If anv opp'
s;t;on It is possible that Ada cour
ty may give complimentary 'o'
n Mavor John NJ. Ha'nes of Bo1s
hut the nomination of the Pocatel
statesman is assured on the mrs
ba,,ot Gov. Gooding would ike
he state chairman, but there is COZ
siderable opnos'tion to him trleh'
Of Senator Hepburn opposing "
n,acing of the campaign IN Il
hands.
The only real fight in the conve'
ton will be over some of the MINI
stote offices. chiefly that OF sra
treasurer A fight is being ma,
AGAINST the present incumbent WI
&c seeking nomination to" a seco'
term He is Charles A. Has'lhFs
lewiston. and has aroused the opp
sition of some interests BECAUSE
Tho manner in which he has na,.u.
his "collection accounts rhe no' %
statesman is leading the ns
.pa,nst him, but it is unoe'e.o
+hat Mr.. Brady favors his no",,l ~,
t;on. and with his sunnort MI '
+;ngs IS in no real danger