The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-06-12
THE FIGHT ON HEPBURN
none BUT TRUSTED FRIENDS OF THE SENATOR
To BE ON GUARD


that be in Idaho politics have declared for the elimination
of Senator Hepburn from position Of leadership in the
Republican party
convention and is just beginning to be thoroughly
understood by the Republican of the state There
Ia plan foot to deny the Senator election
delegate the national convention and his enemies
there force but did desire out into the open
with the connvance of Senator Boah and Congressman
French it given out that of the congressional
delegation should be chosen but that the honor should be
conferred upon lesser lights Borahs right hand
Cavanah, named from Ada county.
The purpose of Cavanah's election is apparent
done that Borah could sneak into the convention
and make a speech for Taft without Hepburn having
any opportunity to be in the lime light
This scurvy trick has brought home to the people the
fact that the rngsters have determined shelve Hepburn
The big four of Idaho politics to be Borah, Brady
ONe and Cobb the latter being general arber of federal
appointments This lot of political hghbndes have agreed
among themselves that Hepburn must be defeated at all
hazard
1t will be recalled that only two years ago the States
mans columns daily filled with articles advocating
the nomination of candidate for United States seatot
by the Republican convention There nothing of the
kind now for the logical outcome Of such would
be the nomination of Senator Heybutn and the Statesman
does not stand for that.
There is great activity among the rank and file of
the Republicans in Ada county in behalf of the return of
Heyburn to the senate for they have become thoroughly
convinced that there is movement foot to job the
and they do not purpose to take any chances The
Statesmans pets will not be selected delegates to the
county convention as it is being determined that only
tried and trusted friends of the senior senator be relied
upon The sneak game will not win. The friends of the
senator going fight in the open No confidence will
be placed in those known belong the Brady gang
The revolt against the machine in Ada county grow
ing rapidly and is evident that the rank and file of the
Republican party stirred up they have not been in
years None but Hepburn will sit in the next Repub
can convention of Ada county be named the next
ticket 1t is expected that Senator Borah will quickly
realize the situation and refrain from eopardzing his
standing by openly esPousng the anti-Heyburn cause
although generally felt that he not to the fight
that being made on the big man from the North
The appalling spread of the plague since made its
appearance China in 1894 is made the subject of report
issued bv Surgeon-General Wyman, at Washington in
which he warns the world of the prevalence of this terrible
disease The deaths in India alone last year numbered
200 600 and from China the infection has spread until
now cases are found in fythree countries Dr. Wyman
urges an international warfare against the plague and
especially advocates the determination OF rats which, with
the feas they carry believed to be the chief cause OF
the spread of the disease DR. Wyman recommends that
all ships from plague ports be kept at least quarter OF
mile from shore until they have been freed from rats There
is of course no likelihood that the scourge will obtain
such foothod in America it has India, but at the
same time it wise policy to vigorous measures to
keep it out San Francscos experience has demonstrated
that in this country it is not easily controlled
That was great game played at Wallace where Borah,
Brady and ONeI conspred to keep Hepburn OFT OF the
delegation at all hazards and succeeded by also eliminating
Borah who consented to the game with the full intention
of sneang the convention at Chicago as he is about
to do. This the of the fak1r in Idaho politics.
No honorable man would sneak into convention
proxy after having said off of the delegation for the
purpose of eliminating rival That was an exceedingly
gauzy game that Borah ONe and Brady played on Hey
burn How do the genuine Republicans of Idaho like the
gang s plot as it unfolds from day to day
The one problem on which the gangsters are working
day and night is how down Hepburn. If there were
primary law Idaho of the gang could come within
haing distance of the senator; but it the BradyBorah
CobbO Neil combine may sidetrack the big man from the
North.
There will be something doing at the Republican