Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-12
WARM GREETING
FOR Sen. BORAH
Expresses Pleasure at Being Home
But Refuses to Talk
Politics.

Senator w. y. 6oran received q
genuinely western welcome from the
people on his return home from
Washington Sunday afternoon when
a committee of citizens went from
Boise to Nampa, met and greeted
him there, and then escorted him
back in a special car to this city,
where crowd numbering nearly a
thousand admirers gathered at the
depot to receive him.
The affair was quietly carried out,
as it was believed that a demonstra-
ton. with the usual fanfare of trum-
pets and a brass band, would not be
in accord with his wishes. In fact,
it was the very subdued atmosphere
of the whole proceeding that was the
most remarkable feature of the re-
ception.
Long before the train pulled into
Boise the crowd began to gather,
and patiently waited. despite several
delays. AS Senator Borah stepped
from his car no cheer or loud huzzah
went up, and the people stood talking
in small groups or sauntered back
and forth along the pavement beside
the train, conversing. Senator Bo-
rah walked leisurely to and fro, his
fine. large head thrown back, breath
ing in the bracing air of Idaho, his
shoulders braced, his face wheathed
in smiles. He singled out old ac-
quaintances to whom ne would
stretch out his hand, giving a hard
grip and handshake and speaking a
few words here and there. Most of
his observations took quizzical or
humorous turn that spread gentle
laughs through the crowd.
Every man and woman there
seemed to claim him as friend, and
the sense of the people seemed to
regard him more with affection for
himself as man, than for his IA
nous political exploits in wrestling
tremendous fayors for the wide west
from eastern legislators at Washing
ton.
Walks to Hotel.
Senator Borah's naturalness and
utter simplicity captivated the crowd
One little incident that occurred at
the depot serves to illustrate his
actions. A big automobile had been
brought down especially to conduct
him to the owyhee hotel, and when
he got in front of the depot and was
still shaking hands and chatting to
right and left with those whom he
met, someone indicated to him that
the machine was ready. Senator Bo-
rah laughed like boy and said: 80,
I'm just a common man-I'll walk
to the hotel with the boys" And so
he started, with members of the
committee on either side, the rest
following along the sidewalk with
the crowd, which accompanied him
clear. to the hotel, where he shook
hands all round again in the lobby,
later retiring to his room for rest
after his hard transcontinental trip.
Senator Borah's welcome by his
constituents was singularly impress
sive because of the true sincerity
and quiet friendliness displayed by
the people who greeted him.
Personnel of Committee.
The committee which went to
Nampa and escorted Senator Borah
to Boise in a special car included
the following: Joseph Pinkham, Gen
eral David A. Utter, John Mcmillan.
W. B. Balderston, C. C. Cavanah, S.
L, Upton, shad Hodgin, E. F. Craw-
lord, Steve Utter, A. G. Gallup. w.
Z. Pierce, Charles Grout, James r.
Lusk, Robert Lansdon, w. j. Stone,
.. NJ. Van Duyn, Joseph Perrault.
Joseph Perrault, Jr., C. F. Koelsch,
Judge J. H. Richards, Judge James
F. Ailshie. Fay D. Young, Elias Mar
sters, Ed H. Peasley, Frank Wyman,
Benjamin S. Grow, Scott Anderson,
c. H. Harrison, A. R. Cruzen, Ed.
Frawley. A. ]. Blomquist, W. d.
Stevens. Otto Peterson, ]. S. Bogart,
J. A. Pinney, E. B. Berg, Harry
Friedman and others.
When asked If he had anything to
say after his Homecoming, Senator
Borah said in part:
i am exceedingly glad to be home.
That is really all can tell you. do
not want to talk politics. am seek
ing rest from that subjest, so please
excuse me- When one has been away
Tor nine months, the pleasure of get
ting back should not be marred by
discussing things which are not now
on my mind.
Everything looks good in Boise
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