Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-15
BEATEN FACTION
Of PARTY MEETS
SENATOR B0RAH
Emphatic Denial Given by
Senator to Baseless Re-
ports-Tells How Party
Can Be Reorganised.

Senator William r Borah mas
nailed a few more of the numerous
political campaign canards circulated
by his solicitous and bitter enemies.
UP to dry. shrink, shrivel and fade
into oblivion only to be remembered
by which to label their authors as
qualified members of the Annanias
club. On the eve of his departure
Senator Borah spoke before his enc
mies-at least by far q majority OF
those who attended the conference
late yesterday afternoon in the French
room at the Owyhee hotel were
known to be anti-Borah men who
worked overtime to defeat the legisla-
tive ticket pledged to the senator-and
informed them that he has always and
would continue in the future to work
for the best interests CT Boise. his
home city. guarding most zealously. its
government property here. Many who
were present at that meeting who were
known as bitter enemies Of the SEN
ator were frank and honest enough to
admit they had been in the wrong IN
their opposition; others whose parti-
san bitterness could not be mastered
refused or did not take advantage of
the opportunity to square them
selves.
The absurdity Of the canards circu-
lated is shown on their face, for out
side of those who are so bitterly
blinded in their prejudice to the sem
ator, they would not be considered
as having a grain of truth in them.
They are in effect as follows:
That to secure revenge on those OF
his enemies in Boise who had fought
him, Senator Borah proposed to Grip
pie the governmental agencies in this
city by which the business men are
benefited.
That to carry out this intention he
proposed to see that the assay Of
flee was abandoned at the earliest
possible opportunity.
That he also proposed to 60 farther
than this and endeavor to push through
the proposed plan Of the abandon
lnent Of the Boise barracks by the gov
eminent.
Rumors Found Believers.
But there were certain Of the enc
mics Of Senator Borah who We're will
ing to give some credence to these
false reports. Starting as rumors
some ready believers. 1 At last they
were carried to Senator Borah. who
merely laughed at them as too absurd
as to even be given notice. But the
reports were repeated and enlarged
upon and persistently bobbed up al
ways reaching the senator. Finally
Senator Borah was urged to meet with
few of those who had heard the
rumors and give them a final and
emphatic denial. General Joseph Per-
rault informed the senator he would
arrange for the meeting asking In
those who We're interested. This he
did and the conference was called to
be held at the Owyhee hotel late yes
terday afternoon.
Included among those present were
J. E. Clinton. Captain E. G. Davis. j
D. Flenner, ]. H. Peterson, S. D. Tay-
Tor. Leo ]. Falk, Crawford Moore, F
F. Johnson, Craig Coffin. Hal Coffin
E. NJ. Hoover, Joseph Pinkham, Frank
Coffin, L. P. Grunbaum, A. f. Carl
son, L. L. Folsom, John Mcmillan, H
S. Belts, Ira E. Barber, Scott An.
derson.
Gives Lie to Canards.
General Perrault presided and aftei
stating briefly the purpose Of the
gathering, called upon Senator Borah
The senator stated in his opening re.
marks that he did not propose to dis.
cuss politics believing that the meet
ing was not for that purpose, but tina,
he did wish to enter a most forcefu
denial to false reports that had beer