Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-01
ABANDON HOPE Of
DEFEATING bORAh
IN LEGISLATURE
Scheme to Delay,Action VI
til Heyburn's Successor
Named Fails-Law Plat
on Procedure.

The last hope has vanished bf the
anti-Borah contingent of hingng
about condition whereby hid defeat
may be accomplished in a man}er such
that the blame could, with sote rea-
sonable degree Of success, beIthrown
upon the senator.
It has long been the dread of the
anti Borah brigade that ne kould be
placed in such an embarrassing posi-
ton because of the necessity}of elect
ing q senator to succeed thetate Sem
ator Hepburn, that an excuS could be
provided certain members oIthe legis-l
lature to violate their pledAs to vote
for him and that thus his efeat could
be brought about, Just as it}vas knowA
four years ago that an effo1 was maS3|
to bring about the defeatIof Senat1
Hepburn. who had the ps(tys pled$
for re- election.
The plan by which thiI was to ye
accomplished was to havsfthe legist-
ture begin voting upon tie succe sSor
to Senator Hepburn Immediately Upon
the organization OF the legislature.
This, 1t was figured, would give fl a
week Of voting before the time 50 by
law for balloting upon the successf to
Senator Borah. 1t was the hope That
In this week Of voting the contesIbe-
tween the numerous candidates1for
senator to succeed Senator Heyturn
that they have brought out, uouldbe-
come so hot that some friend or dher
of Senator Borah would let drop *me
word or other sign which could be
construed into an interference upon the
part of Senator Borah in the conest,
an excuse upon the part Of the anti
Borah candidates friends for opposing
him.
Not all the candidates for senator t.
succeed Senator Hepburn have becom'
parties to any such efforts to involve
Senator Borah, but the friends of SOM
Of them have done so. 1t is known tina
the legislative friends of Governo
Brady, at least. have so frowned upol
this effort that, acting upon knowledg
of the scheme, they have started TIL
circulation of an agreement which the
have generally signed and passed on t
other members elect, specifically bind
ing themselves to vote first upon til
election of Senator Borah before votin
for the successor to Senator Hepburn
The purpose of this was to prevent tn
very thing that the anti-Borah peopl
have sought to bring about; that is
opportunity to seek to embarrass Sen
ator Borah.
The Law Interfcres.
In addition to this effort to subver
the schemers, IL has been discovers
that the law interposes an insurmount
able obstacle to the plans of TIL
schemers. The law is very explicit. l
requires that the vote upon the cleo
ton of short term senator shall b
taken at the same time that the frs
vote is taken to elect the long tern
senator The law is as follows:
Sec. 16-Whenever on the meetin,
of the legislature of any state va
cancy exists in the representation o
such state in the senate, the legisla
ture shall proceed, on the second Tues
day after meeting and organization, t,
elect a person to fill such vacancy. il
the manner prescribed In the proceed.
Ing section for the election of a sena,
tor for full term"
Vote January IA.
The preceding section says that tn
vote shall be taken upon The election q
a senator for the full term on the SEQ
ond Tuesday after the legislature shai
meet and perfect it's organization. Tbi
section says that the vote shall u |
taken to fill vacancy at tle same tim,
Thus, the Idaho Legislature CONVENE
on Monday, Jan. 6. II both houses sud
in, inrr l.t,.
that day, which they usually do, thd
the first vote shall be taken In cad, |
house separately, on Tuesday. il Il
On that date the senate and thehous,, !
voting separately. must vote, nit on "
upon the election of he succekor m |
Senator Hepburn, but likewisd upon
the election of the successor II Sem
ator Borah, which is fos the fud term.
OF course, each houseAif its m&nbers
desire, could vote first upon TIL can
didate to succeed SenatF Heybtn. or
the short term candidate bud even
then it would have to priced iub,edi-
ately to vote for the SUCCESSOR tdSen-
ator Borah, SO that no op1ortunM for
working the scheme Nout. belpre-
scented.
On the day following bis thel two
houses shall meet in joint Hesion. Nhen
the journals of the Two hoi4s shah he
read. If any candidate recevel thema- |
jority of each house voting separately |
he would be declared eledet without |
further vote, although it IL. Customary |
to take the vote IN joint ssson any
way. !
But 1t will thus be seen th}t'.ll mem |
bers of the legislature wilhb. placed
on record on their pledgeslt Borah |
before any possible opportunity will be
given to work out the schone that his
enemies have been dependinesn This |
first vote taken, which willtb upon
Senator Borah unless the Members
wish to indicate their desi1t Ito be-
come party to the scheme ofa1s enc
mics, will elect him before af other
vote is taken at all, for after u vote.
unless some of the membeS tprove
treacherous to their pledges. III that
will legally remain to be dond tl be
to canvass the result in join1ssssion
on Wednesday. Jan. Is.
Immediately following the r&0ding
Of the vote upon Senator Bo2h will |
come n vote upon the successorklca~ 1