Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
REPUBLICANS
HARMON|z|NG
PARTY
SENATOR BORAH, LEADER IN
MOVEMENT. SAYS IDAHO WILL
STAY WITH G. 0. p.
Cspeeial correspondenee.l


WASHINGTON. d. c. Feb. 25.-Re-
publicans in Congress who did not
work harmoniously in the last cam
paign are getting together The
breach between the factions Is clos
ing, and there is promise of reunited
party by next fall. This is not a fore
cast, out a statement Of a condition
which is ra pidly becoming apparent.
The statements issued recently by
Senator Roo. OF New York, and SEN
ator Crane of Massachusetts,, as sug-
gested by Hadley, Borah, Cummins and
other progressives, favoring the call
ing OF a national convention later in
the year, at which certain important
causes of past dissentjon were to be
considered and remedled. is the latest
evidence OF the development of the har-
mony movement.
Only four Senators scoffed at the har-
mony plan, namely: Dixon Montana;
BristOw, Kansas; Clapp, Minnesota;
and PoindeXter. Washington Dixon
is chairman of the Progressive ma
uonal committee. but ceases to be a
senator on March 4th But such pro-
gressive Republicans as Borah, LaFol-
cite. Kenyon, and others indorse the
movement.
Senator Borah was especially pleased
with the developments Of the harmony
movement, and said that. his State
would continue to stay Republican
Borah favored tie nomination Of Col.
Roosevelt al Chicago, but refused to
follow him in his bolt.
For week or ten days now, the
Republicans, conservaties and radicals,
have been working together in the
Senate in a most astonishing state
Of good nature and good will The new
steering committee of the Senate con-
sists OF Senators Root, Smoot and
Oliver, conservatives, and Cummins and
LaFollette, radicals, and these men have
been getting along in entire harmony.
The program they adopted for the re-
mainder OF the session contained four
Progressive measures which LaFollette
has been urging and one of which
Crawford, Of North Dakota, another
radical is the author. One of these
measures provides for the physical val
uation of railroads, which the inter-
state commerce committee has favor
ably reported, and which La FoIlette
has been advocating for many years.
It is not the purpose of the men
who are working for harmony to be
hasty. They expect to hear from the
country and measure the sentiment in
favor Of reorganization along the lines
before such convention as
IS proposed is called.
Congressman French. in his memorial
address in the House off Representa-
lives last Sunday, the life and SER
vices of the late Senator Hepburn. in
in his remarks the follow
ng tribute from Congressman elect
smith. who was probably more closely
associated with Senator Hepburn
and knew him better than any one
else in Idaho. Mr. Smith enjoyed the
ate Senator'S confidence and esteem
n a marked degree:
NO nan in public life in recent
years has been 50 misunderstood and
He never received pro-
,er credit for the splendid work he has
lone for the State and nation, as he
vas always adverse to exploiting his ac-
omplishments through the newspapers.
rhe consciousness of duty well per-
ormed was his reward for his arduous
abors. Those who were not acquaint-
d with him. and many Of those who
My saw him occasionally were Of the
pinion that he was Of an austere
nd imperious disposition. This was
natural assumption because Of his
gressfveness in debate or when con-
ending for his views on public ques-
ions, but TO those who knew him best
e appeared in his true character.
lie was generous to a fault, kind and
rue to his friends and loyal and
evoted to his ia saiiy. In fact, 1 never
new man who was more interested
n his relatives and the friends Of
is early life, and those who endured
idth him the hardships incident TO
ioneer days in the Occur d, ,Alenes. He
'as a most congenIal and loyabIe COM
aniOn, and while he was intensely de-
oted to his work ne always found
me to cultivate the amenities of life.
NE Senator was most devoted to his
tate and to what he believed to be
a. the best interest Of the people
The Senate Committee on Public
ands has reported favorably on Rep
sentative French's Bills, providing for
se selection Of the state of Idaho
lands within phosphate Withdrawals
tn state Of Idaho. and for extention
time To- certain homestead settlers
1on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. The
nospbate bill was called up In the
mate and was Immediately passed.