The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER


of the Washington Star on the re-
cent prediction made by Col George
Harvey, of Harper's Weekly, that
Senator Borah will be the Republic
can nominee for president in 1916,
will of interest to Idaho readers.
"Col. George Harvey has again
taken the field as a prophet. Hav-
ing predicted the nomination Of the
democratic president, Woodrow Will
son he now predicts the nomination
of Senator Borah as the republican
candidate in 1916.
"Col. Harvey's prophecy in the case
of Mr.. Wilson was extraordinary con-
sidered in connection with the cir
cumstances of it's fulfillment. At the
time it was was made both Col. Har-
vey and Mr.. Wilson were anti-Bryan-
ties, and from their point of view the
democracys only hope was in the
squelching of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Will
son expressed wish that he might
be knocked into a crooked hat.
"Col. Harvey thought the time ap-
preaching when that could and would
be done. He fancied he saw evidences
of the waning of Organism, and a
determination on the part of the
democracy, freed from that influence,
to return to the old, the Cleveland,
order.
under the spell of such convic-
ton. he took look around and
picked Mr.. Wilson then an educator
for the restored democracy's new
leader. A resident of the east, and
eastern in his attitude toward Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. Wilson, in Coz. Harvey's
Judgment, was the man for the COM
ing emergency.
"But, behold, Organism did not
wane. It waxed, and grew strong.
Some of the old opponents went over
to it, and among the number was
Woodrow Wilson. He changed his
opinion completely about Mr.. Bryan,
hailed him now as the one man who
had for years seen the country's real
needs and steered democrats on the
right course.
"The rest is recent history. Eight
cen months ago Col. Harvey and Mr..
Wilson parted company. Six months
ago Col. Harvey and Mr.. Bryan nomi
mated Mr. Wilson for president, and
to-day is the premier of Mr.. Wilson S
cabinet, while Col Harvey unchanged
as to Organism, continues in private
life in his old path.
"The basis of Col Harvey's pre-
diction as to Senator Borah is not
given. The republicans now, as were
the democrats a few years ago, are
divided and faction feeling is high
Mr.. Borah Is a progressive republi-
can, and has just entered on new
term in the Senate. He is young, clio
quent, able and aggressive. Last
year he confined his activities to his
own state, where the republican fac.
tions were at daggers drawn.
maybe Col. Harvey in time will &c
into particulars. AS a prophet he has
record and that record shows 6
winning, even after all the condi
tions upon which the prophecy was
based had been completely reversed
Senator Brady and Congressman
Smith after comforting with the Of
ficials of the department of agricul
ture and the railroads succeeded in
getting a one-half rate for transpor
alton on models which were sent out
from the department of agriculture
by express last week to Boise for ex.
hibition purposes during the Inter
mountain Good Roads convention tt
be held at Boise on June 10, II, ant
IL.
These models are OF the latest pat
tern and the convention is very for
tunate indeed in being able to secure
them, as they will demonstrate in &
practical way what can be done BY
the latest improved methods IN roat
building
Mr.. d. H. Burrell, Senior highwa,
engineer of the office of public roads
department of agriculture mas beer
assigned to demonstrate these model
during the session Of the convention
Congressman Smith has taken III
with the interior department the i'm
portance of having made special, al
homestead entries where final proc
has been offered with view Of hav
ing patent issue without delay Il
order that entrymen who deire t
borrow money on their farms ma
, he able to do so at the earliest dat