The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-28
HEPBURN EULO:
GIZED IN SENATE
(Special Correspondence.)

Washington, D. c., Feb. 25.-Signs
of resuscitation on the part of the
Republican party are now clearly
visible. Republicans in Congress who
did not work tremendously in the last
campaign are getting together. The
breach between the factions is closing,
and there is promise of reunited
party by next fall. This is not fore
cast, but a statement of condition
which is rapidly becoming apparent.
The statements issued recently by
Senator Root of New York, and SEN
ator Crane of Massachusetts,, as sug-
gested by Hadley, Borah, Cummins
and other Progressives, favoring the
calling of national convention later
in the year, at which certain impor-
tant causes of past dissension were to
be considered and remedied, is the
latest evidence of the development of
the harmony movement.
Only four Senators scoffed at the
tana; Bristow, Kansas; Clapp, Min
Dixon is chairman of the Progressive
a senator on March 4th. But such
progressive NCPuOiSdAS do DOi Oil,
LaFollette, Kenyon, and others en-
dorse the movement
Senator Borah was especially pleas
ed with the developments of the
harmony movement. and said that his
state would continue to stay Repub-
lican. Borah favored the nomination
of Col. Roosevelt at Chicago, but re-
fused to follow him in his bolt.
For a week or ten days now, thu
Republicans, conservatives and radi
= calls, have been working together II
the Senate in most astonishing
state of good nature and good will
The new steering committee OF tn
Senate consists of Senators Root
Smoot and Oliver. conservatives, ant
Cummins and LaFollette, radicals
and these men have been gettinl
along in entire harmony. The pro
gram they adopted for the remainde
of the session contained four pro
gressive measures which LaFollett
has been urging and one of whicl
Crawford, of North Dakota, anothe
radical, is the author. One of thes
measures provides for the physica
valuation or railroads, which the in
terstate commerce committee ha
favorably reported, and which. La
Toilette has been advocating for man
years.
1t is not the purpose of the me
who are working for harmony to b
hasty. They expect to hear from tn
country and measure the sentiment i
favor of reorganization along the line
indicated before such convention a
is proposed is called.
Congressman French delivered
mastery address in the house of re
representatives., Sunday, during tn
memorial services of the late Sena
tor Weldon B. Hepburn, from whic
the following extracts are taken:
"As an orator, Senator Heybur
must take high rank. From til
numerous discussions in which he e,
pressed his sentiments during til
running debates in the Senate, n
adequate idea can be had of his powe
True, even in fragmentary and run
ming debate, his language was elegan
his words we'll chosen, and his illu
trations apt and drawn from va
field of experience or from extensi'
reading.
Senator Hepburn was one of II
Personal Characteristics.
was a great lover of nature, and tho
who had occasion to be with him du
ing his moments of recreation four
most versatile men l ever knew. +
him one of the most delightful cor
panions that could be chosen for
fishing excursion, few days in II
mountains, or in the varied modes 4
recreation available to the people
the mountain region surrounding h
home.
Splendidly Educated.
Sew men in public life were so VIZ
informed generally as was Senat
Hepburn. His mind was veritab
storehouse, while he appeared at /;
times to have prepared his address
with much care, am satisfied that 4
language that he used in deliveril
almost every address that he mao
was spontaneous and the facts that
brought out selected from those til
had been stored in his memo
through years of experience. Up
one occasion, he was to deliver
notable address in the capital city