The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
|G. 0. ?. GOTERIE
sized UP BORAH
Idaho Senator Bids Fair to
Make Good Presidential
Timber
HIS RECORD A SAFE ONE
Business Men Care Nothing About the
Fact that His State Has Only
Three Electoral Votes.
HIS RECORD A SAFE ONE
ny FRANCES B. GEssNFR.

New York. July 1L-Talk about COINS
West and away from a certain select ag.
gregation OF States. for both great
parties, the Commonwealth of Michigan
Is not the only one mentioned as proud
of q favorite son like William Alden
Smith. Here in Gotham town, where the
expert politicians watch most the record
and prominence of statesman in Con.
gress. rather than his grip on doings in
his home State, or the number of votes
his State may have in the electoral col
lege.
Enter William e. Borah.
There is much favorable talk Of Will
lam E. Borah, Senator from Idaho. The
business element that has been attracted
by the safe and sane attitude of Borah.
along with his leadership in debate.
care nothing about the fact that Idaho
has but three electoral votes and but
six votes in a national convention. They
can recall that Window, who was later
mighty capable Secretary of the
Treasury in two Cabinets. came from a
State that had only five electoral votes
in his day, and but ten delegates In a
national convention.
II Borah continues to grow and keeps
his head. also steering clear OF any pro-
gressive affiliation, he will have many
votes other than the half dozen from
Idaho when the next Republican con-
vention completes the first ballot. With
Smith. of Michigan. and Borah, of Idaho.
both Senators in the midst of full terms,
figuring as Presidential candidates, there
will be a spectacle unusual and mighty
interesting.
Speaking Of States with few delegates
presenting candidates for the Presiden-
tiaI nomination. have we forgotten
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deleEation of ten votes? Little Delaware
with six votes backed the Bayards for
the Presidential honor and Nebraska
had but a dozen delegates when Bryan
was first the nominee.
Ring of Ex-Governor.
Some one in the circle of wise men
remarked the other night that good
many former governors of many States
were yet living. even II detached from
the active political organizations at pres
ent writing. At first West Virginia was
cedited with having the greatest num-
ber of "once was" executives but the
inevitable Ohio man went back quar-
ter OF a century and matched the West
Virginia record. beginning with Foraker.
who was first chosen in 1885 and also
defeated in 1889.
Four other former governors of Ohio
are living. Campbell. a Democrat, who
defeated Foraker in 1889; Herrick who
was elected in 1903 and defeated in 1906;
Harris, who succeeded to the governor
ship as lieutenant governor when Pat
tison died in 1906, and Harman, who won
two elections. thanks to Republican dis
ruption in 1905 and two years later. West
Virginia has 4. B. Fleming OF Fair
mont; G. W. Atkinson. now a Federal
Judge in Washington: W. A. McCorkle.
eminent lawyer at Charleston; William o.
Dawson, formerly Of Kingwood but now
claiming Charleston home, and Glass
cock. of Morgantown, who came TO the
goyernorship by accident. thanks to the
Swish-Scherr clash OF 1908.
Foraker, the only one of the last men,
toned, alone promises to regain his old
prestige as a party leader by coming
back to the Senate. He is sure enough
of the Republican nomination in August
and If he makes no break in the actual
campaign. he ought to win easily enough
over every one of the three democrats
who may be nominated-Lentz, thinner
man or Hogan.
Indeed. il Foraker should lose to either
one Of the the three, he ought TO for
ever forsake the political arena and con-
fess himself a failure in politics.