The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-22
BORAH'S NAME
TO THE FRONT
Eastern Papers and Men
Think Him Likely President
ial Timber For 1916.

Since the meeting of the national
republican committee, at which Sen
etor Borah took . prominent part in
the settlement Of the date OF the pro-
posed great national meeting, turn
ing the tide Of sentiment against the
expressed opinions of Committeeman
Barnes, Of New York, an other prom
inent men Of the same political stripe,
who desired to call the convention In
1914. there has been q decided renew
al Of public expression favoring him
- candidate for the presidency In
1916. In spite of geographical disad-
vantages. The Baltimore Sun of re-
cent date contains an article in which
1t shows something of the esteem
In which Mr.. Borah Is held by it and
] also what the public estimate of that
i gentleman Is along side of other pos
sible presidential material. It says:
II Looking for a Leader.
For months the rank and file of
the republican party have been look
ing their leadership over i'm the hope
Of finding a Moses. Realizing the
depth of the wilderness into which
they have drifted, the loyal follow
ers of the old organization are won
dering If some prophet will not rise
up and lead them once more into
sight of the promised land.
"And in this process of weighing
leadership, man after man is being
quietly examined and labeled, Roose-
welt. Cummins, La Toilette, Root and
Hughes. are being measured Their
ability and their availability for the
next presidential nomination are be-
Ing carefully considered.
"There is still another leader, how
ever, who Is a factor In this uncertain
situation and who promises to be more
of figure as the time draws nearer
for final decision. Senator William
e. Borah, of Idaho, must be given rany
with the five possibilities just named.
mo republican in either branch of
congress has made for himself NOR
envtable position than has Borah.
He Is an able lawyer and an effect
i've debater. He is broad guaged
and tireless worker. He is bound
to no faction and tied to no mans
political chariot.
Belongs to Progressive Wing.
Senator Borah's politics is ON abso
lutely straight lines. He Is a pro-
gressive republican. He was that kind
of republican when he was fight
Ing in Idaho politics years ago. He
remained progressive when he came t
the senate In the last campaign for
the republican nomination at Chicago
Senator Borah supported Theodore
Roosevelt just as long as the former
president remained a republican. The
hour, however, that Roosevelt desert
ed republicanism, that hour Borah
deserted Roosevelt.
I'm the battle before the republican
national committee at Chicago to seat
Roosevelt contestants Borah, acting
under proxy, led the Roosevelt com
mitteemen. Ormsby McHarg had
been commissioned to prepare the
case of the contestants, but as every
body now knows he failed miserably
and Borah had only imperfect tools
with which to combat the compact,
alright, overpowering Taft organic
alton
Later on when 1t became evident
to all hands that unless some com
promise candidate were selected the
republican party was doomed to
crushing defeat, half a dozen leaders
Were proposed. Hadley, Cummins, La
Toilette and Borah were suggested as
possible saviors of a desperate stu
alton. But neither Taft nor Roose-
welt would retire and this last stand
expedient failed.
Under Geographical Handicap.
"At this time, as well as that time,
but one serious objection was made to
Borah. He comes from Idaho. He is.
therefore, geographically handicapped
To nominate him would bring no sec
tional strength to the republican ticket
Even though the whole Rocky Noun
tain group of states were to rush to
Borah, their aggregate vote in the
electoral college would be negligible.
1T Is often remarked that If Bor- I
ah were from Ohio, or Indiana, or
Illinois, or from New York, he would
be commanding figure in his party.
But being from Idaho his friends and
admirers will have to combat the pre-
JUDGE that exists against the nomina-
ton of any candidate for the presi-
dency who has no important regional