The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-05-27
GOLFERS ON SENATOR eoRAH.

The events of the past few weeks
inevitably have a powerful bearing on
the 1916 presidential situation. The
new status thus created might con-
ceivably be expressed In this assertion:
The next president OF the United
States win be the man who by his
actions most effectively and accurately
expresses the national feeling OF the
people with regard to their relations
with foreign countries. Compared to
this issue the tariff and other issues
are likely to be insignificant.
5qrah.
The most remarkable aspect of the
situation among the Republican presi-
Dental possibilities Is the heightened
position OF Senator Borah of Idaho.
There has been no political talk in any
newspaper more interesting or accurate
than this from the Boston transcript"
Persons who live outside New England
may need to be told that the Tran
script" Is the sober three-cent evening
paper Of Boston. and is supposed to
express the views of about the most
cautious and careful conservatives in
the country:
what does this call for Borah mean?
1t Is coming from all parts OF the
country. 1t is apparently spontaneous.
Here is a Senator who has neither an
organization nor abundant wealth. He
has not announced his candidacy for
the presidency; many doubt whether
he will. Yet hundreds of Republicans
and Progressives are discussing Borah
and many OF them are writing to him
or to the newspapers about. him.
Neither Mr.. Taft nor Mr.. Roosevelt
are backing Borah, yet both say they
Will takes the stump for him gladly IL
he Is nominated. West OF the Mississ-
ippi river he is looked upon by many
as the "favorite SON. OF that whole
section Republican leaders in Maine
have been trying for two months to
get him to make a trip with them
through that state. The radical Sena-
tor Norris Of Nebraska declares him
TO be the ablest man available for
the Republican nomination. EIihu Root
and Henry Cabot Lodge are not vet
ready to say that Borah win be nomi- |
mated, yet both are hts hearty admirers
and neither will be surprisd at his
nomination.
How comes II that within a few
months and without the semblance of |
an effort on his own part or that of
his friends. Senator Borah looms up
from out of the West with a strength |
as presidential possibility greater |
Than any two of the avowed or recep- |
tive candidates for the Republican nom |
nation? Are the people really doing
their own thinking about the matter? |
10 the call for Borah significant Of a
widespread party sentiment In favor of |
presidential nomination forced upon |
the leaders by the rank and file? II |
is perhaps too early to say, but the |
borah boom must receive a swift and |
certain check IL the next Republican |
National convention Is to be the
. favorite-son" gathering which power
tul party leaders are diligently working
Tor to-day in the hope OF keeping the
nomination in their own hands to be
disposed OF at the psychological moment
TO the candidate OF their own choice.
meantime the disposition in New Eng
land to regard Borah as a very desir-
able second choice throughout this sec
ton, II not ultimately the first of
several states. is growing"
Senator Borah, of course. nrofits
much by the announcement of Justice
Hughes that he win under no circum-
stances accept the nomination. Both
these men represent the liberal wing OF
the Progressive party. Those Repub-
licans who are SO standpat as to regard
Senator Borah as too progressive. so
far as they are centering on anyone, |
may be said to be disposed to look
with favor on Senator Burton of Ohio.
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