The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-28
Sees BOrah As
Republican Nominee
FRED DUBOIS THINKS CHANCES GOOD
Says BOrah Is Practically The Only Candidate Who
Has Chance Of Defeating Wilson

That Senator w. Il. Borah is
the logical man for the presiden-
tial nomination on the Republic
an ticket and that as the matter
now stands he is the strongest
man in the country to the forces
Of Republicanism i'm the coming
campaign, is the belief of former
Senator Fred Il. Dubois, who ar
rived in Twin Falls during the
week and will spend a few days
here looking over Tn country as
the guest of local friends and ac-
quaintances, says the Twin Falls
News.
Senator Dubois is engaged IN
farming and stock raising on his
ranch near BlackfoOt, where he
makes his home, but still finds
time to keep in touch with cur
rent national politics. In dis
cussing the outlook along general
lines, Senator Dubois said:
"president Wilson will be re-
nominated by the Democrats, and
the Republicans will find difficulty
in selecting a candidate who will
stand any chance of defeating
him. The country is progress
sive. 1t will not allow any back
ward step in its progressive de-
mands. The primary law, direct
election Of senators, and other
progressive legislation will not
only remain, but other laws Civ
ing the people more direct power
and control will be enacted. Pres
ident Wilson is a genuine pro-
gressive and is trusted by the pro-
gressives of all parties, and the
Republicans must nominate some
one, concerning whose progress
siveness there is not the slight
est doubt. The last election, in
which Colonel Roosevelt received
more electoral and individual
votes than President Taft, made
the progressive demands of the
voters so plain that the Republic
an party will not be foolhardy
enough to overlook it so soon.
! "A reactionary candidate
against President Wilson would
not fare much better than Pres
ident Taft did. They will not
attempt to deceive the people by
nominating a reactionary dis
guised as a progressive 1t is a
logical assumption that they will
nominate a progressive, and that
they will endeavor to select one
whom the reactionaries will sup
port in preference to Presidenl
Wilson. In other words, it is q
fair assumption that the Republi-
can reactionaries, who control the
party and who will determine its
nominee, will prefer their OWL
party progressive TO the Demo
cratic progressive. They woulC
have a fighting chance to elec
their progressive and none at al
to elect a reactionary, in fact ol
in Disguise
"In looking for an available
progressive candidate for the Re
publicans, Senator Borah looms
the largest.
"He is popular in the east ant
middle west. The fact that h.
comes from a small state on tn
Pacific coast does not make mucl
difference. More than ever il
our history the man counts an
his locality. Party lines ar
more loosely drawn than ever be
fore, and voters follow records
ideals and individuals and nc
party organization. The candl
date must be selected with ref
erence to his standing with Tia
people and not with the machine
"The machine no longer con
S3rols the voters. Senator Boz
an is pretty generally REGARDED
east, north and west, as the mos
available candidate for the re
publican party. I'm order to hay
a chance of winning, they mu
be united. Senator Borah ca
unite them. more certainly ar
more closely than anyone els
His own state is proud of hiI