Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-16
SAYS BORAH
LOGICAL MAN
Congressman Smith Believes Senator
Borah Will Be Republican Nomi-
nee for President in 1916
REGARDED AS LEADER OF PARTY
Geographical Location Will Not Menace
Borah's Chances


arbitrarily control the next repub-
1ican national convention and name
their own candidate, the prospects
of United States Senator William
E. Borah as the next republican
presidential nominee look most
promising, for he is held in the
highest esteem by his colleagues in
the United States senate, is viewed
as presidential timber in the east,
where he is looked upon as great
er man than in his own state, were
that possible, and the geographical
location will not play a strong part
against him.
This is in brief the opinion of
Congressman Addison 7. Smith,
given in a recent interview to the
Boise News at Boise, Idaho.
Senator Borah, in my opinion,
is a factor insofar as the republi-
can presidential nomination is con-
cerned," said Congressman Smith.
He is looked upon as one of the
few men who can bring the con-
hicting elements in the republican
party together at the next election.
While neither radically conserva
tive nor progressive, yet satisfac-
tory to both elements of the party,
he looks like the logical man. In
the east he is so considered. I'm
Loco +J,a conservatives coal 70 orhi-
trarily control the republican ma
tional convention and name their
own candidate, Senator Borah is
very likely to be the nominee. Ger
tainly if there is a break in that
convention majority of the votes
will go to him. He is held in the
highest esteem by his associates in
the senate, is recognized as a man
of great ability and an orator with
few equals.
/ am not one of those republi-
cans who believe that any nominee
from among the rank and file of
the republican party can defeat
President Wilson. 1t will take the
united strength of the party-con-
servatives and progressives alike
to accomplish this. President Will
son is stronger man now than be-
fore the war broke out. His for
eign policy has the backing of a
vast majority of the people and
personally 1 believe that he has
done right. In regard to foreign
policy matters l am with the presi-
dent. 1 think we should all be
with him on such matters. am
glad to see him using little strict
er policy in relation to Mexico and
it should bring results.
The action taken by Mr.. Bryan
in resigning as secretary of state
was not entirely a surprise to me.
1 never have been a great admirer
of the Nebraskan and while there
are some things 1 might say regard
ing his resignation and what ]
think of the act, l do not care tc
do so at this time.
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan, how
ever, and his presidential aspira-
tons, it is an interesting thing tc
note now that some talk had been
heard about the fact that Senator
Borah is from Idaho which would
injure his prospects from a presi
Dental nomination standpoint, but
it is we'll to remember that % year:
ago when Bryan was nominated by
the democratic party for president
he too was from a western state
more remote than is Idaho in thi.
day and age. This goes to show
that the nomination of a western
man is not entirely impossible.
1 expect to see good result
from the inspection trip the hous'
appropriation committee is nov
making over the western irrigation
projects. With the exception o
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming
the members of this committee ar
all from eastern and southern state
due to the fact that those section
Of the country have the oldes
members in congress and the com
mittees of the house are made u
largely on this basis. With tn
west it is different. There are NOR
new members from the wester
states and they are constant
changing. Because these men ar
from the east their present trip t
the west will be medium for plac
ing them in possession of facts ths
Al, ~ mould not he nl1n 70 cact1r