Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-08
TEMPTING OFFERS MADE
BORAH TO RETURN TO LAW

A Washington special to the Cap
ital News says that Senator Dorah
has been telling his Republican collie
giates that the Republican party
must get progressive Or go out OF
business The senator was IN great
or demand for Republican speeches
in the recent campaign than any 9TH
ar speaker except the candidates and
Colonel Roosevelt
When many politicians were urg
ng Borah to become a candidate
early in the preconvention cam
paign. he told them that the "geog-
rnphy" of the situation was aginst
him and that the party would never
go so far west for its candidate for
some time to come But with Hi
ram Johnson now formidable can
diate, Borah is being reminded daily
by his political friends in congress
that the center OF political power
has moved west OF The Mississippi
river" and that the argument he ad-
yanced no longer holds.
But Senator Borah Is not worrying
over politics. II is known that he
has tired of public life and been on
the point once or twice OF quitting
the game. 1t may surprise some oi
his friends to know that he has sew
eral offers to enter law firms in the
east and In Chicago.
One offer from New York ls ae.
companied by a guarantee OF $50
600 a year as income but Senator
Borah believes that there are i'm.
portant problems Of vital interest
to the welfare OF the people OF thu
country that will press upon con.
gress for settlement soon and nc Il
| likely to have a say In the settle
ment OF them. lie is Interested III
the rehabilitation OF the Republican
party and is likely To indulge ID
some plain talk 70 his party asao
cintes In the senate this winter.
Fred Dubois. of Blaekfoot Idaho
former senator. is in Washington Il
remain for the winter He vii
shortly be Joined hy Mrs Dubois
The former Idaho senator went into
Democratic eclipse after the Bali
/ more convention in 1912. where h'
managed the campaign for ChamI
Clark. But he emerged In the lat'
campaign and did such remarkabl,
good work for his uarty In the wes
that he Is now as radiant POLITICAL!
as a full moon There are whisper
ed rumors that he Ia to land" po
litically under this administration
One of the most interesting reye
lations of western politics ls that h
has given up his political feud will
the MormonH and Will hereafter re-
frain from warfare against the Al
legged activity of The hierarchy" II
politics
: Mr.. Dubois insists that the ehurcl
has gone out Of politics and he seem
: to be az happy AZ any other Demo
: crat over the election OF King a
:. senator to succeed Senator snthfr
2 land. King being h Mormon Demo
crat and Sutherland. whom he do
Q feated, gentle Republican.
] Incidentally II In interesting I
E note at this point that George Sutf
| erland would have been a membo
e Of the United States supreme coul
: today but for the fight on the Mcl
mon church. President Taft tol
= Attorney General Wickersham. Sens
r tor Root and Senator smoot whe
e they recommended Sutherland /
9 him that he would nominate hli
4 without hesitation but for the fea
ne entertained that he would brln
down upon his head the wrath I
The opponents Of the Mprmons wh
!, had fought Smoot In the senate.