Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
DELEGATES FROM
TWO PARTIES may
JOIN ON SPECIAL
Republicans and Progress
sives Likely to Go on the
Same Train to the Chicago
Conventions.

The Republican .nd Progressive
party delegates to tho two Chicago
conventions to be held June will go
from Idaho to the Windy City on the
same "Borah Special" If the arrange
ments now under way are successfully
carried out. The two parties have
total of SO delegates and alternates.
All of these delege les and alternates
were selected with the understanding
they would go to the national conven-
ton. Ii order to secure special train
to take the delegates east it is neces-
sary to have a guarantee that Is pass
engers will make the trip. If members
of the combined delegations go the
first big step to assure the special is
taken. 1t is believed by those who are
working on the plan that it will go
through.
The expense attached to the trip
both going and returning will only be
slightly over $500. The tickets are good
returning until Oct. 81 so that dele
gates should they desire to visit in the
east or middle west after the conven-
ton, may do so. The northern Idaho
delegates can come to Boise and start
with the special as cheaply as they can
leave their own home cities for Chi
raso. This eliminates one of the SER
aous difficulties 1t was at fret believed
was in the way of the special train.
They may also return to their respec-
tive homes after the convention on
other roads. G. F. Koelsch and c. A.
Elmer, secretary of the Republican
state central committee are working on
the special and Paul Davis, secretary
of the Progressive state central com
mittee, is negotiating with the dele
gates elected by his party to ascertain
If they will come in on the proposed
combination plan.
To Get Together Anyway.
There is no reason at all why both
IT'S of delegate should not go on the
sane special to Chicago" said prom
inent Republican discussing the plan
yesterday. The fact of the matter is
they are going to get tog cther at Chi
cago anyway behind the same presi-
Dental nominee. / am absolutely con-
fident OF that. The Republican party
will nominate tho kind Of man that
both parties demand, or ! am very
much mistaken. Chairman Perkins of
the executive committee of thu Pro-
gressivc party IS quoted as stating
that even his party will not insist ca
Theodore Roosevelt being nominated
regardless OF the fact the Progressive
party is positive he is the right man.
Roosevelt may be the Republican and
the Progressive party nominee. No man
can say he will not be at this time.
Mr.. Perkins statement, however shows
that the Progressives will not be in
sistent as to this. Such statement
affords a common ground on which
the two parties can get together. They
may decide on Roosevelt. they may de-
eide on Borah they may decide on
Hughes, or someone else. Senator
Borah's chances are as good as any
ones and we will go to the convention
urging him as the logical compromif e
candidate. I think 1t would be an ex-
cellent thing for the two delegations
and others intending to attend the
convention, to go on a Borah Spe-
ciar."
The proposed "Borah Special" will
be made up of four Pullmans one
diner, one observation car and one
baggage car. It will start from Boise,
II the plans under way are successfully
negotiated.
Republican Delegates.
The Republican delegates and alter
mates to the national convention are
MS follows:
United States Senator William f.