The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-24
Thursday June a, 1920.
SENATOR BORAH AND THE RE
PUBLICAN TICKET.

On the eve Of the republican state
convention at Occur d'Alene a letter
was received by a south Idaho dele
gate from Senator Borah, in which the
senator reiterated his well known op-
position to General Wood and stated
in substance that if a Wood delega-
ton was sent to Chicago he did not
desire to so as delegate, and that if
Wood was nominated he would carry
the fight against him to the people.
Although the delegate was authorized
TO make any use of the letter he de-
sired, it was so dictatorial in tone that
he feared to have it read to the con-
vention. Delegates who saw the let
ter deeply resented it, but in spite of
that feeling Senator Borah was I'M
animously elected a delegate and ac-
cepted the honor, although it was
Wood delegation qhus the repubh-
cans of Idaho, while feeling that the
hight being made by Senator Borah
against General Wood was unjust,
nevertheless showed their loyalty to
the senator by electing him a delegate
TO the national convention, knowing
that he would exert every effort to
secure the nomination of Johnson, 1t
was therefore with keen regret that
they heard through the press each
day of the convention that "Borah
would bolt if Johnson was defeated,
and finally his own announcement
that he would not support General
Wood OF Governor Lowden if he Sc
cured the nomination. This declara-
ton was deeply resented not merely
by republicans of Idaho, but by re-
publicans throughout the nation, and
prompted the following leading edi-
torial in the Chicago Tribune of June
Is, the day following the nomination
of Senator Harding:
After consultation with that
sterling republican, William RAN
dolph Hearst Senator Borah told
a gathering of delegates Friday
night that if either Lowden or
Wood were nominated he would
not support the nominee.
Senator Borah seems in a
threatening mood. We were told
that if the treaty plank were this
or that, Borah would bolt Borahs
temperature remains high on the
subject of campaign expenditure.
on which topic he is talking a
great deal of unadulterated bunk.
bunk which is the more offensive
in that it is in fact an accusation
that the American electorate can
he bought outright for money.
Mr.. Hearst has been talking
third party for months He has
been in Chicago throughout the
republican convention and his eff
forts to create dissention and to
bring about a bolt are as plain
as a prairie fire Senator Borah
seems to be sympathetic Perhaps
he ought not to remain with us
any longer he is so uncomfortable.
Perhaps il is time for the party
to say TO this bellicose member:
"NIust you be going? Here's your
hat"
But has Senator Borah. all d
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ton and militant virtue, any place
to go? He can't join the demo-
Gratis on the league issue. Has O
the siren Gin the sense of foghorn) d
voice of Mr. Hearst enchanted ~
him? Are we to expect third
ticket Hearst and Borah?
Whatever Senator Borah's al r
tentative intentions. il seems to q
MS his threats to bolt for one rea- "
son or another are getting rather
wearisome. If he really must be
going. isn't it time for him to be u
on his way-as the whale remark in
ed to Jonah on the evening of the ii
third day n,
He viii bolt first to Hearst and
then TO oblivion. The republican IN
party can find q substitute for re
Borah much more easily than in
Rorah can find a substitute for q,
he republican party.
Almost two weeks have passed since
2 nomination OF Senator Harding. od
it'll the exception of Senator John W.
q. every candidate before the re- Oh
blican convention has personally e,
dyed Senator Harding his support 81,
P''0''0'''iy an ue'esa'es VINO me
re prominent in the proceedings CT ,,t
J convention and active in the SUI = del