The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-04
MRS. bORAH KNOWS
BOTH CANDIDATES
FORMER MOSCOW WOMAN
TALKS OF WIVES OF HARD
ING AND GOVERNOR COX.

Mrs. w. E. Borah, wife of the SEM
or senator from Idaho, is personally
acquainted with both Senator Hard
ing and Governor Cox, the two candi
dates for president, one of whom is
certain to be elected in November, ant
is also acquainted with their wives
one of whom will live in the White
| House after March 1, 1921. Mrs. b.
rah is a Moscow woman, having spent
a large part of her life here. She is
a daughter of Governor w. J. Nc.
Cornell, twice governor of Idaho and
once United States senator, and she
has host of friends here, to whom
her "reminiscences of visits with the
wives of the two leading candidates
for president will be interesting.
Mrs. Borah recently visited Port
land and the Portland Orgonian says
of her visit there:
Attracted Attention in Portland
"a very neatly dressed and prepos-
sessing young woman caused con-
siderable interest at headquarters of
the Harding Coolidge campaign club
yesterday when she inquired if it were
the place where voters signed who
were to cast their ballot for the presi-
Dental election. She was invited to
a desk and, seating herself, wrote on
a membership application blank "Mrs.
William E. Borah, Boise, Idaho" She
is the wife of Senator Borah and has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Max
Luddemann in Portland.
"Mrs. Borah, who has been prom
inent in Washington social circles
during her husbands more than IL
years in the senate, talked interest
ingly to club members of both can
didates for president and their fam
lilies, with whom she is well acquaint-
ed. While Governor Cox was in con-
gress, he lived in the same apartment
house as the Borahs and has often
visited there since. Mrs. Cox is an
exceedingly interesting and intelli-
gent young woman, Mrs. Borah said,
and every one who knows her well is
an admirer and friend. Governor Cox
shortly before the San Francisco con-
vention, was in Washington and call
ed Mrs. Borah to the telephone and,
among other things, told her he was
going to receive the democratic NOM
ination for president
"Well," retorted Mrs. Borah, who
is known for her quick wit, "if you
do that astounding thing / will GER
tainly vote for you"
"After the San Francisco conven-
ton had adjourned" Mrs. ,Borah con-
tinued, "the governor telegraphed me
and reminded me of my promise.
Now, what am l going to do? l
simply can not and should not vote
for a democrat. l might have done
so at some other time in the past
under the same circumstances, but in
this great American year, never"
Mrs. Borah is an admirer of Sen
aenator Harding and said he inspires
confidence and respect in every one
he meets and she is confident of his
as, according to her, is Sen
ator Borah.
Mrs. Harding Is 1Dutchess''
'Mrs. Harding is a plain, home
loving woman. She has not been very
we'll since living in Washington. The
pet name for her is the
Duchess Mrs. Borah told Mrs.
Harding she hoped some day to sleep
at the White House and look across
the Potomac at moonlight on Airing
ton and the hills Of Virginia.
"What will you keep-the sheep?"
she asked Mrs. Harding.
"Ah, | never liked sheep" she re-
piled. "They won't be there; how
ever, we might keep few goats"
Asked about a joke that is going
the rounds in Washington society
chat she one day wished her husband
would dress more smartly, Mrs. Bo-