The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-02
INTEREST CENTERS
ABOUT BORAH
BOISE WRITER SEES EARLY
ACTIVITIES IN IDAHO REPUBLI-
CAN CIRCLES.

a BOISE Q1Spatcn IN sundays s Lew
aston Tribune, has the following to
say on the present time political situa-
tion in Idaho:
The adjournment of congress and
the return to Idaho of members of
the congressional delegation has more
than passing significance, declare
party leaders in touch with the poll
tIcal situation in this state. They
point out that it means for the first
time in a number of years United
States Senators w. E. Borah and
Frank R. Gooding and congressman
Burton L. French and Addison T.
Smith will have time enough on their
hands to rub shoulders with their
constituents and not only renew ac-
quaintances but to become better ac-
quainted with state problems and cor
rect respective political fences.
1t is none too early now, points out
these leaders, to make at least
tentative forecast as to what the de-
yeIopment is going to be politically
within the state. First and foremost,
they say, the ringing issue of the
next campaign within the republican
party will be Shall or shall not Sen
ator Borah be returned to the United
States senator And on that issue
they declare will depend the rise or
the fall of Senator Borah as we'll as
number of other leaders within his
party. Coupled with this slogan will
be the issue as to whether or not
Idaho is to have direct primary
law. Senator Borah being an ardent
champion of the direct primary, it is
expected that he will carry the fight
direct to the people again. 1t will be
an interesting political spectacle of
the primary advocates playing the
political game-for this state will
continue under the convention system
during the next two years-to get
the control of the next republican
state convention. These primary ad-
vocates have demonstrated before that
ton game and they will not be nov
ices when the next campaign is in |
full swing. They will go before a !
convention of which they do not ap-
prove and ask the convention to re- |
pudiate itself
Fight in Primaries
Tne senior senator from this state |
has but two years of his present term
left. If he is to be renominated that |
nomination will have to come from
the next republican state convention
and the delegates seated therein.
Inese delegates will be elected by
primaries
on the basis of whether or not thew
are for the return of Senator Borah
to the senate. And on that issue
alone, political leaders today declare
'ney can see one of the largest votes
cast at the county primaries in the
history OF the state. On that issue
snoulq the next state convention be
In control of those who are in the
light to return Senator Borah to the
senate. say party leaders, they will
more than likely name a ticket from
,op to bottom in sympathy with the
senior senator and his plans
Plan Their Fight
lt Is understood that an agreement
vas reached among the primary {
MEMBERS of the last legislature just !
'efore adjournment to take the fight
or the direct primary back to the s
people of the state in the respective
ounties and to start to organize the f
primary sentiment in such a way T
nat the primary advocates will be $
reused and take an interest in the i
election of delegates to the next t
epubl1can state convention. This
means that voters will demand to :
now of those seeking to be dele :
ates to the county conventions
5hetter or not they are in favor of
ne direct primary law and incident :
lily whether they favor the return of l
enator Borah to the senate, say q
arty leaders, with the result that I
he lines NAV he closely d,aw -, Il
ach county over the election of dele T.
ates to the county conventions 1t
the county conventions that elect
ne delegates to the state convention
nd 1t is therefore necessary to con- s
'ol these conventions. II
BOrah Has Strong Opposition
But while the direct primary advo- r,
ates are thus busy it is presumed tt
-hers will not be idle. If Governor f6
-oore. backed by Senator Gooding, k
,ands pat by the convention that p
ominated him and which declared G
against the direct primary, a.
lie fight will be a merry one, with it
} one sure of the result. The gov
nor stood by his convention in spite W
the threats of Senator Borah who tc
ayed a free lance and who repudi-
ed his party'S convention, if not
lie party itself, and attacked his
lrty's platform. Senator Borah had
ade the direct primary an issue be- "a
re the convention but his friends to
ere overwhelmingly outvoted in the q
allace convention. u
On the other hand the direct pri- II
ary may not be an issue in the re- III
Iblican convention. A compromise Ia ia
ould be simple enough if the anti .i
orah men would consent to his re- nt
,mination without opposition and 2. -
in turn would drop the direct pri- ~
ary fight. This would give him an VI
portunity to devote all his atten-
IN to other affairs, particularly ma
NAL politics. which always keen1y :
terests him
Senator Borah is expected back
om Washington early next month
: intends to remain in the state an
definite period during which he
ans to visit every county and not d