Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-14
BORAH BOOM SEEN
BY pROGRESS|vES
Senator to Return Here This
Week-"GIad" He Has
Friends in Virginia.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
Herald Tribune today published the
following from its Washington Bureau:
Senator william E. Borah of Idaho.
one Of the leaders of the Progressive
Republican group, Is expected back In
Washington late this week and IN con-
nection with his return the possibilities
of a movement to make him an active
presidential candidate are being dis
cu&Sed.
When Senator Borah arrives here
there Is reason to believe he will be
urged by some of the Progressive Re-
publican elements to enter the prest-
Dental race and go into the presiden-
tial primaries in an effort to capture
the nomination at the national con-
vention in June.
Started In Virginia.
Although veteran politicians OF both
narties are Skeptical as to whether
senator Borah will actively enter the
f1eld, knowing that in the past ne
has never become an active candidate,
there are some aspects OF the situation
which are looked on as making II
possible that the Idaho leader Will take
q different attitude this year.
The fact that Borah-for-Presioent
movement has started In Virginia ana
that Senator Borah has Indicated ne
was glad" he had SO many friends IN
that State without discouraglng the
plan, Is looked on in some quarters
here as significant. The further 1acs
that he has recently come out IN
Labor day speech at Cottonwood, 1dano,
for aid to the millions Of idle and cr1tl-
cized the idea that the Government
should not help the hungry and needy
Is also looked on as important.
Warns Of Tax on Wealth.
His utterances are regarded here as
intended to be critical Of the position
taken by the Administration and to
forecast a fight or. the Administration
policy of opposing direct Government
appropriations for relief next Winter.
Further than this, Senator Borah IN
his speech gave warming OF hlgher
taxes on wealth.
Such utterances are taken here to
mean that Senator Borah is not only
at odds with the administration pro-
gram, but that he is not friendly to
the nomination of President Hoover.
Though he was convinced when he
left here last Spring that the renomi-
nation of the President could not be
prevented, some of his Progressive as
sociates will try, when he returns TO
washington, to convince him that II
he should 60 into the primaries ne
would stand a good chance to win.
Age Seen Determinant.
One thing that leads some Of the
Anti-Hooyer elements to think Senator
Borah nigh be induced to make the
plunge into the presidential seas Is
that he is now 66 years Of age and, as
custom goes, this is his last chance
for the presidency.
There is talk of another Progressive
conference here, like the one OF last
March. Senator Borah'S Agricultural
Committee, named at the last confer
ence, would report If such conference
were held and it would bring him
further into the limelight. This Win
ter he will be conspicuous in connec-
ton with relief appropriations and
disarmament, not to mention the
World Court, which he opposes.
What most political experts here
think is that Senator Borah, when he
returns, will listen to the talk Of his
well wishers who want him to run
for President and then will not choose
to run, in the belief the nomination
Of Mr.. Hoover Is already foreclosed.
Broohhart Favors Boom.
Those who think there Is a posi-
bility Of Borah candidacy point to
the fact that many Republicans are
still expressing hope that Calvin
Coolidge will run as indicative of the
possibility of preconvention struggle.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa, another
insurgent Republican, expressed hope
today the Borah candidacy, would de-
velop. Senator Brookhart said he hoped
reports Of the Borah candidacy were
true, and that he would support him
or any other progressive candidate,
such as La Toilette, Norris or Hiram
johnson.
Senator Thomas D. Schall, Repub-
1ican, of Minnesota, who generally al
lies with the insurgent group, said the
candidacy of Senator Borah, II it de-
veloped, would furnish food for
thought" He said Senator Borah lis
one Of r=re two or three men who can
comfnAnd public attention in the United
States when he has something to say"