The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-21
ASSURE BORAH
FINANCIAL AID
FOR CAMP Align
Friends Confident Backing
for Spirited Primary Fight
Will Be Ample.
POPULAR APPEAL Is AIM
Republicans Not Friendly,
Seeing Him Only Hope,
Ready to Help.
BIZ United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Ade-
quate financial backing was assured
today for the presidential candidacy
of Senator william E. Borah.
While the money has not been
definitely pledged, it became appar-
ent that Mr.. Borah would not lack
necessary campaign funds.
This development, coupled with a
formal avowal by Mr.. Borah that he
would cooperate fully with liberal
forces placed the Idaho veteran for
the first time squarely on record as
willing to contest the presidency
with the present White House in
cumbent.
Senator Borah has not said in so
many words that he is candidate.
But persons versed in the intricacieS
of politics asserted that his state
ment of yesterday reached the same
end, since to draw back now would
be to break faith with those who
have been given permission to ad-
vance his name in state primaries.
Mr.. Borah has told intimates that
he would not be able personally to
finance a campaign. He is not in
league with the regular Republican
organization and could not call
upon it for funds. He would like to
represent himself as poor mans
candidate, relying solely on popular
support.
Wants Popular Campaign
That is not a strictly accurate
representation.
Borah will have among his sup
porters Republicans who are not
Borah admirers, but who believe
that he is the only Republican with
sufficient popular appeal to stand a
chance of defeating President Roose-
welt. Those persons are willing to
finance any endeavor which in their
opinion gives the best prospect Of
ousting the present Administration.
Friends of the Senator say that
he is thinking of presidential
candidacy only in the, terms of a
popular campaign, divorced from
regular machine politics and rely
ing on spontaneous uprising of
the citizenry for it's principal
strength.
Others in the Republican or
ganization who are interested more
in defeating Mr. Roosevelt than they
are in the doctrines of their own
candidate, believe that in Mr.. b.
rah the Republicans have man
who can inspire just such a popular
demonstration.
Boom Gets Good Start
For the moment Senator Borah's
views on currency initiation, dis
tasteful to Old Guard Republicans,
and his appeals for party reorgani-
cation are being overlooked in ia
vor of his national reputation and
the widespread support which is
rallying behind him.
Many things may occur between
now and the Republican convention
in June to change the political
outlook. But there is no gainsay-
ing the fact that at the moment
the Borah boom is strong one,
likely at any moment to get beyond
the power even of the Senator
himself to control it.
Senatorial colleagues said they
believed that if Mr.. Borah won out
in two or three state primaries with
a .rousing demonstration of public
support there would be no stopping
him for the Republican nomination
Seeks Liberal Program
Senator Borah is pledged to a
liberal program. There is some
doubt as to exactly what he means
by liberal" He did not define the
word when he declared in formal
statement that my primary objec-
tive is convention of liberal dele
gates which will write a liberal
platform and name a liberal candi-
date"
He continued:
eff in any state or district the
liberal forces think it will help the
liberal cause to pledge the delegates
to me, shall cooperate fully with
that plan"
He said that if some other lib
eral' were selected. he could CO.
operate just as fully"