The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-12

his been much in the news lately. He
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Activity takes up once each
four years. The date
Of this activity always comedies each
time with the maneuvering that pre-
cedes the selection of the Republican
Presidential nominee.
Congress being in recess, very few
seniors or Representatives are in
Washington. When they are scat
tered to their homes, most of them
rate very little publicity outside Of
their own bailiwicks. So, whether
Senator Borah is in Washington or at
his home in Idaho, he commands atten-
ton and hits the front page whenever
he chooses to speak.
The current circumstances involving
Senator Borah, therefore, are no diff
ferent than those which surrounded
him in previous periods when political
discussions ran to Presidential NOM
inees and party platforms. except that
Senator Borah this time has COM
manded little more attention and has
been on the front pages with his state
ments to greater extent than in pre-
vious years. This results from the
situation in which the Republican
party, being the minority party now,
finds itself.
The woods are full of potential Re-
publican Presidential nominees. Fa-
vorite sons are everywhere. There
are Outspoken candidates; there are
individuals who are nibbling at the
prospects of nomination and there are
those who simply hope that the light
ming of the Republican national con-
vention next year may take peculiar
culver and strike them.
In the midst of all of this stands the
figure, somewhat bulky, of Senator
Borah. He has given every indication
in the last several months: first, that
he is not a candidate for the nominal
ton; second, that he is candidate
for the nomination, and third, that he
has not made up his mind. He has
done all of these things well and no
one knows whether he is a candidate
or whether he is not a candidate or
whether he has not made up his mind.
Having made quite clear that l am
not informed as to Senator Borah's
plans, can fairly relate some of the
things that have happened heretofore.
/ can recall for example that many
times the Borah maneuvers have had
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a political circumstance for the senator
that has enabled him to exert unusual
influence on the Republican national
convention when 1t came time to write
a party platform and select the party
standard bearer. l believe 1t is fair to
state that Senator Borah is q master
tactician in this regard. 1 know that
some of the old-line party wheelhorses
fear him and his tactics immeasurably.
l have seen evidences of that fear
during the last several months and I
have no doubt that there will be more
Of it displayed in the months to come.
Astute political observers around
Washington contend that the senator's
outward Irritation with the question
Il
more nor less than a repetition of
what he has done before. They argue
that Senator Borah wants to dominate
the 1896 convention of the Republicans
and he is laying the ground work to
that end right now.
1t Is to be remembered as well that
the veteran Idaho senator comes
up for reelection next year, seeking
the sixth consecutive six-year term
in the senate. 1t may be then that the
delicate maneuvers going on now and
which Senator Borah seems so much to
enjoy will serve him well during his
own campaign next year. My own
opinion is that the senator has no
thought deep down in his mind that he
can or will be the Republican nominee.
To do so would spoil the independence
for which he is noted-and he could
not have his usual amount of fun in a
campaign.
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