Evening star., 1936-10-14

Aid aeouaintances. He il IN adept at
this. He makes no more fuss and
feathers about 1t than his erstwhile
cowboy opponent, who as Governor
for the last six years has been con-
stantly in touch with the people, and
who knows, 1t seems, almost every one
and can call them by their first names.
Now Borah has taken to the stump.
On the Hastings. Borah Is devastat-
inr in his sincerity and in his lucid
discussions of issues he has been .
silver man all his political career.
Campaigned for Dubois.
A Young man, in 1896 he campaigneo
for Fred Dubois, . silver Republican
seeking election to the Senate. Idaho
has been q silver State. The Town.
sendites are friendly to Borah and their
leader Z. G. Davis, has endorsed him.
Bryon Defenbach, Townsendte,
whom Borah defeated In the primaries
Is now supporting the idaho Senator.
Gov. Ross has been handicapped this
last couple of months by illness. He
Is Just getting about again, and Is
starting of tomorrow to campaign In
all parts of the State. He figures.
however, that he can make only 10
speeches between now and the wind
UP of the campaign, In is Of the most
populous of Idahos ~ counties. Like
Borah, the Governor has shown him
self an adept campaigner in the past.
But he has never before tackled an
opponent like the senior Senator.
T met the Governor at the capital
not long before he started on his tour
Tall, loose jointed, comparatively
slender, with gray hair and humorous
twinkle in his eye. an easy talker. 1t Is
not difiicult to understand that he
has way with the voters, too. He Is
entirely confident that Roosevelt will
win, by sc, 900 votes or SO. 1t Is Roose-
velts candidacy that really gives Gov
Ross his chance, II he has one, in the
fight with Borah. If the senatorial
race was uncomplicated by the presi.
Dental campaign, Borah doubtless
would beat the Governor three to one
or even more. despite Ross popularity
That Ross Is leaning heavily on the
support which Roosevelt gives him y
clearly indicated In the campaign
which the Democrats are waging u
educate the voters to vote the ticke
straight" II enough Of the Roosevelt
supporters mark their ballots Onl!
C0ce, and that once for straigh
| ticket. there is the possibility that Ros'
might win. 50 the cry has gone forth
from the Democratic State headquart
ers to vote her straight"
Suppose that all, or nearly all OF th'
people who vote for Roosevelt shouls
vote . straight Democratic ticket. ant
that Roosevelt should carry the Stat,
by 10000 votes. Under such circum
stances, 1t would be practically impos
sible for Borah to win. 1t Is q DANCE
which the Borah campaigners are tax
ing into consideration. However,
is dollars to doughnuts that nothing
like that will happen. there will be
great many split tickets, N favor o
Borah. Borah may not be talking II
favor of the Republican national ticket
but 1t Is certain that Gov. Ross VII
lose no opportunity to speak for tn
Roosevelt ticket. And yet there hav
been times when Ross, quite independ
.nt and at odds with some of the thing
which the New Dealers have bee
doing. Today, however, he Is very sur
that Roosevelt has helped the farmer
and the laborers and the poor gen
orally.
Gov. Ross told me that he intends
to make his fight for the Senate o.
State issues. Calls Borah An in