The Washington times., 1936-02-07

RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT
BY RANDOLPH BLINN

One thing campaign orators
will not have to worry about in
the forthcoming presidential race
is. whether Borah and his horse
are going In the same direction.
The Idaho candidate hasn't a
horse any more and so he does
not ride In the mornings IN ROCK
Greek Park.
Perhaps it is an indication Of
Senator Borah'S outlook on things
in general that he will not ride a
hired or borrowed horse. Since his
old friend, Governor, died, the
Senator has been horseless be-
cause he says there should be q
feeling of intimacy, of comrade-
ship between a man and the horse
he rides, and how can you get that
feeling from just any old horse
YOU happen to be astride Of? So
the early morning sees him no
more on the trails Of Rock Creek
Park.
Anyway, the Senator is pretty
busy these days with other mat
ters. He has jumped the fence,
even without a horse, which has
kept him outside the field where
in presidential candidates have
taken their preliminary canterS.
At present he is just warming up
for the Ohio race in May, and
after that he probably will move
into Illinois, and then
Borah, the Candidate
The Senator Borah whom those
who have come in contact with
In the last few days is not the
Senator Borah Washington has
known for, the last 80 years. Nor
is he the Bill Borah, OF Boise,
Idaho. He is a mixture OF both,
with some of the reticence OF
Borah, the Senator, and q good
deal more Of the geniality OF Bill
Borah, Of Boise. In short. ne IS
a candidate for President.
Yesterday he held a levee in
his office to which came news
papermen and photographers.
More photographers than report
erS. It seems to take only one
reporter to cover for his paper,
but it also seems the photogra-
pliers have to travel in pairs,
which accounted for the discrep'
ancy.
The Senator went through the
ordeal Of being photographed
without murmur-even when he
was asked to pose with the re.
porterS. He smiled and he looked
this way and that on demand.
Even when one enthusiast jumped
on top Of bookcase to get q bet
ter shot, he did not lose his poise
or his pose. He was the per.
sonification Of good humor. And
that, as some remarked, created
q new high. Deep down in his
heart Senator Borah does not like
to be photographed.
Mrs. Borah has no such antip-
athy. At least, she does not OBJ
ject to the Senator being photo
graphed. More than once she
has helped q photographer get
the Senator into q frame Of mind
to be "shot." It may be because
she has been In public life even
longer than her distinguished huS-
band. She was Mamie Mcconnell.
daughter Of he Governor Of
idaho, when young Bill Borah
married her in 1895. And there
ic a little romance in that.
Pair Chose to ElOpe
Borail had campaigned for Nc
Connell-had been extremely &c.
tive-and there was not the
slightest objection to the match.
But the pair chose to elope for
their wedding and it disturbed
the brides family no end because
they wanted grand wedding in
the executive mansion. They
blamed Borah, and doubtless with
good reason, but readily forgave
him.
Mrs. Borah is very keen on her
husband making the race for
President-and being elected. Also,
she has her own ideas on what
the chatelaine of the White
House should and should not do.
For one thing, she will not give
out interviews or hold press con-
ferences, those who are close to
her declare. And she also believes
that Mr.. Borah, If elected, will be