Show BEFORE HARMONY MEETING Review of the Situation as it Ap Appeared Appeared pea red in the Morning Special to he Herald Pocatello July Jul 31 Idaho Republicans apparently believe in coming early to their state conventions and In staying late Pocatello Is today full of them and sev several several several eral big county delegations are due dur during during ing lag the night Mr Borah has been on the ground with Frank J Hagenbarth and others of his lieutenants for several days Among the early arrivals this morning was Senator Heyburn Mr Heyburn is looking much better than his friends had any right to expect him to look in view of his long and serious riou illness Ulness tiring during the winter and spring He lie says sas that eX ept for weakness that is gradually disappear disappearing ing in he heis Is feeling first rate The Th arrival rival of Senator Heyburn has bas caused no end of gossip It Is a welt known fact that he is opposed to nomina nominations lions of senatorial candidates In state conventions i and the friends of Mr Ir Borah are rather uneasy on account of Senator presence They The fear that he is here to join in a combination with State Chairman Brady and other men to upset the Borah program Sen Sea Senator Senator ator Heyburn Reyburn himself declared today that there thero was nothing in the report reportS S S Merely a Spectator I 1 am here hero merely as a spectator said Sk and pot not ot to tale any active a tive part in the convention whatever I have h ve no interest ill U f the candidacy of ot any man and I am amnot amnot not n t Interested in any combination of men menI I will not further or attempt to defeat the ambition of any individual My fellow Republicans have gathered here and I am here to mingle with them because I be believe believe lieve It is the duty of every Republican to attend his state convention Are you ou not on record as being opposed to the nomination of senatorial candidates In state conventions Senator Heyburn Heburn was asked It is quite true he replied that that thatIs Is my position It is a n principle to which I have always adhered As to the present fight you ou may say I am taking absolute absolutely ly no part in any way I can only add that when I become a candidate to suc succeed succeed succeed myself I do not want the state con convention convention convention to endorse me and Senator Hey Heyburn Heyburn Heyburn burn turned to shako shake hands with some friends who came up to meet him Borah Had Delegates The situation really is one of ot the most Interesting that has ever developed in Idaho politics The Borah orah men have delegates instructed to vote for his en endorsement endorsement endorsement One hundred and fifty are necessary to control the convention which will have member So Mr Borah is twentysix votes short He find Mr It Hagenbarth both declare delar that in reality they have havo votes or 26 more than enough Whether or not this claim Is well founded only the roll en 11 can determine The Borah claims are 27 2 votes from Ada county 20 from Bingham 6 C from Elaine Blaine 8 from Boise IS 8 from Canyon 6 from Cassia 5 from Custer 2 from Elmore 26 from Fremont 4 I from Idaho 4 from Latah 6 from tram Lemhi 15 from Oneida 5 from Owyhee 16 from Shoshone and 8 from Washington From a source close to Chairman Brady head of the machine and leader of the Oie opposition to Borah it was learned that the Brady forces have by no means given up the fight They say that Borah by no means has the battle won and that when the roll Is called some surprises will be developed Mr Borah it Is asserted aS will not manifest the strength he be claims or anything like It Mr Ir Brady himself said We are In the fight to stay and I think we have it won The convention is going to be bo a big one and a one There will be no senatorial sena endorse endorsement endorsement endorsement ment If It a resolution to endorse Is of offered 0 offered It will be defeated Depended on Heyburn In this connection it may be said that everything depends on the attitude of Senator Heyburn H burn There is a very gen general general general eral belief beliet that Borah has entered into some sort of agreement that gives him the delegates votes from the Mormon counties CertainlY those delegates are for him al almost almost almost most to a man It Is li thought that Sen Sea Senator Senator ator Heyburn if he desires to do so can make serious inroads In this strength If It Heyburn keeps his hands bands off it looks 1001 5 to an impartial observer as if Borah had won his fight Interest in the governorship and con congressional congressional congressional gressional nomination fights has been een sub subordinated subordinated to the senatorial contention Governor Gooding Is on tho the ground and has been for a day or two He and his supporters declare the governor will be nominated on the first ballot to succeed himself and that there is a possibility of ofa ufa ofa a nomination by acclamation The latter contingency it is fair to state IS by no means a remote possibility Goodings Good Prospects There is not a great deal of organized opposition to Gooding although there is isa isa a strong undercurrent against him The fhe statement is freely made that the nomi nomination nomination nomination nation depends dep on the outcome oma 4 of the senatorial question Ques on The Tho plan Is Isto isto to settle tho the nomination first firstI If I Borah wins it will mean the practical practically ly unanimous un of Gooding If Borah oses and his failure can be charged to Gooding or any of the govern governors governors governors ors friends Gooding will experience some rather hard sledding This Tub too In face fare of ot the fact that It will be hard for tor the roen to center vandi Candi Candidate date Former Congressman Edgar Wilson has been mentioned as a possibility and anti andio go so has Dr France of Wallace Vallace Neither has developed much strength French will be for congress according to all aU indications practically without opposition The boy wonder Is ii said to have a large majority of the dele delegates delegates gates T R Hamer of ot Fremont will get some complimentary votes among them the ine delegates from his home county count and anda a few complimentary votes may be cast for one or two other can But French has the nomination nailed down do n tight tightS S Beattys Rod Was Up Judge J H Beatty of the United States district court Is hero here with a senatorial lightning rod up but there is as much chance for him to be hit as there is for President Roosevelt to enter the race for forthe forthe the governorship However Judge Beatty Beatt is mingling cheerily with the delegates and Sand indulging himself In Ia some somo strong though hopes Judge Beauty Beatty is decidedly not a factor in the situation This morning the delegation d from north northern northera ern era Idaho numbering votes held a caucus in one of the Mormon meet meetInghouses The rhe caucus was a chaos of I conversation Nobody seemed to know what was wanted so a committee was ap appointed appointed I pointed to see Chairman Brady and other people to find out a few things after arter which an adjournment until 4 was taken |