Show WOUND CANNOT BE Republicans of Idaho Bobbed of the Fruits of Victory Special to The be Herald Boise Ida Jan 13 The senatorial contest In Idaho which was settled to today today day by the election of Weldon B Hey Heyburn Heyburn burn burn as the Republican successor of Henry Heitfeld although upon the surface accomplished amidst the best of feeling nevertheless has left wounds that wilt will never be healed and which threaten such a contest In the next state convention of the party as may entirely disrupt it In all the state of Idaho today not one Republican can in ICO Is satisfied with the Darty S action Judge Heyburn has absolutely no personal following and his election to the senate was brought about by a combination of or corporate interests per personal personal ambitions and jealousy of a ayoung ayoung young map who is the idol of the Re Republican Republican publican rank and file and the only man who had any an personal following and statewide support in the caucus W E B Borah wile who wrote the last Re Republican Republican publican platform of the state who forced the nomination of John T Mor Morrison rican rison for governor routed the Old Guard completely in the state con convention convention bore the brunt of the cam campaign campaign upon the stump himself went down to defeat to Heyburn who has aas no hold whatever upon the Re Republican Republican publican masses of the state How this his was accomplished is on an interest interesting tog ing story Some History When it was known that the Re Republicans Republicans publicans bad carried Idaho by an un unprecedented Unprecedented majority former Senator George L Shoup whom his friends lovingly call the Grand Old Man W WE WE E Borah Borab D W Standrod and W B Heyburn announced their candidacies for tor the United States Shoup would have been a formidable candidate but he is in his dotage a amere amere mere shadow of his former self and it was evident that the days of his power and usefulness are Stand Standrod Standrod rod is a a creature who is commonly termed the iceman by the politicians He Heis is as proud as Lucifer and as ambitious with a large for forture tare ture He is a generous spender only when seeking political preferment He secured the support of the Oregon Short Line and nine also aid from the Mor Mormon MormOn mon church the dominant power to today today day in the business and political life Ufe of southeastern Idaho Heyburn loomed in sight as the candidate of the North Northern Northera era ern Pacific Railroad company and of the millionaire mine owners of the Coeur dAlene country counti who reside in Spokane where it may parenthetically be stated Senator Heyburn resides in fact while maintaining an alleged rca res residence at Wallace for political rca rea reasons sons W E Bomb Borah the remaining era can candidate Is a Boise lawyer and had back backof of him in itt his ambition the rank and file of the party Boron Was Jobbed About two weeks or longer all the candidates opened headquarters in the Idanha hotel Boise and upon the face of things a friendly rivalry was in progress The friends frenda of o Shoup and Standrod especially were insistent that their candidates were In the race to the finish It required but little time timeto to agree upon a call for fora a caucus The Heyburn campaign was a Jn In charge of State Barney ONeill a Wal WaI lace banker and he commenced play ing politics early He secured a 3 spa special cial car and all the northern Republican can members were brought to Boise In it and were lavishly entertained en route Shortly after arrival ONeill called a caucus of the northern mem mein bern bers to discuss It was wag turned into a Heyburn caucus and four of the members walked out This left Heyburn however with fifteen as assured assured votes Then as stated there was a general caucus called and this meeting decided that there should be bean bean an early election and so co agreed that after several evenings on the folio wing Saturday the low roan man shOuld be dropped dr The balloting a strength of nineteen for Borah fifteen for Heyburn Reyburn nine for Standrod and six for Shoup The next morning the astute friends of Shoup who saw that he was not in the race persuaded the old man to quietly drop out and three of his men went into the Sarah Borah camp mp A consultation was then held by the Shoup managers with Standrod and he was informed that something must be done at once as the atmosphere of Boise was w s so with Borah enthusiasm that a stampede was inevitable In a prolonged struggle straggle Standrod sounded his men quietly and he could deliver eight of then them to Heyburn and he was promised the lathers support for the to succeed Dubois four years hence In the meantime Heyburn as senator and Standrod as national committeeman would divide the led fed federal eral patronage Prank Frank Gooding Go ding chair chairman chairman man of the state committee a Stand Standrod Standrod rod boomer agreed to the new arrange arrangement meat ment with his eye on the governorship Spies Sent Out Heyburn wanted the tha matter in black and white and so all his own sup porters nine of ot men three of Shoups and one of the four northern men In Bombs Borah s ramp amp signed an anbind Iron Ironclad clad bind agreement to vote for This was concluded at 4 and six of men were sent inu camp amp friendship as they could be re released released leased from their first choice The Heyburn crowd also began to jolly tH tile and the latter were really led lea to believe that everything was corn com coming corning ing their way They never anything different until the fateful bal ballot ballot lot was taken and Heyburn secured votes to twenty two Then they were too stunned to know what had happened and thus it was that by a combination of th the Northern Pacific railroad the Oregon Short Line the Mormon church and the Coeur dAlene mine owners that there has grown up an almost invincible tile ble machine in itt Idaho Republicanism It is this fact that threatens the dis disruption disruption of the party two years hence when against will wiB be ar arrayed arrayed rayed W B Borah with his great per personal serial popularity Governor Morrison with his hold bold upon the people and per perhaps Imps haps the Idaho Statesman the state organ It will be a battle of at giants the sword will be drawn and the struggle struggle gle will be to the death |