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Show FREH MOITE FOR TOM IDSRO Special to The Tribune. BOISE, Ida., Kov. Jo. Congressman Burton L. French was interviewed here today and announced that he would be a receptive candidate for thc , short term scuatorial vacancy lo succeed the late Senator Weldon B. llcyburn. He declared thatt while ho would not lightly light-ly throw aside tho commission just given him by tho pcoplcr through his ro-election as congressman, still he is not inseusiblo of the demand made upon him by many of his friends in all parts of thc stato that ho should accept ac-cept the election as successor to thc late senator. "T could not bo unapprcciative of the honor of an election by tho legislature legis-lature to this position." stated Con-gressmau Con-gressmau French, ''but at the same time I am not unmiudful of tho honor done mo by tho people of thc state in my re-election as representative in con-gross, con-gross, t cannot lightly throw aside this commission just given me almost beforo the commission itself can bo issued is-sued and T am not prepared to do so but, on the other hand, I cannot fail to appreciato the request made to me bv many friends throughout tho state that iny name be considered in connection con-nection with tho bcnatorship. On this latter question T prefer to make no statomcnt that would be final at this time." |