Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-01 | Page 2 | G. O. P, Solons Bury Hatchet after Victory

G. G O. O P. P Solons Bury Hatchet After Victory ry v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feb 1 UP-Mu- UP Mu C-Mu- friends said sald aid today that ft a 1 23 year old split between Senators Borah R. R Idaho and Johnson R. R Cal Cat has been bee n I 1 completely closed 2 r by their victorious victori ous leadership of oC the fight against the world court court Ever Eve r sin since c e Bill IBi Borah and 1 f Hi J Johnson a h n son s 5 split p 1 11 1 t back in 1912 when Theod Thead Theo Theo- bt 41 d o are r e Roosevelt Roosevel was vas launching his B Bull u Moose a a s e 1 1 1 H campaign there theN has been rivalry Senator Johnson and feeling between the two famous fa Republicans Johnson followed Roosevelt and was vas his vice presidential nominee Borah stuck with 1 his party and supported supported sup sup- ported President nt Taft Since then their paths have c crossed r a 8 8 e d many S. S times Ures but t they Ii 1 e y have walked sep separately S I S Side by 81 side d C Borah and Johnson Johnson John John- son have fou fought ht many a battle batto to together to to- gether but they fought grimly and L silently The There r e ewas 5 S was no comrade comrade- Senator Borah ship Then t the h e world court camo came along again They were the only Republicans left lett of that little band that battled batted years ago to keep America out of ot the league leage eague and the court court The situation forced the two to to to- gether They agreed to forget torget past differences friends sa say Then Ten came the ho unexpected uphill victory I Friends of OC the tho two add that It Is 15 Ismore ismore Frends more than a temporary alliance alance They assert the two veterans from the west will vill wi stay friends It I is re reported reported reported re- re ported they have plans to work to together together to to- gether in the future At any rate the atmosphere Inthe Inthe in inthe the senate is i different In the old ol days Johnson Johnso stay sty in his front row scat seat Borah in his scat seat near the rear of or the chamber even when shen they were fighting for or the same cause Now they get together at Johnsons Johnson's desk at at Borah's desk in n a corner of tho the chamber or at athe atthe atthe the he lunch table They chat and smile as only friends can do After separating in 1912 John Johnson on and Borah got together again In 1920 but the relationship was sas wa still cool and there was friction fricton Borah made the breach still sUI wider when in n 1924 1024 he stuck with President Coolidge while Johnson sought to capture the Republican nomination In the 1928 campaign Borah was wasa a leading campaigner for Herbert Hoover to whom Johnson was Johnson was coo oo In n 1932 while Borah stayed out o of the he campaign Johnson battled bated openly for tor tho the Democratic candidate candidate candi candi- date Franklin Frankln D D. Roosevelt RoosevelL