| Show Ample Campaign ign Chest ChestIs ChestIs Is Is Assured for tor Borah Idahoan Expected To Use Poor Man Mall Candidacy Plea Senator Is Believed Only One in Republican Party Who Can Inspire Public to Defeat Roosevelt in 1936 1 to By H. H O. O THOMPSON THOl United Press Staff Correspondent V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 21 Adequate 21 Adequate financial backing was assured today for the presidential c candidacy of Sem Senator tor William E. E Borah While the money has not been definitely finitely d pledged it became apparent that Bor Borah h would not lack campaign funds This development coupled with a formal avowal by Bor Borah h that he would cooperate fully with liberal forces choosing him as their candidate placed d the Idaho veteran Ifor for the first time time squarely on record as as willing to contest contestI I the presidency with the incumbent Borah has not said in so many words that he lie Is a a candidate But persons versed vered 1 in t the c intricacies of politics asserted that lila his statement r reached ached tho the ame same end since sinco to draw drawback ir r w back now would now would be to break faith with I those who have been given permission to advance his name In Instate Instate instate state primaries No Private tc Funds Borah has old intimates tes that he be would not be be beable able pei personally nally to finance a campaign He is is not in league with the regular Republican organization and could not call upon it for funds Ho would like to represent himself as asa a a poor mans man's candidate relying solely on popular support for whatever public honors are arc accorded him bink That is ie not a strictly accurate representation Borah will have among his supporters Republicans who are aro not Borah admirers but who believe he ho is the only Republican can with sufficient popular appeal to stand a chance of defeating President Roosevelt Those Thos persons are willing to finance any endeavor which in their opinion gives the best prospect of ousting the present administration Friends of ol the tho senator say he Is thinking of a presidential candidacy only in the terms of a popular campaign campaign cam cam- divorced from regular machine ma ma- chine politics and relying on a spontaneous spon spon- uprising of ot the citizenry for its principal l strength Believed the Man Ian Others in the tho Republican organization organIzation organization organ organ- who are interested more mor in defeating Mr M Roosevelt than they are in the doctrines of their own candidate believe that in Borah the Republicans ha have a a. man wb who can inspire just such a a. popular demon demon- For the moment Borah's views on currency Inflation distasteful to old oH guard R Republicanism and his a. a appeals ap peals for party reorganization are being overlooked In favor of or his national national national na na- na- na reputation and the widespread widespread wide wide- spread support which is rallying be behind behind behind be- be hind him I I Many things may occur between now and the Republican convention in Juno June to change the political out out- look But there is no gainsaying the fact that at the moment the Borah boom is ie a strong one likely at any mom moment nt to get beyond the power even of the senator himself to c control control con con- n- n It Senatorial colleagues of ot Borah Bomb some of them not pot willing to have han their names mentioned in connection connection tion with the succession said wd they Continued on Page Two Column your BORAH CAMPAIGN CAMP AIGN CHEST ASSURED Continued from Page Pate One believed that if Borah won out in two or three state primaries with arousing a arousing arousing rousing demonstration of public support there would be no stopping him for the Republican nomination Liberal Program Borah is pledged to a liberal pro pro- gram There is some doubt as to what he m ans ans' by liberal iberal He did not define the word when he be declared declared de de- de dared in a formal statement that statement any prim primary ry objective Is a convention convention convention conven conven- tion of ot liberal delegates which h will win I write a a liberal platform and name name a liberal iberal candidate He continued If It in any state or district th the liberal iberal forces think 1 it will help the thc liberal cause to pledge the delegates I Ito to o me I shall cooperate fully with L that plan He said if some other liberal were selected he could just as a. fully As I see the political situation in inthis Inthis inthis this country a man would be seekIng seekIng seeking seek seek- ing political immolation to take a nomination upon any other than a liberal platform Borah said Borah's attitude brought results both favorable and unfavorable to his cause To Aid Borah In Massachusetts Robert M M. Washburn unsuccessful Republican can senatorial candidate last year announced he would lead a movement movement move move- ment mont to organize a Borah Instructed delegation from the state La Follette supporters in Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin however Indicated unwillingness unwilling unwilling- ness to go along with the veteran legislator Thomas M M. Dunc Duncan n political political political po po- po- po adviser to Governor Philip La Follette expressed the opinion that Borah could not muster any progressive support In that state His assertion was interpreted as a definite indication that Governor La Follette and his brother Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Robert M. M La Follette would be unfriendly to Borah's candidacy Senators Frederic R. R Ore and L L. L J. J Frazier CR R. R N. N D. D hailed Borah as a sure victor inthe in the west Observers wondered what attitude attitude atti atti- tude would be taken by Senator James Couzens iR Ut R. R Mich who once offered to contribute a share of his wealth to a Borah for pr Ident I- I dent campaign Couzens however is faced with an embarrassing situation situation sit sit- because e his colleague Senator Sena Sena- tor tar Arthur H. H has been mentioned also as a potential Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican presidential possibility Couzens recently recovered from froma a long Illness refused to discuss his position He declared he had spent so much time commuting between the hospital and my home that he had been unable to catch up with the fast moving political scene |
