Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 14 | Senator Borah Has Few Interests beyond Wife, Job and His Saddle

Senator Borah Has Few Interests Beyond Wife Job and His Saddle J Doesn't Drink Smoke Chew Nor Play Mah MahJongg UV DY II n B D HUN t NE NE t Writer WASHINGTON Dec Should 8 8 the delegates delegated l to the Republican next Juno decide to pick a workingman for president then dollars to doughnuts their choice sill ii be- be bo Wilham Edgar Dorah Borah United States just lust no now flow Of ot Dolse Idah formerly of ot Kansas and originally from the great state slate of For when hen It cornea comes to work Bor- Bor Borah Eor Bor- Borah ah can give sive a lot of ot men In public life fe clubs and spines and bent beM them tare pare IS nOR HORSE ron rOK l tt ORI OKIE J What holt to the tho average R senator or ortons Is ie 1 a e days day's work stork BoM h tos ore oft aw a a before before- br Al fast fast break appetizer When other statesmen states states- statesmen statesmen men are tu-e driving InC to the countr country club for tor a II same game of o golf to refresh their out fagged l brains Borah I Is ordering up IP another truckload of statistics and a It few rew more mOrl tomes on and International law lawand lawand lawand and Bottling s do down n to some really NallY I concentrated study mUll I If Jf the presidency is a man man-kill- man r g job as has been claimed of late no man is s better fitted b by training and experience to fight It to a I standstill for tor four or eight eights I years than Borah Work orle stud Iud the grueling grind of ot long close on Is pie pia for tor him Becat Because se of ot Idaho s a mea meager r numerical nu- nu nu numerical merical representation among the delegates Borah as Borah as i a matter or of practical politics carries politics carries a heavy envy handicap ap Should Lowden 10 Low den of ot 1111 1111 Ill Ill-I I forego Il a a chance at t the Iho nomination nomination atlon ho however et er Bor Borah h might prop prop- proP proP-I properly properly erl erly be bo picked up as the favorite j S son ln of or that state BORN DORs IN ILLINOIS OIS For It was has In Wayne I count county Ill III June 2 1865 that Borah Lorah was born lie earned his ABCs ABC's at th the little red school house there and then went to the Southern 11 aca aca- academy academy demy dem- at Enfield III 1 Later ho he J law at nt Kansas State University sity w was admitted to the bar and first hung out his hia shingle In Lyons Kas In III 1890 In lS he moved to Boise Ida Ida- Idaho Idaho ho Iw Plo Plating InS then as he ho does docs still stilla a lone lote hand he sought sou no partner partner- partnership partnership ship but set up a n law office by ir lr Within the next five years he be hal ha established himself aa lIS one of tho Using young l lawyers of the I state tate and had won MAry McCon- McCon McConnell McCon nell the daughter of the tho governor or or Ills his bride bolus a II poor por man chiefly de- de depend depend de pend pend-nt pend nt on his lal T sall he be sold Bold JJ lili Dol Boise Bolia e home and h s lee t residence In the state Is at a 0 Boise hotel botch where he be stays on Ills his trips back home borne His Washington residence Is In Inen inan Inan en an unpretentious apartment house on a Co quiet side elde street Borah belongs to no clubs club He Ined the Dike Elks and ond the Knights of at Pythias ears ago ngo In Idaho but has hils not maintained contact with his hll fraternities In tn Washington He doesn't smoke chew drink dance play 1 inker raker ker or mah inah Jong JonM II lie He e nev r or Iu tod a golt golf ball swum III a tennis racket or paddle a L e noe HIs solo sole recreation outside recreation outside of work WOrl Is Is horseback riding His ms dally daily morning canter through Rock Creel Creek Park ark Is Ia as fixed In his exist exist- existence existence existence ence as eating or sleeping And he just loves work Its It's his only Interest outside his wile wife and horse It If Its It's a a a porker worker a cour cour- courageous courageous ageous t two fisted o conscientious worker the Republicans decide they the then want then Borah's their big bet nn w a t J R r 1 o r 1 t 2 t t Et L y r rs get gety s a Q Yr it i K r aX d L ac u 4 r w rF 3 F C e r ate alb s ws x t taw ram a Mrs Boroh Borah left and her husband Senator WIlliam E Borah astride his favorite mount