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...TIME, Aug. 23, is the statement "At home, people . . . recalled that there is nothing in the Constitution to keep Mr. Borah from occupying both his own Senatorial chair and the Secretary of State's seat. If the President would select for his Cabinet the chairman of the leading Congressional Committees, 'responsible government,' in the sense in which it is understood in Britain ('Mother of Parliaments') would almost instantly be achieved...
...Borah in Boise...
Sirs: A word about William E. Borah at home. You say (TIME, Aug. 23), "Senator Borah strode down the dusty streets of Boise-people applauded, tipping their hats to him, occasionally he nodded...
...matter of fact Borah comes and goes unobtrusively and takes his place among Boise people as if he had not been away most of the time for a decade and a half. When he came this time, a little group met him at the train. There was handshaking under the belltower of Boise's unique Spanish mission railroad station. The prohibition director for Idaho and Montana took charge of the Senator's luggage. In the car of friends he rode down into the sea of trees beneath the green waves of which are the paved streets and houses...
...April, Senator William B. McKinley was defeated for renomination in the Illinois primaries ostensibly because he had voted for the World Court. Now, in California and Wisconsin, Senators Shortridge and Lenroot are having trouble in the primary campaigns for the same reason. Out in Idaho, where Senator William Edgar Borah is master, few men can back the World Court and remain politically potent. Frank R. Gooding, 59, junior Senator from Idaho, had the precocity to vote for U. S. entrance. Last week he reversed his international policy, was renominated by the Republican convention* for Senator. Said he: "I hoped this...