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What has Senator Borah done to you that you feel it your duty to continually belittle his candidacy...
...have personally known the Senator since 1904. He is sincere, capable, honorable, temperate, a fine citizen and the greatest man to sit in the U. S. Senate since the Civil War. Were Lincoln alive today he would proudly approve Mr. Borah's candidacy, in my opinion...
Near-candidates, like near-beer, seldom satisfy the public. Wrinkles, furrows, creases and downright ruts have carved their way across William Edgar Borah's face as, during the past generation, his perpetual near-candidacy for President got him nowhere. Last week with the recklessness of 70 years he decided to change his tactics, to step out, not as a full strength beverage, but as a sort of 3.2% candidate. Surely after so many near-attempts, he was entitled to have one final fling at intoxicating the public...
...Washington traveled a Republican delegation from Wisconsin to ask the septuagenarian from Idaho whether they might have the privilege of entering his name in Wisconsin's Presidential primary. Solemnly he bowed in acquiescence. When the Wisconsin politicians babbled to the Press, the Press rushed back to Senator Borah for confirmation. Said he: "I am going to do what I can to get liberal delegations from as many States as possible. If the liberal forces wish to put my name at the head of the ticket. I have no objection. If they want to put the name of some other...
...Nebraska's 74-year-old utility hating statesman, Senator George W. Norris-unlike Virginia's 77-year-old Glass and Idaho's 70-year-old Borah-loves to talk privately about retiring from public life. Recently passing through Salt Lake City, Utah, he talked about it, in his usual vein, to local newshawks. Promptly the news was flashed from coast to coast: Senator Norris would not run again in 1936. Franklin Roosevelt, questioned about the news in press conference, genially expanded. Said he: "If I were a citizen of Nebraska, regardless of what party I belonged...