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Borah may be best known today for having reportedly said, in September 1939, after Germany invaded Poland, " Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler — all this might have been averted.
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Although many candidates sought the Republican nomination, only two, Governor Landon and Senator Borah, were considered to be serious candidates.
There, in 1895, his daughter Mary ( or sometimes Mamie ) married William E. Borah, who would be elected as Idaho's U. S. Senator less than a decade later.
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Idaho Senator William Borah acclaimed Curtis " a great reconciler, a walking political encyclopedia and one of the best political poker players in America.
It boasts nearby Mt Borah, one of the worlds best Paraglider and Hang Glider launch sites.
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Borah Peak ( also known as Mount Borah or Beauty Peak ) is the highest mountain in the U. S. state of Idaho and one of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous states.
The school's slogan is " The Lions of Idaho ," a play on the nickname of namesake William E. Borah, known in the Senate as the " Lion of Idaho " for his outspoken stance on issues.
Both teams played their home games at Bill Wigle Field ( then known as " Borah Field ").
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Powerful forces in United States Congress pushing for non-interventionism and strong Neutrality Acts were the Republican Senators William Edgar Borah, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Gerald P. Nye and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., but support of non-interventionism was not limited to the Republican party.
Prior to Long's death, leading contenders for the role of the sacrificial 1936 candidate included Senators Burton K. Wheeler ( D-Montana ) and William E. Borah ( R-Idaho ), and Governor Floyd B. Olson ( FL-Minnesota ).
The nationally publicized trial took place in Boise in 1907 and included Senator William Borah for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense.
: I yield neither to Senator Borah nor to any other man in admiration of the Farewell Address and of the great Fathers of the Republic ; but I would not use them as a cover for party politics.
When the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William E. Borah of Idaho, added his strong support for Cardozo, however, Hoover finally bowed to the pressure.
The peak is named for William Borah ( 1865 – 1940 ), a prominent U. S. Senator from Idaho ( 1907 – 1940 ).
William Edgar Borah ( June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940 ) was a prominent Republican attorney and longtime United States Senator from Idaho noted for his oratorical skills and isolationist views.
Borah once wrote a letter to the Board of Pardons protesting the change of sentence in hanging " Diamondfield Jack " Davis, a man charged with killing a sheepherder who was working for a cattle company.
Borah ran for the United States Senate in 1902, but was defeated in the Idaho Legislature by Weldon B. Heyburn, a Republican attorney from Wallace.
In 1907, shortly after being elected to the Senate, Borah served as the prosecuting attorney in the nationally publicized trial of " Big Bill " Haywood and two other labor union officials for the 1905 murder of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.
Borah emerged as leader of the " Irreconcilables ," a group of senators noted for their uncompromising opposition to the treaty and the League.
Borah also had a reputation for being headstrong.
When conservative President Calvin Coolidge was told of Borah's fondness for horseback riding, the president is said to have replied, " It's hard to imagine Senator Borah going in the same direction as his horse.
In an attempt to revitalize the progressive wing of the Republican Party, in 1936 a 71-year-old Borah ran for nomination as candidate for President of the United States, becoming the first Idahoan to do so.
After abandoning his presidential campaign, later in 1936 at the height of Democratic power during the New Deal era, Borah ran for reelection against three-term Idaho Governor C. Ben Ross, a Roosevelt ally, and won with well over 60 percent of the vote.
Idaho's highest point, Borah Peak, at 12, 662 feet ( 3859 m ), is named for him, as are two public schools: Borah High School in Boise, and Borah Elementary School in Coeur d ' Alene.
Taylor first ran for the Senate in 1940 in a special election to fill the remaining term of the late William E. Borah, but lost to John W. Thomas with 47. 1 percent to Thomas ' 52. 9 percent.
Borah was the dominant football program in the state for the school's first quarter century, winning the SIC and unofficial COW championship ( AP poll ) in 14 of the first 21 seasons, and two of the first three official titles ( playoffs ).
In November 1979, an 8-team playoff was introduced for the state's largest schools in Class A-1 ( 5A since 2001 ); Borah shut out Lewiston 42 – 0 in the semifinals and archrival Boise 38 – 0 in the final to grab the first official A-1 state title in football, and finished with a record of 11 – 1.
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Alice then retaliated by having a lasting affair with Senator William Edgar Borah, which at its height, produced a child Paulina Longworth.
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Eleanor also had an affair with Borah, but Alice won out reportedly because Eleanor frequently gloated about their experiences unlike Alice.
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As Idaho Republican William Edgar Borah said the following morning, " Senator Cummins was highly respected by everyone who knew him.
Hutchinson indicated that Borah said it to him in private " in words that ran like a prayer.
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The term " Phoney War " was possibly coined by U. S. Senator William Borah who stated, in September 1939: " There is something phoney about this war.
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Borah was reelected by the Idaho Legislature in 1912, and four more times by popular vote ( 1918, 1924, 1930 and 1936 ) after an amendment changed the way senators were selected.
Bora Laskin, the Chief Justice of Canada from 1973 – 1984, was named after Borah.
After a summer without pro ball, the independent Boise Buckskins debuted in the Northwest League in 1978 at Borah Field, but quickly folded after a 23 – 49 season, poor financial performance, low attendance, inability to meet payroll, and the failure to garner an affiliation with a major league club.
It is named after William E. Borah ( 1865 – 1940 ), a prominent U. S. Senator from 1907 – 40 and a presidential candidate in 1936.
Borah and could
Purportedly, Kremlin officials held Borah in such high esteem that American citizens could gain permission to travel throughout the Soviet Union with nothing more than a letter from the Senator.
" There is no other public record of Borah saying this ; Borah died before Hutchinson published the document, and thus could not deny or confirm it ; its veracity is therefore unknown.
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His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William Borah, who served over 32 years in the Senate.
After the assassination, however, the two senators lost interest in the idea ( Borah ran as a Republican, garnering only a few delegates and losing the nomination to Kansas governor Alf Landon ) and Olson was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer.
Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth ( Republican-Ohio ), a party leader and 43rd Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and the couple's only child was a result of her affair with Senator William Borah of Idaho.
Borah Peak's north face is one of Idaho's only year-round snow climbs and provides a much greater challenge than the normal route.
Borah won a majority of delegates in only one state, Wisconsin, where he had the endorsement of Progressive United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Borah refused to endorse the eventual Republican nominee, Alf Landon, leading some to believe he might cross party lines and support Roosevelt's reelection.
Before the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake, it only erupted twice a day.
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