Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-26

The call for County Conventions is
the signal for the opening of the po-
litical campaign, and THE News to-
day presents its readers with the
choice of the democracy of south
Idaho, and, it honestly believes, the
choice of the democracy of the Terri
tory, Hon. JAMES II. HAwLEY, as
standard bearer for Delegate to Con-
gress at the November election. In
the presentation it asks the votes of
Idaho for an Idahoan; for man who
will be true to every interest of the
Territory as he has been true to every
principle of his party; for man who
has ever been faithful in the discharge
of his official duties and who has
shrunk from none and shirked none
which he has been called upon to per-
form; for man who will be bold and
fearless In the declaration of his prin-
ciples and in defining his position on
questions at issue whether he be in
Kootenai or Oneida counties, and for
a man. who, the readiest and easiest
of all, can lead his party to victory.
THE News claims Mr.. HAwLEY as
an Idahoan, not that he is native to
the manor born, but because he has
spent twenty-siN years, the best of his
manhood, in the Territory, and be-
cause his public career in the counties
in which he has lived has become a
part of the history of those counties
and of the Territory at large. With
the old settlers in all the counties his
name is as familiar as a household
word. but to new corners whose time
has been engrossed in personal mat
tiers to the exclusion of the study of
the Territorial history and its promi-
nent men, it presents this brief
biographical sketch of its party's
choice that they may know he is, in
everyway, worthy of the position it
asks for him and to which it believes,
if nominated, he will be overwhelming
~ elected:
James II. Hawley was born in the
year 1847, and came first to Idaho in
April 1862 For a number of years
he was engaged in prospecting and
mining and was identified with the
leading mines of Boise county. In
1870, was admitted to the practice of
law before Supreme Court of Idaho,
and the same year was elected to the
Lower House of the legislature. At
the organization he was offered the
Speakership which he declined, and
was made chairman of the Judiciary
committee. Being only % years old
he was the youngest member who ever
served in the Idaho Legislature In
1872 having declined the nomination
for the Council, he was elected chief
clerk of the House. In 1874 was
elected member of the Council from
Boise county, and in 1876 was chief
clerk of the Council. In 1878 was
member of the Board Of County Com
missioners of Boise county, and in
1873 entered actively upon the duties
of his profession. In 1879-S0-S1 and
50 was District Attorney of Second
district comprising Alturas, Custer
Lemhi and Boise, and in 1885 was
appointed United States Attorney.
which position he is filling so honor
ably and creditably to-day.
Politically he has been an active
and leading worker from the first days
of manhood. He was a member of all
the Territorial committees from 1870
to 1882, and was the chairman of
Boise Central Committee for six years.
From 1880 to 1886 he figured promi
nently in every campaign, and his
voice, his influence and his money were