The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-02

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Hon. JAMES II. HAwLEy, DEMOCRATIC
| CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
FROM IDAHO.
Above The HERALD presents q por-
trait of the Hon. James II. Hawley, the
choice of the Idaho Democracy for
Delegate to Congress from the progress
sive Territory, and in this connection
condenses the following from an
article in the Blackioot News, sterling
Democratic newspaper. We ask the
votes of Idaho for an Idahoan
| for q man who will be true to
every interest of the Territory as he has
been true to every principle of his
party; for a man who has ever been
faithful in the discharge Of his official
duties and who has shrunk from none
aud shirked none which he has been
| called upon to perform; for a
| man who will be bold and fear
less in the declaration of his prin-
| ciples and in defining his position on
l questions at issue whether he De in
Kootenai or Oneida counties, and for
a man, who, the readiest and easiest of
all. can lead his party to victory.
We claim Mr.. Hawley as an
1 Idahoan, not that he is native to the
manor born, but because he has spent
twenty-six years, the hest of his man
hood, in the Territory, and because
| his public career IN the counties in
l which he has lived has become a
part of the history of those counties
| n IF 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 matters
| to the exclusion of the study of the
| Territorial history and its prominent
men, presents thia brief biographical
| sketch of the Democratic party g choice
| that they may know he is, in every way
| worthy of the pasition for which he has
been DESIGNATED.
James 81, HaWley was born in the
year 1S47. and came first to Ihaho in
April 1862. For number of years he
was engaged in prospecting and min
ing and was identified with the lead
ing mines of Boise County. In
1870 was admitted to the practice of
/ law before the Supreme Court of Idaho,
| and the same year was elected to the
lower house of the legislature At the
organization he was offered the speaker
ship, 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 Coun.
Gil, he was elected chief clerk of the
house. In 1874 he was elected mem
Der of the Council from Boise county,
and IN 1876 was chief clerk of the
Council. In 1S77-78 was a member
of the board of county commits
sione1s of Boise county, and in 1878
entered actively upon the duties
of his profession. In 1880 81 and 81
was district attorney of the Second Dis
trict comprising Alturas, Custer, Lemhi
and Boise, and in 1885 was appointed
United States attorney, which position
he is filling so honOrably and creditably
to-day.
Politically he has been an active and
leading worker from the frst DAYS of
manhood. Hew member of all the
Territorial committees from 1870 to
1882. and was the chairman of the BOISE
central committee for six years. From
1880 to 1886 he figured prominently
in every campaign, and his voice,
his influence and his money were
used without stint for the success of
the Democratic party.
From this epitomized sketch it will
be observed that Mr.. Hawley has been
no idle spectator of the events that 60
to make up the history of the home
of his Adoption. He has helped nobly
and honorably to make up that history
and we speak for him a worthy
reward for the grand work he has
done. He is in the full vigor and
strength of his manhood-full of
energy, full OF vim and full of that
pluck that crowns efforts with success.
No man in all the Territory under
STANDS its wants and knows its capabili-
ties and grand possibilities better than
he, and no man will work more assid-
uously to have those wants sup.
piled and those possibilities known.
Mr.. Hawley is man of the people
and for the people, and in all mis-
official relations is pleasant and affable
and as approachable to the hum lest
miner with his pick and shovel as he is
to the brethren of his profes sion or to
the Ulcers OF any of ths courts.
LII Is matter OF the greatest impor-
nee to the Democratic party and in
truth, to every citizen of the Territory
" nave Delegate IN Congress in full
accord and in harmony with the ad-
ministration. The next Congress will
be called upon 10 take action upon sew
sra matters touching the vital inter-
ests G Idaho and Idahoans. The SIC
regatlon ard annexation Issue will
be called up and pressed With
all TIE force OF an enemy in
his last struggling tbr IS
and imp 'rtsnt mining legislation wi!
be demanded and it behooves tbs 10
pie to send the best and most agails ne
man OF the party as their represen a.
tive. Mr.. Hlwley is Enthusiastically and
unequiYocallY pronounced againsf 81