The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-29

ing section Stockslager had the conf
dence of that entire section-he must have
had, for he was either mayor, city attorney
OF member of the city council continuously
up TO 1854. and even then he didn't get
out of politics, as he was the
only Democrat who could outrun
a very popular Republican for county at
torney, end he did it by 147 majority Be-
fore that the true Republican majority was
about $50 But Stockslager was a good
Democrat and President Cleveland saw
that he was wanted as receiver of the
United States land Office at HALEY, Idaho,
and T.. o. came out. He is Industrious,
tried and true, and now is spoken of as
leader on the Democratic ticket next fall.
Those who know him best are pushing his
candidacy for Congress. Stockslager was
elected judge of the Fourth Judicial dis
trict in Idaho (the counties of Alturas, Ell
more, Cassia and Logan them by some
thing over thousand majority, and the
district is Republican by at least half that.
Mr.. Stockslager is man of family
wife and two children. both boys. He
lives in Haley, and no officer could be more
popular than he as district judge. In his
court work he is Of considerable expert
ence. always has an eye to cleaning up the
calendar thoroughly in the shortest time,
considering that the taxpayers want as
little expense as possible. Judge Stock
is as prompt as the clock.
JAMES W. POE
of Lewiston, Ida, was born in Jackson
county, Mo-, Jan. 10, 1898, upon portion
of the land now covered by Kansas City;
remained in that state until 1853, when, in
company with his parents, he crossed the
plains with OK teams and landed in Port
land, Ore, on the Sth day of September of
that year He attended school at the Uni.
versity of Forest Grove and the Portland
academy, graduating from the latter place
on the oath day of April, 1861 He came to
Idaho in July of that year; was in the Orc
tiuo. Florence and Warrens mines; was
elected recorder of Warrens mining dis
trict in the fall of 1862; followed mining
for several years. He studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1870 and has
been in the constant practice of that pro-
fession since that time. He was elected
district attorney of the First judi
cial district of the territory OF
Idaho in 1876, which at that time
embraced the i've northern counties of the
territory, was reelected in 1873 and served
until January $780, He was elected to the
territorial council in the fall of 1879, and
served as such in the Eleventh session of
the legislature. He presided at the first
mass meeting held in the territory of
Idaho, convened at Lewiston for the pur-
poss OF lnlIl3llnS sIeps 10 procure state
hood for Idaho and was chosen as dele
gate from Nez Perez county to the conven-
ton called for the purpose of framing a
constitution for the state OF Idaho He
has always been persistent and con-
sistent Democrat, believing that the prin-
ciples of that party were the only true
principles under which republican form
of government could exist and all the citi-
zens hereunder enjoy property, life, lib
erty and happiness.
Mr.. Poe was an earnest worker for state
hood, and carried influence with his ideas,
as member of the constitutional conven-
ton.
Mr.. Poe believes as earnestly in free and
unlimited coinage OF silver as any man, and
is worker to that end
MIR. Poe's portrait, unfortunately failed
to reach THE HERALD in time to be in
cluded in the Idaho gallery