Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-08

of the State With the money derived
from this source he attended the Chi
eago Law school one year and the
next year entered the law department
of the University of Michigan, from
which be graduated in the law in
March, 1879. He then returned to
California and taught school for few
months and removed to Lewiston in
June, 1880, and for the past fourteen
years has resided in Northern Idaho
and has been constantly engaged in
the practice of law. In 1888 and 1884
he was District Attorney for Shoshone
county and for three successive terms
City Attorney for Moscow. For sew
eral years, and until his election to
Congress. Mr. Elder was law part
ner of Congressman Sweet. In 1880
he was married to Mrs. Ada Clark, of
Moscow, He now resides in Moscow
and enjoys the confidence and respect
of the people and has lucrative bus
mess practive. Mr.. Elder is emlnently
qualified for the office to which he has
been nominated He is diligent and
industrious student and his habits and
character are without blemish
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Nh. JASEss. The nominee for Lieu
rHAreHza. tenant-Governor, is a
prominent merchant and business man
of Bannock county. He is a member
of the Mormon church and a brother
of the Hon. Moses Thatcher, the most
influential Mormon in Utah. His
eminent business qualifications and
his success in business made him the
unanimous choice of the southeastern
delegates fol Acknowledgements.
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JAMES n. OF Kendrick, IS the nomi-
NALL. nee for Secretary of State.
Mr.. Hall was the choice of the north.
ern delegates He is an efficient bus
mess man and an accomplished editor
and journalist
HON. WILLIAM 7. OF Bingham county,
REEVES. is the nominee for At
torney General. Four years ago Mr..
Reeves was nominated for Judge OF
the Fifth District by the Democrats
and two years ago he was a candidate
of the party for Acknowledgement.
He is an able and learned lawyer OF
great experience and is well known
throughout the State, For some
years he has been a partner of Hon.
j. ii. Hawley.
JAMES OF Oneida county, was
sTeo0AH0. nominated for Auditor.
Mr.. Stoddard is a farmer and mer-
chant and a member of the Mormon
church. He has been very successful
in business and was strongly recon-
mended to the Democratic State con-
vention by the Mormon delegates.
No man in the Southeast stands
higher for business qualifications and
as a man of integrity than does Mr.
Stoddard.
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Was nominated for State
Treasurer. MIR. Bush is
Vice President of the Capital State
bank, and one of the leading business
men. AS the salary is small and to
prevent the abuses that heretofore
attended the administration OF the
office by the Republicans, the dele
gates from the other counties in the
State asked the Ada county delegates
to recommend good man for the
place and Mr.. Bush was their unani-
choice If elected he will conduct
the office in the interest of the tax.
payers and not for private gain Of in
dIviduals as heretofore under Repu6-
lican regime.
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- For Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, Mr..
y. W. Faris, Of Pocatello, was nomi.
mated. It will be remembered that he
was nominated for this office two
years ago by the Democrats. Mr.
Faris was not present at the conven.
ton and declined to become a candi.