The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-09-04
THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINEES


In November.
The following are brief biographical
sketches of the nominees of the Republi-
can convention:
John Tracy Morrison, the republican
candidate for governor, was born Decem-
Der IS, 1860. in Jefferson county, Penn.
sylvania. He attended the public schools
there. In 1887 he graduated from the
University of Wooster. In 1890 he grad
/ uated from the law school of Cornell un-
iversitv. In July of that year he came
to Idaho, and in August, 1891, he opened
law Office in Caldwell, soon establish
ing himself as leader in his profession.
In 1896, Mr.. Morrison led forlorn hope
as republican candidate for representa-.
tive in congress. In 1868 he was made
chairman of the state central committee.
In 1900 he was again the nominee of the
party for congress.
Mr. Morrison is recognized as one of
our public spirited citizens. He takes
deep interest in all movements tending
TO better the conditions of life and raise
the standard Of citizenship. He is man
OF great force of character and makes
deep impression upon all movements
with which he is connected.
Burton L. French. the nominee for con.
gress, is native Of Delphi. Ind but has
spent the past 20 years in Whitman
county, WASH, and Latah county, Idaho.
He came to Idaho with his parents in
1882. the father, c. A. French, at first
settling on farm just east of Palouse
City, Wash. In the public schools of
that place young French received his
earlier education, graduating from the
Palouse high school in 1891. In the sum.
mer OF 1891 the family moved into the |
Potlatch country, near Keudrick, and
from 1903 to 1898 Mr.. French taught in |
the public schools, the last two years of |
that time being spent as principal Of the
Juliaetta schools.
In 1898 he entered the University Of
Idaho and graduated with honors in 1901.
soon afterwards being elected to fellow.
ship in the University Of Chicago, where
ne has spent the past year as student in
political science.
In 1868 Mr.. French was elected to the
lower house Of the Idaho legislature as
republican He was reelected in 1000.
and at the 1901 session was the caucus
nominee Of the republicans for speaker.
He was the floor leader of the minority
throughout the session, and was given
special prominence by reason Of his elo.
quence and by the strong fight put up
against tht legislative reapportionmentl
bill. Throughout both sessions Of the
legislature in which Mr.. French has
been leader in pushing educational leg
islation, and was the author Of the special
property road tax law. He is IS years Of
age.
James F. Alshie, the nominee for jus.
lice OF the supreme court, was born near
East Tennessee, in 1868. He
attended the country schools for a time
and was student in Carson & Newman's
college until he reached the sophomore
year. He taught school for two years in
Tennessee then came 10 Rockford, Wash,
where he was principal of the public
school for one year. Mr.. Ailshie attended
the Willamette university at Salem, Ore,
for three years, where he graduated with :
high honors, receiving the degree of Phi.
b. and also degree in the law course. =
MIR. Ailshie moved to Grangeyille in )
1891, and has ever since resided there
where he is engaged in active practice of
the law. He has earned the reputation c
Of being one Of the ablest lawyers in the
state, and enjoys lucrative income. He a
has participated in every campaign since
1892, and has never held salaried Office. d
He was regent Of the university two terms
and was delegate to the national repub- 3
ican convention in 1000. ~
Mr.. Ailshie was married in 1894 to Miss Z
Lucille Bundran of Messy creek. Tenn Z
after correspondence of ten years. =
Theo. Turner, the nominee for state r
auditor, was born at McConnellsville. IL
Ohio, May 4. 1853. He graduated from X
he New Holland High school and at. Il
ended the Ohio Wesleyan university. -
Seventeen years ago Mr.. Turner moved l..
o Idaho and has been resident of the N
tate ever since that date. He first set. "
led at Oxford, but has resided at differ. y
mt times in Bingham aud Bannock coun- 81
les. He taught school for six years in W
he southeastern counties and was in the