Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-12-22
BOISE MECCA
OF LEGISLATORS
SENATOR WORTH LEE PROMIN-
ENTITY MENTIONED IN CAP
ITAL NEWS WRITE UP
Republicans win Contest Election OF
Senator HOrnibrOOlx of Twin Falls
County.-Brief Sketches of Mem
bers of New Senate.

The passing Of Christmas will wit
ness the advent of members of the
eleventh session of the legislature
into Boise. the influx of solons start
ing the first of next week. In many
respects this is considered the most
important migration of politicians,
party leaders and law makers in the
history Of the state, due to the fact
that numerous important measures
are to come before the legislators at
the coming session which, it is now
confidently predicted, will launch one
of the bitterest fights that have ever
been seen in the legislative halls Of
Idaho Political headquarters are to
be opened, caucuses will be held to
decide on the candidate for speaker
of the house and leaders in the sem
ate while political activity will hum
during the next 60 days. constitut-
ing one continuous round
The senators who will arrive here
next week to make preparation for
the work Of the session include many
prominent men limited to 23 in num-
Der. It is currently reported in pol
iticaI circles that Senator Fred
Cooling of Lincoln viii don the
leadership Of the majority wing,
while either Senator Kerns of sho-
shone OF Macbeth of Custer will
lead the minority Lieutenant Gov
ernor L. H. sweetser will weld the
gavel in the upper house.
There is but one contest involving
a seat in the senate and that is the
one instituted in Twin Falls county,
where it is cleaned that Senator
Hornibrook. democrat, was not Leg
ally elected. He defeated Senator
sweeley, often referred to as the
silver tongued orator" and chair
man of the judiciary committee two
years ago.
Following are brief sketches Of
the members of the senate:
J. Clarence White of Occur d'Alene
will represent Kootenai county MT.
White was chairman Of the house
committee on state affairs during the
sixth session when he was silver
republican. He is a democrat now and
the owner of a line of steamboats, op-
Grating on the Occur d'Alene lake.
DR. o. r. Page, Of Bonner, is a
republican and was at one time may
or of Standpoint He is prominent
northern physician.
A. G. Kerns of shoshone county, Is
a democrat and lawyer at Wallace.
Two years ago his seat in the senate
was contested. but he won his toga
after a recount
Jerome j. Day of Latah. also a
democrat, is a prominent resident Of
Moscow. He made his debut in the
senate two years ago and won dis
tinction on his fight to save the seq
regation Of the University of Idaho.
Perry Mitchell of Nez Perce coun-
ty, is former newspaper man de-
veloped into a lawyer He was a mem
Der of the house during the sixth
session and was elected by hand
some democratic majority.
Jacob Eckert, republican. will wear
the Idaho county toga. Six years
ago he was member of that body
Today he is prosperous northern
farmer
A. L. Freehafer of Washington
democrat, is one of the "dry" solou,
of the upper house, where he saw ser
vice two years ago and gave his sup
port to the present local option law
then a bill
B. p Shawhan of Canyon, common
" referred to as Bishop" shawhan
is one of the solid republican sena
tors. He was a member Of the senat
two years ago and was reelected a
the recent election His name ha
been mentioned for majority leader
Captain Yates Of Ada. republican
is one Of the new senators. He will
succeed John McDevitt, democrat.
w. r. Williams of Boise count,
republican, is a resident of Placer
vile. He succeeds Won Harton VIII,
two years ago, was one Of the actiy
members of the upper house.
Hector C. Haight, Of Cassia. ha
little opposition at the primaries an
won out for reelection at the gene
al election He is a banker of Blu
ley and takes his seat for the Sc
ond term in the senate.
Worth S. Lee, Of Gilmore count
is republican and gives that con
ty republican representation instei
of democratic in the senate. Ca
a. Davis. democrat. represented 7