Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24

county; and Whitcombe, republican
of Lemhi county; are without previous
legislative experience, SO far as nj,
information of them extends. All are
regarded MS good men, capable, honest
and interested in the duties attending
the trust.
Fred Gooding Of Lincoln county is
elected to the senate from Lincoln
county. He will bring with him a
rich experience in legislative work,
having served in the seventh session,
and since that time having had wide
experience in the operations of the
State and National Wool Growers
Association, Of each of which he has
served as president He lives at Sho-
shone. where he is heavily interested
i'll land, sheep, store and bank
w. ii. Hornibrook will represent
the new county of Twin Falls in the
senate. Hornibrook is an Iowa de-
mocrat, and has just defeated an Iowa
republican for the position. Senator
M. j. Sweeley, who was often referred
to as the brainy man of the state
senate two years ago in Boise. Horni-
brook is devotee of the direct legis-
lation league theory of government,
and may be looked to to present his
views to the senate on this subject,
which was a pledge of his state party
platform. He is the president of the
Idaho Direct Legislation league
The five Mormon senators are from
Cassia, Oneida, Bannock, Bear Lake
and Fremont, Bingham alone sendiug
a Gentle to the upper branch
Senator Pool, democrat from Ere
mont, is a young attorney from Rex
burg, and gained his initial political
experience at the Weiser state con-
vention eight years ago in colloquy
with one Lafayette Spence Of earlier
Colorado fame. This experience will
be of value to Senator Pool who is a
native Of Fremont county and knows
well the demands of his people. He
defeated Guy Bowerman, the St. An
thony banker and one of the best citi-
zens Idaho has today.
Senator George III. Fisher is dem
ocrat, and will represent Bannock
county in the senate. lie is from
Bancroft, where he conducts a store
and acts as bishop Of that ward. He
was reared at Oxford, IN the same
county, his father being the we'll
known w. +. Fisher the pioneer
merchant Of that quaint old village.
The elder Fisher is well known
throughout all the west as one of the
early pony express riders Of the plains.
The son, Senator George, has had
previous Legislative experience. lie
represented Bahnoek county in the
house in 1898 with considerable credit
to himself and to his county In the
election just closed he defeated former
State Senator and former State Audi.
tor Theo Turner, Of Pocatello.
Senator Pagmire, reelected from
Bear Lake county, is a democrat
He had represented Bear Lake county
several times in the senate. He il
the president of the Bear Lane stak,
of Zion, having succeeded the vener
able William Bulge in this place o
honor in his church.
Senator Preston is a republican
from Weston. He has represented
Oneida county twice before in til,
upper branch of the state legislature
He is a Mormon. lie has positiv,
standing among the former member
ship Of the state senate as one Of SO
ber, consistent views as to legislativ,
matters.
Senator Clancy St. Claire Of ldah,
Falls is the newly-elected senate
from Bingham county. He is an at
torney and man Of high characto
and great ability. He has made !
success of his profession and holds thl
respect of the bar of that section o
the state and of the people who know
him. He is a brother-in-law Of til,
former state senator from Bingham
II. J. Hasbrouck. In the recen
election St. Clair defeated Sam Ricl
of Blaekfoot. St. Clair is the onl,
Gentle senator from the Mormon
belt.
Ravenel Macbeth has won out b,
a close vote as his own successor from
Custer county. Macbeth is a Nir
ginia democrat and dramatic fgur
always in the senate. This will b.
his fourth term in that body. He i
adroit, able and fearless.
This analysis gives the republican
thirteen and the democrats ten vote
in the state senate at its eleventh
session.
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