The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-16
IDAHO STATE
SENATE PLANS
An Analysis of the Membership
of the Approaching
Session.
THIRTEEN REPUBLICANS
AND TEN DEMOCRATS
Some Members Had GOOdly Ma
iOrities and Some Had
Close Squeezes.
BY g. E. ARNEY.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida, Nov. 15.-The eleventh
session OF the Idaho legislature, whlcr
will convene here the first Monday III
January will have some interesting 'a''
ent In its upper branch
DR.. o. +. Page the newly-clected sena-
for from Bonner county, is d recent con-
vert to Republicanism. having served ms
,on,n Sopdnoint. as a Democratic mayor
three years ago.
J. Clarence White. from Occur q Alene
CIty Will represent old Kootenai county
in The senate next winter. White VIII pe
remembered as the chairman OF .Mne M
house committee on state aHairs III M Mlie
sixth session He is a Democrat now
then ne was a Silver Republican. Al that
time he was A surveyor. Now lie is tne
owner Of the steamboat lines Which Ply
the waters OF Lake Occur d Alene, ths
ST Marles and St Joe rivers.
Abner G. Kerns has been reelected
to the senate from Shoshone county. ne
Is, as ever. a Democrat. Last session ne
came In under the cloud OF q contest,
activities in the senate and deprived
that body of his splendid abilities In the
early stages of the session. -,
Jerome J. Day, Democrat will again
represent Latah in the upper branch, as
his own successor. Two years ago he
passed through his initial legislative eN-
perience In that body. and won for NM
self a positive standing as an unassum-
and industrious effort, He won over for
mer State Senator Brigham in a county
which gave Brady about 400 majority
Perry Mitchell. Democrat, defeated Mr..
house, in Nez Perce county. Perry
Mitchell is lawyer and newspaper
man from Nez Perce, the second town
In size in his county. He has had legis-
sion. when he was the leader of the
Democrats OF the lower house. He Is
keen. able and intelligent.
Jacob Eckert was elected senator from
previous experience in the state senate
Of Idaho six years ago Senator Eckert
is farmer from Cottonwood: just a
plain. blunt man. He is commonplace,
good fellow. His neighbors of that
sturdy Dutch settlement. Cottonwood,
saved him from defeat last Tuesday, for
Jim Surridge. his Democratic opponent,
had q record, too, and made him rustic
TO save his political bacon. Eckert will
be a strong factor in the senate, not IN
pyTotechnics. but In calm. solid, matter
offact Judgment.
A. l.. Freehalfer. Democrat from
Washington county. succeeds himself as a
senator. This Is Senator Freehafer'S sec
ond term In the senate, his first term,
of four years ago. being in the house.
frecnater is a lawyer he. is a ueNOut
advocate OF all forms Of temperance, and
took the part of chairman OF the local
option struggle in Washington county a
year ago. when the voters OF his district
accepted the terms OF this reformatory
legislation,
P, 3. Shawan OF Payette has been re-
elected 10 the senate from CANYON coun-
" as Republican. Senstor Shawan is
an orchardlst and man OF clean. high
minded abilities, He received favorable
mention last spring as a possible candi
date OF his party for governor. He Is
known TO have such ambitions, and he
has friends for the qualification OF them
Captain Yates has been elected TO the
senate from Ada county. Twelve years
ago he was member OF the lower house
from this county. Then as now he was
a Republican. At that time the captain
was real estate dealer. Now he IS
heavily Interested in banking and real
estate in and about Boise He is high
grade gentleman of character, ability and
sound judgment.
Senators Jams, Republican. OF Boise
county; HAight, Republican, OF Cassia !:
Lee. Republican, OF Flmore county; Har-
ris: Republican, Of Owyhee county and
Whitcomb. Republican, OF Lemhi county.
are without previous legislative expert
ence, so far as my information OF them
EXTENDS All arc regarded as good men,
capable, honest. and interested in the
duties attending the trust
Fred Gooding Of Lincoln county Is
elected to the senate from Lincoln co,n-
~ He Will bring with him rich expert
IN the seventh session. and since that
time having had wide experience in the
operations OF the state and National
wool Growers associations of each OF
which he has served as president He
ives ~ Shoshone. where he is heavily