Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Brief SketCh of Members of
Eleventh Upper Chamber.
OLD MEMBERS NUMEROUS
Either Reelected or Served in
the Lower House.

- sptCldl 10 the salt Lake TlDunt
from Boise says:
The eleventh session of the Idaho
legislature, which will convene here
the first Monday in January, will
have some interesting talent in its
upper branch.
DIR. Q. +. Page, the newly-elected
senator from Bonner county, is a re-
cent convert to republicanism, having
served his town, Sand Point, as a
democratic mayor three years ago.
}. Clarence White, from Occur d.
Alene City, will represent old Koo-
tenai county in the senate next winter.
White will be remembered as the
chairman of the house committee on
state affairs in the sixth session. He
is democrat now; then he was sill
yer republican. At that time he was
a surveyor. Now he is the owner of
the steamboat lines which ply the
waters of Lake Occur d. .Alene, the
st. Maries and St. Joe rivers.
Abner G. Kerns, has been reelected
to the senate from Shoshone county.
He is, as ever democrat. Last ses-
sion he came in under the cloud of a
contest, which he easily won. This
delayed his 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 mi
tial legislative experience in that body,
and won for himself a position stand
ing as an unassuming man Of sound
judgement, broad views and industri.
Gus effort. He won over former
State Senator Brigham in county
which gave Brady 800 majority
Perry Mitchell, democrat, defeated
Mr.. kaline, last session member o1
the house, in Nez Peree county. Per
ry Mitchell is a lawyer and a news
paper man from Nez Perce, the second
town in size in his county He has hae
legislative experience before, in the
sixth session, when he was the leader
Of the democrats in the lower house
He is keen, able and intelligent.
Jacob Eckert was elected senator
from Idaho county. He is a republi
can with previous experience in tn,
state senate of Idaho, six years ago
Senator Eekert is farmer from Cot
tonwood; Just a plain, blunt man
He is commonplace, honest, charitable
and an all.around good fellow. Hi
neighbors of that sturdy Dutch settle
ment, Cottonwood, saved him from
defeat last Tuesday, for jim Surridge
his democratic opponent, had a recor,
too, and made him rustic to save hi
political bacon. Eckert will be
strong factor in the senate, not in py
rotechnics, but in calm, solid, matter
of-fact judgment.
4. l.. Freehaafer, democrat from
Washington county, succeeds himsel
as a senator. This is Senator Free
haafer' second term in the senate, hi
first term, of four years ago, being il
the house. Freehaafer is a lawyer
He is devout advocate Of all form
of temperance, and took the part o
chairman of the local option struggl
in Washington county year ago
when the voters of his district accepte,
the terms of this reformatory legisla
ton.
2. B. Shawhan of Payette has beel
reelected to the senate from Canyoi
county as a republican. Senate
Shawhan is an orchardist and a MAJ
of clean, high-minded abilities. H
received favorable mention last sprin!
as possible candidate of his part,
for governor. He is Known to hav
such ambitions, and he has friends 70
the qualification of them.
Captain Yates has been elected t
the senate from Ada county. Twelv'
years ago he was member Of tn
lower house from this county. Then
as now, he was a republican. At tha
time the captain was a real estat
dealer. Now he is heavily intereste'
in banking and real estate in an
about Boise. He is a high grad
gentleman of character, ability an
sound Judgment.
Sonotors Williams ronuhl;oor :