The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-16
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interested in land. sheep. store and a
bank
w II. Hornibrook will represent the
new county of Twin Falls In the senate.
iornibrook is an Iowa Democrat; and
has Just defeated an Iowa Republican
Tor the position, Senator M, i. Sweeley
who was often referred TO as the brainy
man OF the state senate two years ago
IN Boise Hornibrook is devotee Of the
direct legislation league theory of gov
esrnment. and may be looked TO TO present
MS views TO The senate on this subject.
which was pledge OF his state party
Piatierm. He is the president OF the
ldano Direct Legislation league.
The I'VE Mormon senators are from
Gassia, Oneida, Bannock. Bear Lake and
fremont. BiSham alone sending a Gentle
TO the upper branch.
senator Pool a Democrat from, Ere
mont is q young attorney from ReXburg
and gained his Initial political experience
at the Weiser state convention eight
Years aso IN colloquy with one Lafay
ette Spence Of earlier Colorado fame This
experience VIII be OF value to Senator
Pool. who is native of Fremont coun-
" and knows well the demands OF his
people He defeated Guy Bowcrman. the
81 Anthony banker, and one of the best
citlzens Idaho has today.
senator George II, Fisher is a Demo-
Grat ;n "a, and VIII represent Bannock county
IN the senate. He is from Bancroft
whore he conducts store and acts as
bishop OF that ward. He was reared at
oxford. in the same county, his father
oeine the well-known w. F, Fisher. the
pioneer merchant OF that quaint old VIII
iaEe The elder Fisher ia we'll known
throughout all the west as one of the
early pony express riders of the plains
Ire rhe son: Senator George. has had pre-
NouS legislative experience, He repre-,
sented Bannock county in the house i'm
1898 with considera BILE credit to himself
and 10 his county, In the election lust
closed he defeated former state senator
cfaf ,,Ii
of PocatelIo.
Senator Puemire. reelected from Bear
Lake county. is Democrat He had
represented Bear Lake county several
OF the Bear Lake stake OF Zion. hav-
ing succeeded the venerable William
Budge In this place OF honor in his
Senator Preston is a Republican from
Weston lie has represented Oneida
county twice before in the upper branch
OF the state legislature He is a Nor
mon. He has positive standing among
the former membership of the state SEN
ate as one OF sober. consistent views as
to legislative matters
Senator Clancy St Clair of Idaho
Falls Is the new,y-elected senator from
Bingham county. He is an attorney and
a man Of high character and great abil-
lty. He has made success Of his
profession and holds the respect of the
bar Of that section Of the state and Of
the people who know him. He is
brother in law of the former state sena-
tor from Bingham. II. J. Hasbrouck. In
tho recent election 81. Clair defeated
Sam Rlcl, of Blaclsfoot ST Clair is the
only Gentle senator from the Mormon
belt
RaVenel Macbeth has won out by
close vote as his own successor from
Custer county. Macbeth is a Virginia
Democrat and dramatic figure always
In the senate. This Will be his fourth
successive term in that body, He is
adroit able and fearless
This analysis gives the Republicans
thirteen and the Democrats ten votes in
the state senate at its eleventh ses-
sion.