Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-11-21

Judge Perky is native of Ohio,
having been born in Wayne county in
1867. When boy his parents moved
to Wahoo, Neb., where he grew up and
began the practice of law. He came to
Idaho in 1894 and in 1900 was chair
man of the democratic state committee.
He was appointed district judge in
1901 and served one term, when he re-
tired to practice law in Boise. In the
sensational contest that resulted in the
retirement of former Senator Dubois
from the leadership of the democratic
party in Idaho Judge Perky took an
active part against Dubois. The new
senator is progressive as distinguished
from the reaetionary of his party. He
said today that he would assume his
duties at once and when congress re-
convenes would aid in the organization
of the senate in accordance with the
dictum of the democratic senatorial
caucus.
Control OF Federal OFFICES.
The appointment of Judge Perky to
the United States senate has a greater
political significance than anything
which has been done since the election.
1t is pointed out that Senator Perky
and Fred T. Dubois are very close
friends politically, although the present
senator fought Dubois at the historic
Twin Falls convention. At Occur d.
Alene last June Perky was the man
upon whom the Nugent forces concen-
trated their artillery and he was the
mark of the political sharpshooters
when the convention was delayed in or
der to get several delegates from Ere
mont county to Occur 'Alene in order
to defeat him for national committee
man. Nugent won the Occur d'Alene
fight and elected Robert III. Elder as
national committeeman. Since that time
there has been war between the two
factions headed by Hawley and by Nj
gent. The appointment of Perky to the
senate is a distinct victory for the Haw-
ley faction, as it more securely binds
the ties between Woodrow Wilson and
the local Hawley faction. This means
that Senator Perky will Immediately
get to work in behalf of the faithful
and that he will in ali probability have
the dispensation of the patronage in
this state, as he will be United States
senator from Idaho when the democrats
meet in Washington next January to di-
vide the spoils of office.
The democrats also played more poll
ties in the appointment. The ones who
changed Governor Hawley's mind upon
the senatorial question pointed out to
him that as the demand for his services
IN the senate was on account of the land
deals between the government and the
state that he could do more as governor
of the state than as United States
senator in fixing up the matter. He
was shown that when he goes east to
attend the conference of governors at
Richmond, Va, next month that he
could arrange the matter with the gov
eminent and have the land transferred
more quickly by not being in the SEN
ate. Senator Perky, of course, will give
all of his aid in getting the matter
cleared up, too. The land matters now
take on much less important aspect
since the appointment of Perky.
There will be more political medicine
mixed in Washington during the gov
ernors' conference at Richmond than
there has ever been mixed for the
state. Fred T. Dubois, Senator Perky
and Governor Hawley viii in all prob
ability meet in Washington along about
the time Woodrow Wilson is looking
over the various appointments for this
state and it is believed that the trium-
virate will practically control every bit
of patronage in the state. It will 60
long way toward solidifying the demo-
Gratis, it is thought, for the campaign
two years from now,and it may be that
Governor Hawley will be in that cam
paign as candidate for the United
States senate and he will undoubtedly
have the backing of the national ad.
ministration. It is rumored that Wood.
row Wilson took a hand in the affairs
OF Idaho politics and it is said that he
wanted Governor Hawley to 60 to the
United States senate at this time.
The report that Wilson telegraphed
governor Hawley that he would like to
30 MIN in the senate could not be con-
nrmed. II 10 known that Hawley IL
closer to Wilson than any man in IDA.
no. A glance at the program Of the
oovernors' conference at Richmond vim
disclose that out Of the forty some nov.