Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-17
SENATOR PERKY
IS WELCOMED BY
BOISE FRIENDS

OVUV9 . UOU0bU WV
United States Senator X. I. Perky
returned to Boise late last night from
Mountain Home, where he had been
| spending week ON legal business Of
| Importance. Having been notified OF
his appointment by Governor Hawley
| 1t was no great surprise hut pleas
ure to meet the delegation Of enthu-
siastic friends who welcomed him,
home as the distinguished junior Unit
ed States senator OF Idaho. When in
| terviewed by representative Of the
| Capital News Immediately upon his
| arrival Senator Perky made the fol-
lowing statement:
| Pleased Over High Honor.
1.-THE news Of my appointment was
| unexpected. I regard 1t as very
high honor and appreciate the action
of Governor Hawley in comforting up
on me this important appointment.
am also grateful to my many party
| friends who gave me their support in
urging my selection.
1T will be my endeavor during the
short time 1 remain a member of the
| senate to give loyal service to the peo-
pie of the state and if am able to
accomplish anything in their behalf I
shall be most happy
II am in thorough accord with the
| Baltimore platform, and hope to see
it's principles become the policy Of this
| country.
II was a student in the office Of
William J. Bryan, and have always
been in sympathy with his efforts to
| make the Democratic party the servant
| Of the people and the foe of those who
sought special governmental advan-
tages and favors, which invariably
place corresponding burdens upon the
masses.
III I have any influence in matters
OF patronage it will be used to build
| UP the party organization and not to
| strengthen a faction. or to punish per-
sonal adversaries. Efficiency capa-
bility, integrity and party loyalty are
the things that will count in my esti-
| nation"
Life Of Senator Perky.
Senator Perky was born In Smith
vile, Wayne county, Ohio, Feb s,
1867. His father was DR.. John Fire
stone Perky and his mother Esther
Martin Perky. He lived there with his
parents until he was 10 years old, his
| father passing away when he was but
five years OF age. Eight years later
he left Ohio for Nebraska with his
mother. He attended the Ohio North
ern university at Ada, O., graduating
I'm 1855. After that he returned to
Nebraska and read law in the office
| Of Talbot & Bryan. Mr.. Talbot at the
present time is head Of the Modern
| Woodman order and Mr. Bryan is
| known as the great commoner He
| then practiced law at wahoo. Neb.,
| for three years and came to Idaho in
! 1894.
Locating at Albion Senator Perky
| remained there until 1898 when he
went to Mountain Home and In 1900
was appointed state chairman of the
Democratic state central cammittee
| the year in which the party made
clean sweep OF the state, electing the
entire ticket in face of party strife,
which was turned by Senator Perky
into harmonious united front.
Prominent Public Man.
In 1901 Governor Hunt appointed
| Senator Perky judge of the Fourth ju-
dicial district. and he completed that
term. In 1903 he moved to Boise and
has been practicing law here ever
| since. Although he was a member of
the executive committee for IL years
| and has been active as a party worker
he never sought an office.
Senator Perky Is classed as one OF
| the most brilliant members of the Ida
! no state bar During his law prac-
tice he has been associated with many
| Of the most important cases tried in
| the west. He has been a conspicuous
| figure in politics in this state and is
| known as one of the most ardent po-
| litical leaders. Identified with the
growth OF the state of idaho he has
| had lis heart in their interests, hav-
ing held offices of civic public trust
| and is looked upon as one Of the most
| enterrrsing citizens of the state
The fact that the appointment of
United States senator came to him un-
solicited and unexpected, makes the
commission one which he, as well as
| his many friends highly appreciate. 1t
| Is conceded to be a marked tribute to
| his ability to fulall the important du-
ties not only with honor to his consti-
tuents but to himself.