The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-30

Boise, Jan. M.-James n. Brad,
former governor, was elected U.
s. senator for the short term to
succeed the late Senator w. B.
Hepburn on the first ballot today.
His chief opponent, Justice James
F. Ailshie, withdrew from the con-
test. Brady received 43 votes,
one more than was necessary.
Senator-elect Brady in an ad-
dress to the legislature said he
would act with the progressive
republicans in the U. S. senate.
On the 31st ballot and the ninth
day Of the session of the joint as
sembly the man who had led al
most continuously in the ballot
ing from the beginning, carried
off the honor with a total of 43
votes and with the opposition so
badly scattered as to place every
man in the class of "also ran"
There were but 80 votes cast
on the final ballot. Representa-
tiyes Nihart of Twin Falls, Edel-
blute of Kootenai, Evans of Lin
coin and Bowerman of Fremont
all were absent. Of the remaining
so seven were democrats.
James H. Brady received the
support of 43 republicans while 80
registered their votes against him,
rallying around various standards
from that of Chief Justice Jas.
. F. AilsAis'4ed1iem G. Courtney,
the negro janitor at the state
house.
Intense interest marked the
proceedings of the assembly and
the excitement reached it's climax
when Representative Albert s..
Dickinson of Blackfoot made a
bitter personal attack on the man
who had just been elected to the
highest office within the gift of
the people of Idaho, and wound
up the episode by casting his vote
for the negro janitor in an effort
he said to show his contempt.
Another incident of the assem-
bly, that aroused the audience to
high pitch of enthusiasm was a
brief speech delivered with deep
feeling by the newly-elected SEN
ator in which he expressed his
sincere thanks for the honor, ac-
knowledging his deep debt of
gratitude to the people of the
state and pledged himself to do
all in his power in his new posi-
ton to promote the material in
terests of the state and social JUS
tice among all men.
The crowd in the hall was the
largest that had yet assembled beg
cause the word had gone out that
the deadlock was to be broken by
the election of Mr.. Brady. His
friends were in a large majority
and the applause that greeted the
vote of Representative Wright
which insured his election beyond
all doubt was the greatest mani
tested at any time in the contest.
Mr.. Brady's speech was well re-
celved and at it's close he was ten
dered an informal reception in
front of the desk, during which
congratulations were extended.
1t did not require many votes
ON the first ballot to inform all
present that the end had come.
Senator Edgington led the way
by voting for Mr.. Brady, saying
that his highest wish in the matte
was to break the deadlock.
Senator Hanson of Shoshone
Was the first northern man to en-
ter the Brady column. In explain
ing his vote he said that he had
come to the legislature with the
desire and the hope that the sen
y ator to succeed the late Senator
Hepburn would come from The
The north. He thought the north
was entitled to the seat; it hao
presented a practically unanimous
front but the south had not done
Its part and now it only remained
TO settle the deadlock. Senator
Borah he ..;l hol oo;ntad the