Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-01-31
BRADY WINS
SENATORSHIP
Elected by Idaho Legislature Last Fri
day by Majority Of
Two Votes
TOOK 81 BALLOTS TO ELECT
Senatorial Fight Results in Bitterness
in Legislature

JamcS II. DIduy VI IOSatSiAo was
elected to the United States senate
Friday for term of two years, 10
fill the unexpired term OF the
Hon. Weldon b. Hepburn, de-
ceased. For ten days the legisla-
ture battled over the question OF
choosing a successor to Senator
Hepburn but the deadlock was
broken on the first ballot Friday.
Brady's vote was 43, four mem
bers were absent and the remain
ing 81 votes were scattered among
the various candidates. Having
received a majority of those pres
ent and voting, Brady was de
clared elected.
George r. Barker, who was in
Boise last week and who was so
able to secure pretty clear insight
of the senatorial fight gives the fol-
lowing as his views;
Judge J. F. Ailshie, who was
the northern hope, and by whom
every one of the northern delega
ton with the exception of Latah
stood as long as there was any
chance was eliminated from the
race early in the week but few of
his friends stood by him until
Thursday when his name failed to
be heard in the balloting 1t
looked for while Thursday night
that +. II. Dewey of Nanpa would
be elected but the south could not
agree and yet it can be said that
Brady owes his election to Senator
Hart of Fremont who was the man
to deliver the necessary vote to
elect. 1t was fully expected that
the climax would come Thursday
but Brady was unable to cinch'
the few votes necessary.
The senatorial situation may
have lasting effect upon republi-
can politics in the north because
of new alignments that may result
therefrom. Idaho county, Judge
Ailshie's home, had always been
true to Congressman French In
the last republican state conven-
ton which was held in which
French was defeated for renomina-
ton, Idaho county stood out from
the combination that was put over
at that time and voted for French.
French had many of his best
friends in the north in Idaho
county and has always had good
vote there. He and Judge Ailshie
were firm friends. In the conven-
ton which defeated French and
nominated Hamer, Judge Ailshie
had been suggested by the authors
of the combine" as a candidate
against Brady, who was nominated
for governor at the time, but the
Idaho delegation remained with
French and did not enter into the
combination which might have re-
suited in Judge Ailshie's nomina-
ton for governor. The Idaho dele
CATION in the north feel that the
attitude of the Latah delegation in
refusing to abide by the northern
caucus for Ailshie has made French
appear ungrateful and his county
for past favors. There is no doubt
of the break between Latah and
the other counties of the north
through the strained relation
brought about by Senator Fields
attitude and the three votes i'll the
house which he controlled in the
situation, nor is there any doubt
that French's popularity i'll his
own county has been greatly less
ened as a consequence of the fail
ure of Latah county to join hands
with the northern counties i'll the
present fight.
Several matters of a great deal
more importance than the senator
ial election may result from the
failure of Latah county to agree
with the other northern COUNT es