The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
JAMES H. BRADY COMES L
END OF BUSINESS AND
POLITICAL CAREER
Heart Disease Cause of
assing
Was Native of Pennsylvania
Law Permits Governor to Ap-
point His Successor Until the
Next General Election.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Thames H.
Brady, junior senator from Idaho died
in this city Sunday evening at $50
o'clock, aged fifty-five years, of heart
disease from which trouble he had
suffered for several years. He was
Ill about a week, and on Saturday
sank so rapidly that his death was ex-
pected. The body will be cremated
following the funeral services and the
ashes shipped to Idaho for burial
Representative Smith and other
friends were at his bedside when he
died. He was conscious all day Sun
day but when he began to sink the
last time he realized that the end was
near and bade goodbye to his wife.
Senator Brady was born in Indiana
county, Pennsylvania, June, 1862. He
moved to Kansas when a boy and
graduated from the Olathe public
school, and took course in the Leav-
enworth Normal college. He taught
school for three years and later was
editor of a paper for two years. after
which he engaged in business. He
came to Idaho in 1895 and succeeded
in his business ventures here from the
start. From 1904 to 1908, he was
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee and proved himself an able po-
iitica1 manager. In the latter year he
was elected governor and served two
years. He was elected in 1913 to fill
the unexpired term of w. B. Hepburn
in the United States senate. Judge X
I. Perky was holding the position tenn
porarily by gubernatorial appoint
a 11d
was member of many important SEN
atorial committees, being ranking
member on the Republican side on
che committee on military affairs.
Senator Brady was honorary mem
Der of the G. A. r., Department of
Idaho; an honorary member of the
Kansas Historical society; trustee Of
Whitman college at Walla Walla, was
a delegate to the Republican National
conventions of 1900, 1908 and 1916 and
a member of the committee to notify
W. H. Taft of his nomination in 1908
On learning of the death of Senator
Brady Governor Alexander sent the
following telegram to the family:
"'The state of Idaho sends words Of
coincidence in your bereavement in the
loss Of your life partner Idaho feels
the loss with you, in the passing of the
illastrous statesman, governor. SEN
atOr and first citizen of Idaho
Idaho asks permission to take
charge of his remains to bring him
back to the state he so loved and hon
ored by his citizenship and public SER
vice, that he may lie in state at the
capitol at Boise and that his people
may have the privilege OF taking a last
farewell look upon the man who has
done so much for Idaho"
The law empowers the governor of
the state to appoint a successor or
temporarily until a successor is duly
chosen at the next general election.
The law says:
THAT whenever any vacancy shall
occur in the office of United States
senator from the state of Idaho by
death resignation or otherwise the
governor shall have power and is
hereby authorized and empowered to
fill such vacancy by appointment, and
the person so appointed shall hold
such office until such time as a
United States senator is regularly
elected to fill such vacancy, at the
next succeeding general election and
qualities by virtue of such election -