The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-01-17
idaho Statesman, Failing in
Health for Months, Sue
cumbs Last Sunday.
HEARTDISEASE CAUSE
Governor to Appoint Successor
to Serve Until November
Election.

James ii. Bra0y OF 1QanO, cleo at mis-
home here at $3.50 o'clock tonight
from heart disease. He suffered an
acute attack a week ago yesterday,
while on his way to Washington from
Idaho, and had been in critical state
Since
The senator's wife and several rela-
tives were at his bedside. His two sons,
8. q. Brady of Chandler. Okla, and
J. Robb Brady, of Kansas, were on
q train from the west trying to reach
Washington in time to see their father
alive The train, due today, had not
arrived at late hour tonight
Senator Brady was born in Pennsyl-
vania 55 years ago. but moved to Kan
sas when a boy and was educated in
the public schools and the Leaven-
worth normal college. He taught
school for three years and later en-
gagged In newspaper work.
He moved to Idaho in 1895 and
soon became prominent in republican
politics He was made chairman of
the republican state committee in 1904
and was elected governor in 1908.
After his term expired he was elected
to the senate by the state legislature
and reelected by the people in 1914
for six years.
Senator Brady was q member Of the
military and the agricultural commit
tees and was vitally interested in con-
servation in the west. He took a spe-
cial interest during the last session in
war legislation and was a frequent
speaker during the debates on the food
and war revenue bills.
Governor VIII Appoint.
Boise, Jan. Ex-senator Brady's
death will result in increasing by
one the democratic majority in the
upper house of congress. The Idaho
legislature last January, knowing of
Senator Brady's precarious health,
passed an emergency law empower
ing the governor to fill by appoint
ment any vacancy in the office of
senator. The appointee will hold of
flee until the next regular election
next November. Governor Alexander
is democrat, and is himself an as
pirant for senatorial honors. Former
Governor James H. Hawley, demo-
crat, is an avowed candidate
Idaho will now elect two United
States senators next November, for
Senator Borah will then be up for
reelection.
Senator Brady was 55 years of age
last June. He was born in Indiana
county, Pennsylvania, in 1862, but
spent his boyhood and his first years
as a young man in Kansas He was
graduated from the Olathe Kan,
high school, and studied at the State
Normal school at Leavenworth.
In 1884 Mr.. Brady came to Idaho
and made his home at Pocatello. He
first appeared prominently In the
political life of the state when he be-
came chairman of the republican
state central committee in 1904, a
position which he held until 1908
de was elected governor of Idaho on
November B, 1908, and served in
tnat office in the years of 1909 and
1910.
On January "a, 1913, the state leg
1slature elected Mr.. Brady as United
states senator to fill out the. unex-
pred term of the late Senator Wei
don B. Hepburn. Judge X. |. Perkey
served by appointment as United
States senator between the time
OF Heyburn's death, In October, 1912
until the legislature met and elected
Brady in 1913.
On November 3, 1914, Mr.. Brady
was reelected to the United States
senate for a term which expires
March 3, 1921. He is survived by
his widow, who was Miss Irene Moore
OF Boise, and by two sons, issue of a
FORMER marriage. Both sons live in
Kansas.
Senator Brady was member OF
as follows: Military affairs, mines
and mining, agriculture and forestry
conservation of natural resources
national bank, expenditure in de
partment of commerce, public lands
public building and grounds.
On the military affairs committee
he was ranking republican member
and had Charles z. Hughes beer
elected president he would have beer
chairman of the important commit.
tee at the time of his death
Rated rs Millionaire.
Boise. Idaho, Jan. 13.-Before com
ing to Idaho in 1894, Senator Brady
taught school for three years In Kan
sas, edited a small newspaper in Kan
sas Tor two years and engaged In gen
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