Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-17 | Page 1 | Spurns Toga and Names K. I. Perky Idaho Senator

SPURNS TOGA AND ADD NAVIES NAMES K I. I PERKY IDAHO SENATOR Governor Hawley Refuses to Elevate Himself to United T States Sta tes Senate I. I SI to The Thc Rep p Herald OISE Idaho Nov 0 16 Governor I B BOISE James If IL decided tO today ll not noL to re resign hi his office to accept appointment as United States senator at the thc hands of or Lieutenant Governor Go Sweetser and this afternoon appointed Judge I 1 K I I. I Porky Perky of or Boise to fill the term of the late Senator f Heyburn Heburn j G Governor Hornor Haw yS y'S decision came as asa asa asa a surprise In Inlew view lew of time tho net fact that Friday nl night ho lie announced cl his In ten ten- tion of or taking th the appointment Ills explanation Is 16 that ri as the time lime drew near tho the bringing ln- ln about of oC his his' own own el elevation atlon to the pIncO place became became repulsive u In lEI also Is-also known that pr pressure was br brought ug-h ug t to beat bear upon him especially F from north Idaho t to remain governor to th the end of or his hH term Judge e Perky Is hf a native natho of oC Wayne count county Ohio and anti came Caine to to Idaho l nho In 1894 1834 nn and was appointed ju judge of or the Fourth judicial t In ht l 1501 1901 He lie was wa state Democratic chairman In to 1900 1500 au and took look part In time the senatorial st which r resulted In the defeat o of former Senator Dubois Dubols Since then tho the two o hn have become come reconciled and ana Perky Is now nov e a classed t. t tI riA as a Dub Dubols man In a 11 public statement given out to tonight to to- night mt Governor Go sai said saiu I slept upon tho trio matter mattor last lat night and tI the tho u old feeling fc or of rope lo Ion l towards the Idea revived re It seemed to mo me that 1 although h I could Undoubtedly l bo be of or orI I great service ser to tho state stale stat m my motives H would wo 1 bo be abs absolutely lut l ly misconstrued and that there theme would bo be a a. Just complaint it ItI itI I gave e a up tho the office to which I 1 was elected and anil accepted d tho the E Especially would this appear appeal to bo ho the thecO theca cO ca caso o as as it has been known hown for 01 years year that I ha hud had aspi nt on In t that lat Coll on PadO 3 3 Column 5 uC i e SPURNS TOGA AND NAMES ES PERKY SENATOR Continued from Pa Page e 1 1 tion lon I consulted with a number o of personal friends put my nn ideas ens before them and although h at first the they had hind thought t the tIme opposite was the case re reflection ro- ro caused them to take tako the same earn Iame view that I 1 didI did I r 1 received recel ed also communications communication from a number of valued party friends friend In iii different parts of ot the tho state wh who ho took tho the same view 1 My Immediate relatives entertained the same l Idea ea Politically this appointment is Js sal salto said to put Hawley Hawley Dubois Dubols and Perky y In Inthe Inthe inthe the saddle so far tar as the dl distribution ton o or of patronage Is concerned Governor Hawley H Is now planning t to togo togo go go to Richmond Va to attend the conference con con- ference of ot governors next month montim II lie He will wil go from there thero to Washington an anti and It is asserted that the patronage will wll wf then be ho farmed out b by Hawley Dubois and Perky