| Show THE IDAHO SENATORS Are Elected by the Legislature i i on Joint Ballot FRED T DUBOIS GETS THERE George L Shonp and W G JlcConnell Victorious Victori-ous A Biographical bkctcli of the Successful Candidates BOISE Idaho Dec ISSpecial telegram to THE HLRUD The deadlock in legislature over the election of United States Senator has I been broken This was the result of the Republican Repub-lican caucus bcd last night and this morning the legislature in joint session elected three United States Senators Twentyeight votes were necessary to elect Three ballots were taken which resulted as follows First ballot Shoap 31 McCoincll lClaggctt 32 Majhew 10 Shoup was declared elected Second blot 2J Claggett 15 Ainslic 10l Briggs and Duoois men voting for JXIcConuell McConnell declared elected Third ballot Dubois 3 Claggett 12 Halley 10 Dubois was declared elected This gives Fred Euboi the full six years term should anj question of its legality be raised i was also a part of the agreement that the legislature was to at once reelect Fred Dubois for the long term Shoup and McConnell get short terms ending Marc 4 lt1l and March4 1S93 while Dubois get the full term of six rears from March 1 next tJet Hon Fred T Dubois who was to day elected ficuator was bOrn in Crawford county Illinois May 29 1851 l His father J ese 1C Dubois was one of President Lincolns warmest friends Ho was the youngest son of the family After a thorough tra ning in the public schools of bprnglield aid special courses under private tutors he was sent to Yale from which college lie u a > graduated in 18TJ After his return from college he went to Chicago Chi-cago and accepted a clerkship in the wholesale loue of John B Farwell 8 Co where he re mined until appointed to a position in the tate nuditors ofiice in Springfield He resigned this position to accept the secretar ship of the board of railway and warehouse commission of Illinois But after two years of service in the capacity of secretary he was obliged on account ac-count of failing health to resign and return to his farm He remained at the homestead farm until the summer of ISO he when started for idaho leaching Blackfoot in August Shortly afterward he engaged to take a band of cattle to Cheyenne Upon his return from Cheyenne he was employed at the Fort Hall i one hero he remained until appointed nited States marshal for Idaho in IbSS This oUce he held fromAugust 2 ibi to Septem tier 1183d and in the whole term of bis beam t > ency there was no cause for just complaint He was the head and front of the anti Mormons in Idaho He was made a candidate for Delegate Dele-gate to the Fiftieth Congress by both Kepub leans and antiMormons and received 7S42 votes against7416 votes for John Hailev Democrat Dem-ocrat He was elected to the Fiftyfirst Con ris oer Jamos H Hawley and Judge Black George L Shoup was oorn fn Kittaning Arm Etrong cuintj Penn June 15 1836 He resided 3n FWeport and Slate lck end left the latter puce with his rlt ers family in June 132 for liiaois and settled near Galesburg a farm where he engaged in i aiming and stock raising vntil the fall of 1858 when he started for tha zewli disixi red gold fields of Pikes peak I eUKcr 11 be enlisted in Captain Backus i < rnpaoj of independent scouts of Colorado volunteers and in the fall cf IkCl was commissioned commis-sioned second lieutenant During the aut jma and winter of ISOI1J le was engaged in tin 1 GIn country on the Platte and Arkansas rivets Coming to Idaho at an curly day in the settlement set-tlement of the territory Colonel Shoup chose its his home the upper Salmon Diver valley where In 1865 1 he opened I store of general merchandiss i ilmon city Absoon as the election of President Harrison in November 18S3 was assured the Repubh CILS of Idaho hoisted the lame of George L > honi > for the position of governor of the ter ritory and on the 28th o Match 1SSO he re ce v jd the appointment at the hands of Persi cent Harrison W J McConnell is the man in whom the northern elemoatin coatrad Ction to the south en element of Idaho hae always reposed firm reliance and his electIon at this time is a concession to his constituents for whom he has I made s indomtable a light |
