Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-03-09 | Page 2 | Montana's New Senator

I MONTANAS NEW SENATOR I Father of Great Falls Paris Gibson is1heNnn HclOila Mon 17 March 8At half past 3 this morning although the Legislative clock testified that it was not yet midnight Hoiu Paris Gibson of Great Falls was clecled United States Senator for the term expiring March 4 100S I I At the conclusion of the twentyfirst ballot H L Frank who was the lead big fusion candidate announced his withdrawal from the contest In favor I of Mr Gibson who hud not up to this time had more than u nominal fol lowing Mr Gibsons high charade I and unblemished reputation com I menflexl him to fusion members and I 1 there was a stampede to him on the I I next ballot he receiving the number I of votes seven of which were furnished fur-nished by the wing of the Democratic party known as the Daly faction I Mr Gibson was born In few Hamp ii L J I shire July 1 1830 and vas educated at Bowdoln college graduating i In the 1 class of 1S51 Ho located at Minneapolis 1 I Minne-apolis In 1S5S building the first flour Ins mill In that city He also operate L I the North Star woolen mllln of that r I city He came to Montana In IS70 lo I 44 cating at Fort Benton In the Gtoek business In 1SS2 he became IhtoroBtea I In the possibilities the water power n that ould be developed by the1 falls I I of the Missouri river at the site of the present city of Great FalLs of which I he Is called thefather He laid his I planaand hopes before Tames J Hill l who Joined him In the enterprise and I 1 1i the result was the growth or a city i of 12000 on the prairies by the side I j of the vast water power Mr Gibson I F t wasa member of the State Constitu tional coinrntlon and of the first Senate of the State Legislature He 1 r has always been a strong Democrat