William Clagett, Senator Prom Idaho

The election by a state legislature of four United States senators at a single session is a very good election record. The wav it came about waa this : When the Idaho legislature met this winter, it proceeded to the election of senators. There was a large republican majority and a great rivalry ainong aspiring candidates. It was finally agreed that, instead of two, three senators should be elected, one for the short term just now ended, one for the term ending in 1893, and one for the term ending Maren 4th, 1891. Accordingly Messrs. McConnell and Shoup were chosen to fill the vacancies, and Mr. Dubois was elected for the term to begin. Judge Clagett was a candidate atthe firstelection, and his friends have claimed erer since that Dubois has no title to the seat. They finally succeeded in gaining republicans to forin with the democratie minority, a majority of the legislature, and the recent joint session, and the election of J.udge Clagett is the result of their labors. Wm. Clagett is a Marylander by birth, but crossed the plains in 1850 and has since lived in Nevada, Montana, Dakota and Idaho practicing law, mining and attending to politics. He served in the 42d congress as delégate from Montana and was the author of a bilí establishing the Yellowstoue National Park. He served as president of the convention that framed a constitution for the state of Idaho.