Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1910 — Poindexter of Washington. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Poindexter of Washington.

Representative Miles Poindexter of Spokane, who will be chosen United States senator from Washington by the legislature that meets in January, is serving bis first term in the national house. Since his en’ry into congress he has been a consistent insurgent and foe of Speaker Cannon. He was one

of the nine men who voted against Cannon when the question of deposition came up last March, and until the last day of the session he was a thorn in the side eftlie standpatters. When he announced his candidacy for 1 lie senatorsbip lie secured Colonel Roosevelt's backing and won out overwhelmingly in the primary elections. Mr. Poindexter is a native of Ten nessee and is only forty-two years old. After getting his degree at Washington and Lee university he vent t ■ Walla Walla. Wa<i.. in IS9I and began the prtu'.ie of law In IS »7 he removed to Spokane an 1 for six years was prosecuting attorney of tin* county. In 1904 he was ele ted judge of the superior court, remaining on the bench until elected to congress

MILES POINDEXTER.