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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
. PORTVAND. . OREGON
March 16.J.915.
BENSON RESENTS .
ATTACKS ON; DAY
Chairman of Highway Commission
Refutes Charges
STATEMENT MADE PUBLIC
Record of Work on Behalf of
Good Roads in State Called
Unselfish in Extreme
Simon Benson, chairman of the state highway com
mission, last night issued the following' statement:
"The vicious attacks on Senator I. N. Day in the Tele
gram are so unwarranted that I feel I must break my
rule not to enter into local political matters. For sev
eral days the Telegram has insinuated that Senator Day
had done something in the 1913 legislative session
which favored patented pavements. Tonight they had
an article which directly charged him with favoring
patented pavement.
"I may say that during my many years of service in
behalf of good roads Mr. Day rendered most valuable
assistance. The article in question charges that the
county bonding bill was so drawn as to prohibit the use
of any patented or trade-marked article in county road
construction and that Senator Day caused the bill to be
amended so that the county court was required so to
draw road specifications that all kinds of pavement,
both patented and unpatented, could compete.
REPEAL NOT ASKED.
"To my mind this is as it should be. It is surely to
the best interest of the people to have the broadest kind
of competition. Before this law was passed a county
court could call for any particular kind of pavement and
shut out all other kinds. Under the bill in question this
is prevented. This law was passed in 1913 and this sec
tion has never been amended or repealed. If there was .
anything wrong with it, why did not the Telegram
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To the Electors of Multnomah County
I submit my candidacy for State Senator from the 13th Senatorial
District upon the following declaration of principles:
Immediate and substantial recognition of service men by distribution
of land from the unnecessarily large reserves in Oregon, and,. further,
enactment of laws which will enable them to take up land and establish
homes thereon under conditions compatible with modern ideals.
Consolidation of State Departments, a policy which originated and was
rejected in Oregon but was adopted by Illinois, where it is reported to
have saved 33 per cent of the taxes.
Elimination of overlapping functions now exercised by Multnomah
County and City of Portland. : -
Favor positive supervision in Multnomah County of tax levying by a
non-tax-spending authority. -
Favor practical improvement in marketing conditions.
For retrenchment that retrenches without sacrificing necessary gov
ernmental activities or progress.
Consolidation of Port of Portland and Dock Commission.
Believe that "Economy is the best source of revenue."
Development of Oregon resources through water power, v irrigation,
drainage and good roads.
WE
S. Benson, State Highway Commissioner
General Charles F. Beebe
Frank C. Barnes, Packer
Hugh Hume, Spectator
J. A. Haseltine, Haseltine & Co.
Charles Deyette, Marshall-Wells Co.
I. N. Fleischner, Fleischner, Mayer & Co.
Leo Freide, Wadhams & Co.
Jay Bowerman, Attorney at Law
J. N. Casey, Powers Furniture Co.
Fred Dundee, Automobile Machine Shop
W. C. Lawrence, Geo. Lawrence Saddlery Co.
Thomas Mannix, Attorney at Law
W. B. Ayer
demand its repeal in 1915 or 1917 or 1919 or at the
special session in 1920?
"In our fight for good roads we have .had the con
tinued opposition of certain interests who are opposed
- to any good roads programme. At the. special session
of 1920 a great fight was put up to pass a bill ordering
the highway commission not to pay any royalty on pat
ented pavements. This bill was killed, as it should have
been. When the time came to act? the commission
entered an order refusing to pay any royalty and the
matter is now in court. I have pledged $10,000 of my
own money to be used in helping to fight this case, and,
I may add, not one cent has been contributed or offered
by the Telegram or any of its associates.
DAY DRAFTED LAW FOR INCOME.
"In 1917 nearly the whole session was consumed in
drafting a lot of road laws, but nothing was done to
provide money with which to build roads. At the end
of the "next to the last week of the session, I. N. Day
went to Salem with the draft of the $6,000,000 bond bill
under -which the automobile licenses would be capital
ized and ample funds created. After the hardest kind
V'of a fight Day succeeded in getting the bill passed and
submitteed to the people. He spent several months in
the campaign in helping to explain this bill to the peo
ple, who adopted it.
"Did Day then try to profit by his work? He did not,
but turned his attentioa to building ships which were
needed in the war. I consider Mr. "Day one of our ablest
and best citizens and sincerely hope the people will look
carefully into the motives of those who attack him. .
"He is the author of much constructive legislation for
the benefit of Oregon. I have observed his course care
fully and I have never found that he was influenced in
any degree by personal considerations but he has always
sought to serve the larger welfare of the public. His
defeat would be a genuine loss."
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? or State
ENDORSE HIS CANDIDACY LIST AS SUBMITTED
J. L. Hartman, Mgr. Portland Clearing House
Lester W. David, Monarch Mills ,
Dr. W. L. Wood
Geo. S. Heusner, Pres. Kenton Bank
John S. Beall, Coast Culvert & Flume Co.
Geo. W. Brown
Lansing Stout
Capt. E. W. Spencer
J. P. Rasmussen, Paints and Oils
J. W. P. McFall, Paper Mills
Harry P. Nicolai, Nicolai-Neppach Co.
Chas. L. Masstick, Wholesale Leather
Warren Keeler, Secretary Kenton Land Co.
W. P.Menefee
R. . Menefee, Real Estate
(Paid Advertisement by W. E.
Sena, tor I,K. Day,
East Wate-& Salmon Streets-,,
Portland. Oregon.
"Uy dear -Senator Day:
When I met the Ways and Means Committee and
fcdaresffed them in. relation to the tneaaures for the Medical
Department of the State University,, 1 felt a bond of sympathy
between us, which, grew as the campaign progressed... I realize
now that the measure for the" new building for thB Uedical De
partment would have failed .but for your forceful and deternin
ed -influence in sthe Senate at the la6t mouier.t in the crisis
when the situation seemed hopeless.
I want you to oteerve'tho growth of the School,
indeed I would like you to take an interest lti it and use your
influence tJ foster its -growth. When the. faculty convenes for
it3 first meeting it will give joe . reat pleasure to -explayi to
them how great their debt is to 'you for the trenchant services
that you tendered " '
-Vith" my kinde3t wishes believe, me.
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Seina-tor
J. DAY'S RECORD
TOLD TO ELECTORS
Elected state senator and served In 1913
and 1015 sessions of the legislature.
Served upon the following committees In
the 1913 feCHAion : Public land, commerce .
and navigation, education. Industries, roads
and highways, enrolled bills.
In the 1015 legislature: Federal rela
tions. Insurance, public lands, roads and
highways, ways and means, a committee
to consolidate commissions.
Member of Oregon national guard.
Served by appointment upon the staff of
Governor Lord as chief of engineers with
.rank of colonel.
Reappointed and served through the
term of tJovernor Geer.
At present a member of the tajc con
servation commission appointed by Gov
ernor Olcott with J. D. Farrell and W. H.
Hurlburt,
Member of the Central California rail
road commission appointed by Governor
Olcott with Senator Roy Rltner and Rep
resentative .Denton J. Burdlck.
Proposed the constitutional amendment
requiring all voters of Oregon to be citi
zens of the United States.
Introduced ' and passed the referendum
bill for the protection of the State Uni
versity appropriation bills.
Supported the widows' pension bill, the
Industrial welfare bill, the Industrial acci
dent commission bill.
Served upon the com mi tee to Investigate
the Celilo water-power possibilities.
Supported the land grant resolutions for
the purpose of compelling the performance
of the Southern Pacific land grant pro
visions which would have kept the lands
n pon th e tax rot Is of the state, thereby
saving nearly half a million dollars an
nually to the counties wherein the lands
are situated.
Assisted In the Red Cross drive for
100.OOO Portland members, which was suc
cessfully carried out.
Assisted in the war drive of the Knights
of Columbus.
Aided in the passage of the armory bills
for the Oregon National guard.
Was a member of the conference com
mittee and prepared the bill known as the
Former State Senator Again
Seeking Office.
PUBLIC CAREER ACTIVE
Distinct Influence Exerted on
Legislation for Several fears
Even When Wot Member.
I. N. Day, former state senator and
candidate in the republican primaries
for nomination as senator from Mult
nomah county, has had one of the
- most active careers of any of the
various candidates before the public
He was admitted to the bar in Cali
fornia in 1887, but never practiced. He
has been a distinct influence on legis
lation, for many years past and was
largely instrumental in the prepara
tion and passage of the $6,000,000 road
bond bill of the 1917 session, although
not a member. The present market
road bill is based on a draft which he
submitted in the 1919 session.
Some idea of the activities of Mr.
TJay in and out of the legislature are
Indicated in the following- summary:
Raymond G. Jubitz, Sec Security Savings & Trust Co.
Fred W. German, President Realty Board
J. V. Burke, Vice-President Bank of .Kenton
Dr. E. G. Clark
Dr. E. K. Vaughan
W. O. Feenaughty, Feenaughty Machinery Co.
Benj. F. Holman, Holman Fuel Co.
E. R. Wiggins, Archer & Wiggins
Howard Gaylord, Bell & Company
J. C Kearney, Commercial Transfer Co.
R. L. Balzer, Clyde Equipment Co.
Phil Easterday, Concrete Pipe Co.
J. E. Wolff, Phoenix Iron Works
W. B. Froude, Portland Motor Car Co.
Critchlow, 726 Chamber of Commerce.)
S
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U-mill tax bill, whereunder the first high
way commission wa& appointed.
Instrumental in del eating the so-called
water-front bill.
Advocated irrigation, drainage and rural
credits conference.
Voted for S. B. 312. which gave the gov
ernor power over his appointments.
Member of the ways and means commit
tee. Treated all charitable Institutions
alike.
Voted and supported the interstate bridge
bill.
Member of the committee to Investigate
the Boys' and Girls' Aid society.
Voted for the so-called good government
bills of the 1913 legislature. Suppression .
of vice and regulation of liquor traffic.
Voted for the social hygiene bills.
Supported woman suffrage.
Voted for the measure for appropriation
of funds for the exhibits at the world's
fair at Ssti Francisco.
Voted for the establishment of game
refuge.
For appropriation to assist the humane
society.
For establishment of a Juvenile court.
For extension of state library.
Voted for the deposit of public funds In.
banks that Interest might be earned.
Supported the naval reserve organization. .
Voted to establish the industrial school
for girls.
Voted to aid the prevention of tuber
culosis. Supported tenure of office bill for
teachers.
Prepared the good roads bill passed in
1917, known as automobile bonding act.
Prepared and submitted to legislative
highway committee the -market roads bill
which was adopted in main by -Senator
Pierce and passed In 1919.
Personally led fight to prevent dls
. nandment of Oregon naval militia and se
rious reduction In state military appropri
ations In face of war.
He is a member of the Woodmen of the
World, Ancient Order United Workmen,
Elks and Masons. Oregonian. May 13.
J. F. Groce, Roberts Motor Car Co.
Natt. McDougall, A. Guthrie & Co.
W. L. Boise, Attorney at Law
Frank. Kiernan, Real Estate
J. J. Burke, Burke Machinery Co.
P. J. Hanley, Hanley Employment Co.
J. O. Gillen, Gillen-Chambers Co.
Thos. J. Mahoney, Portland Cattle Loan Co.
John D. Winters, Attorney
Thos. G. Ryan, Attorney
C. L. Wheeldon, Attorney ".
Ed L. Estes, Powers & Estes
M. H. Kern, Eagle Lumber Co.
Daniel Kern, Columbia Contract Co.
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