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'emocratic Nominees tevtew of .the D If i7 HON. ;EO. E. CIIAMIH:RLAIX DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR STATEMENT NO. 1. WILLIAM HLAKELEY FOR HEP-IlESENTATIVE. A Fionw of tike County and Most Popular and C'ible. The attention ot the voters of Uma tilla county Is called to the candi dacy of Wllllum Blakeley for repre sentative. He Is an old pioneer, hav ing lived here continuously for the lust ' forty years and has witness ed as well as aided tho growth and prosperity of Umatilla County. By occupation he has always been a far mer and whereever he is known and by all whom he Is known he has a host of friends. consisting of the very best elements of citizenship. All his life he has been a moral, upright, hon est man, of clean habits, of perse vering and progressive action. It Is a well known fact that In this campaign ho did not consent to bu come a candidate until he had the ur-, gent solicitation and " persuasion of a great many people, and even then he very reluctantly consented. Both his private and public life Is an open book. He was sheriff of this county for four years and has represented tho people In the legislature on two occa sions'; therefore, four times he has been honored by the voters of Uma tilla county as a public servant and each time he has fulfilled the duties of his office with credit to himself and with honor to his constituents. In this campaign he stands square ly upon the principles expressed and implied In "Statement Number 1" and If his opponent, Mr. Mann, had sub scriber to this statement Mr. niakelej would not under nny circumstances have consented to become a candidate and he owes his candidacy to the fact that a great many people regardless of party pnlltlcs Insisted upon his asking a consideration of the voters. If elected to the legislature he will vote for, the candidate for -United States senator who has received the highest number of the people's vote, whether it be Governor Geo. E. Cham berlain or H. M. Cake. He believes in the right of the people to elect their U. S. senators and- he thinks that the people themselves should have the right In the first Instance to say who shall be their representative In the upper house of congress. Having served two terms In the legislature he Is perfectly familiar with the general routine of represen tative work. He favors the enact ment of a state banking law which will guarantee safety to depositors; he believes that a state bank should be strong and secure and that tt should be Incorporated under such laws. rules and regulations as will secure every depositor who deals with It every cent he has on deposit. At the present time he thinks that a bank ing law somewhat after the fashion of the Oklahoma banking laws would be safe to be adopted by the legisla ture of this state; he believes In an economic administration of legisla tive n fairs and that a legislator should be a business man and should repre sent the people with every safeguard ana Inst public and private losses and that hu should transact the business of the people In the legislature with the same care and prudence that he would superintend his own business as a successful man. STRAIN' IXJK REELECTION. Most Capable Aon.Hor In History 0f County. C. P. Strain, candidate for reelec tion to the office of assessor. Is too well known to the people of Umatilla county for any additional announce ment. Unfortunately, he has been quite 111 for several weeks, "having had to un dergo a serious surgical operation, and has not been able to do any cam paign work whatever. He Is still In the hospital, but Is Improving nicely. Umatilla county should be proud of this man. His writings upon taxa tion subjects have been published In the leading newspapers of the north' west. His fearless uction in causing rich corporations to pay their Just proportion of taxes bus been n subject of comment nil over the northwest. Ho has received hundreds of letters from assessors in various states asking for his literature upon the subject of tax- ,T. HUDDEMAXX, FOR. COMMLSSIONEIt. A Heavy TuxnayT Who PIhiv.h tho People's Interests Paramount. should bo given tho official acts of the county court; that the people should Vnow where and for what pur pose their money Is used; that a care fully Itemized statement of the ex penditures of the people's money should be placed before the public In the newspapers often. In order that each taxpayer may know where his tax money has gone, and he promises the people that as far as the law pre scribes he will endeavor to carry out the duties of his office to the very best of his ability. Mr. Hudcmann has recently retired from his ranch to Pendleton, As far as tho financial income from the of fice of commissioner Is concerned he does not consider the salary of any consequence and he Is not seeking the office for tho money there Is In It, and he will take pleasure In giving his time and attention to the duties. of the office with the least possible ex pense to the people. He believes thnt every locality in the county should be carefully con sidered and that a county commission er should keep In close touch with the needs of the people. He was so llclted to become a candidate by re publicans and democrats alike, re gardless of politics, and If elected he will nerve the people without any re gard whatever to politics. J. Hudcmann, candidate for county commissioner, came to Umatilla county from' the state of Illinois 25 years ngo and has lived on a ranch one mile south of Warren station on the W. & C. It. It,, 12 miles northeast of Pendleton .ever since said time. Ho Is one of the large taxpayers of the county;' Is the owner of eleven and one-half quarter sections of wheat land; considerable personal property and has by careful, economic man agement reached his present status, beginning as a very poor man. Belli, a large taxpayer himself he Is Inter ested very much In the economic ad ministration of county affairs. ' If elected as one of the county commis sioners he will endeavor to help con duct the business of the county with more care and consideration than he would Tils own private business, know Ing that he would be a public servant and that his duty would be to serve his constituents to the very best ad vantage. Mr. Hudemann Is 59 years old; Is well educated and for a number of years has taken a keen Interest In public schools, county affairs, and economic questions, and feels that he Is amply able to fulfill the duties of a county commissioner In the best In terest of the people. He believes that the widest publicity atlon. Hon. Jos. N. Teal, one of the leading lawyers and business men of Portland, was frank to say that Mr. Strain's dissertation upon the subject of railroad rates was superior to that of Hon. Robert M. La Follette's of Wisconsin. A careful consideration of Mr. Strain's official acts will convince any taxpayer who is not prejudiced against him thut he has been the best assessor Umatilla county ever had. Two of the leading republicans of Pendleton men of education and considerable property holding agreed in saying, "C. P. Strain has been thebest asses sor this county ever had and we are going to vote for him." Mr, Strain, before getting sick, be gan to prepare a careful statement of each parcel of real estate In the coun ty, the nature of the soil, Its value, etc., for the benefit of his office. He Is a tireless worker and in making as sessments treats every taxpayer alike and has no pets, no favorites, and knows nothing but his legal and moral duties to the public whose servant he Is. A few press comments about him are as follows: Assessor Strain wears no railroad collar, no bank collar, no corporation collar. Weston Leader. If any public servant In Oregon de serves universal commendation of the people of the state, that man Is As sessor C. P. Strain. East Oregonlan. C. P. Strain has made the best and fairest asessment of Umatilla county ever made. Milton Eagle. C. P. Strain is waging what is prob ably the most fearless, clear cut, and logical fight for just taxation of rail road propetry that was ever conduct ed by a county assessor In - the Pa cific northwest. Spokesman-Review. SCOTT FOR REPRESENTATIVE. lilulur Young Man of Athena Would Represent Umatilla 1 Coun ties. and Morrow The attention of the people Is called to the candidacy of Joseph N. Scott for Joint representative for Umatilla and Morrow counties. Mr., Scott Is a farmer by occupation, living on a large wheat ranch near Athena. He is 31 years old; is a graduate of the Wes ton Normal schol and Is a sou of Mr. W. H. H. Scott, deceased, who was one of the best known citizens of Uma tilla county. All of his life Mr. Scott has been of clean, moral, upright, and manly habits. He was born and raised In Umatilla county and has lived therein all the while. Wherever he Is known he Is- respected as -a clean, scholarly and competent citizen, a successful farmer and business man. He Is a staunch advocate of "State ment Number 1," and believes In the right of the peoplo to select their U. S. senators by direct vote, and If elect ed to the legislature will always vote for the candidate for U. S. senator who has received the highest number of the people's vote. Ho favors the enactment of a state banking law which will secure every depositor who deals with a state bank. Mr. Scott's opponent In this campaign Is cashier of a bank at lone In Morrow county and It is for the people to say whether they prefer a banker to represent them in the leg islature or whether they prefer a far mer. Mr. Scott believes in banks and Is not waging warfare upon his op ponent because he is a banker, but, owing to the fact that the state of Oregon has recently witnessed a pe riod of financial uncertainty and in stability and that thousands of depos itors have undergone great worry and uneasiness on account of lack of con fidence In our banking system, he be lieves thata rigid system of banking laws should be enacted so that every person would have confidence In the banks and that every depositor would be absolutely safe In his deposit. For a number of years Mr. Scott has been an attentive student of political economy, political history and socio logical problems. He Is very familiar with the needs of eastern Oregon and If elected to the legislature would rep resent his constituents with ability. Six years ago he was urged to be come' a candidate for recorder. .Four years ago he was strongly solicited to 'become a candidate for joint rep resentative. Two years ago ie was sought by many of his friends to be come a candidate for representative. The people who know him have con fidence in his ability, Integrity and manhood, and his certificate of nomi nation was signed freely by republi cans and democrats alike, regardless of party. If his opponent had subscribed to "Statement Number 1" and declared himself In favor of the right of the people to elect their U. S. senators b direct vote of the people he would not. under any circumstances be a candidate in this campaign. Mr. Scott was a clerk In the state senate during the session of 1902 and is perfectly familiar with the general routlno of legislature work. V 3 - i '-V-iTf ':V" ' .vV .1 1 - " " y B , "'V;.;'ii; - '.''- ' ' I LI II. I. WATTS, A. R., LL. B. Democratic Nominee for County School Superintendent. H. I. Watts, a republican, "State ment Number -" man, has been unan imously nominated and sanctioned by the democratic party ot this county, purely in recognition of his qualifi cations for the office. Mr. Watts Is SO years old, a native of Athena, Uma tilla county, Oregon, the son of a well known pioneer ot that place Mr. Watts, who is at present principal of the Athena High school graduated from the Monmouth normal school in 1897: from the University of Oregon in 1903, and from Harvard University In 1907, and has had five years' ex perience in teaching, one year In which he held the chair of mathematics in the Ashland Normal school. If elect ed he will devote his time and talents to the development of the country schools and the building up of the educational system of the county and state. It is his intention and purpose to help teachers, students and direc tors and to keep in close touch with the needs of each school district im . 0 -1m j" WILL M. PETERSON ATTORXE Y-AT-LAW. CTLUIUIAX UMATILLA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMIT- TEE. T. C. FRAZIER, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR CLERK OF THE COURT A lt v n r 4'' ME Mr. Frazler was born at .Weston, Umatilla county, 27 years ago, and has lived in said county all his life. He Is a son of Mr. Henry Frazler, one ot the best known citizens in the coun ty. He was educated In the publlo schools of Milton, the Empire busi ness college at Walla Walla, the com mercial department of Columbia col lege, and was' at Whitman one year. For the past six years he has been an employe of the Bank of Milton, the last three years of which he has been assistant cashier. For three years he I has been treasurer of the city of Mil ton. . He Is a clean, sober, moral, upright business man and wnerever known has a host of warm friends. He baa every qualification required of a clerk of the court and It elected will make an efficient officer. In Milton and Freewater where he Is well acquaint ed he is known, since accepting the nomination, as "Our Tom," and will be given a large vote regardless ot party politics. He Is a strong ad vocate of "Statement Number 1." ,-' s - ' w JOHN Q. PEEBLER Candidate for Recorder. Born at Adams, and has lived in Umatilla County all his life. Was educated at the -Pendleton High School and Pendleton Aca demy. Has had considerable experience in clerical work, and has every qualification to make a good and efficient official. If elected will conduct the business of the office in a careful, painstaking and courteous manner. He is the son of George D. Peebler, an old pioneer.
