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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1906)
POLITICS AND CANDIDATES C A. BARRETT OF ATHENA. Republican Candidate for Representa tive Announce! HI Platform. Charlea A. Barrett of , this city is a candidate for representative in the Oregon legislature, subject to the de cision of the republican primary elec tion. His candidacy was first an nounced in the Pendleton Tribnne Wednesday morning as follows: C. A. Barrett, Athena hardware merchant, while in the city yetserday, announced hiscaudidaoyfortheofflce of repre sentative, at the bauds of the republi can party. Mr. - Barrett has been mayor of his town, a member of the conncil for a number of terms and is well known all over the county. He has taken an active interest in the formation of the connty development league, of which organization he is a director. His long business career aud extensive acquaintance through out the county will make him a form idable candidate. Should he be elect ed be will make a good man for the place he seeks. - -- . ' ? If 0. A. BARRETl', Republican Candidate for Representative. Mr. Barrett'i Platform- Favors permanent improvement of public highways. Comprehensive irrigation laws Which will both sustain the general govern ment aud proteot private rights. Flat salaries for all public ofnoers. Public examiuer of accounts who shall have tho power of a comptroller of private uanmuR institutions. All reasonable legislation sustaining public educational institutions. Eapeoially all laws whioh will bo for the best interest of the people of Umatilla oouuty. Form to bo priuted after name on ballot: "Economy iu publio affairs aud conservatism iu legislation." "I further state to the people of Oregon, us well as to the people of my legislative district, that during my term of office I will always vote for the candidate for United States sonator in cougress who has received the highest uumuer or tue peopio'B votos ror tnat position at the general elpctiou next pre ceding the election of a seuatot iu congress, without regard to my individual preference." , WADE SEEKS NOMINATION Vvmoorutlc Candidate for Legislature line . Filed Uli Declaration. Cocil R. Wade, candidate for the democratic nomination for representa tive from Umatilla county, has tiled with the county clerk a copy of his petitiou for the nomination, says the East Oregouian. The platform con tains 03 words and covers cine sub jects on which the attitude of the candidute is set forth in a concise manner. The petition iu full is as follows: To Frank Saling, oouuty clerk for the county of Umatilla, state of Ore gon, and to the membors of the demo cratic party, aud the eleotors of the county of Umatilla, iu the state of Oregou : I, Cecil R. Wade, reside at Pendle ton, Oregon. I am a duly registered member of the domoi-ratio party. If I am nominated for the offloe of rep resentative ut the primary nominating leotion to bo held iu the county of Umatilla, in the state of Oregon, on the 20th day of April, 1000, I will acoept the uominatiou aud will not withdraw, aud if I am elected I will qualify as such officer. If I am nominated uud olected, I will, during my tenure of office, work aud vote foi : Adequate appropriations for state schools, and to iucreuso state f uuds for publio schools. A ftuuebise tax, aud increased in beritmiue tax. . Stato examiuor to coutrol the ac count books of stato, . comities and private banks. Flat salaries for all state aud coun ty officers. Laws favoiitig stockinou within each county as to ranges within tho same comity. Improving highways and facilita ting transportation. The euactment of the most bene ficial irrigation laws. Tho best in terests of Umatilla county in nil bills iutioduood to the legislature. Ou the nominating ballot priut these words: "Eeouomio legislation, better schools, oouuty improvements." I further state to the people of Ore got), as well as to the people of my legislative district, that, duriug my tenure of offloe, I will always vote for the candidate for United States aouator iu cougress who hits received the highest uunibor of the people's votes for that position ut the general election of a senator in congress, with out regard to my individual prefer ence. CECIL R. WADE. IIEUALLEN FILES PETITION. Incomes Second Democratic Candidate for ihe Legislature. J. T. Lienalleu, of Adams, who has beeu invited by the democrats to be come a candidate for the office of representative from Umatilla oouuty, has deoided to make the race for the nomination and Tuesday eveuiug filed his declaration of principles with County Clerk Saling. The declaration filed by Mr. Lieu alien is us follows: To Frank Saliug, county clerk of the county of Umatilla, state of Ore gon, aud to the demooratio voters of Umatilla oouuty, and the electors of the oouuty of Umatilla, in the state of Oregou : I, J. T. Lieuallen, reside at Adams, Ore., and my postoffico address is Adams, Ore. I am a dnly register ed member of the democratic party. If I am noiuiuated for the office of representative the primary nominat ing election to be held kin the county of Umatilla in the state of Oregou on the 20 day of April, 1908. I will ac cept the nomination aud will not withdraw and will qualify as such officer. . . If I am nominated and elected, I will, duriug my term of offloe, work aud vote for: 1. Iucrcased appropriations for publio schools, until our children have as good an opportunity for an education as children of adjoining states. 2. Irrigation laws, so as to eu oourage irrigation. !J. Laws to promote good roads. 4. Laws to discover all hiddeu property for purposes of equitable tax ation. 5. Local taxatiou on taxable fran chises. 6. Enactment of laws for protec tion of stock against contagious dis ease. 7. Laws to reduce freight rates as low as consistent with fair returns upon capital invested. 8. I hereby eu dorse the primary election law as a means of restoring government to the people. On the nominating ballot print these words: "Equal righto to all; special privi- leges to none." I further state to the people of Ore gon as well as to the people of my legislative district that during my term of office I will alwayi vote for that candidate for the United States senate in congress who has received the highest number of the people's votes for that position at the general election of a senator in congress, without regard to my individual pre ference." Favors Pledge No- 1- Walter M. Pierce of Pendleton, demooratio candidate for senator, has filed his notice' of candidacy. He will work "to increase th9 efficiency of public schools, especially by in creasing the inheritance tax andjtraus ferring revenue therefrom to the ir reducible school fund; to secure an honest trial of all laws enacted by tho , people; to e'laot laws that will bring . about ti e boilding of better roads; to a mend irrigation laws so that greater ficilitios tuny bo given for the recla- a'101 ot uiid lauds; for a ftnte ex aminer to examine recounts of stute ,i;:d couu:y officials r.ud privnto banks; to reenre ti'ictnit'nt of laws taxing f oucH," i nd piorerty tinw escaping lax.ilio .' ' Ue fcHors pledge Ko. 1.. FOR UyilTij STATES SENATOR H. 1 ' .!; ..' f.irM 111.; n IV.im tlil'li I 1 ;riTllvut raodiiln'c. "Kax'tru O.enon is rulif 1-d to tiie r; elati!u!iou of her arid land-, end if is the dnly of tl-e frderal poveru ment lo f-ii;y on i!s reclamation work with all jxHfiible vigor." my H. M. Cake of Portland, who is a candidate for the republican nominal ion for United States set ulor. "'J l-e povprn meut I n? mcdti ample provWous for the reelao a!io i of arid lands, audi t if Hon. H. M. Cake. am in favor of a more progressive and vigorous policy in pushing reclama tion projects than has heretofore been followed in this state." He believes that the government should build the Dalles-Celilo canal as soon as possible and give the people of Eastern Oregon relief in traffic rates. Mr. Cake is widely and favor ably known as an ardent advooate of a greater and more progressive state. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS For Sheriff - I hereby anuouuee my candidaoy for the demooratio nomination for sheriff of Umatilla county subject to the will of the voters ta the direct primary election April 20. T. D. Tajtor. For Representative. To the republicans of Umatilla conntv: I herehv nnnnnnnn that I will be a candidate before the republi can primaries for nomination as mem ber of the legislature from Umatilla county, and I respectfully ask the support of all members of the party Athena, Ore., March 11, 1906. C. A. Barrett. Candidate for Treasurer. .To the voters of Umatilla county: I hereby announce myself as a republi can candidate for the office of Connty Treasurer, subject to deoisiou of the primary election. Respectfully, G. W. Bradley, Athena, Oregon. F. H. Shoemaker for Recorder. To the voters of Umatilla connty: hereby announce my candidacy for the republican nomination . for the office Ot recorder, subject to the will of the voters in the direct primary election. Fred H. Shoemaker. Pendleton. For Sheriff. To the voters of Umatilla county H I hereby announce myself as a re publican candidate for the office of sheriff, subject to the wish of the voters iu the direct primary election. E. J. Sommerville. 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