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Vote 34 X Burton, Theo. E.
RE-ELECT
Announces Candidacy for Circuit Bench of M ultnomah County.
Congressman C. N. McArthur
I*air play demands that he he given a second term.
took his seat last December.
He
Give him a chance to make good.
In his five months he has not only attracted national at
tention hut he has established a record for industry, energv
and ability;
M M. D a v is , w h o h a s liv e d in P o r t l a n d 25 y e a r s , tiled h is d e c la r a tio n o r
i n t e n t i o n M a rc h 23 w ith th e s e c r e t a r y o f s t a t e to b e c o m e a c a n d i d a t e f e r th e
c i r c u i t b e n c h o f M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty to s u c c e e d J u d g e H e n r y E. M cG inn, w h o w ill
n o t b e a c a n d i d a t e f o r r e -e le c tio n .
His colleagues in the House sav
‘WE NEED MORE MEN LIKE McARTHUR IN CONGRESS
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t h e lu m b e r y a r d s a lo n g th e M is s is s ip p i r iv e r . H e r e c e iv e d h :s
p u b lic s c h o o ls , a n d w a s g r a d u a t e d f ro m t h e h ig h s c h o o l o f
c o u n ty . H e th e n to o k u p t h e s t u d y o f la w a n d w a s a d m itte d
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d u r i n g h is c a r e e r h e re .
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n u m b e r o f y e a r s w a s a m e m b e r o f I t s e x e c u tiv e h o a rd . A s a d i r e c t o r a n d a c t i v e
m e m b e r o f th e H u n t c lu b , he in d u c e d t h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n to p a r t i c i p a t e in tn e R o se
F e s tiv a l p a ra d e s.
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v o te d a g r e a t d e a l o f tim e a n d e n e r g y in a d v o c a t i n g a n d b r i n g in g a b o u t w o m en
s u f f ra g e . M rs. A b ig a il S c o t t D u n iw ify . t h e p io n e e r o f w o m a n s u f f r a g e in O re g o n ,
Wka s o a p p r e c i a t i v e o f th e w o rk d o n e by M r. D a v is a lo n g th e s e l i n e * t h a t , u p o n
h e a r in g h e w a s to b e c o m e a c a n d id a te f o r c i r c u i t ju d g e , w h ic h w a s a s h o r t tim e |
b e f o re s h e p a s s e d s w a y , s h e w r o t e h im a v e r y c o m p l i m e n t a r y le t t e r .
M r D a v is i s a m e m b e r o f th e S t a t e B a r a s s o c i a t i o n a n d f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s
w a s a m e m b e r o f i t s e x e c u tiv e b o a r d . H e w a s o n e o f t h e o r i g i n a t o r s o f th e M u l t - |
n o rn a h B a r a s s o c ia tio n , a n d f o r a lo n g tim e w a s c h a ir m a n f I t s l e g i s l a t i v e c o m ­
m itte e . H e s p e n t tw o e n t i r e s e s s io n s a t th e l e g i s l a t u r e a d v o c a tin g th e p a s s a g e o f
la w s a n d a m e n d m e n ts to t h e c o d e t o s i m p l i f y p r o c e d u r e a n d r e p e a l m a n y o b s o le te
la w s . T h is s e r v ic e w a s p e r f o r m e d w i t h o u t a n y e x p e n s e to t h e B a r a s s o c ia tio n ,
a n d w a s p u r e ly In t h e i u t e r e s t o f b e t t e r la w s a n d b e t t e r c o n d itio n s f o r t h e p eo p le.
H e Is a m em b er o f W in on a G ra n g e 271 a t T u a la tin . O regon, fo r ten y ea rs,
w h ere h is p a r e n ts h a v e b een r e s id e n ts fo r m an y y ea rs. Mr D a z ts h a s been e n ­
d orsed u n a n im o u sly by tb e lab or u n ion o f P o rtla n d . H e h a s n ev er b een a c a n d i­
d a te fo r office. H a i s a h e a v y ta x p a y e r.
BALLOT
BO.
Republican Candidate for
The wav to obtain result« is to keep M cArthur at W ash­
ington, for influence comes with long service.
The district,!
which are most successful in getting what they want from
W ashington are those which »end the same man hack as Repre
sentative.
M cArthur is on the way to accomplish valuable service for
Portland and Oregon.
Help yourself by helping him.
As a business proposition, keep M cA rthur where he is. He
is now at his Post of Duty.
Prim ary May 19, 1916
Senator Burton has visited Oregon repeatedly in the inter
est of tin* Columbia River ¡mil has fathered its development at
all tunes.
He knows our agricultural possibilities.
He knows our tim ber resources.
RALPH W HOYT,
Chairm an of M cArthur Committee.
Ballot Number 47.
Vote 34 X Burton, Theo. E.
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