The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-02
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Salem, Tuesday, Sept. 90.
ZEN SWITCHES OF SENATORS. --(coNrIsUnD. J

S1ASAA5 uSS9AyJ sept 90
PEN SKETCHES OF SENATORS. - CONTINUED.
HON. J. S. NJ. yANcLEAYE,
Of Multnomah, is the giant of tn,
Senate, arising to the majestic heigh
of six and half feet, and present
ing massive frame which almost oh
scures the little six feet Senators
with whom he is surrounded. He is
so years old, is native of "Hoosier-
DOM" and came to Oregon when
everybody else did, in 1852. Sena.
tor Vancleave has held several offices
of trust and responsibility, having
served three terms in the Washing
ton Territory Legislative Zone term
of which he was President of the
Council) and also held the position
OF Receiver of Public Moneys at
Olympia, He is q lifelong Demo.
crat, and was elected to the Senate
last June on the independent Dem
ocratic ticket Of Multnomah. His
varied Legislative experience, exten-
sive knowledge of parliamentary law,
strong common sense and easy flow
of language render him q match in
forensic encounter for any gentle
man on the Senatorial floor. He is
an aggressive and forcible legislator,
and is undoubtedly the Agememnon
OF the Independent Democratic side
Of the house.
HON. ]. N. DoLPH,
Of MultnOmah, was born in the EN-
pire State, is 36 years old, and came
to Oregon in '62, at which time he
entered upon the practice of the law
in Portland, and has since arisen to
eminence at the Oregon Bar. In
form he is tall, broad-chested and
robust, which, added to his ebony
hair and whiskers, distinguish him
as a man of fine personal appear
ance. He is an uncompromising Re-
publican, being peculiarly decided
and aggressive in his partisan pre-
delictions-and never loses an oppor-
tunity to tread violently and stamp
ingly on the toes of his political op-
ponehts. Indeed this characteristic
in the Honorable Senator's compost
ton is so constantly manifest that
l believe the Democrats have more
unanimously id Dolph" than any
other Oregon Radical. He is now
serving his second term in the Sen
ate, where his Legislative experience,
powers, and fine native
ability eyince his unmistakable claim
to the leadership Of his party in that
body. We scarcely did him justice
last week in clubbing him the Ulys-
ought to be named the Achil-
les of the Republican Senator's.
HON. FINLEY WATSON,
Of Douglas county, is aged 81, and
was born in the State of Iowa. In
stature he is of the medium type,
and symmetrically, built,
with a fine, we'll poised head, and
-arge, frank blue eyes radiating from
inely chiseled Saxon features, which
characteristics mark him as an elegant
specimen of Western manhood. He
IS Republican in politics, but his ur-
oanity and affability render him per-
ionally popular as well with his po-
itical opponents as with his partisan
friends. In point-of-fact no matter
low much one might differ with
Fin" Watson ON general OF poiti-
al questions, one would neverexpect
o get on "cussing terms" with him.
Though young in years, he is one of
he leading lawyers Of Southern Ore
ION, Being a quick thinker, u ready
easoner and forciblo debater, wo
ook to see him take front rank,
fter few years, in the counsels and
ionors Of his party in this State. If
)olph be the Achilles of the Radical
ide of the house, the young Ump-
ua Senator may not inaptly rank
$ his more impulsive and popular '
omrade PatrocltS. !
SENATOR BRALY, {
| Aamhlll, sits next to townsend
n the Democratic side, and, though I
aying little to say, is ever on the l
lert to see that everything goes a
LONG square and honest, He is Al Il
ears old, is farmer by occupation, #
nd first immigratod to Oregon from n
is native State, Missouri, in 1917,
laying over quarter of a century's t
OF the wants and neces- a
tiles of our young commonwealth, d
nd being a gentleman of excellent b
anso and keen Judgment, he will n
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