The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02

| oopi Soui was Ooi lO"d, ~
years ago and came with his parents
: to Oregon when one year old After
attaining his majority Judge Ramsey
followed school teaching, studying
law during his leisure time until 1865
when he was admitted to the bar of
the state. At the June election cf
1870 he vas elected judge of Yamhill
county, serving four years. Since
then Jadge Ramsey has resided at
Salem and PendIeton. bu. in 1890 re-
turned to McMinville where he has
since practiced his profession and is
recognized as one of the leading law
yers of the state. Judge Ramsey is a
lifelong democrat. and was the unap-
imous choice of that convention.
C. NJ. Donaldson, of Baker City,
nomin.e for congress in the second
district. has been a prominent republi-
can all his life, and has atterde every
republican state convention held in
| Oregon during the past ten years, but
refused to accept the St. Louis plat
/ form, and with many other members
! of his party chose to follow the lead of
/ Senator Teller. Mr.. Donaldson wds
| horn in New York 50 yea 3 ago and
for the past ter or twelve years has
been interested in mining operations
in Baker county.
Robert NJ. Veatch Honest Bob) was
selectee by the democrats of the first
district as their nominee for congress
man. and his nomination was heartily
| endorsed by the other two con ventions.
He was anrn in IllinOi- and is SO years
of age. He came to Oregon in 1863,
and is n = a''uate from the state agri-
cultural college. Mr.. Veatch is sue
ce-sfnl farmer of Lane county, hut for
the tst four ar- has held the office
of receiver of pnnlic moneys in the
Rn-ebury land office. He has served
several terms in the state legi>la ure.
where he earned the title of "bulidog |
of the treasury" by his pers. srent op- /
position to oextravagantapprupr |
Charles A Fitch. nominated for |
state printer. il populist and ha- been |
ever since the Omaha platform was |
promulgated He came from Ktnsas |
TO Oregon several years ago. and fur |
time conducted r-fDrm paper at L., |
Grarda Two years ago he took charge |
of the Oregon Cry Herald and made |
Of il the ahlast pppnli>t paper IN the |
state. Mr.. Fitcn il 30 years Of are
and heSides heiny n clever writer is q |
pleasing and fOrcible Campaign orator.
]. L. Story, nominated by the popu-
lists for attorney-gener and endorsed |
by the other two parties, has been a |
residrntnf The Dalles the past l3 years
was born in Missouri in 1S45, and |
came to Oregon when eight years of |
age. In 1864 he Joined the Union
army and served as a soldier until the |
close of the war. For a number OF |
years he taught school, reading law al |
the same time. and was admitted TO
practice in 1881. Mr.. Story had been
democrat until two years ago. when
he sevt red his connection with, that |
party and aft lated with the populists.
John 0. Booth, the nominee for |
state treasurer, belongs to one of the
pioneer families of Oregon. and has |
always been an active though conserva-
tive democrat. He was born in Iowa
in 1S48, and when three years of age
ACCOMPANIED his parents to this state.
Mr.. Booth has been a Iccessful farm
er, merchant and hotel proprietor, and |
besides his farming interests in Doug
las county, at present devotes a good |
portion of his time to the management
of two hotels he owns in Josephine |
county, the Hotel Josephine and the
Western hotel at CRAFTS Pass.
W. L. Bradshaw was renominatet
by the democrats of the seventh dis
trict for circuit judge and was unan-
Imously endorsed by the pupulists an'
WAS born in Missouri, September q. |
1858, and came To Oregon with bis par
ents IN 1863. He Received his earl!
raucaJion III the pu ulic school of Yam
nlll county and later attended Jh,
state agricultural college at Corvallis
His legal education was pursued in the |
81. Louis Law school from which h.
graduated III 1881, and on his return
I'd Oregon entered the prscLice il
partnership with his father. In 1855 |
h. came TO The Uilies, opening al
Office here. practicing in the dlstrlc
urtii appointed jndge on the resigna-
JIuH of Judge bird AT the election Ot
Io9- he received the nou. .ination fUi
lud se at The hands Of The demUcrati.
party. anu was rlecte by a hdndsum
uaJriIy.
Sam h Wa Vlcfnr. Lomi mated fn
prosecuting attorney of tne seventh
ulstric W born in Lebanon, Linz
county. Il, 1910 aud WHEN 10 yea: OF |
,.e rem wed Nth his parents to x lex
tat count, Washington, whe:e
received his education and studied
.aw. being admitted 10 The Washing
ION Tar H.. lSYJ For u time he prdc-
tic d IN G JIueudale, then came TO Th.
once catered upon II good and lucra-
i've prac.lce. Mr.. Van VactOr cast
ais hr,t vote for the democratic party.
and l. stlli an uu hiuchIng advoraSe vi
d-tuurrdtic prisrIplss. although he
was uumi mated first by the pupulisi /
convention in Portland, the office of |
district attorney hayiDg been awarded
t., Lhat party, however his nomination
was heartily ratified by his own part.
and the silver republicans. Mr.. Van
VacIor Is chairman OF the democratic
ceuJrai c"mmtLtee of Wasco county,
and is an ardent partisan
Preparing for War.
Tie Spans n:sh-Americin crisis has
about reached fever heat and the all
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