The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Shiawassee County Presents an
Able and Successful Prac-
titiOner. Il
Frank II. Watson--Leader In His Pro-
fession--Popular Socially, Politi-
cally, Fraternally.

strongest republican cities, counties,
and sections of the State of Michigan,
Hon. Frank H. Watson, of Owosso, will
be presented to the coming:Republican
State Convention as candidate for the
Office of Attorney General.
The leaders of the party in Michigan
recognize the fact that now and for the
next few years the legal adviser of the
State must be man capable of hand
ling the most important questions that
have been seriously considered for
many years. For this reason the CEN
trail Michigan delegates are Of the opin-
ion that the man should be one who is
and has been thoroughly in touch with
the questions at issue, one who has
studied them as a lawyer, as a legisla-
tor and as business man-one who
knows the work at the State capitol
is acquainted with the officials to such
an extent as to have their perfect con-
fidence, and one who is regarded by
them as capable of judging of the
course to pursue and how to pursue it.
This we believe is the opinion of all of
the hundreds of delegates and friends
who have met Mr.. Watson, and many
of whom have repeatedly urged him to
become candidate. He has been adj
verse to this for the reason that he has
felt unwilling to give up his large and
growing practice for the disgracefully
small salary that the office pays, know
ing that his time-if the work of the Of
fee was properly conducted would be
entirely taken up. Nevertheless, the
wish of his friends that he become
candidate is to be fulfilled, and they
ask for the support of the delegates for
his nomination.
Mr.. Watson is man in the prime of
life, having been born in Shiawassee
county, in 1857, and by reason of good
health, close application, natural
faculty for seeing and constituting the
points of case and stating them clear
ly, is peculiarly fitted for the duties of
the Office
He was admitted to the bar in 1880
and took high rank Immediately as an
adviser and in conducting cases con-
tanning the hardest points of the law.
In 1882 he was elected circuit court
commissioner and reelected in 1884,
having an immense amount of business
to handle in those years, being ones of
large growth and great changes in the
county, ks8 success with jury cases
and his Influence with men was shown
to such an extent that in 1886 he was
urged to become a candidate for the
legislature, a place in which the people
knew heseeuaa Hea Valuable man, but
which he did not personally covet. His
record at the session is known through
out the State, and is greatly to his
credit.
In 1892 he was practically the unani-
nous choice of the county for prescott
ing attorney, and was elected and re-
elected by large majorities and was re-
quested to continue in office, but
refused, that his practice might not
longer be interrupted.
AS a public official he was alive to
every duty, active in the prosecution of
evildoers, careful in expenditures and
not Jealous to make record at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. He is ready
thinker, yet cool and careful in express
sion and fighter for the right as he
sees it, As citizen he is recognized as
leader. In social and fraternal mat
tiers his executive ability and his pleas
ing manners, have placed him at the
head of the lodges and public organiza-
tions in which he has been interested
the magnificent Masonic temple in this
city being a monument to his work as
worshipful master.
Shiawassee county has long been
looked to for handsome majority for
the republican party and has given it
never failing. Even with the combined
forces against the republican party two
years ago the county was found as usu-
al in the republican column. In recog-
milton of this it asks for the place of At
torney General, having man who is
highly qualified, life long republican,
vote getter and good citizen.
Corunna Journal: Shiawassee county
has for many years rolled up large
majorities for the Republican state
ticket, and has had the consolation of
knowing that she has done her duty to
the grand old party. This has been
matter of much pride to the working
Republicans of the county, and she has
rested with content to see the state
ticket made up of other counties, who
were less entitled to recognition than
Shiawassee. The Republicans of this
county believe with confidence that the
time has now come when it should be
represented on the ticket to be elected
this fall.
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