Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-12
BENT0N's CANDIDATE
Our Citizen Has Platform of His
Own.

Frloay's Oregonlan we re-
print the following from that
journal, bearing on the candi-
dacy of DR.. Withycombe for
governor of Oregon:
A farmer and a farmer candi-
date for Governor of Oregon, is
what Dr.. James Withycombe, of
Corvallis, calls himself.
And the doctor is proud of the
title, for he thinks farming the
best occupation on earth and
among Oregon industries the
most valuable. Yet he comedies
that if he were a miner or a man
ufacturer or a merchant he might
be satisfied. too, but as a tiller
of the soil and a grower of live
stock he thinks he is in NATURES
best notch.
DR.. Withycombe was in Port
land yesterday getting ready the
agricultural remarks which he
was to make to the Evening Star
Grange at Mount Tabor last
night. This was the real purpose
of his coming from the Agricul-
tural College at Corvallis, where
he is director of the experiment
station, but he allowed himself
to take a trip through the political
highways and byways when ask
ed how he was running for gov
ernor.
DR., Withycombe was first of
Republicans to announce his
candidacy. That was away back
last spring. Since that time, c.
A. Johns, lawyer of Baker City.
has SHE'D his castor into the
ring, and T. T. Geer, of Salem,
is believed to be about to do the
same.
Between the two is DR.. Witty
combe, whom both factions dis
own, but who hopes to be the
means of uniting them in the
election.
Is DR.. Withycombe disconcert-
ed by the werd that Mr.. Geer
intends to run for Governor? Is
he alarmed by the candidacy of
Mr.. Johns, for whom 7. w.
Scriber, Of La Grande, has been
working in Portland, several
days past? He says nay to both
questions.
And as DR.. Withycombe was
the first republican to become a
candidate, so he is now the first
to make known the issues upon
which he will make his cam
paigp. As stated by him in an
interview with The Oregonian
yesterday, they will be in part as
follows:
Taxation of franchises and
other intangible properties that
now escape the ASSESSOR.
Uniform assessment aud tax
alton of railroads in the various
counties.
A state board of control for
state institutions.
A law to regulate state banks.
One board for management OF
normal schools.
A gross-earnings tax on tele-
graph, telephone and express cor
porations.
Improvement of the Columbia
River and coast seaports of Ore
gou.
Purchase of the locks at Ore
gon City by the National Govern
ment.
Liberal support by the state
of agricultural fairs and farmers
institutes.
Amendment to the;constitution
so that the governor and people
may veto items in appropriation
bills.
A square deal for every person.
A greater and a united Oregon.
"Talk politics." he responded,
after making known his platform
for he was asked to tell what he
thought of matters and things as
they affected himself and his
RIVALS. "Now see here" he
went on, alphabetically, eff
you were to ask me about a bull,
or a cow, or a sheep. or a hog,
or vetches, I might be able to
give some information, but when
it comes to politices, I don't know
much.
II am not a candidate of any
clique or faction, and if there are