Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-15
DOCTOR WlTHYC0MBE
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
His Platform-Is Pop
ular With All Glasses and viii
Be a Strong Candidate.

of Oregon and in an interview pub
lished in the oregonian of last Fri1ay
he states the leading issues on which
he proposes TO make his camIaign,
and if elected to the goverr orship, to
strive to have enacted into laws.
Dr. Withycombe, while having been
prominent for years in the industrial
affairs of Oregon, has taken no active
part in political matters, other than
that which should be taken by every
true citizen of the state by voting
conscientiously fer the measures and
the men that best conserve the in.
terests of the public coed. The Doc
tor has never allied himself with
either the Mitchell or the Simon fac
tion Of the republican party, and his
candidacy will not be handicapped
by the opposition of either of these
factions. 1t is conceded by promi-
nent republicans that DR., Witty.
combe could more nearly unite his
party than any of the other candidates
that are aspiring to gubeIartoral hon
ors, aud that he would be the most
formidable opponent that the re-
publicans could put mp against Gov
ernor Chamberlain who is certain to
be the democratic candidate The
Doctor has probably the largest ac-
quaintanoe of any man in Oregon
with the farmers of the state, and he
is universally respected by them
aud he will poll big vote in the
rural disticts. While his acquaintance
is not so extensive in the towns, yet
he is known by many business men,
who have found him to be broad
gauged, progressive man, fully
abreast of the times Oh ali efforts to
develop the vast resources of the
state.
DR.. Withycombe was for years a
successful farmer in Washington
county, where he yet owns a fine
farm. He was one of the hrst farmers
of the Willamette Valley TO abandon
wheat raising as the one crop grown,
and which was putting more mortgages
on the farms than wealth to the
growers, aud to take up diversified
| farming In his work in the State
Agricultural College and IN the farm
] a. l. han
any other man in Oregon to give i'm
petus to the movement now on for the
advancement of agriculture to a
higher standard and to a more pro-
duotive condition.
DR.. Withycombe is in the prime
of life, a man OF fine personality, and
his life, both private and public, has
been manly aud clean. He is a
man of strict integrity and broad
business capacity and as governor
he would bring business man s
training and experien,e in the dis
charge of the multitude of duties
that pertains to that Office, which is
really that Of business manager for
the state. DIR. Withycombe has been
ia all sections of Oregon and he il
fully posted on the conditions and
needs OF the entire state and AZ
governor he would be able to act OF
any measure that would be submitted
to him, with a full knowledge of al
the conditions bearing upon it,
DIR. withyoonbe's candidacy hal
been known for some time in this par
of the state and it is generally con
: oeded that he will carry the South
ern Oregon counties by a very larg,
majority at the primary election il
April, and by greater majority a
the June election.
The following is the interview il
full that the Oregonian secured fron
DR.. Withycombe, relative to his posi-
tion on questions of interest to th
taxpayers and people Of Oregon:
A farmer aud farmer candidat
for Governor of Oregon is what DIR
James Withyoombe, of Corvallis, call
himself.
And the Doctor is proud of the title
for he thinks farming the best ooou
patton on earth aud among Oregon
industries the most valuable Ge
he comedies that IL he We're "A mine
or a manufacturer or merchant b
might be satisfied. too, but ss
tiller Of the soil aud grower Of live
stock he thinks he IL ia Nature bes
notch
DR.. Withycombe was in Portlan
yesterday getting ready the agricul
tural remarks which he was TO max
to the Evening Star Grange at Noun
Tabor last night. This was the res
purpose Of his coming from the 40
ricultural College at Corvallis, wher
he is director OF the experiment station
bat he allowed himself to take
trip through the political highway
and byways when asked how he va
running for governor.
Dr. WithycomDe was first Of n
publicans 70 announce his candidacy
That was way back last SprinI
Since that time T., a. Johns, lawy'
of Baker City, has III ed bis caste
into the ring, and T. T. Geer,
= Salem, is believed 10 be about to Z
Pa, the same thing.
y Between the two is DR. Withycomb
whom both factions disown, but vi
hopes TO be the means Of unitir
"A them in the election.
Is DR.. Withycombe sconcerted
p. the word that Mr.. Geer intends
- run for GovsrnorY Is he alarmed
Of the candidacy Of Mr Johns Z