Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-29
DR.. JAMES WlTHYc0MBE.
A Candidate for the Governor
ship of Oregon.

1t is genuine pleasure to give
space to the following article,
published in The New Age, Sept.
"a, wherein are recited some of
the merits of our fellowtowns-
man, DIR. James Withycombe:
The problem as to who will be
the Republican candidate to de-
feat Governor George E. Cham
berlain in his contest next year
to succeed himself as chief execu-
tive OF this state does not at this
time appear to be one of easy
solution. The names of a num-
Der of aspirants have been men-
toned in connection with the
Republican nomination for that
important Office, but the party
has not vet determined in its col
1ective mind what it will do in
the matter. On the other hand,
the Democrats have not enter
tained a thought of anyone in
connection except Hon. Geo. E.
Chamberlain. He will be their
candidate-and he will be hard
man to beat. Therefore, it is
extremely important that the
Republicans exercise the greatest
care in their selection of candi-
date.
Most popular among those al
ready mentioned for the respon-
sibility of the campaign for that
Office, it is generally believed, is
DR.. James Withycombe, director
of the Agricultural College at
Corvallis. There are many potent
reasons for this assumption. He
is one OF the ablest and most
honorable Republicans in the
state. He belongs to no faction,
and, therefore, has made no
political enemies. He has for
80 years been a loyal and con-
sistent Republican, sound
money man and rational pro-
tectionist. He enjoys the record
of having always supported and
worked for the nominee of his
party for every important Office;
and, although he is not factional,
he has never antagonized any
faction or organization. He be-
lieves in clean politics and in the
principle that every public office
should be filled by a man of I'm.
questioned integrity, "whose past
life," to use the doctors owr
phraseology, ''is as an open book
where no turned-down pages him
of hidden weaknesses" !" The
doctor added: ''It the people o.
Oregon desire me to be thei
candidate, will accept the nomi
nation, and, if elected, will de
all in my power for the upbulld
ing of our good state. l shal
depend entirely on the primar,
elections for my nomination, a
the people have SO willed 70
such things to be determined. !
nay ambition fails, 1 expect to b.
a loyal Republican and will b
found in line for him. on whom
the choice may fall"
That kind of talk shows some
thing of the character and dis
position of DR.. Withcombe. H
is an able, earnest and honorabl
man in all the activities of life
In the matter of popularity wit
the farming element throughor
the state he stanos suprem
among those mentioned in cor
nection with the nomination fe
the gubernatorial Office. He hs
met and instructed thousand
of them in the farmers insti
tutes throughout the commol
wealth. They are his friend
The business interests of tt
state have had occasion to kno
him we'll. Those who condu
these interests respect the do
tors conscientiousness, progres
iveness and genuineness of maj
hood.
DR.. Withycombe is a man
frmness and unimpeachable i
tegrity. Alert and ambition
he is always busy with study al
plans for the advancement of Il
interests of the state of Il
great institution of which he
director, 1t is accomplishing gre
good for the people of the state
DR.. James Withycombe's ele
ton would surely follow I