Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-11-29
MAYOR OF ABERDEEN
VOTERS Will DECIDE WHO He
SHALL Be December 4.
Candidates France and Chamberlain
SketChed for the Information of
the Voters. Two Good men, but
france is Better Equipped tor the
Office.
EUGENE FRANCE

The Citizens nominee for mayor OF
Aberdeen has been resident OF this
city for the past twenty years. coming to
Aberdeen in 1886 W.T. Capt. j. M. J
Weatherwax. with whose advent dates
the real birth Of Aberdeen. Mr.. France
was in the confidential employ OF MIR.
Weatherwax after their arrival here, and
for some time managed logging camp
at Porter, for the WeatherwaX Lumber
Company.
Arriving in this country when timber
had no recognized value, Mr.. France at
once realized that the facilities for
manufacturing lumber on Grays Harbor
we're bound to make standing timber
valuable, and for many years he devoted
his energies to bringing needed capital
from the East to invest in the then al
most worthless timber lands, and it is
safe to say that no man in Chehalis
county was more successful in that di-
rection. The wide acquaintance of Mr..
France in Michigan, and the. high es'
TEEN in which he was there regarded,
rendered his undertaking comparatively
easy.
From his arrival in Aberdeen, Mr..
France was convinced that this was the
site OF future large city, and in the dull
times OF tie '9O's his faith never waver-
ed. To his untiring efforts, the building
of the railroad into the north side Of the
city is largely due, and no measure to
promote the progress of Aberdeen has
ever failed to receive substantial aid
from him.
As receiver OF the Aberdeen bank, Mr..
Francois in all other positions OF re-
sponsibility and trust-showed tact and
capacity that saved the depositors Of the
institution many dollars. As mayor OF
Aberdeen, Eugene France will bring to
the service of the city. the ripe expert
ence of a man OF affairs; a thorough
knowledge of the needs, resources and
possibilities OF Aberdeen an unimpescr =
able integrity, and an earnest desire to
advance the best interests OF his home
city.
His early foresight. hard work :and
frugality have placed him in a position
OF comparative wealth, leaving him alb
solutely free from any suspicion OF seek
ing the office for selfish purposes. His
we'll known ability to Judge men con.
firms the belief of his friends that his
appointments will be ludicious ones, and
that they will be made with no object
but securing the best possible service fcl
the city, is as certain as that he will be
elected bs the largest majority ever CIV
en- q mayor in Aberdeen.
Or. 6. f. CHAMBERLAIN
The nominee on the republican ticke,
has been a resident of Aberdeen less
than two years. He bears the reputa
ton of being an able physician and ar
educated. energetic citizen, which is
bourne out by the fact that he has al
ready built up lucrative practice here
He is a man OF family and owns his
home in the city, and, under some cir
cumstances, it might be pleasure tt
support the doctor for this office. But
when his knowledge OF the needs, pos
sbilities and requirements of Aberdeen
is contrasted with that OF Mr.. France
the voter in his own and the city's inter
est, is compelled to decide in favor O
the latter.
The doctor is also handicapped by the
tough element that is rallying so strenu
ously to his support, an element that
has no interest in the city except to OBJ
tain special privileges to violate the laws
Az is the case with several other candi
dates on this ticket, DR.. Chamberlain
suffers from being in bad company, ant
it is generally believed by 'his friend
that he, an ardent republican, was in
veigled into accepting this nomination
without full knowledge OF existing
conditions.