East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-08
JUDGE STEPHEN A. LOWELL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE
Pendeon Attorney and Former Judge Will Become Candi-
date for the Senate at Primary Nominations
Iimted a and
Pol-Is Native of Maine, Polished Public
tiend Of the People and Extremely

Judge Stephen A. Lowell, former
Judge of this judicial district, and one
of the most prominent attorneys and
leading orators of the state, last even
ing announced his intention of be-
coming a candidate for the office of
United States senator from Oregon at
the primary nominating election to
be held on April 20.
For the past month Judge Lowell
has been wavering between his own
decision not to become a candidate,
and the pleas of his friends to enter
the race and finally consented to ac-
cept the nomination If rendered to
him by the people and so will make
an active canvass throughout the
state.
The other candidates for this place
are H. M. Cake and Jonathan Bourne,
republicans, and John NJ. Gearin,
democrat, all OF Portland.
The demand for an eastern Oregon
man for the United States senate was
never so strong through oregon as to-
day and Judge Lowell has received
urgent letters and kilograms from
prominent men in all parts of the
state asking him to become a candi-
| date for the position. Under the
pressure of this widespread public
demand, Judge Lowell has decided to
enter the race, although he had prac-
tically decided not to stand for the
nomination.
Judge Lowell is a popular favorite
all over the state of oregon, for his
determined stand in favor of all
| forms of political decency and
straightforwardness, for his high
| ideals of manhood and character and
for his fearless advocacy of the right
at all times and under all circum-
| stances.
Declaration of Principles.
In his declaration of principles,
which he will file with his petition,
he has embodied a most remarkable
public policy, in which every thinking
citizen can heartily agree. While he
| confines his declaration within the
| 1OO-word limit prescribed by the pri-
mary nominating law yet it covers a
wide range of subjects vital to the
west, and is as follows:
If am nominated and elected
win during my term of office, sup
port with full recognition of legal
rights such measures as will end cor
puTate domination I'm politics and leg
islation. insure such publicity and
regulation OF corporations as public
good may require. restore government
to the plain people and enthrone po-
litical tleccncy, maintain Chinese ex-
clusion, sound currency and II stable
standard. the principle of protection
to American industries with colonial
free trade, assure early Isthmian Gu
nal completion, irrigation, cOmpre-
hcnsivc river and harbor improve
Inents. federal control of interstate
insurance, popular election OF sem
atOrs, parcels post, prompt and I'M
partial law Enforcement, land laws
which will minimize fraud and avert
the menace of ultimate landlordism.
Biographical Sketch.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell is a native
of the state of Maine, having been
born in the town of West Minot, An
droscoggn county, on January I.
1859, and is of equal age with the
state of his birth, Maine having been
admitted to the Union in that year.
He graduated from Bates univer-
sity. at Lewiston, Maine, in the class
of 1882 and Immediately took up the
study of the law. which profession he
has followed exclusively since. He
was admitted to practice In the United
States courts before coming west,
and enjoyed a wide practice in his
home town, Auburn, Me.
He was married in 1884 and in 1891
came to Pendleton, where he has
since resided. In 1898 he formed a
law partnership with T. g. HALEY,
now on the supreme bench of Ore
gon, and In October, 1895, was ap-
pointed to fill the unexpired term OF
Judge James A. Fee, of this judicial
district, who resigned at that time.
Judge lowell occupied the bench from