The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-08-05
SEABURY MERRITT.

The one middle-of-theroad republi
can candidate for member of congress
from the Third district is Hon. Sea
bury Merritt, of Spokane, and it can
far as ability and qualifications weigh
in the balance he is head and should
ers above one and all of the swarm OF
so-called "progressives, with demo-
cratic leanings, who are aspiring to
fill the dishonored cast off shoes of
PoindeXter. a republican can vote
for Seabury Merritt feeling that he is
casting a ballot for true and stead
fast member of that party. He knows
that if Seabury Merritt is elected the
district will be represented in congress
by IA man who will associate with re-
publicans, who will not vote with the
democrats on every occasion, who will
stand Loyalty by the president, who
will never desert his constituency, and
who will work faithfully for the in
terests of his district instead of me-
glecting his duties and striving by a
demagogic course to further political
ambitions.
In presenting the name of Seabury
Merritt to the republican voters of Ok
anogan county as the logical candid
ate for congress from the Third dis
trict it is felt that the best interests of
the republican party are considered,
as he is man eminently fitted for the
place. He is a gentleman who enjoys
the respect, esteem and confidence of
the people of the city in which he has
made his home for decade. He is a
successful lawyer, success that he
has attained through natural merit
and capability, sturdy application and
a clean and upright professional ca
reer. Intellectually he measures up
to the full all that could be required
in candidate for so high an office,
and as a congressman he would make
a record creditable alike to himself
and the party putting its trust in him.
He is intellectually big and brainy
enough for the place. and no mistake
will be made in electing him to repre-
sent the district. 1t is an office that
should not again be entrusted toa man
of small calabre, and the republican
party is fortunate indeed that it has
such a superior material as is present
in the person of Seabury Merritt to
entrust with this high honor and re-
sponsibilty.
The following brief and modest
sketch of Mr. Merritt will give the
reader an idea of the manner of man
whom the republican party of the Third
district will elect to congress next
November:
Seabury Merritt is member OF the firm OF
Merritt, oswald n Merritt He has been resi-
dent OF Spokane for ten years, and has always
taken keen interest in every project tending
to the upbuilding OF the city He born in
Frankfort. Ind, in 1866. At he age of about
six years his parents removed to Scircleville
Ind, where his father engaged in merchan-
dising, and here he continued to reside until
1889. When twelve years OF age his father was
permanently crippled by "a fall, ana Mr.. Mer-
rift was not only thrown upon his own resour-
to his parents and younger sisters. He OBJ
tanned his education in the common schools of
Indiana, attending school in winter and work |
ing on Il farm during the summer. At the age |
OF seventeen he engaged in the hardware and |
implement business His older brother, j. " !
Merritt, having chosen the profession of law I
he began, during the time he was engaged in !
business. to read law, and at the age OF % he |
gave up commercial bust ness and entered a law |
office to complete preparations for practice In |
1894 he was admitted to the bar of Indiana |
where he continued to practice until 1900 Mt /
which time he moved to Spokane, and succeed !
ed the Hon. Wallace Mount, in what had form |
erly been the firm OF Mount IL Merritt. With /
his brother, J. W. Merritt, under the firm OF |
Merritt Il Merritt, he continued in the prac-
tice OF law until 1906, at which time Hugo f. ,
oswald joined the firm.
While always taking an active part in poll |
tics Mr. Merritt has never been candidate for |
any office. He has always been a consistent re.
publican He is now Il candidate for congress |
as just plain epublican. He is counseling
and advising all candidates and all memb rs
of his party, that factions should not be ere
ated in the party by extremists on any subject
but that the republicans should unite and 90
down the line together putting up a solid frunt
in the fight that is to follow the primaries He
is a firm believer in the policies OF President
| aft and eX-President Roosevelt. Mr. Merritt
has practiced his profession in nearly all of the
counties OF the Third district, and stands upon
the reputation he has made.
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