The Harrison times., 1911-08-26
For Railroad Commissioner.
Hon. J Sam Rowland Receives Endorse.
meut from North and South of
the Mountains

Boone county, now candidate tor
Railroad commissioner from this
district. A Democrat of the stall
wart variety, ready and able at all
times TO defend the principles of that
party, and yet gentleman, gener-
Gus enough to accord all men the
privilege of their own views on all
subjects. he has been able N WELD a
a strong political influence without
arousing the bitterness so often a
part of political campaigns. AL
ways honest and open in his views,
he has challenged the admiration
even of those who have opposed
him.
Both by his experience in public
affairs, and his high integrity, Mr..
Rowland is especially fitted for the
duties Of railroad commissioner,
where the utmost fairness in dealing
with all interests is essential and
Boone county offers him to the
other counties of the district, feeling
confident that the record he may
make will be source of pride to us
and of good results to the state at
large.
In this connection it is especially
gratifying to Mr.. Rowland's friends
here to find the splendid endorse
ment coming from south of the
Boston Mountains, as given in the
following clipping from the Atkins,
Pope county, Chronicle:
FORMER POPE COUNTY CITIZEN CAN
DIDATE FOR RAILROAD Com
MISSIONER.
1t is with a degree Of pardonable
pride as well as pleasure that we
present to our readers a brief sketch
of Hon. ]. S, Rowland, a native of
Pope County, but for the past sew
eral years an honored citizen of
Boone County, and a resident of
Harrison.
Hon. ] S Rowland, the subject of
this sketch, better known in this
county as plain SAM" was born
on a farm near Appleton, in this
(Pope) County, May 9th, 1874 He
lived with his parents and worked
on the farm until he was twenty.one
years old, after which he attended
the Valley Springs Academy. In
1898, he began teaching school in
this county, teaching two terms in
that yer. He then moved, with his
parents to Boone County and for
six years consecutively taught in
the public schools of that county,
In this manner he earned the money
with which to repay the money he
had been compelled to borrow to
pay his way through school at
Valley Springs. As teacher he ad-
vanced as a young man until he
was elected President of the Boone
County Teachers Association and
served in that position two terms.
In 1902 Mr.. Rowland became a
candidate for the nomination for
Representative before the Democra-
tic primary election of Boone coun-
ty, and notwithstanding the oppos-
ing aspiration of one of the strong
est and most popular men of the
county, he received the nomination
by vote that was splendid testi-
monial to his worth. His service
during the session of 1908 was so
satisfactory to his constituency that
he was reelected without opposi-
tion. During both terms he served
on the Ways and Means Committee,
the most important committee SER
vice being thus assigned to him He
served with distinction on the floor
and in the committee rooms, and
established himself in the confidence
OF his fellows.
In the year 1906 he was success
full candidate for the State Senate
from that district, Out of a total
vote of 1900 votes in his county
1449 were east for him, During the
session of 1909 he was chairman of
the Finance Committee, one of the
most important in the body. Atthe
close of the session in 1907 his
friends insisted on putting him for
ward as candidate for Lieut. enant
Governor, and he came within two
votes OF being elected. During the
last session he introduced and pass
ed the primary election law, which
has contributed so much toward
giving the Democratic party clean
primary elections.
Mr.. Rowland was appointed by
the present Governor us a member
of the State Board of Charitable In
stitutions, served one term and was