Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-03-30
0. P. COSHOW
The man ANO
PLATFORM

o. p Coshow, an attorney, candidate
for United States senator at the Dem
ocratic primary election to be held in
April, has the following platform:
III | am nominated and elected, |
will, during my term Of office, devote
all my time. energy and ability to es-
tablish and maintain equality of oppor
tunity for all our citizens, to distrib-
ute equally the burdens of taxation
to promote and improve our rivers and
harbors, and to secure for our great
state its full share of funds available
for reclaiming our semi-arid lands.
wish printed after my name on the
ballot: Equal rights and exact JUS
tice to ALL special privileges to
none "
AS there is no Democratic paper in
Salem, The Journal gives space to the
following sketch Of the candidate:
o. p. Coshow, of Roseburg, Ore, one
of the Democratic candidates for the
nomination to the office of United
States senator, was born at Browns
vile, Linn county, Oregon, on the 14th
day of August, 1868, and has been
resident of the state of Oregon all his
life. He was educated in the public
schools of Brownsville, Portland and
University Of Oregon. He has always
been a Democrat, and has taken an
active part in the campaigns of tn
party since he became a voter.
On Christmas day, 1886, he was mar
ried to Libbie Kay, daughter Of Thos,
Kay, then superintendent Of the wool
en- mills of Brownsville, and after
wards founder of the Thomas Kay
Woolen Mile company Of Salem.
Mr.. Coshow studied law while serv-
ing as secretary of the Brownsville
woolen mills, from 1886 to 1889, when
he moved to Albany and entered the
office of Hon. J. X Weatherford, and
completed his studies there He was
admitted to the bar in 1870, and re-
NAMED with Mr. Weatherford until
1892, when he moved to McMinnville,
and there he practiced law for five
years. In 1897 he moved to Roseburg,
where he still resides, and has built
up a lucrative and large practice.
In 1904 he was unanimously NOM
mated for the office Of state senator,
and, although he had an adverse ma
iority Of 1000 to overcome, was elected
by majority of nearly 300. He served
In the sessions of the Oregon legisla-
ture in 1905 and 1907, and declined
TO stand for denomination He served
on several Of the principal committees
of both sessions, and was always
found in the chambers. and never at
any time lodged a vote on any meas
ure. His methods and interests were
all with the common class Of people,
of which he is one, and, while others
we're introducing bills for increasing
salaries Of office-holders, he intro
duced a bill in the session Of 1907, In
creasing the pay Of jurors from $500
TO $3.50. The bill, as introduced by
Mr. Coshow provided for increase OF
jurors pay to S4.00. At that time jur-
ors were receiving only $500 per day
an amount not sufficient to pay their
actual expenses, in most instances.
although forced to leave their own
business and affairs, usually against
their will. to attend to the public and
dIsagreeable duties Of Jurors Mr. Co
shows argument in favor Of this bill
was that II men who sought office,
having a fixed salary, were entitled to
an increase Of salary, surely the farm
ers mechanics and business men, who
we're forced to leave their business to
nerform public duties against their
viii should have sufficient to cover
tbe extra expense incurred. This
measure serves to indicate the trend
and ideae of Mr.. Coshow as q public
officer