Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-13
JUDGE king has
ENDORSEMENT OF
MALHEUR COUNTY
Ontario and Vale CONNER
cial Clubs Pass Strong
Resolutions Favoring Ore
gon Man.
Capital News Special service)

Ontario, Ore, Dec. 13.-The Ontario
and Vale commercial clubs and the
Ontario city council have passed reso
lutions strongly indorsing Judge win
r. King for secretary of the interior.
These resolutions were all adopted
unanimously and Is conclusive evil
dence that this section regardless of
party is strongly in favor of the man
who managed Wilson's western cam
paign.
Following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the Ontario Commercial club
and Endorsed by the mayor and city
council of Ontario.
Whereas, Will R. King of Portland,
Oregon, Is being prominently men,
toned for appointment as secretary of
the interior under the incoming adj
ministration; and
Whereas, Mr.. King is practically
native son of this county, having
moved to this county with his father
when a small boy, growing up among
the people here and afterward spend
ing a number Of years in this city in
following the practice of law, in which
profession he built up a large and luc-
rative practice exceeded by none in
eastern. Oregon and gaining for him
self reputation as An able, conscien-
tious and fearless advocate of the law;
and
Whereas. Mr.. ling has ably repre-
scented this district, both III the state
legislature and state senate, there
proving himself a fearless advocate of
the rights of the people and a progress
sive and constructive statesman, and
Whereas, Mr.. King was called from
the bar at Ontario to the supreme
bench of this state and there distin-
guished himself as a jurist, unusually
capable and far seeing, and, while on
the supreme bench, particularly dis
tinguished himself for the clear and
concise opinions which he wrote in
upholding the popular peoples laws Of
this state, as well as for his opinions
settling irrigation and public land
questions in this state; and
whereas, Mr.. King has undoubted-
~ had more experience in irrigation
and public land questions than any
other man west of the Rocky noun
tains and has always taken promi-
nent part in the solution of irrigation
and land questions and largely
through his efforts has secured to the
state Of Oregon the most complete and
comprehensive water code in the Unit
ed States; and
I whereas, The people of this COM
munity have been acquainted with
Mr. King and have known him per-
sonally since his childhood days and
know his qualifications and believe
that no man could be chosen who
would be better qualified to fill the
office of the secretary of the interior
than Mr.. King; and, believing that
from his large experience in such ma :
tiers he can better solve the prob
lens which are daily presenting them
selves before the department of the
interior respecting public lands, irri-
igation and conservation questions, and
having every confidence in his integ
rity, fearlessness of purpose, ability
and qualifications, and knowing 1t to
be the universal wish of the people
here, regardless of politics, to see this
office filled by Mr.. King.
"Now therefore, The mayor and city
council and Commercial club of the
city of Ontario, Malheur county, Ore
gon. in meeting here assembled, do
hereby unanimously resolve and rec
ommend the appointment of Mr.. King
as secretary of the interior and direct
that a copy of this resolution be
mailed to President elect Woodrow
WILSON,"