Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Candidacy
alton District Attorney The Republican Ticket at the
Coming Primary Election, May 10, 1916:

If you are interested in economical administra-
ton of county affairs, read the following and deter
mine whether in your judgment | am qualified to
administer its legal features.
Having announced my candidacy at the coming
primary election to be held May 10, 1916, for nom
ination on the Republican ticket for the office OF
District Attorney for Jackson county, assume that
there are large number of voters of said county,
with whom am not acquainted that would like to
know who am, what am and what are my quail
fications for that office. There was a time when,
/ think, l knew practically every voter In this
county. That time is past and there are great
many people here now who are not familiar with
the people and the situations of few years ago.
Came to Jackson County in 1871 and was Admitted
to Practice in 1871
came to this state and county in 1871, and with
the exception of about eight years have lived here
continuously ever since.
was admitted to practice law by the Supreme
Court of Oregon in 1875 in the same class was Hon.
George E. Chamberlain U. S. senator. | began
my practice in this county when it embraced what
is now Jackson, klamath and Lake. ! moved TO
Lakeview when Lake county was formed from the
eastern portion of Jackson and embraced wnat Is
now klamath and Lake, opened the first law otilce
in Southern Oregon east Of the Cascade mountains
My brother w. w. Watson, who is now on the Daliy
Tribune at Medford joined me in starting the state
Line Herald the first newspaper in Southern Ore-
gon east of the Cascades.
Was Presidential Elector on the Republican Ticket
in 1880, Collector Of Customs From 1857 10
1886.
In 1880 was elected Presidential Bector on
the Republican ticket and was the messenger TO
carry the Garfield vote to Washington CITY, ana was
a representative there from Oregon at the Inaugural
ton of President Garfield. In 1882 was appointed
Collector of Customs for the Southern District OF
Oregon and stationed at Coos Bay AT the cose
of my term l moved to Astoria, at the mouth Vi
the Columbia river and was for several years DEP
uty District Attorney there under the Hon Inonlas
A ovid mhO ic
this state
Returned to Ashland in 1888.
In 1888 returned to Ashland, and practiced my my
profession in this county continuously uhl uhli elA
years ago. when in consequence OF III heatn WAS was
forced to retire temporarily. l bought me llttie
ranch and spent most of my time at outol-uoor
work until | fully reganed my health, and lor the
past two years my health has been better than ior
twenty years before that, both mentally ana physlc
ally Last fall | again opened law Office az ASH ASH
land and find myself dropping into the pracuce as
naturally as though had never been out Oh IT,
In 1903 Was Elected District Attorney for jose
phine Jackson klamath and Lake Counties.
Tn 1898 7 was elected on the Republican ticket TO
the office of District Attorney for the tlst Juucia
District of Oregon, which then embraced What ls
now Josephine, Jackson klamath ana LAKE @ uoun-
ties, and to the record made while was an lhcun
bent of that office respectfully refer as TO my quar-
ifications therefor. Up to the date OF my reure-
ment practced law in Jackson county for twenty
four years. and those who lived mere Gulns INA.
long period are familiar with my qualifications as
lawyer. l have had quite large experience IN
criminal practice both prosecution ana delense.
There are penty of people in all parts of the county
who know my qualification, and to them respect
fully refer others who desire information
Member of the Oregon Conservation Commission
was a member of the Oregon Conservation Com
mission from the date of its organization until about
a year ago, and was one OF the commitlee tna'
framed our present water CODE and assisted IN put
ting it through the legislature.
Was On the Slate of the Republican State Central
Committee for Sixteen Years as One OF the Organ
izers and Stmpers Of the State. -,u
was on the slate Of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee for sixteen years as one OF the or
gainzers and stumpers OF the state, and nave
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