The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-11-16
WILSON WINS
HOT CONTEST
PECULIAR PHASE ABOUT VOTE CAST
Oregon Remains Western Beacon Light Of
Republican Party-Biographical
Sketches Of Local Winners

race, and that meant practically every
body. dispatch would come announc-
ing a lead for Hughes, and broad
smiles Of encouragement would wreath
the faces of G. o. P. men. Then q
message would bring news of success
for Wilson. and. metaphorically speak
ing. the donkey would bray for joy.
1t was late Thursday night, however,
before definite news of President Will
sons reelection came to Hood River.
Many waited until the receipt of the
Oregonian before the news would be
taken as authentic.
| All in all. the race was one of the
most remarkable ever experienced by
the American people. Dope sheets OF
politicians we're entirely overthrown.
Oregon alone remains the beacon light
of the Republican party on the Pacific
coast. Because of intra state jeal-
ousies Washington and California we're
given to Wilson. In the eastern states.
where prosperity, more than anywhere
else, abounds, the vote of the people
/ went for Hughes. In the middle west,
where the Indifferent voter prevails
for the most part. especially on the
issues of the day. Wilson ran his
strongest.
Sinnott, Hawley and Macarthur, Ore.
CONS three Republican congressman,
we're all returned by handsome expires.
sions of the people. In the district
composed of Hood River and WascC
counties, the result in the race for sen.
atorsthip was peculiarly gratifying tC
Hood River people, who elected their
choice for the legislature, Geo. R. Viii.
bur. For the first time Hood River,
in fact eastern Oregon, will have q
woman representative. Mrs. Thomp-
son defeated j. L. Kelly by a narrow
margin. j. E. Anderson was returned
by a large plurality.
Except in the csse OF the race for
district attorneyship, local contests
were not very close.
Believing that il will be of particu.
lar interest at the present time, the
Glacier gives below biographical
sketches Of the local winning candi
dates:
Geo. r. Wilbur, senator elect from
Hood River and Wasco counties. sue.
ceeding r. R. Butler. of The Dalles,
one of the five Democrats who will sil
IN the upper house of the 1917 Oregon
legislature, is 81 years Of age. Mr.,
Wilbur is native OF Bonca. Nebr. HI
came to Hood River and began tht
practice of law in 1909.
MIR. Wilbur for the past two years
has been city attorney of Hood River
He Is attorney and secretary Of thu
East Fork Irrigation District and wat
recently retained to organize an irriga
tion district at Underwood, Wash.
Mr.. Wilbur, before coming to Oregon
was deputy county clerk and county
attorney of Wayne county. Nebraska
During the Spanish-American war Mr.
Wilbur was a private in the SeconC
Nebraska regiment. His regiment
however, was never called into activ,
service. MIR. Wilbur was .recentl,
elected captain of Company f2, c. A
c., o. N. G., organized among loca
business men and orchardists. He at
tended the Citizens Training CAM
held at Fort Lawton, WASH, this sum
mer.
MIR. Wilbur is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Michigan law school. He il
member of the Beta Theta Pi college
fraternity.
A. j. Derby, elected to the Office o
district attorney for Hood Rive
county, is 80 years Of age. He is |
native of Sumter county. Alabama
After temporary residence in Wis
consin, MIR. Derby came to Portland il
1900. In 1904 he graduated from tn
University of Oregon law school, ant
came to Hood River to practice tn
next year. MIR. Derby was Hood Riv
er's first county attorney and serve,
in that capacity until tive years ago
He was appointed district attorney b.
Governor West. In 1908. when Hoo
River county was established, Govern
or Chamberlain appointed Mr.. Derb
the county's first county Judge. Il
1911 he represented Hood River an
Wasco counties in the lower house o
the legislature.
Thomas F. johnson, when he is swor
in next January. will have begun hi
fourth successive term of sheriff o
Hood River county. Mr.. johnson ha
made all efficient officer, having re
ceived repeated heavy votes. He ha
conscientiously enforced the law, an
Hood River county's record has been
clean one under bis administration.
Sheriff johnson is a native of Boon
county, Ky. He came to Hood Rive
with his family in 1902. Mr.. Johnso
is owner Of West Side orchard tract
He is a. years of age.
County Clerk Kent Shoemaker is 2
years Of age. MIR. Shoemaker is th
only county official native born. Whe
attending the Hood River high schot
he was offered position with th
] Hood River Abstract Go. He accepte
the position. A short time later 3
. was made deputy county clerk by "
E. Hanson. former county clerk.
n Mrs. Jessie M. Bishop is native {
Minneapolis, MINI. With her HUSBAND
the late Frank A. Bishop. she came
Hood River in 1909 from Great Fall
II Minn., where MIR. Bishop had been col
nected with the United States Lar
Il Office. Mr.. Bishop was formerl
county treasurer, and at his death Mr.
/ Bishop was appointed to succeed hin
Mrs. Bishop makes an efficient treal
urer, having had training in Ii
II work through assisting her husband.
II DR.. v. r. Abraham, reelected coroI
II er, is 81 years Of age. He came
II Hood River three years ago from Fo
II est Grove. the home of his parent
II and began the practice of nedicin
II DR.. Abraham is a graduate of Chicaf
II University and Rush Medical Colleg
II His inferno work was done at the Coz
II Samaritan hospital in Portland. ID
II Abraham is native of Iowa.
II C. M. Hurlburt, reelected county Q
II eineer. is "a years of age. No HUI