The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-04-27
Fithian of Portland For
National Committeeman

o. H. Fithian, Of Portland, candi-
date for the once of Republican Ma
uonsl Committeeman, was born 5S
years ago near Butler, Pa, on farm
where his father also first saw the
light Of day and which was literally
hevn out Of the wilderness BY his
grandfather.
Mr., Fithian comes of old Repub-
hcan stock, his father having been
an active hepubican and his pioneer
grandfather a member of the Penn
sylyan!a legislature for several terms
as a representative of the old Whig
party,
After attending the public schools
a, Plymouth, Indiana, for seven,
years, Mr.. Fllhian moved TO Parsons,
Kansas, in 1888 and worked there
and later in Kansas City as clerk in
a store. In 1887, at the age of
twenty, he went on the road as a
travelling shoe salesman and this oc-
eupahon he followed for 25 years.
FIRST CANE 70 OREGoN so YEARS
AGO.
Il was SIS travelling salesman that
Mr.. Flthlza GrSi came to Oregon
thirp wears ago. He married in
Washington. Pa, in 1889 and moved
with his family TO Portland in 1900,
residing there continuously ever
since, He engaged in the wholesale
shoe business in Portland in 1905
and in 1910 formed a partnership
with S. B. Barker, of Condor, Ore
gon, an old friend and prominent
Oregon merchant and stock raiser,
under the firm name Of Fithian-Bar-
ker Shoe company. He is president
and manager of that company at the
present time.
Mr., Fithian has two children, Paul
inc c. Fithian and Robert G. Fithian.
The son, upon entrance Of the Uni
ted States into the world war, volun-
teered for the aviation service, was
sent to France for training as an air
man, and had arisen to the rank of
first lieutenant when the armistice
was signed.
0. H. Fithian is 32nd degree Ma
son, Scottish Rite, and member Of
Alkader Temple Of the Mystic Shrine.
He holds membership in the Multi
nomah Club, Portland Chamber Of
Commerce and other civic and frat
ernal organizations.
HIS PLATFORM.
The platform on which Mr.. Fithian
bases his candidacy for the Office of
National Committeeman is as fol-
lows:
IF | am elected National Com
mitteeman, will loyalty support the
principles of the Republican party
and exert every honorable effort to
insure the election Of the candidates
Of the party nominated at the Repub-
lican primary.
The Republican National Com.
mitteeman owes it to his party and
his state to work in harmonious CO.
operation with Oregon's Republican
delegation in Congress, to the end
that Oregon's industrial, financial
and political interests may at all
times be protected.
AS National Committeeman
Shall not content myself with attend
ing meetings Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee once or twice &
year, but ! shall do my utmost tc
assist the Oregon delegation to OBJ
tain the passage of progressive leg
islation as recently formulated fol-
the relief Of our farmers and live
stock men. shall exert myself tt
aid Senators McNary and Stanfelt
to obtain for Oregon farmers thei
just share Of the loans now beinj
made by the War Finance Corpora
ton, in the same proportion in which
such loans have been already mad
to Wyoming Utah, New Mexico AM
other western states.
81 believe with Theodore Roose
welt, that the people should rule, an
favor a nationwide presidential pri
mary, giving the voters Of all partie
the right to elect delegates to thei
respective national conventions.
i am heartily in favor OF a JUS
prompt and substantial recognition
Of our war veterans.
q favor equal rights for wome
within the Republican party and pre-
pose that equal representation be az
corded them in the membership Q
the Republican National Committee.
HIS SLOGAN.
Mr.. Fithian's campaign slogan
as follows: "Not honors. for mysel
hut service 70 nv party and state"