Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Click on the head link above, to visit more of our listings at genealogy.com. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 196-198.
CRAIG, HON DAVID, of Macleay, was born in Toronto, Canada, February 8, 1852, and came to Oregon in 1875, and has ever since engaged in farming and stock breeding near Macleay. In 1877 he helped organize Company I. Second Regiment, O. N. G., and was elected first lieutenant and then captain. Mr. Craig was elected to the legislature in 1894, and has been renominated to that body.
CRAWFORD, HON. MEDORUM, was born in Orange County, New York, June 24, 1819. He came to Oregon in the small immigration of 1842, and located at Salem. In 1845 he went to Oregon City and in 1847 was elected to the legislature, and again the next year. In 1852, he removed to the mouth if the Yamhill river and made there his permanent home. He was elected to the first state legislature in 1858, but was counted out., He was again elected in 1860. In 1862 he was commissioned captain by President Lincoln, and organized a company to escort emigrants across the plains, which he did for two years. For five years he was Collector of Internal Revenue, and in 1871 was appointed United States Appraiser at Portland, retiring in 1876 to his form.
CRANSTON, HON. S. B., an attorney of Klamath Falls, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, October 19, 1828. He came to Oregon in 1851 and settled in Lane County. He was a Justice of the Peace and Assistant United States Assessor, and in 1864 was elected to the State Senate. In 1874 he removed to Klamath Falls (then Linkville), and the next year was appointed Register of the United States Land Office, retaining the position two years.
CROSBY, HON. HENRY T., of Astoria, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1846. After graduating from college he enlisted, in 1862, and was wounded at Shepardstown. He entered the war department as clerk, and in 1872 was made chief clerk. He graduated from l\the Law School of Columbia College, and was admitted to the bar in 1872. He continued to serve as chief clerk, frequently being Acting Secretary of War till 1882, when he resigned and began practicing in Washington. In 1893 he came to Oregon and located in Astoria. He was representative to the league in 1895.
CATES, DR. FRANKLIN M., of Elk City, was born in Mercer County, Missouri, July 1, 1846, and came to Oregon in 1852. He lived near Eugene seventeen years.. He graduated from the medical department of the Willamette University in 1872. He was physician at the Siletz Agency ten years, and Superintendent of the Indian School there two years. In 1892 he located in practice at Elk City. He was nominated for the legislature in 1882. He has frequently been a delegate to county conventions and a member of county central committees, and president of Republican Clubs, and is now a member of the district central committee.
CROASMAN, A.B. [Editor inserted: Allen B. Croasman], a merchant of Portland, was born in Pennsylvania in 1846, and came to Oregon at the age of eighteen, settling in Salem, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits till he moved to Portland a few years ago. He was Postmaster of Salem for a time. He has taken a continuously active part in political matters, and has been a delegate to league meetings and nominating conventions regularly, and a member of central committees. In 1895 he was appointed Police Commissioner of Portland.
CROSSAN, R.O. [Editor inserted: Robert A. Crossan], of Salem, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, March 11, 1845, and came to Oregon in 1866, and has lived in Marion County ever since. He has been engaged in the saw mill business and is now a hop buyer. He was a delegate to the county convention in 1867, and has attended nearly every one since. He was a delegate to the state convention in 1886. He held the office of Street Commissioner of Salem in 1890 and 1891.
CROISAN, EDWARD M., of Salem, was born in Marion County, Oregon, March 27, 1855, and is by occupation a farmer. He served as Deputy Sheriff under John W. Minto, from 1884 to 1888. In the latter year he was elected Sheriff, and was again elected in 1890. He was a delegate to the county conventions of 1878 and 1880 and the state conventions of 1884 and 1894, and was chairman of the county central committee of 1894.
CURTIS, C. J. [Editor inserted: Clarence J. Curtis], of Astoria, and editor of the Herald, as born in Berrien County, Michigan, August 20, 1853,. He came to Oregon in 1879 and located in Portland, where he remained for years. He read law in the office of Governor A.C. Gibbs, and was admitted to the bar in 1883. He went to Astoria the same year, and has since resided there, practicing law and publishing the Herald, a Republican paper. He was a delegate to the county conventions of 1884-86-99-90 and ’92, the state conventions of the same years, and the congressional convention of 1894. He was Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for eight years, and was elected City Attorney in 1890 and again in 1895. In 1894 he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature.
CUSICK, J. W. [Editor inserted: John W. Cusick], of Albany, was born near Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, May 28, 1837, and came to Oregon in 1853, locating in Linn County. He traveled around the state doing anything he could get till 1866, when he embarked in the merchandise business at Aumsville, Marion County. He afterwards engaged in the cattle business is Wasco County until 1884. In 1885 he engaged in the banking business in Albany in the firm of Cowan & Cusick, and is now in the firm of J.W. Cusick & Co. He has been a delegate to county and state conventions for fourteen years, and was delegate to the national convention in 1888.
DAVIS, LEWIS J., editor and manager of the Eastern Oregon Republican, of Union, was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1865, and came to Oregon in 1876. He learned the printer’s trade in 1880, but in 1883 entered the University of Oregon, graduating in 1889 with the highest honors of his class. He received the degree of A.B., and later of A.M. He went to Denver, as manager of a publishing business, but a year later became editor and manger of the Republican. He has been secretary of the Union County central committee since 1890, and has been re-elected for two years. He has been a delegate to the county convention for six years. He is a member of the Union School Board.
DAVEY, FRANK, of the Salem Statesman, was born in Ireland August 18, 1850, and came to the United States at the age of seventeen. He clerked in a store in Keokuk, Iowa, till 1871, and then taught school in Emmet County, where he was elected County Superintendent of Schools for two terms of four years, County Auditor four years, and County Surveyor two years. From 1876 to 1882 he was proprietor and editor of the Northern Vindicator. In 1880 he was admitted to the bar. In 1886 he came to Oregon. For a time he was connected with the Portland World, and in 1889 became city editor of the Salem Statesman. In 1890 he became city editor of the Capital Journal, and later manager of the Keeley Institute. Since 1894 he has been on the staff of the Salem Statesman. Mr. Davey is an active Republican and a vigorous campaign speaker. In 1891 he was journal clerk of the legislature. In 1894 he was elected a member of the executive committee of the State league for two years. He is now secretary of the Marion County central committee.
DAVENPORT, HON. T.W. [Editor inserted: Timothy W. Davenport], of Salem, was born in Columbia County, New York, and came to Oregon in 1851, locating in Marion County. He was a delegate to the first Republican state nominating conventions in 1858 and 1859, and subsequently a member of the state committee. He was elected County Surveyor in 1864, and again in 1866, and a member of the legislature in 1868 and 1870. In 1872 he was nominated for congress by the Independents, but was defeated. In 1882 he was elected to the State Senate. He is now State Land Commissioner.
DAVIS, DAVID, of the St. Helens Mist, was born in Longtown, Kansas, November 6, 1869, and came to Oregon in 1880. He is by occupation a printer, and is one of the publishers of the St. Helens Mist. He is secretary of the McKinley Club of St. Helens, and was a delegate to the club conventions of 1895-96. He was a representative to the Grand Lodge, K. of O., in 1895 and 1896.
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Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Click on the head link above, to visit more of our listings at genealogy.com. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 192-195.
CONYERS, W. H. [Editor inserted: William H. Conyers], of Clatskanie, was born in Quincy, Illinois, April 16, 1840. He served four years in the war, and was commissioned a lieutenant. From 1865 to 1871 he was in the Postoffice department. He then came to Oregon and engaged in farming near Clatskanie. In 1878 he was elected Sheriff of Columbia County, and was re-elected in 1880. In 1882 he was elected County Clerk. In 1884 he resumed farming, and is an extensive dealer in real estate. He has many times been a member of county and state conventions.
CONYERS, HON. E. W. [Editor inserted: Enoch W. Conyers], of Clatskanie, was born in Kentucky, December 2, 1829. He learned telegraphing, and carried the first instrument into Burlington, Iowa, in1848. He served through the Mexican war in the First Illinois. In 1852 he crossed the plains and engaged in farming till 1877. He started the first store in Clatskanie and commanded the first steamer on the river, the “novelty.” He also engaged in milling. In 1882 he removed to McMinnville and farmed till 1889, when he again embarked in business at Clatskanie and became controlling owner of “Clatskanie Chief,” a weekly paper. He was a Whig, but has been a Republican ever since the party was formed. In 1860 and 1862 he was elected to the legislature. He was frequently been a member of conventions, committees and league meetings.
CROSS, HON. HARVEY E., a lawyer of Oregon City, was born there June 6, 1856. he was admitted to the bar in 1879. He was Deputy County Treasurer on e year, and in 1878 was elected to that office, being again elected in 1880. In 1890 Mr. Cross was elected Joint Senator for Clackamas and Marion Counties, and served two sessions.
COHEN, D. SOLIS, of Portland, was born in Philadelphia in 1854. He early became a writer if prominence, being connected with the Public Ledger and Sunday Dispatch of that city, a regular contributor to prominent journals and magazines, joint author of humorous work that had ten editions and the writer of two plays produced by Roland Reed. In the fall of 1876 he came to Portland and established the well-known Golden Rule Bazaar. He has taken a prominent part in many things for the welfare of the city and state. He was for four years a member of the State Board of Immigration and also a member of the State Board of Charities and Corrections. He is in fraternal circles. Politically he has always been a Republican of the higher order. He took a prominent part in the campaign leading to consolidation of the cities, and was elected Police Commissioner in 1892. Mr. Cohen is now the nominee of one wing of the Republican party for Mayor. He is fluent and classic speaker and writer.
CORBETT, HENRY W., OF Portland, was born in Westboro, Massachusetts, February 18, 1827. he early entered mercantile pursuits in New York City and State, and in 1850 shipped a stock of goods round the Horn to Portland, coming himself by Isthmus the following spring to meet them. From that time he pursued a business career that has made him closely identified with Portland’s growth. He is better known in connection with the First National Bank and Corbett, Failing & Co. than any other if his numerous successful enterprises. In 1865 he secured the mail contract between Portland and Sacramento, and put on a stage line. In 1869 he joined with Henry Failing in purchasing the First National Bank, which institution they still manage, and I n1871 the firm of Corbett, Failing & Co. was formed. He has been a promoter of many important enterprises. Mr. Corbett was a Whig until the Republican party was formed, and was one of the leaders in the latter in Oregon. He became chairman of the state central committee, and was instrumental in uniting all loyal voters in the Union party in 1862. In 1867 he was elected to the United States Senate, where he strongly advocated the building of the Northern pacific Railroad. His debates on finance and the funding bill received national recognition. His name has been frequently mentioned since in connection with senatorial honors. He has continued to take an active interest in party success, and has been in nearly every convention and league meeting for a third of a century.
CORNOYER, MAJOR N. A. {Editor inserted: Narcissa A. Cornoyer], was born in Illinois in 1820, and came to Oregon in 1849. He served in the Rogue River war in 1853, and became major of the First Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers during the Yakima war of 1855-6. He was twice elected Sheriff of Marion County, and in 1865 settled in Umatilla County and engaged in farming. For nine years he was Agent at the Umatilla Reservation, and once while out of office prevented an uprising of the Indians. He has frequently been a member of Republican conventions.
CODY, ALBERT J., of Portland, was born at Auburn, Baker County, Oregon, November 10, 1862. A year later his parents moved to Walla Walla, where he lived till 1875. From there he went to Astoria. In 1880 he went to the Snake river country, in Eastern Washington, then lived one year at The Dalles, and then returned to Astoria. He settled in Portland in 1882, and followed the hotel business. In 1894 he was appointed Deputy Sheriff by George C. Sears, to serve under Justice Geisler, which positions he filled until a short time ago, when he was appointed on the detective force of the police department. He is an active republican and a zealous worker.
COLLINS, J. L. [Editor inserted: James L. Collins], of Dallas, was born in Warrenton County, Mississippi, May 9, 1833, and came to Oregon in 1846, locating in Polk County. He lived on a farm with is parents till 1853, when he went to the California mines, returning in 1855. He was a reporter at the session of the legislature that year in Corvallis and Salem. He served in the Indian war of 1855-56, in Company B, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, under Captain Burch, and then taught school till 1859, when he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law, which he has since continued. He was a delegate to the county convention of 1860 and he state convention of 1864, and to both frequently since. He was Chief Clerk of the House in the sessions of 1864 and 1865. In 1866 he was a nominee for the legislature. In 1869 he was appointed County Judge to fill a vacancy, and in 1876 was the nominee for the same office.
CONSER, GEORGE W., of Heppner, was born in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, November 23, 1854. In 1886 he was elected Treasurer of Gilliam County, lived at Arlington. In 1890 he was a delegate to the Morrow County convention, to the state convention in 1890 and 1892, and to the congressional convention of 1896. He is a member of the Republican Club at Heppner, and an active worker in its ranks.
CONN, HON. VIRGIL, of Paisley, was born in Indiana in 1847, and in 1854 came to Oregon settling in Douglas County. He graduated at Willamette University in 1867. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Roseburg fourteen years, and in 1882 moved to Lake County, where he has establishments in Paisley and Silver Lake. He has been an active Republican for years. In 1895 he was elected to the legislature against a previously successful Democrat in Klamath and Lake Counties, and is again the party nominee.
CORNELIUS, B. P. [Editor inserted: Benjamin P. Cornelius], of Hillsboro, was born in Washington County, Oregon, November 9, 1850, and has resided there continuously. He has been a delegate to t he county conventions for the past twelve years, to the state conventions of 1886-88-90-92-94, and the club conventions of 1894-95-96. He was elected Sheriff in 1884 and again in 1888, and was elected County Judge in 1894. Previous to his election as Sheriff he was a farmer.
CORNELIUS, COLONEL THOMAS H., of Cornelius, was born in Missouri in 1827. He came to Oregon in 1845 and served in the Cayuse war in 1848. In 1855 he entered the Yakima war as captain, but was soon elected colonel of the regiment. In 1856 he was elected to the territorial council, serving till the state was admitted. In 1858 he was the only person running on a regular Republican ticket elected to the State Senate, and is the pioneer Republican of that body. He was continuously elected to that body until 1876, except one term during the war, when, as colonel of a regiment, he was in command of Fort Walla Walla Colonel Cornelius was the Republican nominee for Governor in 1886.
COWLES, HON. JOHN W., of McMinnville, was born in Onandaga County, New York, November 3, 1823, and was educated at the De Reuter Institute of Pompey Hill Academy. He taught school and farmed in Ohio and Wisconsin till 1852, when he went to California and mined, coming a little later to Oregon. He taught school in Yamhill County. He was one of the founders of the party, and was elected County Auditor on the first Republican ticket in the county. He was then elected County Clerk two terms and County Judge two terms, serving eight years. In 1870 he was elected to the State Senate, resigning after one session. In 1888 he was one of the organizers of the McMinnville National Bank, of which he is president. He has been frequently a member of county and state conventions.
CONNER, W.C. [Editor inserted: Walter C. Conner], editor of the Myrtle Point Enterprise, was born in Linn County, Kansas, January 14, 1871. In 1876 the family moved to Sonoma County, California, and in 1879 to Lane County, Oregon. He graduated from the high school at seventeen, was in the mercantile business in Cottage Grove two years, and then for two years was on the staff of the Cottage Grove Leader. In 1898 he established the Enterprise at Riddles, and in November, 1895, moved it to Myrtle Point, where it has become one of the leading Republican papers in Southern Oregon. He was a member of the Douglas County convention in 1894.
COOPER, JAMES S., of Independence, was born in Lawrence County, Missouri, January 9, 1841. He went to California in 1861 and teamed in San Joaquin County till 1864, when he came to Oregon and lived on farms in Marion and Polk Counties and traded stock in Crook County till 1878, when he engaged in the livery business in Independence. In 1885 he founded the J.S. Cooper Bank, now the First National, of which he is president. Mr. Cooper is a Republican, and has attended many county and state conventions and league meetings, and has twice been an alternate delegate to the national convention.
COOPER, THOMAS H., of Corvallis, was born near St. Joe, Missouri, January 9, 1851, and came to Oregon the following year. He has lived in Benton County since 1884, and is by occupation a farmer. He has been a delegate to county conventions since 1875, to the state conventions of 1890, 1894, and 1896, and to the league meeting of 1895. In 1894 he was elected a member of the legislature from Benton County. He is the present member of the state central committee from Benton County.
CONNER, R. L. [Editor inserted: Roswell L. Conner], of McMinnville, was born in Polk County, Oregon, September 18, 1866. He attended the Willamette University at Salem three years, and was for three years in the Sheridan flouring mills. Since July, 1890, he has been Deputy Sheriff of Yamhill County, under W.,L. Warren and W.,G. Henderson. He was a delegate to the league meetings of 1894-95-96.
COSPER, H.B. [Editor inserted: Harry B. Cosper], of Dallas, was born at Dallas, Polk County. Oregon, August 19, 1859, and has resided there continuously. Since 1884 he has been regularly a delegate to conventions, and was a delegate to the league in 1896. in 1892 he was elected Treasurer of Polk County, and was re-elected in 1894.
COCHRAN, C.E. [Editor inserted: Charles E. Cochran], of Union, was born in Summerville, Oregon, May 8, 1878. He graduated at the State Normal School, Monmouth, and in 1894 in the Law School of the University of Michigan. He then began practice in Union, and at once took a deep interest in politics. He was a member of the last county, congressional and state conventions, and is a member of the county and state central committees.
COLVIG, GEORGE W., of Grant’s Pass, was born in Ray County, Mississippi, November 12, 1848, and came to Oregon in 1851, and has resided in Douglas and Josephine Counties continuously, going to Grant’s Pass in 1890. He is engaged in practicing law, having been admitted to the bar in 1889. Since 1874 he has been a delegate to county conventions in both counties almost continuously. He was elected a member of the legislature from Douglas County in 1876, 1878, 1880 and 1883, and was nominated for County Judge in 1884. In 1889 he was elected a member of the State Board of Railway Commissioners, and re-elected in 1891. He was a Justice of the Peace at Riddles two years, chairman of the county central committee and a delegate to the state conventions of 1890, 1892, and 1894.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 192-195.
CONYERS, W. H. [Editor inserted: William H. Conyers], of Clatskanie, was born in Quincy, Illinois, April 16, 1840. He served four years in the war, and was commissioned a lieutenant. From 1865 to 1871 he was in the Postoffice department. He then came to Oregon and engaged in farming near Clatskanie. In 1878 he was elected Sheriff of Columbia County, and was re-elected in 1880. In 1882 he was elected County Clerk. In 1884 he resumed farming, and is an extensive dealer in real estate. He has many times been a member of county and state conventions.
CONYERS, HON. E. W. [Editor inserted: Enoch W. Conyers], of Clatskanie, was born in Kentucky, December 2, 1829. He learned telegraphing, and carried the first instrument into Burlington, Iowa, in1848. He served through the Mexican war in the First Illinois. In 1852 he crossed the plains and engaged in farming till 1877. He started the first store in Clatskanie and commanded the first steamer on the river, the “novelty.” He also engaged in milling. In 1882 he removed to McMinnville and farmed till 1889, when he again embarked in business at Clatskanie and became controlling owner of “Clatskanie Chief,” a weekly paper. He was a Whig, but has been a Republican ever since the party was formed. In 1860 and 1862 he was elected to the legislature. He was frequently been a member of conventions, committees and league meetings.
CROSS, HON. HARVEY E., a lawyer of Oregon City, was born there June 6, 1856. he was admitted to the bar in 1879. He was Deputy County Treasurer on e year, and in 1878 was elected to that office, being again elected in 1880. In 1890 Mr. Cross was elected Joint Senator for Clackamas and Marion Counties, and served two sessions.
COHEN, D. SOLIS, of Portland, was born in Philadelphia in 1854. He early became a writer if prominence, being connected with the Public Ledger and Sunday Dispatch of that city, a regular contributor to prominent journals and magazines, joint author of humorous work that had ten editions and the writer of two plays produced by Roland Reed. In the fall of 1876 he came to Portland and established the well-known Golden Rule Bazaar. He has taken a prominent part in many things for the welfare of the city and state. He was for four years a member of the State Board of Immigration and also a member of the State Board of Charities and Corrections. He is in fraternal circles. Politically he has always been a Republican of the higher order. He took a prominent part in the campaign leading to consolidation of the cities, and was elected Police Commissioner in 1892. Mr. Cohen is now the nominee of one wing of the Republican party for Mayor. He is fluent and classic speaker and writer.
CORBETT, HENRY W., OF Portland, was born in Westboro, Massachusetts, February 18, 1827. he early entered mercantile pursuits in New York City and State, and in 1850 shipped a stock of goods round the Horn to Portland, coming himself by Isthmus the following spring to meet them. From that time he pursued a business career that has made him closely identified with Portland’s growth. He is better known in connection with the First National Bank and Corbett, Failing & Co. than any other if his numerous successful enterprises. In 1865 he secured the mail contract between Portland and Sacramento, and put on a stage line. In 1869 he joined with Henry Failing in purchasing the First National Bank, which institution they still manage, and I n1871 the firm of Corbett, Failing & Co. was formed. He has been a promoter of many important enterprises. Mr. Corbett was a Whig until the Republican party was formed, and was one of the leaders in the latter in Oregon. He became chairman of the state central committee, and was instrumental in uniting all loyal voters in the Union party in 1862. In 1867 he was elected to the United States Senate, where he strongly advocated the building of the Northern pacific Railroad. His debates on finance and the funding bill received national recognition. His name has been frequently mentioned since in connection with senatorial honors. He has continued to take an active interest in party success, and has been in nearly every convention and league meeting for a third of a century.
CORNOYER, MAJOR N. A. {Editor inserted: Narcissa A. Cornoyer], was born in Illinois in 1820, and came to Oregon in 1849. He served in the Rogue River war in 1853, and became major of the First Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers during the Yakima war of 1855-6. He was twice elected Sheriff of Marion County, and in 1865 settled in Umatilla County and engaged in farming. For nine years he was Agent at the Umatilla Reservation, and once while out of office prevented an uprising of the Indians. He has frequently been a member of Republican conventions.
CODY, ALBERT J., of Portland, was born at Auburn, Baker County, Oregon, November 10, 1862. A year later his parents moved to Walla Walla, where he lived till 1875. From there he went to Astoria. In 1880 he went to the Snake river country, in Eastern Washington, then lived one year at The Dalles, and then returned to Astoria. He settled in Portland in 1882, and followed the hotel business. In 1894 he was appointed Deputy Sheriff by George C. Sears, to serve under Justice Geisler, which positions he filled until a short time ago, when he was appointed on the detective force of the police department. He is an active republican and a zealous worker.
COLLINS, J. L. [Editor inserted: James L. Collins], of Dallas, was born in Warrenton County, Mississippi, May 9, 1833, and came to Oregon in 1846, locating in Polk County. He lived on a farm with is parents till 1853, when he went to the California mines, returning in 1855. He was a reporter at the session of the legislature that year in Corvallis and Salem. He served in the Indian war of 1855-56, in Company B, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, under Captain Burch, and then taught school till 1859, when he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law, which he has since continued. He was a delegate to the county convention of 1860 and he state convention of 1864, and to both frequently since. He was Chief Clerk of the House in the sessions of 1864 and 1865. In 1866 he was a nominee for the legislature. In 1869 he was appointed County Judge to fill a vacancy, and in 1876 was the nominee for the same office.
CONSER, GEORGE W., of Heppner, was born in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, November 23, 1854. In 1886 he was elected Treasurer of Gilliam County, lived at Arlington. In 1890 he was a delegate to the Morrow County convention, to the state convention in 1890 and 1892, and to the congressional convention of 1896. He is a member of the Republican Club at Heppner, and an active worker in its ranks.
CONN, HON. VIRGIL, of Paisley, was born in Indiana in 1847, and in 1854 came to Oregon settling in Douglas County. He graduated at Willamette University in 1867. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Roseburg fourteen years, and in 1882 moved to Lake County, where he has establishments in Paisley and Silver Lake. He has been an active Republican for years. In 1895 he was elected to the legislature against a previously successful Democrat in Klamath and Lake Counties, and is again the party nominee.
CORNELIUS, B. P. [Editor inserted: Benjamin P. Cornelius], of Hillsboro, was born in Washington County, Oregon, November 9, 1850, and has resided there continuously. He has been a delegate to t he county conventions for the past twelve years, to the state conventions of 1886-88-90-92-94, and the club conventions of 1894-95-96. He was elected Sheriff in 1884 and again in 1888, and was elected County Judge in 1894. Previous to his election as Sheriff he was a farmer.
CORNELIUS, COLONEL THOMAS H., of Cornelius, was born in Missouri in 1827. He came to Oregon in 1845 and served in the Cayuse war in 1848. In 1855 he entered the Yakima war as captain, but was soon elected colonel of the regiment. In 1856 he was elected to the territorial council, serving till the state was admitted. In 1858 he was the only person running on a regular Republican ticket elected to the State Senate, and is the pioneer Republican of that body. He was continuously elected to that body until 1876, except one term during the war, when, as colonel of a regiment, he was in command of Fort Walla Walla Colonel Cornelius was the Republican nominee for Governor in 1886.
COWLES, HON. JOHN W., of McMinnville, was born in Onandaga County, New York, November 3, 1823, and was educated at the De Reuter Institute of Pompey Hill Academy. He taught school and farmed in Ohio and Wisconsin till 1852, when he went to California and mined, coming a little later to Oregon. He taught school in Yamhill County. He was one of the founders of the party, and was elected County Auditor on the first Republican ticket in the county. He was then elected County Clerk two terms and County Judge two terms, serving eight years. In 1870 he was elected to the State Senate, resigning after one session. In 1888 he was one of the organizers of the McMinnville National Bank, of which he is president. He has been frequently a member of county and state conventions.
CONNER, W.C. [Editor inserted: Walter C. Conner], editor of the Myrtle Point Enterprise, was born in Linn County, Kansas, January 14, 1871. In 1876 the family moved to Sonoma County, California, and in 1879 to Lane County, Oregon. He graduated from the high school at seventeen, was in the mercantile business in Cottage Grove two years, and then for two years was on the staff of the Cottage Grove Leader. In 1898 he established the Enterprise at Riddles, and in November, 1895, moved it to Myrtle Point, where it has become one of the leading Republican papers in Southern Oregon. He was a member of the Douglas County convention in 1894.
COOPER, JAMES S., of Independence, was born in Lawrence County, Missouri, January 9, 1841. He went to California in 1861 and teamed in San Joaquin County till 1864, when he came to Oregon and lived on farms in Marion and Polk Counties and traded stock in Crook County till 1878, when he engaged in the livery business in Independence. In 1885 he founded the J.S. Cooper Bank, now the First National, of which he is president. Mr. Cooper is a Republican, and has attended many county and state conventions and league meetings, and has twice been an alternate delegate to the national convention.
COOPER, THOMAS H., of Corvallis, was born near St. Joe, Missouri, January 9, 1851, and came to Oregon the following year. He has lived in Benton County since 1884, and is by occupation a farmer. He has been a delegate to county conventions since 1875, to the state conventions of 1890, 1894, and 1896, and to the league meeting of 1895. In 1894 he was elected a member of the legislature from Benton County. He is the present member of the state central committee from Benton County.
CONNER, R. L. [Editor inserted: Roswell L. Conner], of McMinnville, was born in Polk County, Oregon, September 18, 1866. He attended the Willamette University at Salem three years, and was for three years in the Sheridan flouring mills. Since July, 1890, he has been Deputy Sheriff of Yamhill County, under W.,L. Warren and W.,G. Henderson. He was a delegate to the league meetings of 1894-95-96.
COSPER, H.B. [Editor inserted: Harry B. Cosper], of Dallas, was born at Dallas, Polk County. Oregon, August 19, 1859, and has resided there continuously. Since 1884 he has been regularly a delegate to conventions, and was a delegate to the league in 1896. in 1892 he was elected Treasurer of Polk County, and was re-elected in 1894.
COCHRAN, C.E. [Editor inserted: Charles E. Cochran], of Union, was born in Summerville, Oregon, May 8, 1878. He graduated at the State Normal School, Monmouth, and in 1894 in the Law School of the University of Michigan. He then began practice in Union, and at once took a deep interest in politics. He was a member of the last county, congressional and state conventions, and is a member of the county and state central committees.
COLVIG, GEORGE W., of Grant’s Pass, was born in Ray County, Mississippi, November 12, 1848, and came to Oregon in 1851, and has resided in Douglas and Josephine Counties continuously, going to Grant’s Pass in 1890. He is engaged in practicing law, having been admitted to the bar in 1889. Since 1874 he has been a delegate to county conventions in both counties almost continuously. He was elected a member of the legislature from Douglas County in 1876, 1878, 1880 and 1883, and was nominated for County Judge in 1884. In 1889 he was elected a member of the State Board of Railway Commissioners, and re-elected in 1891. He was a Justice of the Peace at Riddles two years, chairman of the county central committee and a delegate to the state conventions of 1890, 1892, and 1894.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Congratulations, Oregon College & University Republicans
Oregon Federation of College Republicans Convention Photo, 2006
Oregon Federation of College Republicans, Convention Recap
Recap of the 2006 Oregon Federation of College Republicans Convention.
April 7th to April 9th, in Newport, Oregon
Friday Night:
In a black tie dinner setting, the College Republicans witnessed one of the most fun gubernatorial debates this year. Moderated by John Wickre, President of the Willamette University CR's, the debate took some interesting, unique twists.
On the 4th question, one of the most pertinent questions to Oregonians was asked by Mr. Wickre. After outlining Oregon's need for agriculture-friendly legislation, and highlighting key details of our state's farm economy, the all-important question was asked, "If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?" Now we know once and for all that Jason Atkinson would be a pear, Kevin Mannix would be a pinot noir grape, and Ron Saxton would be an orange!
Also in the debate, candidates' characters came into light as some questions were less issue-based. The College Republicans were able to hear what each candidate's favorite GOP leader was, as well as what Democrats they admire.
Perhaps the most memorable part of the night was Jason Atkinson's closing speech, when he spoke about the importance of taking risks. While the candidates and the College Republicans watched perplexed, Atkinson pulled off his suit coat and draped it over the podium. Then, he began to un-button his dress shirt - to which the audience's confusion grew. Then, Sen. Atkinson pulled open his dress shirt and exposed his "Viva La Ronald Reagan Revolucion!" shirt - which he purchased from the College Republicans during the Dorchester Conference.
The night was a lot of fun for the candidates and the College Republicans. The event was the largest youth gathering the governor-hopefuls had spoken to on the campaign trail. Ron Saxton, Kevin Mannix, and Jason Atkinson each enjoyed meeting all the young activists, and one of them will be helped tremendously by this new presence of support during the general election campaign races!
Saturday morning:
On Saturday morning, College Republicans heard from House Majority Leader Wayne Scott, Rep. Alan Brown, and Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli. Each were inspired to see so many College Republicans as the CR's were equally fascinated by the speakers.
Afterward, the College Republicans broke into 4 different groups and entered into training sessions. In one session, Rep. Linda Flores and Rep. Andy Olson (pictured above) articulated the main dynamics of door-to-door campaigning. In another, Oregon's GOP National Committeeman, Solomon Yue, spoke of RNC and ORP strategy in a powerpoint display. Bob Avery, the legendary GOP Chairman of Lane County, taught a "Leadership 101" seminar that detailed the qualities of certain leaders in America's history. In the 4th station, the College Republicans were fascinated by Jeff Grossman's presentation on the constitution, which gave them a deeper understanding of America's greatest document.
After a lunch break, the College Republicans massed together to support Rep. Alan Brown - a Republican with the largest demographic disadvantage out of any other district in the state. The storm of Republicans then broke loose: They walked up and down the streets of Newport, knocked on doors, and distributed literature in support of Rep. Alan Brown and candidate for Lincoln County Commissioner Kevin Pfannes. It was a sight that Newport had never seen! And it was awesome!!!
After the door-to-door campaigning, the College Republicans relaxed at their barbecue for several hours. Afterward, the night was concluded with a grand finale of great speakers: Oregon Republican Party Chairman Vance Day, District 4 Congressional Candidate Jim Feldkamp, and Talk Radio Host Lars Larson. Saturday was truly a remarkable day for the College Republicans - whose members saw more potential in themselves than ever before.
Lars Larson does a live show:
Talk radio host Lars Larson aired his Friday show live from the College Republican State Convention - a fun kickoff to the event. As members arrived and checked in, they enjoyed hearing AND seeing one of their favorite voices on the radio. Several College Republicans came onto the show and informed the listeners about the convention.
On Saturday, Lars remained in Newport and took part in the College Republicans' "barbecue on the beach." Later in the evening, he addressed the members and was very well-received. Many issues were addressed and everyone left the room more proud to be Republican!
New OFCR Board sworn in:
On Saturday, a new OFCR State Board was established. Though John Swanson remains Chairman, being 1 year into his 2-year term, 5 new faces joined the ranks of the Oregon Federation of College Republicans. Mario Campbell, the proactive Portland State University CR President, and Navy veteran, was unanimously elected Co-Chairman. Chase Dannen, President of the Oregon State University CRs, was elected Vice-Chairman. The 2nd Vice Chair position went to Stephanie Williams from Western Oregon University, Secretary went to Jenna Randall from the University of Oregon, and Holly Jones, also from the University of Oregon, won the position of Treasurer in the only contested race. Congratulations to this new board, and please welcome them as they help spread the Republican message.
April 7th to April 9th, in Newport, Oregon
Friday Night:
In a black tie dinner setting, the College Republicans witnessed one of the most fun gubernatorial debates this year. Moderated by John Wickre, President of the Willamette University CR's, the debate took some interesting, unique twists.
On the 4th question, one of the most pertinent questions to Oregonians was asked by Mr. Wickre. After outlining Oregon's need for agriculture-friendly legislation, and highlighting key details of our state's farm economy, the all-important question was asked, "If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?" Now we know once and for all that Jason Atkinson would be a pear, Kevin Mannix would be a pinot noir grape, and Ron Saxton would be an orange!
Also in the debate, candidates' characters came into light as some questions were less issue-based. The College Republicans were able to hear what each candidate's favorite GOP leader was, as well as what Democrats they admire.
Perhaps the most memorable part of the night was Jason Atkinson's closing speech, when he spoke about the importance of taking risks. While the candidates and the College Republicans watched perplexed, Atkinson pulled off his suit coat and draped it over the podium. Then, he began to un-button his dress shirt - to which the audience's confusion grew. Then, Sen. Atkinson pulled open his dress shirt and exposed his "Viva La Ronald Reagan Revolucion!" shirt - which he purchased from the College Republicans during the Dorchester Conference.
The night was a lot of fun for the candidates and the College Republicans. The event was the largest youth gathering the governor-hopefuls had spoken to on the campaign trail. Ron Saxton, Kevin Mannix, and Jason Atkinson each enjoyed meeting all the young activists, and one of them will be helped tremendously by this new presence of support during the general election campaign races!
Saturday morning:
On Saturday morning, College Republicans heard from House Majority Leader Wayne Scott, Rep. Alan Brown, and Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli. Each were inspired to see so many College Republicans as the CR's were equally fascinated by the speakers.
Afterward, the College Republicans broke into 4 different groups and entered into training sessions. In one session, Rep. Linda Flores and Rep. Andy Olson (pictured above) articulated the main dynamics of door-to-door campaigning. In another, Oregon's GOP National Committeeman, Solomon Yue, spoke of RNC and ORP strategy in a powerpoint display. Bob Avery, the legendary GOP Chairman of Lane County, taught a "Leadership 101" seminar that detailed the qualities of certain leaders in America's history. In the 4th station, the College Republicans were fascinated by Jeff Grossman's presentation on the constitution, which gave them a deeper understanding of America's greatest document.
After a lunch break, the College Republicans massed together to support Rep. Alan Brown - a Republican with the largest demographic disadvantage out of any other district in the state. The storm of Republicans then broke loose: They walked up and down the streets of Newport, knocked on doors, and distributed literature in support of Rep. Alan Brown and candidate for Lincoln County Commissioner Kevin Pfannes. It was a sight that Newport had never seen! And it was awesome!!!
After the door-to-door campaigning, the College Republicans relaxed at their barbecue for several hours. Afterward, the night was concluded with a grand finale of great speakers: Oregon Republican Party Chairman Vance Day, District 4 Congressional Candidate Jim Feldkamp, and Talk Radio Host Lars Larson. Saturday was truly a remarkable day for the College Republicans - whose members saw more potential in themselves than ever before.
Lars Larson does a live show:
Talk radio host Lars Larson aired his Friday show live from the College Republican State Convention - a fun kickoff to the event. As members arrived and checked in, they enjoyed hearing AND seeing one of their favorite voices on the radio. Several College Republicans came onto the show and informed the listeners about the convention.
On Saturday, Lars remained in Newport and took part in the College Republicans' "barbecue on the beach." Later in the evening, he addressed the members and was very well-received. Many issues were addressed and everyone left the room more proud to be Republican!
New OFCR Board sworn in:
On Saturday, a new OFCR State Board was established. Though John Swanson remains Chairman, being 1 year into his 2-year term, 5 new faces joined the ranks of the Oregon Federation of College Republicans. Mario Campbell, the proactive Portland State University CR President, and Navy veteran, was unanimously elected Co-Chairman. Chase Dannen, President of the Oregon State University CRs, was elected Vice-Chairman. The 2nd Vice Chair position went to Stephanie Williams from Western Oregon University, Secretary went to Jenna Randall from the University of Oregon, and Holly Jones, also from the University of Oregon, won the position of Treasurer in the only contested race. Congratulations to this new board, and please welcome them as they help spread the Republican message.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
HAPPY EASTER!! Please remember the reason for the season
The last seven utterances of Christ:
Luke 23:34: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Luke 23:43: "Today you will be with me in paradise."
John 19:26-27: "Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother."
Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
John 19:28: "I thirst."
John 19:30: "It is finished."
Luke 23:46: "Father into your hands I commend my spirit."
The visit of the angel:
Mathew 28:5-7: "The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. [6] He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. [7] Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
Luke 23:34: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Luke 23:43: "Today you will be with me in paradise."
John 19:26-27: "Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother."
Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
John 19:28: "I thirst."
John 19:30: "It is finished."
Luke 23:46: "Father into your hands I commend my spirit."
The visit of the angel:
Mathew 28:5-7: "The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. [6] He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. [7] Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
Friday, April 14, 2006
The Fate of the SS Star of Oregon
Click on the headlink, for redirection to a brief description of the fate of the SS Star of Oregon, from uboat.net.
At 08.28 hours on 30 Aug, 1942, the unescorted "Star of Oregon" (Master Ellis Penryn Thomas) was hit by one torpedo from U-162 about 50 miles northeast of Tobago, while steaming a zigzag course at 11.4 knots. The torpedo struck on the starboard side in the #4 hold and blew the hatch covers off the #4 and #5 holds and cargo into the air. A workaway, a seaman being repatriated, lay sleeping on a hatch cover and was blown overboard and never found. As the ship settled by the stern, the armed guards fired five rounds from the stern gun without having sighted the U-boat and the eight officers, 30 crewmen and 14 armed guards (the ship was armed with two 3in and eight .30cal guns) abandoned ship in four lifeboats within minutes. 25 minutes later, the U-boat surfaced and questioned the survivors and asked if anyone remained on board. The Germans apparently misunderstood the name as "Star of Orania" and then began shelling the port side of the ship from a distance of 500 yards. After firing about 18 rounds, the ship sank by the stern one hour after being hit by the torpedo. The survivors were picked up by an American patrol boat and landed them at Port of Spain the next day.
At 08.28 hours on 30 Aug, 1942, the unescorted "Star of Oregon" (Master Ellis Penryn Thomas) was hit by one torpedo from U-162 about 50 miles northeast of Tobago, while steaming a zigzag course at 11.4 knots. The torpedo struck on the starboard side in the #4 hold and blew the hatch covers off the #4 and #5 holds and cargo into the air. A workaway, a seaman being repatriated, lay sleeping on a hatch cover and was blown overboard and never found. As the ship settled by the stern, the armed guards fired five rounds from the stern gun without having sighted the U-boat and the eight officers, 30 crewmen and 14 armed guards (the ship was armed with two 3in and eight .30cal guns) abandoned ship in four lifeboats within minutes. 25 minutes later, the U-boat surfaced and questioned the survivors and asked if anyone remained on board. The Germans apparently misunderstood the name as "Star of Orania" and then began shelling the port side of the ship from a distance of 500 yards. After firing about 18 rounds, the ship sank by the stern one hour after being hit by the torpedo. The survivors were picked up by an American patrol boat and landed them at Port of Spain the next day.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Oregon Republican League: History 101
Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Click on the head link above, to visit more of our listings at genealogy.com. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 188-191.
CANDIANI, DR. C. F. [Editor inserted: Dr. C. Fred Candiani], of Cascade Locks, was born in Turin, Italy, August 20, 1847, and came to Oregon in May, 1875, locating in Dayton, in the practice of medicine, subsequently removing to Cascade Locks. He is a prominent Republican and has been frequently a delegate to conventions and league meetings.
CARTER, E. V. [Editor inserted: Ernest V. Carter], of Ashland, was born in Elkader, Iowa, October 13, 1860, and was educated in the high school and the Iowa Agricultural College, at Ames. From 1880 to 1883 he was assistant cashier and cashier of the First National Bank of Elkader. In 1883 he came to Oregon and helped organize the Bank of Ashland, of which he has always been the cashier. He was a delegate to the county and state conventions of 1894 and the league meetings of 1895 and 1896. From 1894 to 1896 he was a member of the state central committee.
CAPLES, JOHN F., of Portland, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 12, 1832. He lived to manhood in Seneca County, being educated at the Wesleyan University. He read law at Bellefontaine, in the office of Hon. Benjamin Stanton, and was examined for admission to the bar in 1854 by Judge Thurman. He practiced at Findlay, Ohio, and Warsaw, Indiana. After the war, in which he took an active part in organizing regiments, he came to the Pacific coast in 1865, locating at Vancouver. The next year he removed to Portland. He at once became prominent as a practitioner and an active Republican worker. In 1872 he was elected to the legislature. In 1878 he was elected District Attorney and served six years. In 1884 he was the Republican nominee for congress, but was defeated because of party dissensions. In every general election for thirty years he has been on the stump, and has canvassed every section of the state, no man within its borders being personally better known to the Republicans of Oregon. He has always worked for and voted the straight ticket, and has a contempt for bolters. As a general practitioner, and especially as a criminal lawyer, his reputation extends throughout the entire Northwest, where he counts his friends by the thousands. As a public speaker he is forcible and sympathetic, and always inspires his audience with enthusiasm. As a debater he is skillful and eloquent; as a jury advocate he is convincing and successful; as a man he is respected and is worthy of respect.
CARSON, JOHN C., of Portland, was born in Center County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1825. In 1834 the family moved to Ashland, Ohio. He learned the carpenter’s trade and attended the Ashland Academy. He then read medicine three years, and in 1850 went to California with Dr. J. W. Kinnaman to establish a hospital. Complications prevented, and they spent the winter in the mines. The next year Mr. Carson came to Portland and began a business career that has lasted more than forty years. Mr. Carson was one of the founders of the Republican party in Oregon, and attended the preliminary conferences before any public movement was made. In 1855-6 he was president of the City Council, and was twice re-elected a member if the Council. In 1866 he was a member of the United States board appointed to report upon the claims of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1870 he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature, and was twice re-elected,. In 1884 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1887 was President of the body. He was re-elected Senator in 1888.
CAKE, H. M. [Editor inserted: Harry M. Cake], vice-president for Oregon of the National Republican League, is a leading attorney of Portland. He was born at Fostoria, Ohio, April 13, 1857, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1881. He took a course of law in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and was admitted to the bar in 1884, coming to Oregon the same year. By close application to his profession he has earned a high position at the bar. In 1895 Mr. Cake was a delegate to the National League convention at Cleveland, and was chosen vice-president of the League for Oregon, and is a member of the executive committee of the Republican League of Oregon.
CAMERON, THEODERIC, of Jackson County, is one of the oldest Republicans of Southern Oregon, and has upheld the standards of the party against a democratic majority for many years. He is a native of Madison County, New York, and came to Oregon in 1852, and has been engaged in mining and merchandising. He is a familiar figure in county and state conventions, and is a leader of the party. In 1894 he was the nominee for the Senate, and this year is the nominee for County Treasurer.
CALBREATH, DR. JOHN F., of McMinnville, was born in West Virginia in 1854, and crossed the plains to Oregon in 1865. He lived on a farm in Benton County and attended Philomath College, and in 1875 graduated from the medical school of the University of California. He practiced at Lafayette till 1886, when he located in McMinnville. In 1894 he was elected to the state senate. Dr. Calbreath attended the league meetings in 1894 and 1896, and the first district congressional convention of 1896, where he was elected a delegate to the national convention.
CARDWELL, HON. BYRON P., of Portland, was born in Illinois in 1832, and came to Oregon in 1852. He first lived in Corvallis (then Marysville), but for most of the time in Portland. For twenty-one years he was Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. He was for a number of years a Police Commissioner. At all times he has taken an active part in politics as a member of conventions, committees and league meetings. In 1894 he was elected to the legislature.
CARTER, HON. TOLBERT, was born in Illinois in 1835 and came to Oregon in 1846. he mined in California, engaged in merchandising and then settled on a homestead in Benton County. He was elected to the legislature in 1878 and in 1882, and in 1894 was elected Joint Senator from Benton and Lincoln Counties.
CHURCH, JONAS M., OF La Grande, was born at Catskill, N.Y., October 8, 1833, and went to California in 1852, engaging in butchering, merchandising and mining till 1862, when he came to Oregon and mined in Grant County till 1870. He then engaged in the stock business in Umatilla County. In 1887 he engaged in mercantile business in Island City, and for five years was manager of the Wallowa branch of the Island City Milling & Mercantile Company. He is now vice-president of the Island City National Bank and the Wallowa National Bank. Mr. Church has always been a leader in politics wherever he has lived, has been an active worker and a straight Republican, having never scratched a ticket. He was nominated for County Clerk of Grant County in 1864. He has been a delegate to county and state conventions and league meetings a great many times.
CHARMAN, HON. THOMAS, of Oregon City, was born in the Parish of Walking, County Surrey, England, September 8, 1829, and came to the United States in 1848. In 1849 he went to Indiana and in 1852 came to Oregon, engaging in merchandising in Oregon City, which he has continued ever since. He has been one of the prime movers in all the public enterprises, such as the woolen mills, development of the water power, etc. In 1882 he organized the Bank of Oregon City, and has always been its president. He has been a Republican from the infancy of the party, and attended the first convention in the state. He was elected a delegate to the national convention of 1864, and has frequently been a delegate to local conventions. He has been Mayor of Oregon City several times, and was on the staff of Governor A. C. Gibbs, with rank of major.
CHAUSSE, F. W. [Editor inserted: Francis W. Chausse}, editor of the Oregon Observer, at Grant’s Pass, was born in Glencoe, Minnesota, in 1872. He began editorial work in 1889, and has published and edited the Observer four years. He was a delegate to the Josephine County convention in the 1894 and 1896, and to league meetings. He is an earnest Republican, and his views are ably reflected in the columns of his paper.
CHITWOOD, JAMES T., of Chitwood, Lincoln County, was born near Madison, Indiana, November 21, 1825, and is one of the pioneers of Oregon. He attended the first mass meeting in Oregon City, to organize the Republican party in Clackamas County, and ahs been an active member of conventions and committees.
CHRISMAN, WILLIAM M. C., of McMinnville, was born in Virginia, September 20, 1830, and came to Oregon in 1844, locating near Dayton the next year. He lived on a farm for many years, then six years in Amity, and since then in McMinnville. He was one of the first Republicans of the state, and has been a frequent member of conventions and committees, and was a nominee for the legislature from Yamhill County.
CLOUGH, A. M. [Editor inserted: Alaine M. Clough], of Salem, was born in Johnsbury, Vermont, September 4, 1850, and came to Oregon in 1876, settling in Salem, where he has since been engaged in the cabinet and undertaking business. He has been a delegate to nearly every county convention since 1880, and in 1892 was secretary of the county central committee. He was elected Coroner of Marion County in 1894, and is again the party nominee for the office. He is a member of the Salem Republican Club, and an earnest party worker.
CLIFF, DR. HARRY, R., of St. Helens, was born at Bradford, Yorkshire, England, December 8, 1858. Eleven years ago he came to Oregon and located at St. Helens in the practice of medicine, where he has resided ever since. He has taken an active interest in politics and I the success of the Republican party. He was a delegate to the Columbia County conventions of 1886 and 1894, the state convention of 1894, and the club convention of 1896. He was a member of the state central committee the past two years, and stumped Columbia County in the campaign of 1894.
CLARK, F. G. [Editor inserted: Fred G. Clark], of Corvallis, was born in Cook County, Illinois, April 20, 1849, and came to Oregon in 1877, locating in Corvallis, where he has since resided. He was City Treasurer from 1886 to 1888 and was elected Treasurer in 1890 and 1894.
CLEETON, HON. THOMAS J., of St. Helens, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, October 7, 1861, and graduated from the State Normal School at Kirksville. He served one term as Superintendent of Schools of Schuyler County, and then taught school four years at Dexter, Kansas. In 1891 he came to Oregon and began teaching at Vernonia, Columbia County, and in 1892 was elected County Superintendent of Schools. In1893 he was admitted to the bar. In 1892 he was elected alternate delegate to the National League, and was a delegate to the State League in 1895 and 1896. Mr. Cleeton was elected to the legislature in 1894, and is now Republican nominee for Attorney of the Fifth Judicial District.
COOPER, W. H. [Editor inserted: William H. Cooper], of Cottage Grove, was born in Washington County, Oregon, May 31, 1854, and has always lived in the state. He attended the Pacific University at Forest Grove, and studied law in Tillamook, being admitted to the bar in 1892. In 1894, after a brief sojourn in Los Angeles, he located at Cottage Grove in the practice of law. He was a delegate to the Tillamook County convention in 1886, and was elected County Judge the same year and served four years. He has always been a hard worker in the party ranks.
CORNELIUS, DR. C. W. [Editor inserted: Dr. Charles W. Cornelius], coroner of Multnomah County, was born in Washington County, Oregon, in 1855. He graduated at the Pacific University and began the study of medicine. In 1880 he opened a drug store in Spokane and in 1881 in Portland. In 1889 he graduated from the medical department of the University of Oregon and began practice in Portland. In 1894 he was elected Coroner, and is again a candidate for the office.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 188-191.
CANDIANI, DR. C. F. [Editor inserted: Dr. C. Fred Candiani], of Cascade Locks, was born in Turin, Italy, August 20, 1847, and came to Oregon in May, 1875, locating in Dayton, in the practice of medicine, subsequently removing to Cascade Locks. He is a prominent Republican and has been frequently a delegate to conventions and league meetings.
CARTER, E. V. [Editor inserted: Ernest V. Carter], of Ashland, was born in Elkader, Iowa, October 13, 1860, and was educated in the high school and the Iowa Agricultural College, at Ames. From 1880 to 1883 he was assistant cashier and cashier of the First National Bank of Elkader. In 1883 he came to Oregon and helped organize the Bank of Ashland, of which he has always been the cashier. He was a delegate to the county and state conventions of 1894 and the league meetings of 1895 and 1896. From 1894 to 1896 he was a member of the state central committee.
CAPLES, JOHN F., of Portland, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 12, 1832. He lived to manhood in Seneca County, being educated at the Wesleyan University. He read law at Bellefontaine, in the office of Hon. Benjamin Stanton, and was examined for admission to the bar in 1854 by Judge Thurman. He practiced at Findlay, Ohio, and Warsaw, Indiana. After the war, in which he took an active part in organizing regiments, he came to the Pacific coast in 1865, locating at Vancouver. The next year he removed to Portland. He at once became prominent as a practitioner and an active Republican worker. In 1872 he was elected to the legislature. In 1878 he was elected District Attorney and served six years. In 1884 he was the Republican nominee for congress, but was defeated because of party dissensions. In every general election for thirty years he has been on the stump, and has canvassed every section of the state, no man within its borders being personally better known to the Republicans of Oregon. He has always worked for and voted the straight ticket, and has a contempt for bolters. As a general practitioner, and especially as a criminal lawyer, his reputation extends throughout the entire Northwest, where he counts his friends by the thousands. As a public speaker he is forcible and sympathetic, and always inspires his audience with enthusiasm. As a debater he is skillful and eloquent; as a jury advocate he is convincing and successful; as a man he is respected and is worthy of respect.
CARSON, JOHN C., of Portland, was born in Center County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1825. In 1834 the family moved to Ashland, Ohio. He learned the carpenter’s trade and attended the Ashland Academy. He then read medicine three years, and in 1850 went to California with Dr. J. W. Kinnaman to establish a hospital. Complications prevented, and they spent the winter in the mines. The next year Mr. Carson came to Portland and began a business career that has lasted more than forty years. Mr. Carson was one of the founders of the Republican party in Oregon, and attended the preliminary conferences before any public movement was made. In 1855-6 he was president of the City Council, and was twice re-elected a member if the Council. In 1866 he was a member of the United States board appointed to report upon the claims of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1870 he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature, and was twice re-elected,. In 1884 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1887 was President of the body. He was re-elected Senator in 1888.
CAKE, H. M. [Editor inserted: Harry M. Cake], vice-president for Oregon of the National Republican League, is a leading attorney of Portland. He was born at Fostoria, Ohio, April 13, 1857, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1881. He took a course of law in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and was admitted to the bar in 1884, coming to Oregon the same year. By close application to his profession he has earned a high position at the bar. In 1895 Mr. Cake was a delegate to the National League convention at Cleveland, and was chosen vice-president of the League for Oregon, and is a member of the executive committee of the Republican League of Oregon.
CAMERON, THEODERIC, of Jackson County, is one of the oldest Republicans of Southern Oregon, and has upheld the standards of the party against a democratic majority for many years. He is a native of Madison County, New York, and came to Oregon in 1852, and has been engaged in mining and merchandising. He is a familiar figure in county and state conventions, and is a leader of the party. In 1894 he was the nominee for the Senate, and this year is the nominee for County Treasurer.
CALBREATH, DR. JOHN F., of McMinnville, was born in West Virginia in 1854, and crossed the plains to Oregon in 1865. He lived on a farm in Benton County and attended Philomath College, and in 1875 graduated from the medical school of the University of California. He practiced at Lafayette till 1886, when he located in McMinnville. In 1894 he was elected to the state senate. Dr. Calbreath attended the league meetings in 1894 and 1896, and the first district congressional convention of 1896, where he was elected a delegate to the national convention.
CARDWELL, HON. BYRON P., of Portland, was born in Illinois in 1832, and came to Oregon in 1852. He first lived in Corvallis (then Marysville), but for most of the time in Portland. For twenty-one years he was Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. He was for a number of years a Police Commissioner. At all times he has taken an active part in politics as a member of conventions, committees and league meetings. In 1894 he was elected to the legislature.
CARTER, HON. TOLBERT, was born in Illinois in 1835 and came to Oregon in 1846. he mined in California, engaged in merchandising and then settled on a homestead in Benton County. He was elected to the legislature in 1878 and in 1882, and in 1894 was elected Joint Senator from Benton and Lincoln Counties.
CHURCH, JONAS M., OF La Grande, was born at Catskill, N.Y., October 8, 1833, and went to California in 1852, engaging in butchering, merchandising and mining till 1862, when he came to Oregon and mined in Grant County till 1870. He then engaged in the stock business in Umatilla County. In 1887 he engaged in mercantile business in Island City, and for five years was manager of the Wallowa branch of the Island City Milling & Mercantile Company. He is now vice-president of the Island City National Bank and the Wallowa National Bank. Mr. Church has always been a leader in politics wherever he has lived, has been an active worker and a straight Republican, having never scratched a ticket. He was nominated for County Clerk of Grant County in 1864. He has been a delegate to county and state conventions and league meetings a great many times.
CHARMAN, HON. THOMAS, of Oregon City, was born in the Parish of Walking, County Surrey, England, September 8, 1829, and came to the United States in 1848. In 1849 he went to Indiana and in 1852 came to Oregon, engaging in merchandising in Oregon City, which he has continued ever since. He has been one of the prime movers in all the public enterprises, such as the woolen mills, development of the water power, etc. In 1882 he organized the Bank of Oregon City, and has always been its president. He has been a Republican from the infancy of the party, and attended the first convention in the state. He was elected a delegate to the national convention of 1864, and has frequently been a delegate to local conventions. He has been Mayor of Oregon City several times, and was on the staff of Governor A. C. Gibbs, with rank of major.
CHAUSSE, F. W. [Editor inserted: Francis W. Chausse}, editor of the Oregon Observer, at Grant’s Pass, was born in Glencoe, Minnesota, in 1872. He began editorial work in 1889, and has published and edited the Observer four years. He was a delegate to the Josephine County convention in the 1894 and 1896, and to league meetings. He is an earnest Republican, and his views are ably reflected in the columns of his paper.
CHITWOOD, JAMES T., of Chitwood, Lincoln County, was born near Madison, Indiana, November 21, 1825, and is one of the pioneers of Oregon. He attended the first mass meeting in Oregon City, to organize the Republican party in Clackamas County, and ahs been an active member of conventions and committees.
CHRISMAN, WILLIAM M. C., of McMinnville, was born in Virginia, September 20, 1830, and came to Oregon in 1844, locating near Dayton the next year. He lived on a farm for many years, then six years in Amity, and since then in McMinnville. He was one of the first Republicans of the state, and has been a frequent member of conventions and committees, and was a nominee for the legislature from Yamhill County.
CLOUGH, A. M. [Editor inserted: Alaine M. Clough], of Salem, was born in Johnsbury, Vermont, September 4, 1850, and came to Oregon in 1876, settling in Salem, where he has since been engaged in the cabinet and undertaking business. He has been a delegate to nearly every county convention since 1880, and in 1892 was secretary of the county central committee. He was elected Coroner of Marion County in 1894, and is again the party nominee for the office. He is a member of the Salem Republican Club, and an earnest party worker.
CLIFF, DR. HARRY, R., of St. Helens, was born at Bradford, Yorkshire, England, December 8, 1858. Eleven years ago he came to Oregon and located at St. Helens in the practice of medicine, where he has resided ever since. He has taken an active interest in politics and I the success of the Republican party. He was a delegate to the Columbia County conventions of 1886 and 1894, the state convention of 1894, and the club convention of 1896. He was a member of the state central committee the past two years, and stumped Columbia County in the campaign of 1894.
CLARK, F. G. [Editor inserted: Fred G. Clark], of Corvallis, was born in Cook County, Illinois, April 20, 1849, and came to Oregon in 1877, locating in Corvallis, where he has since resided. He was City Treasurer from 1886 to 1888 and was elected Treasurer in 1890 and 1894.
CLEETON, HON. THOMAS J., of St. Helens, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, October 7, 1861, and graduated from the State Normal School at Kirksville. He served one term as Superintendent of Schools of Schuyler County, and then taught school four years at Dexter, Kansas. In 1891 he came to Oregon and began teaching at Vernonia, Columbia County, and in 1892 was elected County Superintendent of Schools. In1893 he was admitted to the bar. In 1892 he was elected alternate delegate to the National League, and was a delegate to the State League in 1895 and 1896. Mr. Cleeton was elected to the legislature in 1894, and is now Republican nominee for Attorney of the Fifth Judicial District.
COOPER, W. H. [Editor inserted: William H. Cooper], of Cottage Grove, was born in Washington County, Oregon, May 31, 1854, and has always lived in the state. He attended the Pacific University at Forest Grove, and studied law in Tillamook, being admitted to the bar in 1892. In 1894, after a brief sojourn in Los Angeles, he located at Cottage Grove in the practice of law. He was a delegate to the Tillamook County convention in 1886, and was elected County Judge the same year and served four years. He has always been a hard worker in the party ranks.
CORNELIUS, DR. C. W. [Editor inserted: Dr. Charles W. Cornelius], coroner of Multnomah County, was born in Washington County, Oregon, in 1855. He graduated at the Pacific University and began the study of medicine. In 1880 he opened a drug store in Spokane and in 1881 in Portland. In 1889 he graduated from the medical department of the University of Oregon and began practice in Portland. In 1894 he was elected Coroner, and is again a candidate for the office.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006
The U.S. Code: National Anthem, Motto, Floral Emblem, and March
http://www.law.cornell.edu
United States Code, Title 36, Subtitle I, Part A, Chapter 3: National Anthem, Motto, Floral Emblem, and March
Subsection 301:
(a) Designation.— The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
(b) Conduct During Playing.— During a rendition of the national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;
(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and
(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.
Subsection 302:
“In God we trust” is the national motto.
Subsection 303:
The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem.
Subsection 304:
The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is the national march.
United States Code, Title 36, Subtitle I, Part A, Chapter 3: National Anthem, Motto, Floral Emblem, and March
Subsection 301:
(a) Designation.— The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
(b) Conduct During Playing.— During a rendition of the national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;
(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and
(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.
Subsection 302:
“In God we trust” is the national motto.
Subsection 303:
The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem.
Subsection 304:
The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is the national march.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Mary Dora Allen (1920 - 2006)
Mary Dora Allen
ALLEN, Mary Dora - Age 85, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away April 2, 2006, after a long and courageous battle against cancer.
A lifelong Republican, Mary Dora Young was the first born child of Francis John Young and Dora Hazel Hughes. Mary was born September 4, 1920, in Denver, Colorado. Mary married Franklin Lee Allen, on January 19, 1941, in Santa Ana, California. Thereafter, the couple made their home in Azalea, Oregon, for a half century. Mary rose through the ranks of the United States Postal Service, becoming Postmaster of the Azalea Post Office. Mary was President of the Glendale Elementary and High School PTA and remained active in the local Sunshine Club and broader community. In their retirement, Lee and Mary moved to Vancouver, Washington. Mary loved her family, attending to the family genealogy, reading, puzzles and cable news programming.
Mary is survived by her husband; Franklin Lee Allen; two daughters, Doralee and Richard Carroll, of Vancouver, Washington; Sudie M. and Leo A. Larson, of Portland, Oregon; five grandchildren; Keith Nellis (Wanda), of Aloha, Oregon; Ron Nellis (Chelli), of Portland; Debra Tackett (Mark), of Myrtle Creek; Tony Larson, of Azalea; and Teresa Pugliese (Scott), of Portland; twelve great-grandchilden; Nicole, Nicolaus, Amanda, Devin, Chelsea, Samuel, Isabelle, Michael, Gina, Jordan, Stephanie and Roma; two sisters in law; Dori I. C. Young of Woodburn, Oregon; and Juanita M. A. Barnett of Brentwood, Tennessee; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her parents; brother, John F. Young; brother, Walter S. Young (Dori); brother, Theodore R. Young; and grandson, Christopher J. Nellis.
A private commemoration will occur. Remembrances to the Oregon and Washington Humane Societies, or charity of your choice.
Early History of the American National Anthem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
Early History of the American National Anthem, as reproduced from wikipedia.org. Please click on the headlink for full details.
On September 3, 1814, Key and John S. Skinner of Baltimore, Maryland, an American prisoner exchange agent, set sail from Baltimore aboard the sloop HMS Minden flying a flag of truce approved by James Madison. Their goal was to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, the elderly and popular town physician of Upper Marlboro, a friend of Key's who had been captured in Washington, DC and had been accused of harboring British deserters. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7 and spoke with General Robert Ross and Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner, while they also discussed war plans. In the beginning, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment.
Because Key and Skinner had heard much of the preparations for the Baltimore attack, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise, and later back onto the Minden sloop, waiting behind the British fleet. On September 13, at 7 a.m., the British fleet attacked the fort and the Battle of Baltimore was under way. Bombardment of the fort continued until 1 a.m. on September 14, after which some British gunboats attempted to slip past the fort and effect a landing in a cove to the west of it, but they were turned away by gunners at nearby Fort Covington, the city's last line of defense. During the rainy night, Key had witnessed the bombardment and observed that the fort's smaller "storm flag" continued to fly, but once the shelling stopped and it grew dark, he would not know how the battle turned out until dawn. By then, the storm flag had been lowered and the larger main flag had been raised.
Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the enormous American flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, is today on display in the National Museum of American History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. This flag was restored in 1914 by Amelia Fowler, and again in 1998 as part of an ongoing conservation program.
The next day, Key wrote a poem aboard the ship on the back of a letter he had in his pocket, continuing to write during the sail. After being released with Skinner in Baltimore at twilight on September 16, Key finished the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel where he was staying, entitling it "Defence of Fort McHenry".
Key gave his poem to his brother-in-law, Judge Joseph H. Nicholson, who recognized that the poem fit the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven", a popular melody dating from the mid-1760s, written in London by John Stafford Smith. Nicholson took the poem to a printer. These broadside copies, the song's first known printing, were printed anonymously in Baltimore on September 17 — of these, two known copies still exist.
On September 20, both the Baltimore Patriot and The American printed the song, with the note "Tune: Anacreon in Heaven." The song quickly became popular, with 17 newspapers from Georgia to New Hampshire printing it. Soon after, Thomas Carr of the Carr Music Store in Baltimore published the words and music together under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner." The song quickly became popular, and the first public performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" took place in October, when Baltimore actor Ferdinand Durang sang the song at Captain McCauley's tavern.
Percy Moran drew Francis Scott Key reaching out towards the flag in 1913. The song gained popularity throughout the19th century. On July 27, 1889, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy signed General Order #374, making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official tune to be played at the raising of the flag.
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson ordered that "The Star Spangled Banner" be played at military and other appropriate occasions. Two years later, in 1918, the song was first played at a baseball game; in the World Series, the band started an impromptu performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the seventh-inning stretch. The players and spectators stood at attention, took off their hats, and sang, giving rise to a tradition that is repeated at almost every professional baseball game in United States today, though it is now performed prior to the first pitch.
On November 3, 1929, Robert Ripley drew a cartoon in his Believe it or Not!, saying, "Believe it or Not, America has no national anthem."[citation needed] In 1931, John Philip Sousa published his opinion in favor, stating that "it is the spirit of the music that inspires" as much as it is Key's "soulstirring" words. By Congressional resolution signed by President Herbert Hoover, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem of the United States on March 3rd, 1931. This song, like the British national anthem "God Save the Queen", is known as one of the few national anthems that does not mention the name of the home country.
LYRICS:
I.
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Chorus
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
II.
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream
Chorus
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
III.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave
Chorus
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
IV.
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Bles't with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when1 our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
Chorus
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Early History of the American National Anthem, as reproduced from wikipedia.org. Please click on the headlink for full details.
On September 3, 1814, Key and John S. Skinner of Baltimore, Maryland, an American prisoner exchange agent, set sail from Baltimore aboard the sloop HMS Minden flying a flag of truce approved by James Madison. Their goal was to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, the elderly and popular town physician of Upper Marlboro, a friend of Key's who had been captured in Washington, DC and had been accused of harboring British deserters. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7 and spoke with General Robert Ross and Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner, while they also discussed war plans. In the beginning, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment.
Because Key and Skinner had heard much of the preparations for the Baltimore attack, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise, and later back onto the Minden sloop, waiting behind the British fleet. On September 13, at 7 a.m., the British fleet attacked the fort and the Battle of Baltimore was under way. Bombardment of the fort continued until 1 a.m. on September 14, after which some British gunboats attempted to slip past the fort and effect a landing in a cove to the west of it, but they were turned away by gunners at nearby Fort Covington, the city's last line of defense. During the rainy night, Key had witnessed the bombardment and observed that the fort's smaller "storm flag" continued to fly, but once the shelling stopped and it grew dark, he would not know how the battle turned out until dawn. By then, the storm flag had been lowered and the larger main flag had been raised.
Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the enormous American flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, is today on display in the National Museum of American History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. This flag was restored in 1914 by Amelia Fowler, and again in 1998 as part of an ongoing conservation program.
The next day, Key wrote a poem aboard the ship on the back of a letter he had in his pocket, continuing to write during the sail. After being released with Skinner in Baltimore at twilight on September 16, Key finished the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel where he was staying, entitling it "Defence of Fort McHenry".
Key gave his poem to his brother-in-law, Judge Joseph H. Nicholson, who recognized that the poem fit the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven", a popular melody dating from the mid-1760s, written in London by John Stafford Smith. Nicholson took the poem to a printer. These broadside copies, the song's first known printing, were printed anonymously in Baltimore on September 17 — of these, two known copies still exist.
On September 20, both the Baltimore Patriot and The American printed the song, with the note "Tune: Anacreon in Heaven." The song quickly became popular, with 17 newspapers from Georgia to New Hampshire printing it. Soon after, Thomas Carr of the Carr Music Store in Baltimore published the words and music together under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner." The song quickly became popular, and the first public performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" took place in October, when Baltimore actor Ferdinand Durang sang the song at Captain McCauley's tavern.
Percy Moran drew Francis Scott Key reaching out towards the flag in 1913. The song gained popularity throughout the19th century. On July 27, 1889, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy signed General Order #374, making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official tune to be played at the raising of the flag.
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson ordered that "The Star Spangled Banner" be played at military and other appropriate occasions. Two years later, in 1918, the song was first played at a baseball game; in the World Series, the band started an impromptu performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the seventh-inning stretch. The players and spectators stood at attention, took off their hats, and sang, giving rise to a tradition that is repeated at almost every professional baseball game in United States today, though it is now performed prior to the first pitch.
On November 3, 1929, Robert Ripley drew a cartoon in his Believe it or Not!, saying, "Believe it or Not, America has no national anthem."[citation needed] In 1931, John Philip Sousa published his opinion in favor, stating that "it is the spirit of the music that inspires" as much as it is Key's "soulstirring" words. By Congressional resolution signed by President Herbert Hoover, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem of the United States on March 3rd, 1931. This song, like the British national anthem "God Save the Queen", is known as one of the few national anthems that does not mention the name of the home country.
LYRICS:
I.
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Chorus
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
II.
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream
Chorus
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
III.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave
Chorus
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
IV.
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Bles't with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when1 our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
Chorus
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Oregon Republican League: History 101
Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Click on the head link above, to visit more of our listings at genealogy.com. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 185-187.
BOOTHE, J. F. [Editor inserted: J. Franklin Boothe], an attorney of Portland, is a son of A. H. Boothe, a pioneer of 1852, and was born near Salem, May 6, 1857. He graduated from Whitman Seminary in 1876, and then studied law at Walla Walla, being admitted to the bar Washington Territory. He then came to Portland, and in 1888 graduated from the law department of the University of Oregon. He commenced practice in Portland, being three years associated with the late Gilbert J. McGinn. In 1895 he formed a partnership with Wallis Nash. He is an earnest Republican and an active and influential party worker, and was at the last club election unanimously chosen first vice-president of the Sixth Ward Club.
BROWNELL, HON. GEORGE C., of Oregon City, was born in New York State in 1859. He was admitted to the bar in Kansas, where he held several important positions. He came to Oregon in 1891, and has since been a prominent figure in the Republican Party in Clackamas County and the state. He has been a member of county, district and state conventions, and a delegate to the national league in 1894. In 1894 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1896 was prominently mentioned for the congressional nomination.
BRIDGES, HON. J. T. [Editor inserted: Joseph Thomas Bridges], of Drain, was born in California in 1867, and in 1870 came to Oregon and settled in Douglas County. Since 1887 he has been engaged in the mercantile business at Drain. Mr. Bridges is prominent in Republican work in Douglas County, and has been a member of county and state conventions and the league meetings. In 1894 he was elected to the legislature, and has been again nominated to that body.
BRYAN, R. E. [Editor inserted: Richard E. Bryan], a merchant of Hillsboro, was born in Hendricks County, Indiana, September 14, 1841. Prior to the war the family moved to Missouri, living in Chariton and Linn Counties. Mr. Bryan began life as a teacher, was two years a Deputy Sheriff, served in the army and as second lieutenant in the state militia during the war, and then engaged in mercantile business in Bates County. He came to Oregon in 1880 and located in business in La Grande. Two years ago he embarked in mercantile business in Hillsboro. He has always been a Republican, and in La Grande was secretary if the Republican Club. He has been a frequent member of conventions and club meetings.
BRANSON, C. E. [Editor inserted: Colonel E. Branson], of McMinnville, was born in Polk County, Oregon, July, 15, 1866, and has lived in Oregon most of the time since. He is by profession a surveyor, and was elected Surveyor of Yamhill County in 1890, being re-elected in 1892 and again in 1894.
BRISTOW, W. W. [Editor inserted: William Wilshire Bristow], was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, July 18, 1826. The family moved soon afterwards to McDonough County, Illinois, and in 1848 crosses the plains to Oregon and settled near Pleasant Hill, Lane County. Mr. Bristow went to the California mines in 1849, but returned the following year. He then taught the first public school in the county. In 1852-53 he was Justice of the Peace at Pleasant Hill, and was Postmaster for a number of years. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1857. In 1858 he was elected State Senator from Lane County. In 1865 he sold his farm and engaged in business in Eugene. In 1872-74, and was instrumental in having the State University located at Eugene. He died December 8, 1874.
BRISTOW, DARWIN, of Cottage Grove, was born in Lane County, Oregon, December 21, 1862. He spent four years at the State University and several years on the stock ranges in Eastern Oregon. In 1884 he engaged in merchandising in Cottage Grove, and later added banking to the business, the firm being Lakin & Bristow. He was a delegate to the county conventions of 1890 and 1892. He served as School Clerk one year, as Mayor of Cottage Grove two terms, and is now a member of the City Council.
BRUNDAGE, EDWARD A., of Heppner, was born in Onandaga County, New York, in January, 1834. He came to Oregon in 1879, settling in Heppner, where he has resided ever since. He was a delegate to the county convention of 1894, and that year organized the Republicans of Morrow County.
BROWN, J. N. [Editor inserted: James N. Brown], of Heppner, was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1857, but from the age of two to twenty-one he lived in Sullivan County, Missouri. In 1879 he went to Idaho and worked in the lumbering business, and taught school until 1886, when he entered law school at Salem. He graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1888, and has been practicing in Heppner ever since. In 1892 he was elected a member of the lower house of legislature, and has been renominated for the office. He was a delegate to the county and state convention of 1896.
BURROUGHS, B. S. {Editor inserted: Benjamin S. Burroughs], of Pendleton, was born in Lakewood, New Jersey, January 13, 1847. In 1879 he came to Oregon and bought an interest in the Pendleton Tribune, changing it from an independent to a Republican paper. When Harrison was elected, he retired from the paper and was appointed Postmaster, and resigned when Cleveland went in. In 1894 he was elected County Clerk, and has again been nominated for the position.
BUSHEE, JAMES P., of Pendleton, was born in Massachusetts in 1836. He went to California in 1859 and came to Oregon in 1862. He engaged in packing, mining, merchandising and sheep raising, and was Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express agent at Baker City four years. In 1882 he was elected County Clerk of Umatilla County, and was re-elected in1884. In 1892 he was made special agent for the allotment of lands on the Umatilla reservation.
BUCHTEL, JOSEPH, recently Chief of the Portland Fire Department, was born in Uniontown, Ohio, November 22, 1830. He lived there and in Illinois until old enough to work for himself, beginning life as a maker of daguerreotypes. For a time he was Deputy Sheriff of Champaign County. He came to Portland I n1852. He followed steamboating for five years, and in 1857 established a photographic gallery in Portland, which he managed for many years. In 1865 and 1866 he was elected Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department. In 1880 he was elected Sheriff. In 1894 he was appointed Chief of the Paid Fire Department. He has invented a number of fire department appliances and other things. He has taken a continuously active part in Republican politics.
BYERS, WILLIAM S., of Pendleton, was born in Baden, Germany, August 6, 1835. He came to America when he was six years old, and in 1874 located in Pendleton, where he is conducting one of the largest flouring mills of the Pacific Coast. He is a sterling Republican, having voted for Fremont in 1856, and for every Republican president since. He has been an almost constant delegate to the county, state and league conventions for many years, and is always ready to do what he can do for the success of the party.
BYARS, HON. W. H. [Editor inserted: W. Henry Byars], of Salem, was born July 7, 1839, at Des Moines, Iowa, and came to Oregon in 1853. He attended Columbia College, Willamette University and Wilbur Academy, graduating from the latter in 1868. From 1862 to 1865 he was in the Idaho mines, and eighteen months of service in the First Oregon Calvary. He was elected Superintendent of Schools of Douglas County, and in 1870 County Surveyor. In 1872 he was appointed Deputy United States Surveyor, holding the position twelve years. From 1875 to 1884 he was the editor and publisher of the Roseburg Plaindealer. In 1884 he was elected State Printer, and for eighteen months was part owner and editor of the Salem Statesman. In 1888 he was elected City Surveyor of Salem, and in 1890 was appointed United States Surveyor General. He has been continuously a member of the conventions.
CARSON, JOHN A., an attorney of Salem, was born in the County of Down, Ireland, November 30, 1860, and was educated at Trinity College. He was admitted to the bar in Toronto, Canada, in 1886. In 1889 he came to Oregon and located in Salem. He has taken an active part as a Republican, and was a delegate to the league in 1895 and 1896. He is now the Republican nominee for District Attorney of the third district.
CATHCART, C. S., of Roseburg, was born in Douglas County, Oregon, September 25, 1864. He continuously resided in this state, living ion Eastern Oregon five years, Cottage Grove three years and Drain five years, being agent of the Southern Pacific. Two years ago he became Deputy Sheriff and moved to Roseburg, and is now Sheriff by appointment to fill a vacancy. He was delegate to the county convention of 1894 and the state league of 1896.
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 185-187.
BOOTHE, J. F. [Editor inserted: J. Franklin Boothe], an attorney of Portland, is a son of A. H. Boothe, a pioneer of 1852, and was born near Salem, May 6, 1857. He graduated from Whitman Seminary in 1876, and then studied law at Walla Walla, being admitted to the bar Washington Territory. He then came to Portland, and in 1888 graduated from the law department of the University of Oregon. He commenced practice in Portland, being three years associated with the late Gilbert J. McGinn. In 1895 he formed a partnership with Wallis Nash. He is an earnest Republican and an active and influential party worker, and was at the last club election unanimously chosen first vice-president of the Sixth Ward Club.
BROWNELL, HON. GEORGE C., of Oregon City, was born in New York State in 1859. He was admitted to the bar in Kansas, where he held several important positions. He came to Oregon in 1891, and has since been a prominent figure in the Republican Party in Clackamas County and the state. He has been a member of county, district and state conventions, and a delegate to the national league in 1894. In 1894 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1896 was prominently mentioned for the congressional nomination.
BRIDGES, HON. J. T. [Editor inserted: Joseph Thomas Bridges], of Drain, was born in California in 1867, and in 1870 came to Oregon and settled in Douglas County. Since 1887 he has been engaged in the mercantile business at Drain. Mr. Bridges is prominent in Republican work in Douglas County, and has been a member of county and state conventions and the league meetings. In 1894 he was elected to the legislature, and has been again nominated to that body.
BRYAN, R. E. [Editor inserted: Richard E. Bryan], a merchant of Hillsboro, was born in Hendricks County, Indiana, September 14, 1841. Prior to the war the family moved to Missouri, living in Chariton and Linn Counties. Mr. Bryan began life as a teacher, was two years a Deputy Sheriff, served in the army and as second lieutenant in the state militia during the war, and then engaged in mercantile business in Bates County. He came to Oregon in 1880 and located in business in La Grande. Two years ago he embarked in mercantile business in Hillsboro. He has always been a Republican, and in La Grande was secretary if the Republican Club. He has been a frequent member of conventions and club meetings.
BRANSON, C. E. [Editor inserted: Colonel E. Branson], of McMinnville, was born in Polk County, Oregon, July, 15, 1866, and has lived in Oregon most of the time since. He is by profession a surveyor, and was elected Surveyor of Yamhill County in 1890, being re-elected in 1892 and again in 1894.
BRISTOW, W. W. [Editor inserted: William Wilshire Bristow], was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, July 18, 1826. The family moved soon afterwards to McDonough County, Illinois, and in 1848 crosses the plains to Oregon and settled near Pleasant Hill, Lane County. Mr. Bristow went to the California mines in 1849, but returned the following year. He then taught the first public school in the county. In 1852-53 he was Justice of the Peace at Pleasant Hill, and was Postmaster for a number of years. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1857. In 1858 he was elected State Senator from Lane County. In 1865 he sold his farm and engaged in business in Eugene. In 1872-74, and was instrumental in having the State University located at Eugene. He died December 8, 1874.
BRISTOW, DARWIN, of Cottage Grove, was born in Lane County, Oregon, December 21, 1862. He spent four years at the State University and several years on the stock ranges in Eastern Oregon. In 1884 he engaged in merchandising in Cottage Grove, and later added banking to the business, the firm being Lakin & Bristow. He was a delegate to the county conventions of 1890 and 1892. He served as School Clerk one year, as Mayor of Cottage Grove two terms, and is now a member of the City Council.
BRUNDAGE, EDWARD A., of Heppner, was born in Onandaga County, New York, in January, 1834. He came to Oregon in 1879, settling in Heppner, where he has resided ever since. He was a delegate to the county convention of 1894, and that year organized the Republicans of Morrow County.
BROWN, J. N. [Editor inserted: James N. Brown], of Heppner, was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1857, but from the age of two to twenty-one he lived in Sullivan County, Missouri. In 1879 he went to Idaho and worked in the lumbering business, and taught school until 1886, when he entered law school at Salem. He graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1888, and has been practicing in Heppner ever since. In 1892 he was elected a member of the lower house of legislature, and has been renominated for the office. He was a delegate to the county and state convention of 1896.
BURROUGHS, B. S. {Editor inserted: Benjamin S. Burroughs], of Pendleton, was born in Lakewood, New Jersey, January 13, 1847. In 1879 he came to Oregon and bought an interest in the Pendleton Tribune, changing it from an independent to a Republican paper. When Harrison was elected, he retired from the paper and was appointed Postmaster, and resigned when Cleveland went in. In 1894 he was elected County Clerk, and has again been nominated for the position.
BUSHEE, JAMES P., of Pendleton, was born in Massachusetts in 1836. He went to California in 1859 and came to Oregon in 1862. He engaged in packing, mining, merchandising and sheep raising, and was Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express agent at Baker City four years. In 1882 he was elected County Clerk of Umatilla County, and was re-elected in1884. In 1892 he was made special agent for the allotment of lands on the Umatilla reservation.
BUCHTEL, JOSEPH, recently Chief of the Portland Fire Department, was born in Uniontown, Ohio, November 22, 1830. He lived there and in Illinois until old enough to work for himself, beginning life as a maker of daguerreotypes. For a time he was Deputy Sheriff of Champaign County. He came to Portland I n1852. He followed steamboating for five years, and in 1857 established a photographic gallery in Portland, which he managed for many years. In 1865 and 1866 he was elected Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department. In 1880 he was elected Sheriff. In 1894 he was appointed Chief of the Paid Fire Department. He has invented a number of fire department appliances and other things. He has taken a continuously active part in Republican politics.
BYERS, WILLIAM S., of Pendleton, was born in Baden, Germany, August 6, 1835. He came to America when he was six years old, and in 1874 located in Pendleton, where he is conducting one of the largest flouring mills of the Pacific Coast. He is a sterling Republican, having voted for Fremont in 1856, and for every Republican president since. He has been an almost constant delegate to the county, state and league conventions for many years, and is always ready to do what he can do for the success of the party.
BYARS, HON. W. H. [Editor inserted: W. Henry Byars], of Salem, was born July 7, 1839, at Des Moines, Iowa, and came to Oregon in 1853. He attended Columbia College, Willamette University and Wilbur Academy, graduating from the latter in 1868. From 1862 to 1865 he was in the Idaho mines, and eighteen months of service in the First Oregon Calvary. He was elected Superintendent of Schools of Douglas County, and in 1870 County Surveyor. In 1872 he was appointed Deputy United States Surveyor, holding the position twelve years. From 1875 to 1884 he was the editor and publisher of the Roseburg Plaindealer. In 1884 he was elected State Printer, and for eighteen months was part owner and editor of the Salem Statesman. In 1888 he was elected City Surveyor of Salem, and in 1890 was appointed United States Surveyor General. He has been continuously a member of the conventions.
CARSON, JOHN A., an attorney of Salem, was born in the County of Down, Ireland, November 30, 1860, and was educated at Trinity College. He was admitted to the bar in Toronto, Canada, in 1886. In 1889 he came to Oregon and located in Salem. He has taken an active part as a Republican, and was a delegate to the league in 1895 and 1896. He is now the Republican nominee for District Attorney of the third district.
CATHCART, C. S., of Roseburg, was born in Douglas County, Oregon, September 25, 1864. He continuously resided in this state, living ion Eastern Oregon five years, Cottage Grove three years and Drain five years, being agent of the Southern Pacific. Two years ago he became Deputy Sheriff and moved to Roseburg, and is now Sheriff by appointment to fill a vacancy. He was delegate to the county convention of 1894 and the state league of 1896.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Sidewheeler "Wallamet", built in 1853, at Canemah, Oregon
US Mail boat "Wallamet" which was built at Canemah on the Willamette River in Oregon in 1853. It was a sidewheeler built after the fashion of the Mississippi River packet boats and was 150 feet long and carried 272 tons. Image from an original daguerreotype, and resides in the Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collection. An antique print is maintained, as part of the Oregon Republican League collection, on loan.
Early Oregon Commerce: the river steamers
Early Oregon Commerce: Reproduced article includes reference to prominent early Republicans, including Republican League members, John T. & A. J. Apperson
http://www.newsregister.com/news/story_print.cfm?story_no=189108
1850-1890: Glory days of river steamers
Published in the News Register, of McMinnville, Oregon: January 12, 2005
One transportation mode we often overlook in Yamhill County is the steam-powered riverboat of about 1850 to 1890.
Reminiscent of the days of the Mississippi River sternwheelers, Oregon's riverboats provided a needed and fairly luxurious form of travel for our early pioneers.
By 1850, abundant crops were being grown in the upper Willamette Valley. But getting them to market posed a serious problem.
Roads were not good, particularly in the wet months. During the fall harvest season, when crops needed to reach Oregon City and beyond, wagons were constantly becoming mired in mud.
James D. Miller of Linn City, aware of this problem, saw a way to help — and also to make some money for himself. So he started a water transportation service on the upper Willamette and Yamhill rivers in spring 1850.
He started with a 65-foot flatboat capable of carrying 350 bushels of wheat. The boat was manned by four Indian oarsmen who received $16 a trip, taking one day downriver and two back.
Charging 50 cents a bushel to carry wheat downriver to Canemah, and $35 a ton to ferry other goods upriver on the return trip, became the foundation of a lucrative business.
Canemah was located just above the falls at Oregon City. From there, the goods could be portaged down the river easily.
During that first year, Miller made many profitable trips, running both ways with full loads.
In the summer of 1850, George A. Pease jumped into the business. The two men enjoyed racing each other up and back on the Yamhill and Willamette, each making great profits.
Unfortunately for them, the Hoosier, a crude steamboat, appeared on the scene in May of 1851. The bigger, faster, more efficient craft put Miller and Pease out of business.
The appearance of the Hoosier at Dayton and Lafayette was a great event for county residents, and they flocked to see it dock.
It was able to haul more freight cheaper and faster than the flatboats. And it was also able to transport people.
But the Hoosier's monopoly was short-lived. It lasted only one month.
On June 6, the Washington churned up the Yamhill to grab a share of the great wealth of grain bound for lower Willamette River flour mills. For several months, they compete d fiercely.
In September, the larger Canemah was launched at its namesake port. It was soon joined by the Multnomah, an equally spacious side-wheeler.
These two steamers immediately began offering first-class accommodations for upper river residents bound for the Portland area.
In the next two years, the steamers Oregon, Shoalwater, Portland and Wallamet were added to the fleet plying the Yamhill and Willamette rivers.
A boat ride was a great adventure for the early pioneers. Good food and lodging were enjoyed on an easy trip to Oregon City.
About this time, John T. Apperson became a pilot on a riverboat plying the lower Willamette between Oregon City and Portland — the Clinton.
Working with him were his brother, A.J. Apperson, and an engineer named Edwin Fellows. The route was expanded to the upper Willamette, and the business prospered.
Fellows and John Apperson were on the Clinton when it burned to the water line in an explosion and fire in 1861. They bought the hull, rebuilt the Clinton and went into business as partners.
They soon added two other boats, the Yamhill and the St. Clair. They used their fleet to haul freight and passengers between McMinnville and Portland.
They usually had to stop at Dayton on the upriver leg. But during the winter, the water ran high enough to enable them to reach McMinnville.
It was a lucrative business. Soon they were able to add the Unio, a shallow draft boat that could more easily serve Yamhill County's largest city and seat of government.
The Civil War was under way, and Oregon businessmen were not prone to showing favorites. However, as the boat lay in dock at Lafayette one night, the partners decided to show their true colors and add an "n" to the name.
It didn't seem to hurt their business. They managed to conduct a booming trade on the Union through the first half of the 1860s.
At the time, Yamhill County wheat was selling in San Francisco for $2 a bushel. But the farmers who raised it were getting only 74 cents of that. The rest was going to steamboat companies to cover shipping costs.
The farmers couldn't yet look to the railroads for relief. Rail shipping was even more expensive in the Civil War period than steamboat shipping. So they looked for ways to reduce the cost of waterborne commerce.
The Yamhill Locks and Transportation Company was incorporated in December 1869 with capital stock of $75,000. The goal was to build two locks, one near the mouth of the Yamhill and one at the falls below Lafayette, to foster faster, more efficient river commerce out of McMinnville.
But they needed help from the federal government. And Congress didn't get around to appropriating the money until June 4, 1897 — almost 30 years later.
The locks, each 275 feet long with gates at each end, opened for business on Sept. 21, 1900. But by then, the railroads were speeding passengers and freight to distant points more quickly as well as more cheaply.
By rail, a merchant could actually go to Portland, conduct his business and return home the same day. The wonderful era of the river steamers was over.
Boats continued to traverse the Yamhill into the 1920s but in ever-diminishing numbers. The glory years were gone, leaving few traces.
NOTE: Jim Lockett, now retired, is a former Memorial Elementary School principal whose study of local history has made him a widely recognized authority.
http://www.newsregister.com/news/story_print.cfm?story_no=189108
1850-1890: Glory days of river steamers
Published in the News Register, of McMinnville, Oregon: January 12, 2005
One transportation mode we often overlook in Yamhill County is the steam-powered riverboat of about 1850 to 1890.
Reminiscent of the days of the Mississippi River sternwheelers, Oregon's riverboats provided a needed and fairly luxurious form of travel for our early pioneers.
By 1850, abundant crops were being grown in the upper Willamette Valley. But getting them to market posed a serious problem.
Roads were not good, particularly in the wet months. During the fall harvest season, when crops needed to reach Oregon City and beyond, wagons were constantly becoming mired in mud.
James D. Miller of Linn City, aware of this problem, saw a way to help — and also to make some money for himself. So he started a water transportation service on the upper Willamette and Yamhill rivers in spring 1850.
He started with a 65-foot flatboat capable of carrying 350 bushels of wheat. The boat was manned by four Indian oarsmen who received $16 a trip, taking one day downriver and two back.
Charging 50 cents a bushel to carry wheat downriver to Canemah, and $35 a ton to ferry other goods upriver on the return trip, became the foundation of a lucrative business.
Canemah was located just above the falls at Oregon City. From there, the goods could be portaged down the river easily.
During that first year, Miller made many profitable trips, running both ways with full loads.
In the summer of 1850, George A. Pease jumped into the business. The two men enjoyed racing each other up and back on the Yamhill and Willamette, each making great profits.
Unfortunately for them, the Hoosier, a crude steamboat, appeared on the scene in May of 1851. The bigger, faster, more efficient craft put Miller and Pease out of business.
The appearance of the Hoosier at Dayton and Lafayette was a great event for county residents, and they flocked to see it dock.
It was able to haul more freight cheaper and faster than the flatboats. And it was also able to transport people.
But the Hoosier's monopoly was short-lived. It lasted only one month.
On June 6, the Washington churned up the Yamhill to grab a share of the great wealth of grain bound for lower Willamette River flour mills. For several months, they compete d fiercely.
In September, the larger Canemah was launched at its namesake port. It was soon joined by the Multnomah, an equally spacious side-wheeler.
These two steamers immediately began offering first-class accommodations for upper river residents bound for the Portland area.
In the next two years, the steamers Oregon, Shoalwater, Portland and Wallamet were added to the fleet plying the Yamhill and Willamette rivers.
A boat ride was a great adventure for the early pioneers. Good food and lodging were enjoyed on an easy trip to Oregon City.
About this time, John T. Apperson became a pilot on a riverboat plying the lower Willamette between Oregon City and Portland — the Clinton.
Working with him were his brother, A.J. Apperson, and an engineer named Edwin Fellows. The route was expanded to the upper Willamette, and the business prospered.
Fellows and John Apperson were on the Clinton when it burned to the water line in an explosion and fire in 1861. They bought the hull, rebuilt the Clinton and went into business as partners.
They soon added two other boats, the Yamhill and the St. Clair. They used their fleet to haul freight and passengers between McMinnville and Portland.
They usually had to stop at Dayton on the upriver leg. But during the winter, the water ran high enough to enable them to reach McMinnville.
It was a lucrative business. Soon they were able to add the Unio, a shallow draft boat that could more easily serve Yamhill County's largest city and seat of government.
The Civil War was under way, and Oregon businessmen were not prone to showing favorites. However, as the boat lay in dock at Lafayette one night, the partners decided to show their true colors and add an "n" to the name.
It didn't seem to hurt their business. They managed to conduct a booming trade on the Union through the first half of the 1860s.
At the time, Yamhill County wheat was selling in San Francisco for $2 a bushel. But the farmers who raised it were getting only 74 cents of that. The rest was going to steamboat companies to cover shipping costs.
The farmers couldn't yet look to the railroads for relief. Rail shipping was even more expensive in the Civil War period than steamboat shipping. So they looked for ways to reduce the cost of waterborne commerce.
The Yamhill Locks and Transportation Company was incorporated in December 1869 with capital stock of $75,000. The goal was to build two locks, one near the mouth of the Yamhill and one at the falls below Lafayette, to foster faster, more efficient river commerce out of McMinnville.
But they needed help from the federal government. And Congress didn't get around to appropriating the money until June 4, 1897 — almost 30 years later.
The locks, each 275 feet long with gates at each end, opened for business on Sept. 21, 1900. But by then, the railroads were speeding passengers and freight to distant points more quickly as well as more cheaply.
By rail, a merchant could actually go to Portland, conduct his business and return home the same day. The wonderful era of the river steamers was over.
Boats continued to traverse the Yamhill into the 1920s but in ever-diminishing numbers. The glory years were gone, leaving few traces.
NOTE: Jim Lockett, now retired, is a former Memorial Elementary School principal whose study of local history has made him a widely recognized authority.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Oregon Federation of Republican Women
Click on the headlink, for redirection to the Oregon Federation of Republican Women website.
Oregon Federation of Republican Women, in conjunction with the National Federation of Republican Women, are conducting the 2006-2007 National Membership Campaign, "ONE PLUS ONE".
If you are a member, invite your family, friends and neighbors to join. If you are waiting for an invitation, DON'T !! If you don't see the correct contact information below, please contact State Chairwoman Marjorie Hughes for information on how and where to join. You can reach Marjorie at:
Marjorie Hughes
President
12821 Marysville Lane
Oregon City, OR 97045
phone/fax: 503-656-5161
Federation History
http://www.nfrw.org/statefederations/oregon.htm
The Oregon Federation formally was organized in 1940 and affiliated with the NFRW that same year. The state has seven districts and 24 clubs.
The Oregon Federation had its beginnings in 1935 when Irene Gerlinger and Ella Allen Scott of Portland organized a women's political group, Republican Women of Oregon Inc. A month later, the group also organized under the auspices of Pro America, founded by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. In 1940, the group was approved to become a member of the NFRW and maintained membership in both organizations. By 1945, two more Republican women's groups had been founded. Ultimately, members from all three organizations wanted to unite the strength of Republican women to work "toward one goal, Republican victories in Oregon."
Today, members educate Oregon voters about Republican philosophy and help elect Republican candidates by volunteering countless hours to campaigns. The clubs participate in local community events such as parades and fairs. They provide scholarships, sponsor essay contests, and assist in food and clothing programs for the needy.
Past presidents include:
Linda Hellenthal
Linda Flores
Nancy Aamodt, 1994-97
Millie Glodowski, 1992-93
Char Merriman, 1990-91
Heidi Smith, 1986
Eleanor Boese, 1983-85, 86-89
Bettye Jo Scofield, 1981-82
Beverly Myers, 1977-80
Beryl Stephens, 1975-76
Doris Thoen, 1973-75
Jean Young, 1971-73
Shirley Shay Miller, 1969-70
Ila Venator, 1968-79
Vivian Adams, 1966-67
Helen Daugherty, 1963-65
Genieve Leveton, 1961-63
Cappy Strawn, 1959-60
Wilma Bishop (founding)
Local Clubs:
Beaverton West Slope RW
Benton County RW: http://www.bentongop.org/bcrw
Capitol City RW: http://www.orgsites.com/or/captiolcityrw
Central Lane RW: http://www.rwcl.org
Coos County RW
Curry County RW
East Clackamas County RW
Grande Ronde RW
Jackson County RW
Josephine County RW
King City Tigard RW
Klamath County RW
Lake Oswego RW: http://www.lakeoswegorwc.com
Linn County RW
Milton-Freewater RW
Mt. Hood RW
North Coast RW
Polk County RW
Portland Northeast RW
Roundup RW
RW of Downtown Portland
Town & Country RW
Treasure Valley RW
Umpqua Valley RW: http://www.orgsites.com/or/umpquavalleyrw
Oregon Federation of Republican Women, in conjunction with the National Federation of Republican Women, are conducting the 2006-2007 National Membership Campaign, "ONE PLUS ONE".
If you are a member, invite your family, friends and neighbors to join. If you are waiting for an invitation, DON'T !! If you don't see the correct contact information below, please contact State Chairwoman Marjorie Hughes for information on how and where to join. You can reach Marjorie at:
Marjorie Hughes
President
12821 Marysville Lane
Oregon City, OR 97045
phone/fax: 503-656-5161
Federation History
http://www.nfrw.org/statefederations/oregon.htm
The Oregon Federation formally was organized in 1940 and affiliated with the NFRW that same year. The state has seven districts and 24 clubs.
The Oregon Federation had its beginnings in 1935 when Irene Gerlinger and Ella Allen Scott of Portland organized a women's political group, Republican Women of Oregon Inc. A month later, the group also organized under the auspices of Pro America, founded by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. In 1940, the group was approved to become a member of the NFRW and maintained membership in both organizations. By 1945, two more Republican women's groups had been founded. Ultimately, members from all three organizations wanted to unite the strength of Republican women to work "toward one goal, Republican victories in Oregon."
Today, members educate Oregon voters about Republican philosophy and help elect Republican candidates by volunteering countless hours to campaigns. The clubs participate in local community events such as parades and fairs. They provide scholarships, sponsor essay contests, and assist in food and clothing programs for the needy.
Past presidents include:
Linda Hellenthal
Linda Flores
Nancy Aamodt, 1994-97
Millie Glodowski, 1992-93
Char Merriman, 1990-91
Heidi Smith, 1986
Eleanor Boese, 1983-85, 86-89
Bettye Jo Scofield, 1981-82
Beverly Myers, 1977-80
Beryl Stephens, 1975-76
Doris Thoen, 1973-75
Jean Young, 1971-73
Shirley Shay Miller, 1969-70
Ila Venator, 1968-79
Vivian Adams, 1966-67
Helen Daugherty, 1963-65
Genieve Leveton, 1961-63
Cappy Strawn, 1959-60
Wilma Bishop (founding)
Local Clubs:
Beaverton West Slope RW
Benton County RW: http://www.bentongop.org/bcrw
Capitol City RW: http://www.orgsites.com/or/captiolcityrw
Central Lane RW: http://www.rwcl.org
Coos County RW
Curry County RW
East Clackamas County RW
Grande Ronde RW
Jackson County RW
Josephine County RW
King City Tigard RW
Klamath County RW
Lake Oswego RW: http://www.lakeoswegorwc.com
Linn County RW
Milton-Freewater RW
Mt. Hood RW
North Coast RW
Polk County RW
Portland Northeast RW
Roundup RW
RW of Downtown Portland
Town & Country RW
Treasure Valley RW
Umpqua Valley RW: http://www.orgsites.com/or/umpquavalleyrw
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