Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1920 — WATSON IS AMONG SENATE LEADERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WATSON IS AMONG SENATE LEADERS

*+’ t . v I REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE BRILLIANT ORAtOR AND HAS - RECORD OF Bid DEEDS. 0 T# • HOLDS STEADFAST IDEALS . Senator James B. Watson, the Republican tor re-election to the United. States senate from Indiana, Is known throughout his native .State of Indlaha and in nil the central states and midwest as a striking, brilliant, big-hearted statesman »nH publicist—a stalwart Republican and an unquestioned patriot. He is one of the most capably and powerful senatorial debaters, an untiring advocate of the protective tariff, and beyond doubt one of . the leading poetical orators of the nation. The senator is a lawyer by proses-

sion. He was admitted to the bar at Winchester, Ind., where he began practice with his father, Enos L Watson. A few years later he moved to Rushville mid took up the practice of law there. Graduated from DePauw. In 1864 Senator Watson was born at Winchester. He attended the public schools there and graduated from the local high school. Then he went to DePauw University and graduated from that institution in 1886. After taking up his permanent residence in Rushville the senator became identified with the Republican party in his county and district and took a leading part in political affairs. He made friends rapidly and they were soon convinced of his ability and promise as a lawmaker and statesman, in 1894 he was nominated for congress from the Sixth district and won in the election. He whs subsequently re-qlected for four successive terms. In 1916 he was elected to the United States senate over Thomas Taggart, his Democratic opponent, pe is a member of the senate committee on interstate commerce, and the; committee on finance, and was chairman of the senate suffrage committee when that measure was successfully put through the senate.

Attends Methodist Church, Mr. Watsbn is a man of high and steadfast Ideals, Hedissnever been diverted from his coaceptlon of duty by the lure of power or the opportunity for personal aggrandizement. He has the confidence and admiration .of his party associates. In all things he is a conservative. He was married to Miss Flot*a Miller of W*p eheeter. They have four children, two of whom served In the war. They are: Gaptaln Edwin G., who is in the regular army, and James E., Jr., who served In the marine corps as a private; Katharyn, age 16; and Joseph C., age 13. Mi- Watson is a Methodist and he and his family attend the historic Foundry church ‘in Washington,, and St Pauflb Methodist church in Rushville. • . '

JAMES E. WATSON.