Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-07

TO answer, still as n readers will give
us none easier, We will do our best to
enlighten them. Understand, however,
that, instead Of giving you our individ-
ual opinion, we are voicing what We
hear in mingline with the masses:
OF those now in office there are two
who will try for denomination, f.. H..
Flynn for register of deeds and John
Il. Code for sheriff ON the democrat
ic ticket.
Of the former We have made mention
in another column, and the latter, every
body knows John T., and it is unneces.
ssry for us to say hat he is one of the
finest men We ever had the pleasure of
knowing.
Among the republicans, as vet, we
have heard but one declare that he
wanted the nomination for the office of
register of deeds, and he's a strong one,
that is, Pat McHugh. OF course, there
may be others in the field berore the
day of the convention.
On the republican side We have heard
only n candidate mentioned to fill the
Office Of sheriff, and that is Benz. Porter,
and he is evidently gathering strength
every hour and would undoubtedly
make as able and efficient an officer
as any county can boast of.
The next Office is that Of treasurer
and SO far We have heard but two men
mentioned, ID. Carrigan and T. I.
Wheeler, of these, the former, who
would undoubtedly fill the Office as we'll
as any man could, emphatically refuses
to allow his name to be used, and will
not accept the Office under any circum-
stances, as it would interior with his
large and ever increasing business. This
leaves only 7. ]. Wheeler in the field,
and we know Of no better mar for the
position. The kind of man We need for
treasurer, aside from being honest and
trustworthy, is n who is a good col
lector and not afraid to rustic, and it
seems to be the opinion Of the majority
that T. l. Wheeler possesses all of these
qualities, but of course it remains with
his democratic friends to place him in
nomination.
We have also heard Messrs. Rickert
and Hitchcock mentioned as probable
candidates for nomination by the repub
leans for the above office. Both are
good men.
With the expiration of this year, Geo.
FL. Clark, the present commissioner,
from the third commissioner district,
will retire, as he refuses to be a candi-
date for reelection. This is an office
which no one is "stuck after" as no
matter whether the incumbent does
right or wrong, he is bound to make
enemies, and consequently it should be
filled by a man both fearless and honor
able, who will do his duty by looking
after the county's interests, and one of
sound judgement, who will exercise that
judgement regardless of any one indi-
vidual's opinion only as it echo's the
sentiments of the masses. Such a man
is the present incumbent and such
should be his successor. The district
as %rearranged by the commissioners,
takes in the western portion ofthe coun-
ty running north and south the entire
width Of the county and adds two
important centers Of population to Kid
vile, the original one, and now includes
Four Mile and the Cheyenne river. In
this district We find plenty of good
material, including Dan Wheeler, Char
ley Holmes or A. j. Robertson. Any
one of these would be an excellent man.
but as yet the name of the former, Dan
Wheeler, is echoed by everybody, and
he is certainly M that possesses all the
qualities enumerated and required.
For assessor, when We begun this
article, we had not heard a name men
toned, but we have caught on to one
and be is ~eminently the man for the
place, and is John Shafer, than whom
no better could be found.
In an interview with j. T. Bliss, our
present superintendent of schools, he
informed us that he would not be a can
didate for that Office or any other.
For probate judge, although We have
not interviewed either gentleman, it is
safe to say that J. p. Thompson, repub.
lican, will be a candidate for renomina-
ton, and b. II. Wood on the the demo
cratic ticket.
This is the best answer we can give to
the question propounded in the head
ing of this article, but as the plot thick
ems and new candidates enter the field,
they will Immediately be made known
to readers.
LATER.
Late yesterday afternoon we heard
the name of c. w. ~Shankland mention
ed as a candidate for the nomination OF
register Of deeds by the republicans,
and we took the pains to verify the re-
port by an interview with that gentle
man, and no man can say a word against
| him, He will make the run il nomin-