The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-08-28
County Politics.
Candidates for varlSus. Offices.

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Candidates for variSus. Offices.
In less than one full moon-Sept. 9th,
AID. lSSi-the Republicans will put
up the next list of county officers; and
as we want to make all of the aspirants
(or at least the fellows likely to "get
THEREBY believe that we think they are
Just o X, we will "perceed to inter-
doose" them.
PROBATE JUDGE.
For this Office, the Woods are full of
candidates; but they are too modest to
do anything more than to take half
face peep from behind the pine trees,
with one eye, and that half-closed.
There are two or three bold chaps who
have the noble temerity to come out
and declare that they are candidates.
These men who are lost to all the finer
feelings of those yet in the woods are
Edgar Campbell, Capt. Geo. w. Town
send. and Arthur J. Hamlin. If one
of them don't get to the front, some
other man will, undoubtedly.
SHERIFF.
At present 1t would not be safe to
estimate the number of patriots who
Tin the language Of Bro. Lusk, of the
Eclipse) have lightning rods up, in
hopes of being struck. Sheriff Robert
son and Seymour Fowler make no
state secret of the fact that they are he
fore the people, and have come to stay;
ut least till after the convention.
"Steve" Dickens, of Eden, don't intend
to shoot the delegates, If they ffOmin-
ate him. orlando +. Phillips, II he
does not run for Governor, may by Sc
we're urging allow himself to be sacri-
feed. C'rhis latter Is our supposition;
but We have no credentials to back 1t.
Ed
CLERK AND REGISTER.
The consolidation of the above Of
fees was done witho0t consultation
with us, and not by our consent; strange
as 1t seems to us. While we supported
the scheme, as a master Of economy
We mourn in secret; for it utterly de-.
stroys She goal of our am bitiOn, which
we sought for three successive cam
paigns. We were patriotic and brave
enough tn fight "LOn," but wheN it
comes tn tackling the two of them
John w. Nicholson and Alonzo u.
Smith; we drop the musket. We
henceforth rest in peace; and chuckle
over the fact that the short-sighted
people of Lake coansy met with great
loss when we Withdrew from the arena
carrying with us our brilliant abilities,
If there are other aspirants besides
John and Alonzo, we have not received
official notice (enclosing u fee of $1,000,
and we pass on to
STATES ATTORNEY.
(Familiarly called "Persecuting At
torney.)
For this office, unfortunately for tire
rest of the patriots, 1t requires ma n
who has passed muster as one versed ia
the law. If Frank E. Withey does not
receive the nomination, 1t may be John
Giberson. Should neither of those two
be deemed appropriate to place or the
ticket; it is probable that draft will
be ordered among the other limbs OF
the law, Hibner, Hilliker, Campbell,
Mcknight, Blakeslee; or, If the worst
comes to worst, candidate may i'm
ported.
TREAsURER.
Augustus Towner-do you know
"Gus;" the chap that handles the
money? No? Why he's one. of the
old settlers of Lake county. He's
straight OIL handling cash, and has
done the business in good shape for
two years. kfis only fear now is that
the people are going to demand that
he stay in the Office for two years long,
er, when the law will liberate him,
whether or no. 1t IL said he feels rath-
er lonesome ilf the race, and is hunting
around for some one to ''run" against
him, just to make it little more live
ly. You must swallow only part of
slrisj for IT'S altogether likely that II
true, there will be an understanding
that the ''other fellow" will have one
leg tied, 80 as not to run too fast.
CoUKF COMMISSIONER.
Ifevery lawyer that falls to be nonh-
mated for Estates Attorney" goes in
to the race for Commissioner Of the
Circuit Court, there will be lively old
scramble, and you msst not forget 1t.
As we want to- make them all happy,
we hope that every one will win, for
that he would fAl the Office s,itisfac-
torily, we have no doubt. (P 81 II he
don't give satisfaction, your money
will be refunded; after deducting our
fees for writing this "pufEw
SURVEYOR.
The latest we heard from our aspir-
ants for the Office of County Surveyor
wns that they bad gone up to the big
cedar swamp to practice running lines
aud got lost. When they come out III
they ever do) we will report on how
many would be just the ones to fill the
offics--in u special edition.
CuRoNERs.
Two coroners are generally elected;
but It has been suggested that only
one be chosen, vs. our county is rather
new and besides there would be no
unseemly quarrelIng over dead bodies,
to see who would hold the inquest and
pocket the fees. We have heard the
name of J. +. Lusk, Of Chase mentioned
bat have also, heard 1t mentioned that
he might have aspirations to run COLI
stable, next Spring; and might decline
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