Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-26
Concerning Candidates.


county convention will decide what
candidates the party will present for
the popular votes to fill the various
county offices. For the important NOM
ination for sheriff there are many candi-
dates, and among so many good ones
the HERALD has not thought it proper
to make any invidious distinctions, ed l.
torially, but has allowed each locality
space to set forth the claims of its par
ticular candidate, in communications
accompanied by the names of response
BILE persons. The several candidates
for this nomination, so far rs we have
heard, are John Dolphin. of Glen Haven,
Louis BETTER. of Patch Grove, John
Lane, of Lancaster, John Dawson. of
Platteville, III. ID. Farquaharson, of
Boscobel, James Davis, of Patch Grove,
w. f. Garthwaite, of Bloomington,
1. G. Taylor, of Paris, John Enloe, of
Clifton and Frank Bowden, of Castle
Rock. There may be others whom we
cannot now call to mind
Dolphin and BETTER have been prom
inent candidates for this nomination
before, and the friends of each are con-
fident and enthusiastic for him John
Lane has once filled the office satisfac-
torily and will get large vote again.
cap Ferg" needs no introduction to
the people, as he is we'll and widely
known as newspaper man and is pop
ular. John Dawson is now deputy
sheriff at Plattevile aud has done efli-
dIdates are among the best men in their
respective localities and either of them
would make good and efficient sheriff.
The offices of county clerk. clerk of
the court, treasurer AMI register of
deeds stand on different footing from
that of sheriff. In the last the law re-
quires change every term; but in the
others the matter of a change is left to
the wishes of the people, and this mat
ter has lately been and is being widely
and warmly discussed, At the outset
of this discussion the HERALD stated its
position, that it considered the public
offices instituted for the transaction of
public business, and not as rewards and
emoluments for any individual. In
this view. the principal dcsidcrasum is
the skillful, accurate aud honest trans
action of the public business, and not
the claims of any citizen. From this
point of view "a new DEAF cannot be
asked without alleging incompetency,
dishonesty or negligence in the present
incumbents and this, most emphati-
cally, cannot be done. The present in
cumbents are competent, careful, cour-
teous and honorable men. Not only
has no charge of misfeasance or mall
fea sanee in office been brought against
any of them, but the vague hints and
innuendoes of something which might
possibly be crooked or might become SO
in the future have not a shadow even To
rest upon, but are wholly the fictions
of some sore and jealous newspaper
writer's.
But, while perfectly satisfied that the
present incumbents should remain in
office as long rs they shall faithfully
perform their duties, if tn lie people shall
indicate their desire for change the
HERALD will cheerfulIy and vigorously
support any of the candidates the con-
vention may choose, confident that
such body with such material to
choose from. will not nominate incom-
petent or unworthy men. With these
remarks we may simply give the names
of the candidates without attempting
any discrimination or comparison.
For county clerk. e. w. Hill, the
present incumbent. j. A. Thomas. of
Monttort, and c. n. Holford. of Lam
caster.
! For clerk of the court, A. g. Morse,
the present incumbent, w. A. johnson,
of Clifton, and j. NJ. Hayden, of Bee
town.
For register of deeds, l.. III. Bough-
ton. the present incumbent, John p.