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qualifications for the position which he seeks
make him an exceptionally strong candidate.

qualifications for the position which he seeks
make him an exceptionally strong candidate.
DR.. W. II. Hilton IL one OF the three gentlemen
soliciting nomination - county coroner. The
others figuring most prominently are Dr.. +. W.
Sparkling and Dr. George n. Horton. the present
incumbent
w. H. White said last night: "Dude Lewis
and his friends ara going to have such complete
control Of the Democratic organization in this
county that they can, if they choose, dictate
every nomination from the highest to the low
est"
State Senator A. T. Van de vanter. OF Kent,
arrived At the Occidental hotel yesterday and
engaged quarters for the delegates to the Re-
publican county convention from his district
He says that most of them will come to the city
today.
County Commissioner John Wooding II seek
Ing denomination. He has been . faithful
and honest Official, and can point with pardon
able pride to his past record. He is very popu-
lar in his district a., indeed, he 10 wherever he
is known.
caucus OF the Thirty ninth representative
district delegates will meet tonight at the Oc-
cidental hotel. There will also be . caucus of
delegates from the Fifth and Seventh wards,
constituting the Forty-n1t representative dis
trict, at the Arlington hotel tonight
Among the candidates for county commits
sioner from the city district IL ex-Aldernan
Moses Korn. Mr. Korn Is an old and respected
citizen and Q well-known business man. He
served with great credit a. a member Of the
board OF aldermen and would doubtless acQuit
himself equally well a. . member OF the boArd
OF county commissioners. He has many friends
in the county who would b pleased to have
him secure the nomination.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. stearns and Miss Sampson,
OF Lincoln, are stopping at the Rainier hotel.
Mr.. Stearns, who 10 . lawyer, and who has been
the county prosecuting attorney, is an active
Republican. "There 10 no doubt" said he yes
terday, ''that the Republicans will carry Ne
braska this fall. II the Democrats and the Peo-
pies party could combine completely they
could muster more votes that the Republicans,
but such combination cannot be effected. The
Peoples party is losing strength in Nebraska"
The Press Times yesterday announced that
Fred Gasch was candidate for sheriff, and
Frank Pau: candidate for county treasurer.
Both statements are a. inaccurate - they can
he Mr.. Paul rever entertained the idea of be-
ing a candidate, and no man has been an
nounced as candidate for the ONCE held by
Byron Phelps except himself Mr.. Paul de-
clined to be candidate for the ONCE of assessor,
which is more lucrative than that Of treasurer.
Mr.. Gasch IL candidate for county commits
sioner, and has entertained no idea OF running
for the shrisvalty.
A. L Rutherford, OF Fall City, one OF the dele
gates to the Republican county convention, IL
at the Dillsr hotel. Mr.. Rutherford, who has
served a. deputy assessor, is q candidate for the
nomination for county commissioner for his
district. Last night he said that he should have
the certain support of the fourteen delegates to
the convention who come from the precincts
along the Snoqualmie river "Oshers in the dis
trict who are talked Of for the nomination." said
he, "are p J. Smith and George Parks, of Gilman,
W. W. Perrigo, OF Redmond, and Isaac Clifford,
who lives on Cedar River"