Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-03

is Hon. A. L. Clark, of the upper Alsea
valley. Mr.. Clark is resident of Ben
ton county and has resided there many
years. He is young man, an ardent
silver advocate, and fluent speaker.
He will make himself felt in the legis-
lative halls of the state. He lis farmer,
a prominent member of the Grange, and
the farmers of Lincoln and Benton CONN.,
ties will have an earnest and able advo-
cate in bis person.
THE COUNTY TICKET
Is headed by j. F, Stewart, the candi-
date for county judge. As he Is Lhe
editor OF this paper, modesty forbids any
eulogy upon him by this paper. We
will simply say that he is TAXPAYER in
the county, home builder, and is inter
ested in the g.owth, welfare and devel-
opment of the county. He has the rem
| utation of a careful business man. and
the fact that he has been nominated for
the position by a three-foruths vote of
the combined democratic and populist
confidence and esteem of the represent.
atives of those parties. He is pledged
to use every effort to give the county nm
economical administration during hi,
term of office, using his utmost er1env-
ors to reduce the present heavy burden
OF dept OF the county without increasing
thg e, already heavy taxes of the people.
The candidate for county clerk i, j
II. Lutz, the present county asse4so
Mr.. Lutz ls young man quite vel
known over the county. He was elected
assessor two years ago on the democratic
ticket by good majority. The union
convention saw fit to promote him tins
year and nominated him for clerk. be
is well qualified to fill the position and
will make a careful and obllging officer.
A hard fight has been made against Mr..
Lutz, but it is apparent that he viii be,
elected by flood majority.
I. T. Reeder is the Union nominee for
sheriff, and his nomination was GOOD
one. Ms. Reeder has made clean. hon
orable canvass and has developeI a
strength with the people. He is NOT n
politician in the ordinary sense of The
/ term, but hit interests in the county and
his good record for integrity and leiiabil-
lty in all business transactions durin,
his long residence here will bring him y
heavy support.
M. l.. Trapp, the candidate for county
treasurer, is man that the people viii
delight to honor with that office. Strict
lly honest, of scrupulous integity and of
high character, the people will make M
mistake by voting for him on election
DAY. lie is competent and qualified in
every way to fill the Office, and is also
deeply interested in the county as one
OF the heavy taxpayers. He should and
propanly VIII receive good majorit o.
the votes next Monday.
ii. N. Foster, the candidate for asses.
sor, is man who is well fitted to fiji
that responsible office. He has resided
in Lincoln county for eight years and
been taxpayer during that time. He
has had previous experience in the Office
OF assessor, having served two terms in
a similar office in Stafford connty. Kan
sas, before coming to Oregon. He was
raised on farm and knows the value nj
stock and lands. He is a sober. indus.
trious citizen, and if elected will fiji the
office acceptbbk and well.
Jerry Ranks will in all probability be
the next county school superintendent.
He deserves the Office and is qualified to
fill it, He holds first-grade certificat.
and has kept well up with school mat.
ters. He is opposed to the renewal of
the cinch on the people by the American
Booa Co., and will, if elected. seek To
overthrow that grasping monopoly. He
is man of high character, and pledges
himself, if elected, to devote his whole
time to the schools of the county. The
people will meke no mistake byy voting
for him on election day.
For county surveyor y. M. Derrick
will be easily elected. He has accept
ably filled the office for the past two
years, and will undoubtedly hold it down
two years longer.
w. X. Wakefield, the candidate for
county commissioner, is a man well
qualified to fill that responsible Office.
He has sound business ability, and his
position in the court would be that OF
more than a fgure-head. He IL a safe
and conservative business man-iust
such as is needed now to help guide the
county out OF the pitfalls into which
reckless men have plunged it.
For coroner Sam Van Pelt seems &c
have a walkover, as all Imposition hat
fled before him. He is the only candi,
date for that office. Mr.. VanPelt will
perform the duties of that office trul,
and well, and the first job that he wifi
have to do is TO set on the corpse OF the
opposition to the Union ticket.