The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-09-01
!. CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
A Goodly Crop of Local Candidates There
Will be Hot Contests for Several of
- the Important Offices in - ~

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A Goodly Crop of Local Candidates-There
T. VIII be Hot Contests for Several of =
T.. the Important Offices in '| -
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In a few days the primaries for the
Republican county convention will be-
held, then local politics will begin to
simmer. The UNION has no special
favorites for official preferment. In
common with every other well-wisher.
OF the county we want to see the best
men chosen regardless of politics or
locality. It makes not the slightest
difference whether the aspirant for Of,
tice halls from the shores of beautiful
Mile Laos lake, rustling Milaca,
Foreston or Princeton, honest, compe-
tent men should be elected.
Up to the present writing it looks as
If Auditor Whitney would have no op-
position. His administration of the
most Important Office in the county has
been satisfactory to the people of the
county. 3. II
Treasurer Nicely will have a. formid-
able opponent in King Burrell, of
Milaca. The indications are that Mr..
Burrell will capture the Republican
nomination. They are both good men.
Mr.. Nicely has served the county faith
fully for many years and he has host
of friends. Mr.. Burrell has been
resident of Milaca for many years and
is president of the council of that vii 9
Iage at present. He is popular in
Milaca and in all the northern and
central towns OF. the county, and has
not a few. friends IN Princeton. Twill
be pretty fight and it will not be safe
to wager much on the result until the
votes are counted.
Register Goulding will have COM
petitor in G. O. Jahr of South Harbor.
Mr.. Goulding is a hard man. to run
against, but Mr.. Jahr thinks he has
held the office long enough. .:~
There are two candidates in the
field for .sherif-the present incum-
bent, Ed. Claggett and ex-sheriff
Howard. Mr.. Claggett has splendid
official record-many people say the
county never had better oficer-and
he is especially strong in the northern
towns. A few years ago Mr.. Howard
was considered invincible, and he still
numbers hisfriends> by the score, but
the odds are against him. = i,
There are three candidates for
Judge of Probate-Rev. ]. S. Bouck,
the present incumbent, ex-Auditor
VanAlstein and Benjamin Garter, of
Isle Harbor.
For superintendent of schools, Chas.
A. Dickey and Charles W. Van
Womer are mentioned, and there may
be other candidates later on. At pres
ent Mr.. VanW ormer is editing the
UNION (although he is not the
writer of this article(. His tenn
porary connection with the UNION
should neither help nor injure
his candidacy. He is a candidate for
the position on his merits. He
held d similar Office in Isanti county
a few years ago and discharged the
duties imposed upon him in manner
highly creditable to himself. No one
questions Mr.. Dickey's abilities, he is
also undoubtedly qualified for the Of
fee. .r+s- -"
County Commissioner McCool, dis
trict No. 2, has not said he would be a
candidate for reelection, in fact the
writer has not heard of any candidates
in that district. By reason of his long
service on the board Mr.. McCool has
been able to accomplish a great deal
for his district some of his brother
commissioners think he gets too much
for his district in the way Of road APP
preparations, the Greenbush people,
however, will not charge that up
against him. Commissioner Deans,
district No. 4, will probably be a can
didate for reelection, and at present
has a clear field. Certainly the Fores-
ton and Milaca people have no reason
to question Mr.. Deans loyalty to their
interests. There may be a score or
more candidates besides those above
mentioned, but the UNION has not
heard of them.
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