Morris tribune., 1900-06-09
HUSTLE DELEGATES.
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICE
ON THE Go.
L. c. Spooner Hrs Come out for
County Attorney and John
O'Brian for Register of Deeds--
Further Developments in the
Other Contests.

The primaries at which delegates
will be elected to the Republican
county convention will be held next
Saturday evening. On the whole,
the prospects tor an harmonious con-
vention on the following Thursday,
when the candidates for county Of
ficers will be nominated.
John O'Brian, at present one of the
county commissioners, has announced
his candidacy for the office of Re-
gister of Deeds and has already put in
some work cauvassing the county
Mr.. O. Brian will come into the con
vention with his own town of Stevens
behind him as we'll as several neigh
boring towns. Mr.. O'Brian is per-
scnally popular in his section of the
county. He will no doubt add
strength to the ticket. Mr.. Lehman,
the present very efficient official, is in
the field for denomination.
There are as yet no aspirants for
for Mr.. O'Brian's place on the board
of county commissioners. Mesers.
Eddy, Aanerud and Hartrich are pre-
sumably candidates for renomation
in their respective districrts.
The editor of The TRIBUNE called
upon Mr.. Spooner week ago and
called attention to the announce
ment in the Sun that he might be a
candidate for county attorney, and
asked for a statement as to whether
he would be candidate. Mr..
Spooner said that he was at that
time unable to say but would make
statement later. This week, the
Times also said that zone. who should
know" had said that Mr.. Spooner
would not refuse to run if nominated.
II, responce to a second inquiry this
week, MIR. Spooner kindly made the
following statement
''The announcement of the Sun
that 1 might be candidate for
County Attorney was made wholly
without my knowledge, and was
quite unexpected-was, in fact, an
entire surprise to me; but | should
also say, in fairness to the editor
of the San, that l feel obliged to
believe the Suns announcement was
made in entirely good faith. | have
his word that such was the case.
''Until last evening I had not en-
tirely decided to be a candidate;
but an incident that occurred late
Thursday. following similar one
that occurred earlier in the week,
served to develop determination to
say, and therefore now say, that
The Tribune may tomorrow say that
so far as am concerned the people
may determine for themselves
whether my services are wanted as
County Attorney. | have now deter
mined that I am quite willing to be
County Attorney Of this county for
one term. If am nominated shall
make the race. [ have not hitherto
desired to be County Attorney of
this county-nor to mix in politics in
any way. All know well enough
that am not au Office seeker All
know we'll enough that [ do not need
the office of County Attorney. There
are, however, some substantial people
of Stevens county who believe, or
who, at any rate, say they believe |
nbe of service to the people OF
Stevens county as County Attorney
of the county; but if I am not nomi-
mated l shall not allow myself to feel
disappointed. If | am nominated |
will undertake to see that | am
elected"
Mr.. Bicknell, whom his many
friends expected to go into the CON-
test for the Republican nomination
for district judge, will also be
a candidate for denomination for
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