The age-herald., 1900-02-11
MANY CANDIDATES
 ARE IN THE FIELD Contest for County Offices
 Grows Lively. THE PLACES TO BE FILLED Senatorial and Gubernatorial Fights Will Begin to Warm Up Soon Political Organizations That
 May Cut Figure
THE PLACES TO BE FILLED

At the state election to be held on the first Monday in next August there will be eleven county offices to fill, namely: Sher- if, tax assessor, tax collector, treasurer, superintendent of educa ton, coroner and five members of the board of revenue.
 Of these eleven offices the liveliest con test will be over that of slheriff with the coroner as a close second. These are two of the best paying county offices to be filled at the election this year and for that reason, more perhaps than any other, they are most sought. There far an nounced seven candidates for sheriff, eight for coroner, four for treasurer, three for superintendent of education. two for tax assessor, one for tax collector and eighteen for the board of revenue. The candidates who have so far announced are as follows:
 The Candidates
 For Sheriff-George W. Sherling, E. L. Higdon. James A. Downey, Andrew W. Burgin, Thomas S. Pounds and ". J. Vann.
 For Tax Assessor-J. r. Mclaughlin, the present incumbent; John L. Parker.
 For Tax Collect6r-J. B. Francis the present incumbent. Captain Francis has no opposition, this being the only office for which there is but one candidate.
 For Treasurer-H. Clanton Miller, Henry B. Gray John T. Reed, Samuel L. Robert son.
 For Superintendent of Education-Jerry Fountain, the present incumbent; Henry Page Burruss and I. w. McAdory the for mer superintendent of education.
 For Coroner-Alexander Dallas, the pres ent incumbent; w. A. Williams, Thomas Jeffers, w. D. Paris, - Collins, w. E. Jones, R. A. Barbour, D. o. Ryan.
 For County Board of Revenue-Hugh McGeever and J. B. Elliott, of the present board William S. Morrow, formerly coun- ty commissioner; Henry Simpson, J. K F. Laird, W. D. Gum. W. M. Killough, L. K. Dickey, Sterling s. Shores, J. H. F. Mos ley, W. D. Sorsby, A. J. Tarrant, G. c. Jones, c. L. Dabbs, H. w Crook Gus Ellard, w. T. Brooks
 The above list of candidates is as near complete as it is possible to make it. The names of several others have been mention ed in connection with the different county offices, but they are included in this article Tor the reason that no positive announce ment of their candidacy has been made.
 The Board of Revenue
 It is believed that the present board of revenue will enter the race, although I'D to the present time only two of them have publicly stated so. They were appointed by Governor Johnston about a year ago to serve until their successors could be elected next August. The board of revenue was created by the last general assembly of the state at the instigation of Governor Johnston, who wanted the county commits sioners' court abolished. The board of reve- nue exercises, perhaps the most important official functions in the county Every property owner and every voter is directly affected by their actions. The members re- ceiye rather moderate compensation for the services required of them, still it is suffi- cient to make the office attractive to large number of men. Each member of the board receives $5 per day for the time he is actual ly attending to public duties, and 5 cents per mile each way for the distance travel ed going ito and returning from said duties provided however that no member shall draw more than s1, ,OOO in any one year.
 The coroner's office pays much more than is generally supposed. An act was passed by the last legislature prescribing what fees the coroner of Jefferson county shall receive. This law applies only to Jefferson county The fees allowed by this act are as follows: Ten cents per mile, each way, for distance travelled going to or returning from an inquest or post mortem $5 for holding the inquest, 50 cents for each sup poena issued, 50 cents for each warrant and 30 cents for each bond. He receives S5 for attending post mortem examination where no jury is empaneled It is understood that the fees have averaged about $50 per month since this law went into effect or at the rate of about s1S 800 a year.
 The Senatorial Contest
 There was temporary cessation of hos