Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-18
POLITICAL.
The Local Situation a. Viewed
Through . Kaleidoscope.

Inc Local. tuntaO a. tfeWo0
Through . Kaleidoscope.
During the past week . number Of
events combined 10 give . new impetus
to local politics and now that topic over
shadows every other question Of local
interest. Where two or three are gath
cred together 10 10 safe TO wager that
their topic Of conversation 10 politics.
The frat real shock the public sxpe-
rienced was on Tuesday. when j. B.
Riddle announced that he was NOT . can
didste for the Assessorship. Now this
was something that had been entirely IN
looked for, - everybody who pretended
to know anything o. oil about local poll
tics had IL set down % . moral certainty
that the race for that office would be be-
tween Mr.. Riddle and other candidates;
so when that gentleman volunteered the
information that he had no intention oil
making the run 10 called for . complete
re-srrangement Of the political slate.
Although he has stated that be 10 not
. candidate for Assessor no one ~imsgines
for . moment that Mr.. Riddle 10 out Of
politics. II 10 only . question % 10
which Office he has decided TO make the
race for. and his supplemental announce.
ment will be awaited with interest.
Below is Q list Of the candidates men
toned for the different Offices 10 be filed
this Fall, 90 far ~ the SENTINEL has
been able to learn:
For Sheriff.. A. Burdiok, r. j.
Reid. F. I'm Obersteg, W. H. Sweeney,
and Miles McKinnon.
For Assessor-John G~regovich, W. J..
Hooper. and NJ. B. Bartlett.
For District Attornsy-Peter Breep
has the field to himself 81 present. Gso.
A. Bartlett having announced that he
will not be . candidate for e-slection; but
there are no dead surs things" in poll
tics. and some ambitious young man may
decide TO compete with Mr.. Breen for
the honor later in the campaign.
For Clerk and Treasurer. Ii.
Hoegh stands alone. but that be will
have at least one competitor. and posi-
bly,. more, there 10 not . shadow Of .
doubt.
For Rscordsr-W. Fl. Spinner 10 &C.
cused Of being . candidate, but thus far
he has refused 10 plead 10 the question,
Guilty or Not Guilty If he 10 =
candidate the opposition to him has not
developed.
For Commissioner tlong term)-W. 81.
Hawortb. Phil Paroni. and Thos. r.
Jewell Of Palisade.
For Commissioner (short term)-F.
II. Harmon. Henry Kind. and JohB
Hancock, Sr., Of Ruby Hill.
For Surveyor-John Pardy.
For Public Administration Clay
Simms.
For Justice OF the Peace. A. Will
son, L. w. Cromsr, and T. G. Coleman.
For AssembIymen-Well, ell the other
qualified voters in the county NOT men,
toned on the above list are supposed to
be candidates for the Assembly. Thu
far there are only seven circulating peti.
tions. but two other gentlemen are beins
urged to enter the contest, and there are
still others who will probably be willing
10 try their luck without being urged.
As there are promises Of future develop
ments with regard to this particular
office within the next few days the list Of
candidates is omitted until Q later date.
when some Of those now in the field
may withdraw and others take their
places.
The SENTINEL does not vouch for the
fact that all the gentlemen named above
will file their petitions. but this is the
roster as it now stands. and that ii will
be added to later in the campaign there
is not much doubt. II is possible also
that some OF the gentlemen o in The
field may withdraw before the date fixed
for the filing Of petitions; therefore the
above list can only be regarded ~ show
ing the situation % il sxists ct the pres