The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-20
OUR CANDIDATES.
Something of Men Who Seek
Nomination in Convention.

race of nomination to place by the
republican county convention that
viii De held in this city Saturday June
%. They are all good boys and who
ever is nominated for the several Of
fees that are to be filed by election
this fall will have the hearty support
of the Mahaska county republicans.
There are three candidates for the
nomination of representative, w. q.
Jones, o 81. Vance and ]. w. Morgan
Will g. Jones is son of the late j.
G. Jones. He is a young man well
known in the city and the county
having practiced law in the city of
Oskaloosa for a number of years. He
served in the last assembly as the
representative of Mahaska county
and did so with credit to himself and
the county. He is Mahaska county
product from birth and knows the
county from one corner to the other.
]. w. Morgan is an Oskaloosa gen.
tleman having resided here for the
past twenty-five years and for the
greater part of that time he has been
in business in the city having a drug
store and in the treatment of eye and
ear. He is a great traveller and has
been in Europe as we'll as all over his
own country. He has wide &C
quaintance and will make popular
ranresantativa ~ ohnsen
o. 81. Vance has lived in Mahaska
county all his life. He resides in
West Harrison and his post office is
Muchakinock. He is an old soldier
and has been a miner, a mine opera
tor, made a success of the farm and
has taught school. He is at present
on the road selling cigars for Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa houses. He has
hosts of friends and would make a
very acceptable candidate for the
place.
TREASURER.
W. W. Eby is the only announced
candidate for the Office of county
treasurer which position he now fills
and where he has given the best of
service to the satisfaction of all
classes. Mr.. Eby has soldier record
and has been life long republican.
He is just completing his first term
of service in the Office and seeks the
nomination for a second term and he
will no doubt be the choice of the con-
vention.
SUPERINTENDENT.
Up. Dodds, like Mr.. Ely, is I'M
opposed in his race for nomination to
succeed himself and is specially quail
fled for the work of the office, He
has been very successful in his
handling of the educational affairs of
the county, and the people of the
county are pleased with the admins |
tration he has given and will return |
him to the place.
-... CORONER.
There are two candidates for the |
nomination of coroner. Chas. FGh- |
linger and DR.. G. G. Gone.
Chas. Fehlinger is an undertaken
and business man of Oskaloosa, where
he has been in businessi for the past
IS years. He has always been re-
publican "dyed in the wool" Mr..
Fehlinger is an undertaken of years
experience and was one of the very
first in the state, under the law re-
quiring certificates Of state examina-
ton to pass the examinations. He is
well known and liked and would make
an excellent official.
DIR. Q. @. Gone is the second candi-
date for the office. The Doctor is Of
the firm of Cone & Cole, of this city, |
and has been a resident of the city |
number of years and has enjoyed an
extensive and successful practice over
the county and in the city. He has
been the county surgeon for the south
part of the county and he meets with
considerable favor in the discharge
of the county's work.
SHERIFF.
The principal contest as before
the county convention will be the
selection of a candidate for sheriff if
the number of candidates who are
announced for the candidacy can be
taken as an indication of the work
that is being done. There are five
men, good and true in the republican
faith and in the qualifications re
quired by the Office and each of the
several asplrants to the office have
their particular following and
coterie of supporters in the several
parts of the county.
Elmer E. Masteller who resides in
Madison township post Office at
Lacey is perhaps one of the best
known of republican workers in that
part of the county. He has made
success of the farm and anything
that he has been connected with. He
has been an ardent party worker and
supporter and has assisted in many
battles by personal work in his town
ship. He places himself before the
republicans of the county seeking
their favor in convention.
Chas. e. Mason, of Oskaloosa, is
another candidate for the Office of
sheriff who has been meeting with
much favor at the hands of the party
followers over the county. The