Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-02
HARD TO PICK THE WINNERS
Republican Situation, 90 Far as TIVE Of
fcsrs Are Concerned, is Mixed.
FIVE WANT TO Be CLERK OF THE COURTS
One Less Entry in h Race for
County Attorney, but Form Play
ers Are Fully as Mach
in the Dark.

The approaching republican county con-
~vention, which will be held next Tuesday,
is causing but little stir in local political
circles, although several Of the candidates
are said to be making fairly active can
vases. Chief interest centers In the nom
nations for county attorney and clerk Of
the district court, as there are several
candidates for each OF these nominations.
Things are badly mixed up and Il would be
hard even with the convention as close as
it is to pick out the winners. This is the
opinion expressed by many leading mem
bers Of the republican party in Council
Bluffs yesterday.
There are FIVE active candidates for the
nomination for clerk of the district court,
Freeman L. Reed. who seeks a renomins-
ton and, according to his friends. is sure
to get It; II. V. Battey, deputy clerk at
Avoca. who is sangulne OF success and
says he will go into the convention with
solid delegations from Knox, Layton and
Lincoln townships as a starter; G. @.
Baird, deputy clerk at Council Bluffs, who
is an old-tlme republican war horse and
party leader in the Second ward and who
undoubtedly will have a strong following
in the convention, especially among the
city delegates; Harry NJ. Brown, deputy
clerk Of the superior court and chairman of
the city central committee, whose friends
assert he will be heard from in no uncer-
tain terms when the roll is called, and E.
E. sayles, assistant ticket agent at the
Union Pacific transfer depot and former al
derman-at-large.
Four for County Attorney.
For the nomination for county attorney
the present incumbent, w. H. Killpack, Is
willing to accept a denomination and has
so declared himself, but Is not making q
very strenuous campaign. His friends
and he has a large and powerful following
in the county precincts-are sanguine that
the nomination will again fall to him.
Glenn Kimball, assistant county attorney,
wants to drop the assistant" from his
title ard is making an active but dignlicd
canvass. John M, Calvin Is regarded as a
strong candidate and his friends and sup
, porters see no reason why the lightning
should not strike his way. There is some
talk of ]. ], Hess name being brought be-
fore the convention in connection with this
nomination, although up to date Mr.. Hess
has declined to be considered as a candl-
date.
r. v. Times has a clear field for renom-
nation for county auditor, no one having
appeared yet as willing to contest It with
him. Elmer e. Smith will, 1t is generally
conceded, receive a reorganization for
county recorder, although D. H. Bailey,
ticket agent at Loveland, has announced
himself as a candidate.
Allan Bulls, who was appointed to fill
the unexpired term Of Supervisor B. G..
Aud, and Henry Brandes are both candi-
dates for the nominations for members of
the county board and as yet have the field
all to themselves.
For the township nominations IL Is be-
lieved that Justice Carson will be nom
, mated by reclamation for one Of the can
/ didates for that office, while Justice Bry-
ant will have an opponent in the person
OF Divide Wen, who held the office before
t him for four terms. Lee Albert and
Hiram Baird, the present incumbents, are
{ the only two candidates mentioned to date
3 for the nominations for constables. 1t is
5 likely, however, before the convention rolls
around that there will be other aspirants
Y in the field.
E Mayne for Temporary Chairman.
County Chairman Wright announced
: yesterday that George H. Mayne would
be temporary chairman of the republican
8 county convention next Tuesday. Mr.
Mayne is one OF the younger members
n Of the bar, who has the reputation Of being
n quite an orator.
The primaries to select delegates to the
county convention will be held Saturday
evening. and as far as appears on the
4 surface, they will be entirely devoid Of any
exciting contests.
= The democrats of Pottawattamie count!
: will, 1t is said, inaugurate a new policy II
: the conduct Of their campaign this fall
The nominations for the several ofhcet
will be rendered to candidates willing Il
9 accept them on the express understanding
that they will not be asked to contribute
to a party campaign fund. In other words
n the candidates will be left to their owl
resources to make the campaign as the,
deem best. Louis Zurmuehlen, jr, II !
!, said, is willing to accept the nomination
: for clerk Of the district court on thes
conditions. T. f. Casady is talked OF a
4, the likely democratic nominee for count;
a attorney. As yet candidates for the othe
nominations have not made themselve
known.
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