Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
OUR CANDIDATES.

!, About everyone knows w. A. Rus
sell, who heads the county ticket
for state senator; and those who dc
not know him personally, know
enough of him to satisfy themselves
that he is eminently fit to occupy
the office of state senator. No mar
in the county knows it more thor
oughly from one end to the othel
than Mr.. Russell-knows every incl
of its soil, the needs Of its inhabitant,
and will make a forceful and eff
cient member of the upper house o
the state legislature. Mr.. Russell il
successful rancher and stockraisel
of Smiths Prairie.
For representative in the legisla-
ture, where could be found better
or as fit candidate than Robert D
Gorby Of Glenn's Ferry-"Bob'
Gorby, as he is familiarly known
throughout the county. Courteous,
ready to hear both sides of a ques-
tion and able to separate the genu-
inc from the spurious, he is able to
discharge the duties of the office in
such manner as to disarm criti-
cism. Bob will do, because. of his
ability, fairness and backbone
For auditor and recorder, mere
mention OF the name of ex-senator
Jas. A. Pnrtill is sufficient to elicit
shouts of approval from all quarters.
The mans extraordinary capacity
and fitness for the office, his uni
form kindness and courtesy to all
as we'll as his splendid and stainless
record and demands of hosts of
friends, made his nomination a fore
gone conclusion. His past record
is all that need be recalled his
splendid work in the legislsture
and in the various subordinate ca
pacities in county official life are
familiar to ALL Strange to say, this
IS Mr.. Purtill's first candidacy for a
county office, although identified
with and familiar with well-nigh all
county office work
Eugene L. Walker, nominee for
assessor, is a fine representative of
Elmore's young Democracy. He is
one of the five Walker brothers, so
well known as ranch and stockmen,
whose interests have been such as
made them among the heaviest tax
payers in the county, a fact which
readily suggests his fitness for the
office by reason of familiarity with
this and kindred industries which
are the backbone of our prosperity
Gene met with an accident last
spring which, for time, at least,
pa TALLY unfits him for the strenu-
GUS range and ranch life, and at the
solicitation of many friends he was
induced to permit his name to 60
before the convention, which nomi-
mated him by acclamation, fact
which bespeaks for him a rousing
majority in November Genes
home is at Cold Springs and this is
his first appearance in the political
arena
Clarence Nicholson was sheriff of
Elmore county during 1902, and
if there was ever a better one in this
office the record isn't in evidence.
He is a resident of Mountain Home
at present, but his home prior to his
election four years ago was Rocky
Bar, to which place he should be
and is accredited Had the non1i.
nation gone to another, Mr.. Nichol-
son intended returning to his home
in the mining camp; as it is, We ex
pect to keep him in the county seat
a few years longer.
Judge Nicholson, who is destined
to succeed himself as probate judge,
has made one of the best judges the
county ever had. This is saying a
great deal, but ask the attorneys;
that's where The Bulletin gets its
information, and they all declare
it to be an unqualified fact. Two
years ago the Judge defeated one of
the very strongest men of the oppo-
sition by handsome majority; he
will repeat the trick this fall
The man who doesn't know John
Brady has missed liberal eduea-
ton. He is the unanimous choice
of the Democracy for the RESPONSE
BILE position of treasurer of this
county, and this of itself assures
his election; but if John were OF
any other political faith (Which
thank heaven, he couldn't be if he
tried) any possible antagonist
would have anything but a happy