The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-25
COUNTY REPUBLICAN
PRIMARIES TODAY
Delegates Will Be Selected to
Convention
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
Many ASpirants for the County
Offices.

The county Republican primaries Will
be held today in each ward Of the city
at the usual places designated by the cen
trail committee the ballot opening at !
O'Clock this afternoon and closing at =,
the object being to select delegates to
the county convention. which viii be
held at Garfield hail, in The city Of
Wichita. Saturday, February p. at 9
O'Clock
The nominations that will come before
the convention and for which the dele
cations viii be instructed are as fol-
lows:
For District Judge-Thomas c. Wilson,
the present incumbent. will be presented
with no opposition. This nomination will
undoubtedly be by reclamation.
For County Attorney-Otto c. Eckstein,
who holds the office at present viii also
be nominated without opposition.
For Clerk of District Court-Geo. 4.
Clark, at present holding this office, Will
probably be the unanimous choice. hav
ing. as the two preceding, no opposition.
For County superintendent. D. Tay
For County Survcyor-W 7. Kessler.
another denomination with no opposition.
For Probate Judge-Two candidates,
Judge Z. f. Enoch and Judge J. NJ. Bal
derston. will come before the conven-
ton.
For Register of DeedS-Three candidates
have announced themselves for this office.
These are W. l.. Apling, ". s. Pierce
and Joseph Emrick
For County Clerk-Four candidates have
been talked Of for this important office.
They are Frank Ford 4. G. Richards,
"OIlie" Pittinger and Jesse Leland.
For County Treasurer-The names men
toned are E. Webb. c. y. Wilson, Oscar
Winters and s. l. Davis.
For Sherif-There seems to be more OPP
position for the office of sheriff than for
any other at the present time, there
being five candidates already enrolled
James Mcpherson. Park Massey. Clark
Means, Rank Watts and f. W. White
have announced themselves as prospective
candidates, and each one has strong
following.
For County Coroner-Four names are in
evidence, John Martin. +. Phillips, NJ. NJ
McCollister and DIT. De Ross.
For County Commssioner-The First.
Second and Third wards of the city have
candidates for this office s. 3. Herman,
O. d. Draper, George tW. Bristow, w. L.
Schen and L. NJ. Cox
For Representatives from this district.
but two are named at this time. John
Adams. from the Seventy-hrst district.
without opposition. and a. c. Husey. from
the Seventy second district, also with no
opposition. There has been talk of \. J.
Weaver as an opposition candidate to
Mr. Adams. hut nothing definite has been
decided on unless he is holding himself
for the final moment. The Seventy-third
district is as yet not represented by a
candidate. but some one viii undoubtedly
come before the convention at the proper
time.
The most important office in the gift
OF this convention. that of state senator,
bids fair to he a warmly contested battle
between John Davis and James II. Stew
art. These gentlemen. both strong pros
pective candidates. are in the Fourth ward
very active in striving for supremacy,
both realizing that the delegation from
that ward will be of vital power i'm the
coming convention. Should that delega-
tion be instructed FOR either one ii is
readily admitted by those Interested 10
Dc the first stroke of victory.
Some zest is lent TO the primaries by
the contest in the Third ward, where the
fight has narrowed To- two of the candi-
dates for the office of county clerk. Frank
Ford, as present deputy clerk. is making
valiant struggle for the position. and
his local opponent. Bert Richards, is
equally as determined to land.
In the First Second. Fifth and Sixth
wards there is no dissension il being
tacitly understood that these wards are
for local candidates in preference to the
strife of the outside opposing forces.
There viii probably be ii strong con-
test in the selection of the chairman Tor
the convention ON Saturday. While sev-
eral prominent political leaders and ad-
visers are mentioned as possibilities.
there appears To be no settled opinion as
to who will be called upon to preside.
Those Interested in politics locally give
no assurances one way or the other. SEEM
inrly feeling the maxim that silence
Is golden" to be in this case appropriate
Delegates 10 the state convention 10 be
held in Wichita at the auditorium on
March and the congressional convention
10 be held at same place on March will
be chosen at the coming county conven-
ton.