The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-25
WaShita
County Democrats are
Eager for the Fray
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cordell, Okla, Jan 25.-The Demo
cratic Central committee is called to
meet here January 80, to fix the oates
for holding the primaries.
There are a number Of candidates
seeking the nominations for the coun-
tv Offices. The Cordell Weekly Bea-
con. in last weeks issue. printed the
following names of prominent Washi-
ia county citizens who have been men
y toned for the respective offices;
For sheriff, those prominently men
4 toned are. w. II. Griffin, Alf Bond,
and J. X. Bottom. Of this city, now
holding deputyships under Sheriff
4 Miller; Jas. Rhodes, of Cowden; a. A..
y King. Of Colony J. A. Mitchell, Of
4 Port: ] p. Tatum, Of Combs Jess
a Norris of Mountain View; Mark Hen
SON. of Burns; C. c. Hill of Rocky
3 and RI NJ. Kirkes, of Cordel township
Johnson P. Dnlinger Of Mountain
3 View win also be a can iidate. if re-
ports be true
For probate judge, Judge T. r. sitt-
erley w II. L. Carruth Rutherford
h Brett and II. e. Kenner. of Cordell;
Il Judge w B. Auxier. Of Bessie, and F.
I'm. Davidson, of Port are probable
candidates
For clerk G. D. Coler has announc-
ed to friends that he viii 20 before
the primaries for a third term, while
Frof NJ. S. Blassingame, Of Barton,
viii be a candidate for the place w.
B. Harrington, Of Hefner also has
stated that he would be in the race.
as viii Geo Nv Wheeler so it is rum
ofed
A A Harris win be candidate to
succeed himself. and will have oppo-
sition in the persons of B. D. Matthews
and w. p. Coker
4 For county attorney. the only known
candidate SO far is L. r. Cowan. but
attorneys w J. Knott and j. A. Duff
have bnen mentioned as probable can.
dldates.
G. w. Coffey so far has the field to
himself for county superintendent, but
Prof. r. L. Knie is talking some OF
making the race, and the friends of
Miss Blanche King are urging her to
enter the contest.
\ For treasurer. the race is now be
fftween J. J. McCurley and W. II. Dean
both of Cordell, but those well inform
ed on the situation say that Samuel
NJ Darnell, Of Foss, and the present
commissioner Of that district, viii ent
er the race.
Pinckney Ellis will probably be the
only candidate for surveyor. as he is
serving his first term, and the situa
ton is probably the same with refer
ence to coroner w NJ Hibbs, who
will have the field to himself
So far the people have not heard Of
a candidate for commissioner in either
Elk or Union townships, adm as both
Yates and Darnell refuse to be caldi
dates for third term, new men will
be chosen. In this township a strone
Ieffort viii be male to induce Dave
Smith to stand for another term and
it is understood that he has given his
consent Among others whose names
4 have been coupled with this Office are
S. L. Jones, Jno l. Lee, w !. Fisher
C. NJ. Best, W. NJ Copeland, of Cor
iell. and j. P. Wallace. Of Rocky the
n after gentlemen not being actively in
the race and dependent largely upon
the condition that Smith would not
be a candidate.
There Is a general belief that an
early primary should be called and the
hrst part Of April seems 70 be the
probable date If a nearly date is
chosen.
Washita county can be depended
upon again this year to roll up tho
4 accustomed Democratic majority