Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-24
HEITMAN FOR
STATE CHAIRMAN
Political Gossip Gives Him Lead
Crane Wants to be At
torney General.


A special train viii leave the city
In the morning loaded down win
delegates from this place and from
the towns In the southern portion 81
the county. for the republican coun-
" convention which eonvenss az
Spirit Lake on Tuesday at IL o'clock
in the forenoon. At thln convention
win be selected delegates to the
state convention which eonyanaa at
Boise, and also complete county
ticket will be nominated. There was
considerable talk At one time OF not
placing coutny ticket In the aleld
nc this convention. but 10 take ad-
journment to some subsequent date,
as Il was thought that to make the
the county nominations u the coming
convention would make the campaign
too long, but It has now been settled
upon to follow the policy OF former
years and hold but the one conven-
ton.
Approximations were expressed at
one time that the county seat Ouea-
tion would be made an Issue IN the
convention, but little fear Is now
entertained on the subject. and Il %
said that II the quetslon ID raised
that It will have no bearing whatever
upon Il az the delegates are almost
unanimously for Occur d'Alene on this
subject.
A number Of candidates have bod
bed up on the political horizon gor
the various county Offices and Il ID
anticipated that a number more will
make their appearance when the con-
ventlon goes Into session. II. VI.
scallon. the present mayor OF Occur
d'Alene Is a candidate for the senate,
and the friends OF Joseph Fallon
are urging him TO present his name
before the convention for this once,
and feel conyeinced that II he does 90
he viii receive the nomination. For
the house OF representatives there are
q number OF available candidate.
Charles Mcdonald OF Rathdrum, the
present sheriff will come before the
convention for consideration. and 80
will T. T. Kerl OF this city. r. n.
Wlnship has announced bis candidacy
and Il Is also understood that L. r.
Connolly and w. l.. Gleason, both Of
Harrison are in the field for this Of
fice. and also Charles Reynolds Of
Spirit Lake. There are four known
candidates for the ONCE OF sheriff.
One Is d. X. Adams the present
deputy; the second. Pearl Bailey Of
Cataldo. the third. l.. Roper OF this
place and the fourth r. r. Hull Of
Harrison. C. H. Potts will ask the
convention to renominate him for
county attorney and will find an OPP
ponent In r. b. Norris Of st. Mariea.
For probate judge r. C. EgbeFs IL
candidate. and the name Of r. L.
Black Of the law Arm Of Black 4
Wernette OF this place Il being linked
with the once. Each one Of the
present board OF county commission
ers desire q denomination, and 1t Is
also said that a number Of others
will enter the race for this once from
the various districts. There are two
known candidates for county treas
urer. C. J. Shoemaker the present
incumbent will so before the con-
yention and ask for q denomination.
and r. d. Beebe OF this place will
enter the field against him. For
coroner the names Of DIT. Dorland,
Tom Hedal and the present coroner.
Dr. Frank Wenz are mentioned. But
two candidates are known for the
position Of county superintendent o.
schools. c. =. Montandon win make
the race for the place and VIII in
order 10 win have to defeat Q. II.
shern Of Post Falls, who Is an ae-
tive candidate.
A. A. Crane WIN appear before the
convention and ask that he be in-
dOrsed for the once Of attorney gen
| aRnR sf ffs afs8a ana II A ==tA that