The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-27

When the closing hour for filing
tor nominations for county Offices
passed yesterday evening, five per-
sons had filed for democratic nomi-
nation for county Offices. Hereto
fore, no democrats have filed for
county offices, although several have
run as independent candidates after
the primaries.
The result of the general election
will be watched with considerable
interest, as heretofore, nomination
on the republican ticket has been
equivalent to an election, although a
few have been Independent candi.
dates. 49,.
Just how strong a run the demo-
cratic candidates will make is a
matter of conjecture. The personal
popularity of some of them will un-
doubtedly result in their receiving
good-sized vote:
Those who filed for democratic
nominations were as follows:
John Gilstad, county commissioner
from the first commissioner dis
trict.
P. J. Russell for county attorney.
Fred M. Malzahn for register of
deeds.
Thomas Tedford for sheriff.
Vera M. Cameron for county sup.
erintendent of schools.
The following are the filings for
county Offices as made with County
Auditor Wilmann.
For county auditor-John Will
mann, James L. George, John A.
Thoren-republicans.
+ Treasurer-George H. French and
John Bailey-both republicans.
County attorney-D. H. Fisk,
George F.. Ericsson, Chester McKus-
lex and A. M. neutrality-suspicious.;
P. J. Russell-democrat.
Sheriff-Alfred Olson, Yves Wright,
Arne Solberg and A. B. Hazen-
republicans; Thomas Tedford-
democrat.
Register of deeds-J. O. Harris,
J. P. Riddell and I. B. Olson-re-
publicans; Fred M. Malzahn-demo-
crat.
Judge of probate-M. A. Clark
and F. J. neutrality-suspicious..
County superintendent of schools
w. B Stewart-republican; Vera
M. Cameron-democrat.
Coroner-M. E. Ibertson and J.
P. Lahr-republican.
County surveyor-Roy K. Bliler-
republican.
County commissioner from the
second district-O. c.. Fredrikson,
J. c. Thompson, Hello Clementson
and George Gunderson-republicans;
John Gilstad-democrat.
County commissioner, fourth dis
trict-Charles Durand, J. H. Wagner
republicans,
! County commissioner, fifth dis
trict-A. 0. Johnson, liver O.
Ungstad, Herman Eikstadt, A. w.
Danaher republicans.
In order to make it possible for
democratic candidates to file for
county Offices, L. F. Johnson, chair
man, and P. ]. Russell, secretary of
the Beltrami county democratic CON-
mittee, filed the necessary affidavit
showing that in 1906 Governor John
A. Johnson. democratic candidate
governor for received 1924 votes and
all other candidates received 1920,
being more than fifty per cent of
the entire vote cast for John A.
Johnson.
The filings of the democratic
candidates were accepted and their
names will be placed on the ballot
to be voted on at the primary cleo
ton, September IS.
AS there will be four tickets in the
field at the primary election, voters
should be mindful of the fact that
they are compelled to ask for the
ticket of the party to which they
belong, in order to vote for nomin-
alton. There will be a republican
and democratic ticket with candi-
dates for county, congressional and
legislative offices and in addition
there will be a public ownership
ticket with a candidate for congress
from this district and prohibition