The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-19

There is always something doing in politics in
Ward county There candidates galore for the
various offices and more coming out every day. The
fight for sheriff will be the most strenuous, for that
is the best paying job in the entire state, 1t being
said that the Office has paid Lee the present sheriff
about $4,000 IA year for the past four years Mr..
Lee OF cannot again run for the office as he
has had the job two terms and that the law says he
shall step down and give another man show. Mr..
Lee may make fight for the legislature VIM
Black the we'll known Chilcot rancher, who has been
county commissioner from the Fourth Commission
ers district wants Lees place and is out after it.
S. A. Sorenson a well known Sherwood farmer, is
also in the race, and SO is A. v. Swanson, who dis
tinguished himself while commissioner of the county,
by helping to expose certain graft in the county
affairs A. P. scofeld who held the job down a
term when the pay wasn't as big as it now is, will
be in the race so it is said, for certainty. Ed.
Kelley, the present deputy sheriff who was brought
into the melight year ago by capturing the Saw
yer bank robbers after running fight, is thinking
seriously of coming out, but has not decided yet to
do so. Kelly is popular with the old timers and
has made many friends among the new Corners
Judge Davis who has been county judge for the
past two terms, will go after the office again. He
will likely be opposed by Judge Murray, who was
county judge Of Ward county for many years.
E. G.. Warren the county superintendent, will
probably have no opposition. Warren has filled the
Office to T, has kept strictly out of politics. and
ought to be returned
J. w Fabrck wants to be auditor again. He has
held the office two terms and thinks he ought to
know enough about the work by this time to entitle
him to third term. S. H. Elliot, of Mohall, the
county commissioner, thinks he can NIL the once
better than MI. Fabrick and will try to beat him to
the office. There may be another candidate for this
Office
j. e. Smith has been clerk of court for nearly
two terms and says he does not to make the
run again. He will however try to make the voters
think that they ought to send him down to Bismarck
to help make the laws. His job is being sought by
Knue Hagen one of Mnot's old time residents,
Dan Ross of Ryder, old Cass county campagner.
O. NJ Champn, the well known Surrey farmer, and
R. S. Wilson. Gunder Reishus, the present reg
lister Of Deeds is out after the Office again He will
be opposed by Ralph Abbott, the Bowbells county
commissioner. There may still be another candi-
date s#k1a
A. c. Nedrud will try to land the nomination at the
primary election for county treasurer He has held
the Office for term We have not learned who
will oppose him
George MCGEE, the present states attorney for
the past four years, will again be a candidate. SO
will Dudley Nash, the White Earth lawyer r. A.
Nesos has been urged by his friends to go after the
office but we understand that he will refuse to take
any part in it,
Mr. Thomas, Who has been assistant county sur
veyor for some years, will try to land the nomna-
ton. Jensen the present county surveyor lives
at Kenmare and being interested largely in farming,
will probably not enter the race at ALL There's very
little money in the job and it is not worth making
a very hard scrap over
There will be plenty Of candidates for county COM
missioner. A. ]. De Lance who has held the office
from the Fourth District for the past year with cred
it, will be a candidate for the nomination. Arne
Amundson of White Earth wants the Office and so
does Ed. Skies of Stanley. R. H. Emerson, the
Minot commissioner will be candidate to succeed
himself. Geo. ]. Nichols a farmer living east OF
town may oppose Mr.. Emerson, tho he has not de-
clared himself yet
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