The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-05
FIRST PRIMARY UNDER
NEW ELECTION Law
Interest Chiefly CsnisTs ID
Warm G. 0. ?. Contest for
MsyOTsIIt, Nomination

There 3 much doing ln lQcai polit
zeal circles today ns the FIRST primary
election % be held under the new
election law viii be held tomorrow,
The election occurring two weeks later
All nominations must be made BY
primary under the law The names
are placed on the primary iloket Of
both parties In the field IN Alphabetical
order. Although there was much talk
Of O Citizens or Independent ticket
being piaoed IN the neld. nc candi
lntes filed for such a ticket
The Republicans who started on
with ave avowed candidates for may
Dr., have four names appearing on th.
lcket--Ben r Berkey, A. o rerquhar
son, G. M Barnes and W M. Spur
lock. Tie Democrats have but one
candidate for the mayoralty, that OF
Tom Jckipe who ran upon a CltizeAs
llckot several years ago for membei
% the school board from chs Third
Ward.
An lnt.ralIona point TO g elaae hghi
for the Eeluhllean nomination for ihe
head of the ticket
For city clerk. Ed ltlnman. the pres
emit incumbent Is being opposed by
A. A. Leer IN the Republican ticket
while Former Clerk j. r. aelzaa and
N "A Jofdon are out for the nominn
ton on the Democratic Ticket
For police judge j. Holes. the
present magistrate, Is opposed BY Col
r. s, Seward. now justice Of the peace
For the Republican nomination Frank
OlsmIth. who formerly held the Judge
hip. Is uRalH ont for the Democratic
lominaton against Cnl. 7. $. Jones
r. G.. Eamsdale Is opposing Carl
Havighofst for the Republican n0mlna
Ion for city treasurer while Lgmun
J. Gray is the only Democrat out for
he nQmina.lon
Clty Attorney Fsod w Green la 8
candidate un the Republican ticket fof
denomination without ang opposition
M. H. Jefferson rs likewise slluhteu
on the Democratic ticket.
For ctlef Of police w II. Mitchell
the present incumbent IL opposed BY
U W. Vampnef, iormor member oh
he Guthrie police force.
BOY Myers, Grant McFetrid8e and J.,
IA. OYerhuy are candidates for the
democratic nomination for chief My.
srs and NeFetrldge are both former
officers
j. W. RAY who mas o9lclated ior
faity Assessor for many years. wantf
Ishe Republican nomination. and Is Dp'
posed by Ilnbest Henderson, while the
Democrats have no candidate IN We
field.
For street commissioners. former
Commissioner w. d Williamson n
asking fof the Democratic nomination
while foF the Republican nomination
Perry King. ii. l.. Williams and W. T.
Moorman are candidates.
rrat Ward Candidates
ID the First ward A. @. .Ehltcumb
Il opposIog Tony Higglns for the 10
publican nomination for councilman,
while the Democrats heve nc eandl.
date IN the acid. Felix Adler Is un'
opposed iDf toe position Of Democratic
committeeman from the ward. w ],
Dibblna and NJ 3 johnson are askine
for the Republican c0mmllteemanship
For treasurer OF the school board
Hayden g. Earuuhafson Is being op
posed By E. ,. Henry, while hrsfnf
r. Tyler Is q candidate fof the Dem
ocgaiic nomination,
&. 81 Ilill and A. y seyeF, the
latter noM president o. The city school
board. afa both wanting the. Repub'
llcan nomination while the Democrats
nave no candidate IN The field
Second ward.
n. " Trapnell /. Doyle. Z. e, Tai
man, james Gibson and 4. + johnson
are candidates fog councilman. Two
are TO te voted upon. Is vacancy
occurs hs the removal of ! 81 Lyon
from The city which baa been pa
hlltd. VIM shanrcr h the only Deb
ocnAt lfAlba EoF councilman from The
huafH o4G refi.nal Hi
vhlfd Ware.
ln the Third ward Councilman Geo
w. Hopkins wants denomination 1s
4. the Re1nhlleahs. while O. 4 afCHki
who has served on The school hoard
ior several terms. N after the position
/ For committeeman IS " i lIefog
/ fo.mef Democrat opposed b aeore'
Chnmp. E negro. while the nemorraN
lhaye bnt aae candidate. Tom Farfel
lVho aselIas p De- councilman.
/ Walter / Warren II opposed %
l b Reedef foF AL Republican nQmIna
tIon ii member oi the aehenH bpaf'