The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-10
County Treasurer AIbertson
Apparently Is the Only Can
didate Who Will Not Be Civ
en- Any Opposition.
CLERK AND SHERIFF
RACES ARE HOT ONES
Are Six in the Field for the
Former Job and Seven Are
Anxious to Land the Latter
Office, It Is Reported.

Now that the city election has blown
over, the political bee is beginning to
buzz in the bonnets of aspirants for
the various county offices and candi-
dates are now working with a vim in
a strenuous campaign for the republi-
can primary, which will be held earlv
in February. The election will not
take place until next fall.
There is greater interest in the race
for sheriff and county clerk than for
any other of the offices, owing to the
number Of aspirants for each office
There are at present seven candidates
in the 1ield for sheriff, Oscar Mash
meyer, Lafayette LaIsh, Murray Hill,
Albert Stiens, Ezra Thompson, Jesse
A. Bailey and Hamilton Squires of
Clay township The race will be hOtly
contested as all OF the candidates have
many friends who are working in their
interests. The sheriff is elected Tor a
term of two years.
County Clerk Race.
Probably as mucn interest is taken
in the race for county clerk as for that
OF sheriff. There are six candidates
for this office and 1t is difficult to pic.
the winner. as all of the aspirants have
about equal chances for success. Those
| who are out for county clerk are
Charles Kolp. George Matthews, Franz
M. Whitesell of Hagerstown. Thomas
r. Jessup. Fillmore Riggs. and VIII
liam Cheesman of Centeryille.
! The competition for auditor is con-
| fined to two men, Louis S. Bowman
and Albert Morel, although the name
of John Hoerner has been mention ei
as a possible candidate for this office.
r. F.. Swayne AMI Albert Oler are
out for county assessor. 1t is also un-
derstood that ]. c. Fulghum, the pres
ent incumbent. who is filling the un-
expired term of NJ w. Marine. will be
candidate for this office. his name
having frequently been mentioned in
SCISSOR is elected for term of six years
AIbertson 10 Unopposed.
| A. r. Albertson. the present county
treasurer. will be a candidate fo- re-
nomination. This is Mr.. Alberison's
first term to the office, and in view OF
the fact that the treasurer is only
elected for a two year term. it is usu-
ally customary to grant a second term
in that office. 1t is not thought he
will have any opposition.
| Who is coming out for prosecutor
and will Charles Ladd. the presen!
prosecuting attorney. have any oppo
sition in his race for another term OF
| that office?
| This question is being asked on all
sides and no one appears to know the
answer. The names of Will Keller
and Joseph Burgess. who made the
race at the last election, have been
mentioned.
| Commissioners from the middle and
western districts will be chosen at the
primary next February. Candidates
for commissioners from the western
district will be r. N. Beeson. of Harri-
son township and probably Theodore
Crist Of Milton. and Joseph Groves O,
| Dublin. So far as is known. B. H
Linderman. of Clay township. the pres
ent commissioner. is the only candi-
date from the middle district.
There probably will be many more
candidates for the different county Of
ficers before the primary is held, as
several are believed to be working on
the quiet and will not announce their
candidacy this early in the race.