The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-08-19
IT IS NOW Up TO THE
PEOPLE TO DECIDE
Names of the Candidates to Be
Voted for at Primaries.
Aside From Superior Judge, Candi-
dates for County Offices Not SO
Numerous as in Times Past
Harmony ls the Watchword.

Nominations for the primary election
September 13 closed Saturday. Below
is a complete list OF candidates to be
voted for in Whitman county. Aside
from superior Judge candidates have not
been tumbling over each other to get on
the list. For superior Judge there are
five candidates. The law in regard to
superior Judge has been changed from
two years ago. Then the contest was
virtually settled at the primaries-the one
being the only name presented to the
electors at the general election. Now
the two receiving the highest number of
votes at the primaries will be presented
to decide which one shall receive the
plum.
There are no democratic candidates in
Whitman county for either county clerk,
county engineer or coroner. For the
first two named positions the repubi-
cans have but one candidate for each,
namely, George III. Newman for clerk and
John NJ. McCaw for engineer. Two re-
publican candidates for coroner will con-
test-Messrs. Crawford and Bruning.
The only contests in the democratic
fold will be between Charles r Larue and
Hugh G. Todd for representative from
the Seventh district, and Richard II.
Duff and G. II. Holbrook for assessor
Filing fees this year amounted to only
SITS, and as it will cost about $4,000 to
hold the primary election it will be seen
that the luxury of voting, under our
complicated system, will cost the tax
payers something, this expense to be re-
peated at the November election.
Why there are not more candidates for
Office this year than usual is explained in
different ways, each to his liking. Fol-
lowing is complete list of candidates
in Whitman county:
Superior Judge-J. n. Pickrell, Of Col
fax; R. M. Hanna, of Colfax; Thomas
Neill, Of Pullman; R. j. Neergaard, OF
Oakesdale; Milan Still. of Rock Creek.
Senator from Eighth District-R pub
lican, Oliver Hall, Colfax; democratic, C..
L. Mackenzie, Colfax.
Representative, Seventh District-Re-
publican, John Fl. Jones, Pullman; G..
III. Lawrence, Colfax; democratic, Hugh
C. Todd, Cofax; J. S. Klemgard, Pull
man; Charles r. LaruP. Colfax.
Sheriff-Republican 6. B. Carter, Col
fax; democratic, William |. Daley,
Cotax.
County Clerk-Republican George a..
Newman, Colfax.
Comfy Auditor-Republican, ,. l..
Kemper, Pullman; democratic, 5. NJ.
McCroskey, Tekoa.
County Treasurer-Republcan Jake
Arrasmith, Colfax; William Nj. Duncan.
Colfax; democratic, E. G. Gill. Pullman.
Prosecuting Attorney-Republican, d..
@. Dow, Pullman; E. A. Williams, Tekoa;
Charles L. Chamberlin, Colfax ; demo-
cratic, Paul Pattison, Colfax.
County Assessor-RepublicaD, F. n.
English, Colfax; George ". Walter, Pull
man; OemOcr6Ilc, hlcndru H. Dun, Noi-
fax; G. I'll. Holbrook.
County Superintendent of Schools
Republican, J. Q. Martoon, Colfax; dem
ocratic, Miss Elizabeth Mackay, Pullman.
County Engineer-Republican, John Nj.
McCaw, Colfax.
Coroner-Republican L. L. Bruning,
CoIfax; D. B. Crawford, Colfax.
County Commissioner, First District
E. E. Huntley. Thornton; R. I. Smiley,
Tekoa; NJ. II. West, Rosalia; A. P. Miller,
Thornton; democratic, E. J. Byrne, Gar
field.
County Commissioner, Second District
Republican, G. 2. Ickes, Palouse; Bur-
ton G. Rowe, Palouse; G. G. Thatcher.
Albion; J. c. Farr, Albion; S. S. Miller,
Colfax; democratic, NJ. W. Whitlow,
Pullman.
Representative, Eighth District-Re-
publican, F. A. Davis, Oakesdale; Walter
Farnham, Palouse, W. C. Mccoy, Cakes
dale; 81. S. Mcclure, Garfield; democratic,
B. F. Manring, Garfield; James Donahoe,
ROsalia