The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-30
THINZS STIRRING
IN POLITICS
COMMITTEE ENDORSES ASSEMBLY
Precinct Meetings Called C. Dethman Is
Chairman County Candidates
Slow to Appear.

With the meeting of the Republican
County Central Committee in this city
Saturday afternoon, when the plan to
hold county and state assemblies was
unanimously indorsed, was opened the
the coming fall election. This will be
the first county and state election in
which Hood River county as county
has participated.
The Republican committee which is
composed of Chris Dethman, Charles
I. Early, l.. N. Blowers, P. S. David
son, W. l.. Carnes, A. M. Kelley and
A. W. Myers, decided to call precinct
meetings in the county for July 8,
when delegates would be selected to
the county assembly which will be held
] in Hood River one week later. The
committee has been trying to arrange
to secure the school houses as meeting
places for the precinct meetings which
will be called for z O'Clock in the even
ing. The county assembly will be held
the following Saturday, July l6, at
2:30 in the afternoon and at that time
delegates will be selected to attend the
the State Assembly and represent
Hood River county. The call will also
provide for the transaction of any
other business which may come before
the meeting and it is not known
whether county ticket will be nomi-
mated at that time or not. Each pre-
cinct will be entitled to one delegate
for every ten votes cast for Taft two
years ago while the county representa-
ton will be on the basis of one dele
gate to the Portland meeting for every
25 votes for Taft. An effort will be
made to get every Republican to at
tend the assembly meetings in order
that the representation may be COM
plete The committee was organized
for the coming campaign and Chris.
| Dethman was elected county chairman
with Charles T. Early as secretary.
In connection with this call for meet
ings candidates for the various county
offices are being talked of. 1t is
\ known that several local politicians
have bees in their bonnet, but as yet
the only announced candidate for any
office is Sam Stark, who has entered
the race for Circuit Judge. County
Clerk George d. Culbertson has an
nounced that he will not be a candidate
| iOI JiiC OitlNG again dltu ~ 10
that County Assessor Jay P. Lucas, of
Cascade Locks, will be in the race for
the clerkship. Henry Howe and F.
Howard Isenberg have also been mem
toned in connection with the Office of
county clerk. 1t is understood that
Deputy Assessor George Dimmick. Of
the upper valley, has aspirations to
become county sheriff and he also has
been mentioned in connection with the
assessorship. 1t is not known whether
Sheriff Lou Morse will be q candidate
for the office again or not. Jesse
Wickham may be in the race for asses
sor. j.. l.. Henderson is said to be a
candidate for county surveyor and as
yet no names have been heard of in
connection with the offices of county
treasurer and county school superin-
tendent.
County Judge A. J. Derby will it is
understood positively refuse to accept
the Office again and the two names
mentioned in connection with that
office have been Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney f. H. Hartwig and county
commissioner r. j. McIsaac. M. M.
Hill, it is understood, does not care to
serve again as memDeF ol lne
county court while it is believed that
commissioner McIsaac will be in re-
ceptive mood. G. H. Stranahan and
IG. ID. Woodworth have been mentioned
as possible candidates for commits
sioner. 1t is expected that definite
announcements will come from various
aspirants for office during the weeks
between now and the county assembly
and in spite of the present appare Mt
apathy the county politics may become
pretty warm.