The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1911-02-18
OUR CANDIDATES IN HANCOCK COUNTY

| While all candidates have not as yet
| formally announced their respective can
ldidacies, and quite number OF candl-
dates for county Office are yet in the
embryo, it can well be said the dance is
lon. to paraphrase the old English quo
tation. With the campaign on, pass
ling review of the local political sltua
ton as a mere chronicle from a non-
partisan view might prove interesting,
Ieyen to the casual reader. There is so
much said which is not true and so much
true which is not said, that one at this
stage of the campaign is not certain who
are and who are not candidates.
For Representative of Hancock coun-
tv. honor now filled by E. }. Gex, who
will rot stand for reelection, the only
foemally announced candidate is Robt.
IL. Genin, present alderman from Ward
1. He is a young attorney OF this city.
| w, w. Stockstill, ex-superintendent OF
public education, will, we understand,
become candidate, but as yet has not
formally announced. He, too, is an at
tornev of this city. Both men are COM
| petent and the race would prove inter-
| estine. Another candidate for the Of
flee, according to report, is Jas. ii.
Fleming, Jr., of the county
For sheriff and tax-collector, to sue
ceed A. J. Carver, there are only two
candidates-both formally announced,
Joseph E. Saucier of Bay ST. Louis, for
mer sheriff and tax collector and at
present county assessor, both oflces IN
their respectives terms he has held to
the universal satisfaction of all concern
ed. The other candidate for sheriff is
E. Van Whitfield, of Kiln, where he is
engaged in business. Mr.. Whitfield
was formerly county surveyor, which
office he held successfully. Mr.. Carver
is no candidate for county office.
The fight for county clerk promises to
be a three-cornered affair. The an
nounced candidates are DR.. A. A. Ker-
gosien of Fenton, a we'll known and
estimable young gentleman of the coun-
ty, and Captain G. c. Gray, of Bay St.
Louis. Capt. Gray is present mem
Der of the city council, man who IS
progressive and energetic. Both gen
tlemen are capable and have numerous
friends. The present competent in
cumbent, E. Hoffman,, will offer him
self, we understand, for reelection IN
due time.
For Assessor, held now by Joseph E.
Saucier-F. G. Bordages, ST., offers
himself for reelection after cessation
from politics for four years. He has to
his credit long fssrner experience in
the office. His opponents are Alclde
MoTaa, present county treasurer, who
is a formidable candidate, and j. +.
Moran, of Standard P. o., young man
with many friends and supporters IN his
section. H. w. Brown, of LogtoWn, is
also an announced candidate for asses
sor, and it is generally conceded he will
have to be reckoned with in the contest.
So far there are four avowed aspirants
for the honor along with the incidenta
compensation. Enough, truly; but there
is no telling what the future will bring.
County Superintendent of Education
John A. Craft is candidate for re-elec-
ton, and, thus far, has no opposition
1t is quite probable he will not be op-
posed, experiencing as it were verita-
Bile "walk-over" unless the future should
decree otherwise. He has held the Of
flee satisfactorily.
The newly-created office of county
attorney for Hancock county now held
by Carl Marshall, apparently will be
contested by no more than two of our
legal lights, the present incumbent and
E.J. Gex, the latter formally announced.
Both are popular young men, well vers-
ed in law, ETC., and the race for the S1OO
per month job will prove of no excite
ment but of unusual interest.
From present indications it appears no
one wishes to fill the Office Of county
treasurer. Should this apparent condi-
ton obtain, there will be no treasurer
for Hancock county! Among the names
"mentioned' in connection with the
| off e are: S. S Ladner, of Lake Shore;
| IG.G. Gardabled, Thos. j Conway, G.4.
Baize and perhaps others.
Since the above was set in type Mrs,
s. Ladner has formally announced his
candidacy for treasurer.