The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-08-07
SHAPING ELECTION AFFAIRS
Candidates For All Rarties Who
Have Filed Their Nomina-
ton Petitions.


a supply worth while, as evidenced by
the avidity with which multitude OF
candidates are seeking vantage points
from where they can regale themselves
in the delectable qualities of sweet
ness, which may or may not produce
deleterious effects upon the political
systems.
Something like 40 would-be officials
have filed their nominating petitions
and thus declared their intentions OF
seeking the benefits that accrue from
the several elective offices of Churchill
county and its precincts. They are
Democrats, C. l.. Noble for clerk; J..
w Richards, NJ II. Wallace and G.
w. Goebel for treasurer; J w. Sitton
for assessor; T. C. Hart for district
attorney; M. l.. Wildes for sheriff
George Ernst for long term and A. C.
Burton for short term county commits
sioners; w. c. Grimes for assembly
man; G. w. Coverston and DR.. G. M.
Gardner for members of the county
board of education; r. J. dollhouse
for constable New River precinct; Jack
Lamb for constable Fairview precinct;
John Brogan for constable Wonder
precinct; Leon Cirac for constable
Saltwater precinct; l.. B. Mason for
justice of the peace Hot Springs pre-
cine; William Rogers for justice of the
peace Fairview precinct.
The Republican candidates are: F.
f. FRANKIE for auditor and recorder;
e. L. Winters for district attorney;
j. c. Coniff for sheriff; C. w. Foote
and D. j. Leete for treasurer; Joseph
Howser for long term and A. r. jeff
rey for short term county commission
ers; J. w. Ferguson for assemblyman; !;
w. S. Wall for member of the county
board of education; Ed. T. Morgan for
justice of the peace Hot Springs town.
ship; Michael Sullivan for justice of
the peace Saltwater precinct; John
Burt for justice of the peace Wonder
precinct; VIM. Hogan for constable
Hot Springs township.
Socialists: Edgar Smith for treasurer
F. C. Sanders for Sheriff; H. E. Beau
dreau for clerk; B. S. Bill for auditor
and recorder; H. C. Taylor for asses
sor; A. Bauman for long term and w.
H. Lowry for short term commission
ers; Fleming Mclean and S. j. Coat
ney for assemblymen; w. G. Barker
and Frank Woodliff for members of the
county board of education; c. w. Hyatt
for constable of Hot Springs township;
c. Z. LeClair for constable Wonder
precinct; WILDER Miles for constable
Saltwater precinct; James Ahern for
justice of the peace New River town
ship; |. w. Green for justice of the
peace Saltwater precinct; J. J. Wood
for justice of the peace Hot Springs
township.
Inasmuch as Saturday was the last
day when nomination papers could be
filed, all other candidates whose names
will appear on the official ballot in No
vember must necessarily ask support as
Independents. or be designated by the
county central committees. Included
will probably be Republican candidates
nominated by the county central COM
mitteemen for assessor, clerk, assem-
blyman, member of county board of
education, while the Democrats will
probably by the same method nominate
another assemblyman. candidate for
auditor and recorder, while both old
parties will also probably fill out full
representation for all precinct officials.
Constable G. W. Sharkey, of Hazen
Republican, is the only announced in
dependent candidate so for.
State candidates for nomination at the
primary election, September 3rd have
filed their petitions and time has elapsed
for getting names on the ballots. For
mer Congressman George A. Baatlett,
who was to be candidate for the NOM
ination for Supreme Judge on the DEM
ocratic ticket, has not entered his name
in the race in the primary election, but
will wait until after the primary and
then run Independently, stating that he
wants to take the judiciary out of poll
tics. 1t is possible there will be num-
ber of candidates for other offices adopt
the same attitude.
Those who have filed their petitions
with the Secretary of State and whose
names will appear on the primary bal
lots are
United States Senator-W. A. Mas.
sey of Reno, Republican; Key Pittman
of Tonopah, Democrat; George Steel
of Fernley, Socialist.
Member of Congress E. Roberts
of Carson City, Republican, August
Frohlich, Republican, Clay Tallman Of
Rhyolite, Democrat.
Supreme Judge-P. A. McCarran OF
Reno, Democra A. A. Heer of Reno,
Democrat; Joseph M. Lockhart of Ely.
Republican.
Regents of University, long term
Walter E. Pratt of Goldfeld, Republi.
can; A. A. Codd of Reno, Republican
Thomas Woodliif, Socialist; John W.
ID 1.,,~. Coo,al,st parant short term