The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-04
LOCAL men FOR
TWOSTATEJOD
George p. Eaton of Granger and
c. N. Hunt File for Pro-
gres9ve Nominations
TWELVE SEEK NOMINATION
FOR COUNTY POSITIONS
Eaton Leaves for Tacoma and Sc
attic in Hurried Canvass of
State Before Party Primary
!. Next Saturday

With two Yakima county men can.
didates for nomination for state Of
fices on the progressive ticket, three
filed for legislative positions and IL
for county offices, the lists of the pro-
gressive party, both state and in every
county, were closed Thursday night
Copy for the ballots which will be
used in the progressive soap box"
primary a week from today, was pre-
pared for the printers yesterday.
George P. Eaton Of Granger, party
owner, editor and manager of the
Granger News, filed his candidacy for
the nomination for state land commls-
sfoner at the last minute Thursday
and started yesterday on a hurried
canvass Of the state.
"Of course, all I can do is to visit
Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane" he
said last might IT have a lot of
friends on the west side and used to
be pretty we'll known all over the
state. The land commissionership is
ons Of the most important offices in
the state. The commissioner has
charge of land worth from $50, 1000, 900
to s125.C 10000 and the office takes in
about 100000 year. The candi-
date for the office should stand on ex
psrience and ability to handle the
business and knowledge Of conditions"
Born in New York
Mr.. Eaton was born in Oxford, N.
r., in February, 1855; educated at Os
ford academy and Cornell university
and came to Washington territory in
the spring Of 1880. He was surveyor
and teacher in walla Walla county
until October, 81, when he took
position in the land department of the
Northern Pacific railroad. In 1896 he
was secretary OF the Washington State
Immigration association and from
1897 to 1902 he was chief tax clerk of
the Northern Pacific land department.
He opened one of the first farms I'M
der the Sunnysde canal, and now lives
on q part Of that farm. He was the
first postmaster of Granger.
The other Yakima county candidate
for nomination for state office Is
Charles N. Hunt, chairna4 Of the tenn
po9ary organization of the progr esives
here and present member of the state
central committee from this county,
who has declared himself one Of three
candidates for the nomination for
state insurance commissioner.
State Offices
The list of candidates who filed for
nomination for state offices, made
public yesterday by the state central
committee, is as follows.
For governor-John c. Lawrence Of
Whitman; Robert I. Hodge and Otto
A. Case Of King; w. H. Paulhamus,
Pierce.
For, lieutenant governor-Govnor
Teats, Pierce; w. H. Plummer, Spo-
kane.
For secretary of state-W. H. Ford,
Arlington; Edward Clayson, Sr., Sc
attic.
For state treasurer-Arthur S.
Corey, Chehalis.
For state auditor-A. E. Mobery,
Ekagit; Henry T. Konthauer. Belling-
ham.
For attorney general-John F.
Dore and E. G. Mills, Seattle; w. A..
Martin, Bellingham.
For commissioner of public lands
w. H. Kaufman, Bellingham; George
p. Eaton. Yakima; w. B. Marsh,
Tacoma
For superintendent of public in
struction-C. b. Beach, Olympia.
For insurance commissioners. n.
Hunt, Yakima; Paul Hutchinson, Sc
attic.
For congress, First district-Henry
Alberts Mclean, Daniel Landon, Cal
win Rutherford and George H. Walk
er, Seattle. Second district, Stanton
Warburton, Tacoma. Third district,
N. w. Durham and F. M. Goodwin.
Spokane, and DR.. Eben White, Pasco.
At large, ]. w. Bryan, Bremerton; ].
A. Folconer, Everett; William J. Big
gar, Dillingham;; John z. Ballaine,
Seattle and Gordon c. Corbaley, Spo-
kane.
County Filings
Tho candidates for legislative and
county offices are as follows:
Senator, 18th dkt-tct--S. NJ. Nc
Kse Of Selah.
Representatives-A. c. Turner of
outlook and A. c. Vail of Selah.
Auditor-D. B. 0reenwalt of All
tanum.
Engineer-Irvins S. Watson of
North Yakima.
A. Martin OF Cowiche and Roy d.
Bailey of Ahtanum.
Sheriff.. F. Kaufman of North
Yakima
Coroner-David Rosser and H. R.
Smith, both of North Yakima.
Prosecuting attorney-David Ran
kin of Granger.
Commissioner. Third district-A. L.
Arneson of Belma.
Justice of peace, Granger-W. p.
BiMmyer.
Constable, oppenish--Charles Gay
and J. j. Post.
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