Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-30
CANDIDATES ARE
out FOR OFFICE
MANY ASPIRE TO POSTS IN GIFT
OF THE VOTING PUBLIC AT
STATE PRIMARY
NO VACANCIES SHOWN
Every Office Has at Least One Appll'
cant and Some Have Half
Dozen Aspirants on The
Democratic Ticket.

The list of democrats seeking pOliti-
cal suffrage before the coming pri-
mary is plenty and no office is With
out at least one aspirant on the county
ticket. The ballots have been made up
and are printed, showing the follow
ing applicants for nomination on the
democratic ticket for the various
county offices subject to the primary
| Monday.
Representative.
E. R. Mitchell, who Is Ottumwa's
only democrat candidate for the post
of representative, is native of Mis-
souri,, but came to Iowa when a year
old and located in Bloomfield. He was
edu Gated in the Bloomfield schools
and graduated from high school there
in 1896. He attended the state uni
versity at Iowa City and graduated
from there in 1900. He came to Of
tumwa in March, 1897, and after fin
ishing at the university opened law
office here. He was assistant county
attorney from 1906 to 1910. Mr..
Mitchell has been member of the
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for twelve years.
Guy F. Hall of Blakesburg. who is
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for the office Of representative,
is a we'll known pharmacist in Adams
township. He was born in Polk town
ship and has lived on farm most OF
his life. At eighteen years Of age he
began teaching school, and except for
two years at Iowa Teachers college
he taught continually. Mr.. Hall is
graduate Of Drake university in the
class Of 1900 Since 1901 he has been
in the drug business in Blakesburg.
Jesse Breon Of Highland township
Is another aspirant for the nomination
from the democrats for the office of
representative. He Is among the
Youngest candidates in the field. He is
a native Of Highland township where
he was born in May, 1878. He was edu-
Gated in the country schools and in
the Hedrick high school, took course
in the state normal and taught school
in the country for three years. He is
a farmer by business and has been a
township trustee in Highland for six
years. He is married and has 800
acre farm for his home. .
e. J. Bradley of Eldon, candidate
for the nomination Of representative
on the democratic ticket, is native
of Ottumwa, his parents having To-
Gated here before the civil war. He mas
lived In the county the greater part of
his life. Since 1870 he has been a
resident of Eldon. From 1893 to 1897
he was postmaster. He has worked In
the capacity Of bookkeeper and time
keeper for construction firms and has
been mayor of Eldon. While in that
position he was made member of the
legislative committee of the league Of
municipalities Of the state.
O. H. Seifert, the other candidate
for the nomination for representative
on the democratic ticket, Is native Of
Eddyville. He graduated from the high
school Of his native city and has
served in various occupations during
his busy life from printers devil to
owner of the general store that was
founded by J. P. Eddy, the founder OF
Eddyville. For the past eighteen years
Mr.. Seifert has been in charge Of this
business. He is democrat in politics
and the only candidate from the west
half of the county. He is married and
has one son.
Born in Wapello county and a resi-
| dent of the comfy most of his life,
Sherman Beall of Pleasant township
has come forward as candidate on
the democratic ticket for the Office of
representative from Wapello county
Mr.. Beall is a former school teacher
and one Of the well known young far.
mers of Pleasant township.
| Auditor.
James F. Stevens, the candidate for
the nomination for county auditor on
the democratic ticket, is "a ma.
tive of Ohio and came to OF
tumwa in 1869. He received his
education in the public schools
and the Ottumwa Commercial
college and lived for ten years on a
farm in Davis county. Mr.. Stevens has
worked at railroading and served as
deputy county auditor in 1892. For
time he was employed in clerical
capacity with Harper & McIntire Co.
He lived on his farm in Keokuk town.
ship for few years before moving to
Ottumwa. He resides in the seventh
ward. After coming to Ottumwa he
was appointed deputy county auditor
1 in 1909 and became auditor. succeed
| ing c. w. McCarty, in 1910. He is mar
ried and has one child, a daughter.
Treasurer.
l Henry Glenn, the present incumbent
| of the office of county treasurer, is
again a candidate for the nomination
! for that post before the democratic
primary election June 3. He Is the
elder son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Glenn and has lived in Ottumwa all OF
his life, having been born here. He re
ceived his education here and after at
tending business college entered the
employ of the old Porter Bros. &
Hackworth wholesale harness firm
He was with this firm twenty-seven
years and for twenty years he was
bookkeeper. Mr.. Glenn is man of a
family. Previous to his election in
1910 he was deputy treasurer.
Clerk Of Court.
W T. Wilson. candidate for the
nomination of clerk of court, was born
in Wapello county and grew to man
hood on farm four miles west of OF
tumwa. He received his education in