The Detroit times., 1912-06-29
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS Oh,
BUT DEMOCRATS HESITATE
Latter Expected to Decide Nom
nations Without Bitter
Fights in Primary
MoELLER URGED TO RUN
Friends Would Have Him Go
After Sheriff's Job-List Of
Plum-Seekers to Date

While candidates for places on the
Republican county ticket have been
campaigning many weeks hardly any
thing Is heard as yet about probable
Democratic nominees for county OH
ces. AS one prominent Republican eX-
pressed IL. rather enviously. the Demo
cIats are more likely 20 put up slate
wnen election draws near without any
serious fights in the primaries. How
ever three names have been men
tened in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for sherin-ex -Sher-
tx James ID. Burns, Bert Kelly who
made the run against Sheriff CASTOR,
and Aid. John {. Garvey, OF the six
teenth ward, though no serious cam
paigning has been done.
on the Republican side County
Treasurer William F. Moeller has
been strongly pressed to enter the
night for sheriff. but so far has refused
70 come out as a candidate. One Of
the influences that have deferred him
Is the feeling that In the opinion OF
some OF the voters he might be com
mitted 10 serve out his full term as
treasurer which would keep him in
that Office until July /, next If he
should resign and be elected sheriff
II would probably be necessary 10
have a treasurer appointed to fill the
Office from Jan. !. when the sheriff's
term begins. until July l when the
treasurer's term ends. which would in
volve some confusion in the treasurer's
office. Under the law a county treas
urer can serve only four years out OF
any six and a new treasurer elected
at the fall election would probably be
unwilling TO sacrifice his chances for
second term by going into the office
Jan. 10 fill a vacancy and by the
six months thus added 10 his first
term make himself ineligible for a re-
election.
The active campaigners at present
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff are County Auditor j. Milton
Oakman. DR.. Morgan Parker and Capt.
John Stevenson,
Otto F. Stoll, has no opposition for
register of deeds and neither has
Eber w. Yost for county school COM
missioner.
For county clerk, William II. Green,
IJT., OF the county duullOTS once, is
campaigning TO take the nomination
away from Thomas F. Farrell, the
present incumbent. and Prosecutor
Hugh Shepherd will be opposed Tor
denomination by Attorneys Thomas j.
Mahon and Frank f. Bumps.
A hot fight is in progress for the Re
publican nomination for county
treasurer. the candidates being Chief
Deputy Sheriff Ed F. Stein. Drain
Commissioner James Grant and Her
man F link, former president OF the
council
Aid. William Gutman, OF the Third
ward is out for county auditor against
Forbes Robertson, whose term expires
next year.
County Road Commissioners Ed.
vard n. Hines and William f. Butler
are campaigning to be retained on the
road commission on the record they
have made In Office Mr.. Butler was
appointed to the commission to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of
Commissioner William Murdoch, OF
Wayne, and Commissioner Hines is
just completing the four-year term
that he drew when the three commits
sioners taking ONCE in 1908 drew lots