Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-10-22
THE COUNTY TICKET.


The Republican county ticket this
year offers to the voters a number of
men as aspirants for the different Of
fees whom The Observer believes
will, after they have assumed the du-
ties of office, give all of the people
the very best administration that is
within their power. Some of them
have been tried before, and have dis
charged their duties creditably and
we'll. They have proven true to ev-
cry trust and are eminently safe and
sane men to have in charge Of af-
fairs. We believe, taken individually
and in it's entirety, it is the best tick
ct that has been offered to the voters
of Polk county in many years.
John B. Teal.
Candidate for county judge, and
known throughout the county as
Honest John" has lived in the coun-
ty more than 40 years and has been
prominently identified with it's devel-
opment. He knows every section of
the county and its needs. "A man OF
rough exterior, but with an honest
heart he Is familiar with every con-
ditiOn with which his office will have
to deal Moreover he is a practical
road and bridge man, and knows .ev-
cry foot of road in the county, Ee
was county commissioner Of Polk
county for eight years and his expert
ence is invaluable to the county at
this time. He is a tireless worker
and knows no section to the exclusion
of any other section and the inter-
ests of the county will be best served
by his election. That the taxpayer
will be considered when the county
funds are being spent, if Mr., Teal
is elected, no one who knows the
man will deny
Arthur II. Allen
Nominee for county assessor i a
young man of integrity, ability and
much experience in the office of
county assessor, His assessments
will be made fairly and equitably, as
he is acquainted with all of the
property and property values and is
unquestionably the right man for the
place. One of the strongest recon-
mendations that any man aspiring
to the office of assessor could possi-
bly, possess, is that, in the precincts
which he has assessed for the past
two years, he polled a much larger
vote than any other candidate i'm the
April primaries. Thus it is noted
that those who know his work best
unhesitatingly gave him their support
and gave II to him in substantial
manner Surely this is a recommend
worthy Of consideration by voters
throughout the county
II. NJ Smith
Candidate for rp-pIpptiou tn III, nr- .
flee of County Clerk, is probably one /
of the best known men in the county
and The Observer declares, without
fear of successful contradiction, that
no better man for the place can be
found in the county. He is always
"On the job" polite, courteous and .
competent He is entirely familiar
with the duties of the office and is
always alert i'm safeguarding the in 4
terests of the taxpayers as anyone
acquainted with his past record will .
affirm The voters will not bc found .
trying any experiments with new
man in the important position Of
county clerk.
Harry c. Seymour
For County Superintendent is surely
the right man in the right place Tie
has certainly made good i'm this rr-
sponsible position and It Is n fore
gone conclusion that he will he the
recipient of a great majority of the
votes of all parties as a testimonial
of his skill, untiring energy and in
comparable record shown during his
first term as county superintendent
His scheme for the standardization of
schools has brought his work to the .
attention Of educators. not only I'm b
oregon, but outside the state. and
men as far East as the Middle West
ern states have written him during
the past year asking information re-
gardlng his operations, and plans
originating i'm the office OF Polk
county's superintendent have hran
adopted in hundreds of other dis
tricts. Under his domination Polk
has become known as the "bluc rib