The Glenwood post., 1912-07-06
WHO WILL Be
OUR CANDIDATES?
Some Speculation as to Those
M Toss Their Hats in
the Ring This Fall
GOOD ONES MENTIONED

With .the new plan of political pro-
cedure there is much of speculation as
to the coming campaign. While in
Colorado something will still depend
on the action of county, district and
state conventions, from henceforth for
politeness' sake and for reasons which
none but a recent legislature can ex-
plain called assemblies'' the com
mon people will nevertheless have the
nominations.
At the assembly any person may
have his qualifications presented for
any office he may desire to fill and all
who secure ten per cent of the votes
in the assembly are entitled to have
their names placed on the primary bai-
lot and the person receiving majorr
ty of the primary ballots becomes the
nominee of his party and as such his
name is placed ON the official ballot To
be voted at the biennial election N
November.
In Garfield county the republicat
precinct primaries will be held in the
old way on July 20 aud the county
assembly, will be held in Rifle July
27. The judicial district assembly
will be held in Glenwood July 29 for
the purpose of presenting candidates
for district judge and district attof-
ney.
The state assembly will be held in
Denver -s&aaf "a and from that
time until the polls close early in No
vember the fight will be on with u
vengeance.
Candidates are not plentiful in
either party at this time, but the Post
hopes to make several announcements
in next weeks issue.
For the county ticket Sheriff Jessup
has announced his desire to succeed
himself, and Charles w. Smith has
made announcement of his candidacy
for county treasurer.
1t is said that John +. Hickman of
Rifle will be a candidate for county
commissioner for district 2, but if this
be true Mr.. Hickman should get busy
with his official announcement.
1t has been reported that Isam w.
Graham will contest Mr.. Hickman S
claims to this office in the assembly
and primaries.
For county clerk and recorder Fred
w. Kaiser of Glenwood and A. b.
Cass Of South Canon are prominently
mentioned" but as neither of these
gentlemen has as yet arranged with
the Post to announce his candidacy
any reports concerning the same must
be looked upon merely as rumors.
For county superintendent of schools
while it is said that the republicans OF
Rife may bring forward candidate
For representative Horace Mann
and w. R. Lee will both be candidates
while for state senator the many
friends of John A. MacRae are urg
ing him to make the race. MIR. Mac
Rae's admirable administration Of tbs
office of county treasurer for twt
terms has proved his high qualifica
tions for any office to which he ma.
aspire. 1t has also been reported tina
Arthur Havemeyer of Grand Vale,
has designs on this office and he ha
many friends who declare he woul'
make good race, but he has not ye
announced his own desires along tina
line.
And there is the county surveyor an
and county judge to select. Their
is plenty of good material, but it ap
pears that the proposed candidates ar
all very modest.
There are rumors that r. P. Coulte
of district would like to be count
commissioner, while J. Harry Cummin
of sunlight would not be averse t
placing a valuation on Garfield count
property during the next two years.
AS to the judicial candidates, job
E. Ethel Of Rifle this week formal
throws his hat in the ring for distric
attorney while Judge Noonan of Gler
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