Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-30
MANY CANDIDATES ARE SEEKING
NOMINATION FOR COUNTY
OFFICES At PRIMARY
ALL ARE GOOD MEN
Voters Of WapeIlo VIII Make Se'ec-
tlon Of Strong County Ticket at
The Election Next
Monday.

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select the county ticket from at the
June primary next Monday. For sew
eral nominations the field is large,
while for only one office Is there
lack of candidate.
! The aspirants to the several nomina-
tions at next Mondays primary are
as follows:
] Representative.
/ w. w. Epps, candidate for state
! representative on the republican tick.
ret has held several public offices since
| his coming to Ottumwa in 1884. He
was city solicitor for five terms, county
attorney and mayor Of the city for two
terms. He has been chairman and
secretary of the county central com.
mittee and chairman of the judicial
district. Mr.. Epps has also been the
sixth congressional district commit
teeman on the state central committee
for three terms. At the last two re-
/ publican national conventions at Chi
cago he has been assistant sergeant
alarms. The candidate Is native OF
Ohio, receiving his education in the
/ schools there. While teaching school
he devoted his spare time to the study
Of law and was admitted to the bar in
1880 at Columbus. ..
| A, j. Gardner of Eddyville. an as
pirant to republican representative
honors, is native of Canada, of Scotch
parentage, but a son of Wapello
county in point of years He came to
Eddyville in 1875 Following public
school course he entered Huntington
academy in Canada for business edu-
cation. Aside from number OF minor
Offices, he served for six years on the
board of supervisors of the county. Mr..
Gardner Is now actively engaged IN
the management of a large farm, which
he keeps in high state of cultivation.
He is a Presbyterian in religious az
filiation, having been member OF that
church for over forty years.
Gilbert McGill. resident of Ottum-
wa for ten years and an expert IN
Judging farm values, is placing him.
self before the republican voters Of the
county for the Office Of state representa-
tive. He was born in Henry county
on farm and the death of his parents
at the age of seventeen left him as the
sole support of four younger brothers
and two sisters. For many years Mr..
McGill conducted store in Keosau-
qua. During his residence here, he
dealt largely with the purchase and
sale Of farm lands. Mr.. McGin is
man of family. He at present operates
a large farm west of Ottumwa.
Frank Shane of Eldon. who is a re-
publican candidate for the legislature
to succeed himself. is one of the lead
/ ing citizens Of Eldon. He is graduate
of Let's high school and attended Iowa
| Wesleyan college at Mt. Pleasant and
also the medical college formerly at
Keokuk. Following his school course
he taught in Douds, Mt. Hamill and
Selma. Since 1902 Mr.. Shane has been
engaged in the retail drug business at
Eldon. He has served as mayor, city
councilman. justice OF peace and on tile
school board. He is now president OF
the Edon Commercial association
At present he is making preparations
for the Eldon chautauqua In the
state legislature, Mr.. Shane was chair
man Of the committee on pharmacy
and member Of several other import
ant committees. Two OF the sixteen
most important bills Of the last legls
l.ture were fathered by Mr. Shane
He was connected with six others.
DR.. A. w. S1aught. another republ1
can candidate for the legislature, was
horn in New York. When very young
he was thrown upon his own resources
He attended school few weeks In tht
winters at the public schools. He en-
tered Colgate academy at Hamilton
in Y, where he worked his wa!
Through to graduation and at the SANE
time supported an invalid mother an'
Younger brother. Under these clrcum
!, stances he laid the foundation for hi
medical education. He has been en-
gagged in practice since 1887. He CAM
Ito Ottumwa for his home in 1899. Fo
1.-Two wears he has served Wapell'
county as coroner.
A R. Swartz Is native or DaVl
county but came to OttumWa tnlrteel
wears ago. He was raised on farn
and received his early education II
the country schools. Mr.. Swartz Is IL
1.-The real estate business. He is ~ year
old and is a man of family OF six. HI
has always been republican, and 1
now alderman of the fifth ward. He i
chairman of the purchasing committe
of the council. Mr.. Swartz was mem
Der Of the county central commute
LOT several cal anu ""S ~>~N>N'
chairman during the last county cam
paign.
Auditor
. Albert A. Bluhm, republican candl
date for county auditor. was born Il
Tazewelle, county, ILL.,. in 1878. He al
) tended the country schools Of McLeal
county and later took course in tn
,, Valparaiso Ind, commercial college
: He entered the Illinois law school
: Bloomington where he studied for tW
and one-half years, following which n
came into the Office Of Smith & Levi
. of Ottumwa, for completion OF nj
. course. Mr.. Bluhm has never been ad
mitted to. the bar and is now engage
in farming in Richland township. Fl
has been active in the affairs of tn
, Wapello county institute and Is pres
dent of the Wapello County Whit
/ Grange, an organization of 100 of tn
leading farmers.
Clerk Of Court.
Frank T. Lynch, who seeks tn
votes of Wapello county republicans a
I,>xt Mondoy'S urinary for the nom