Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-22
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Views the Situation 10 Nc
Lean County and Digs Up
II: Political Story 4,
.ey George Weatheshead.

Underwood, NJ D., Aug. 21.-Whil
no interest seems to be manifest a
Washburn regarding county politics
the voters in this section of McLeal
county have already commences
plans for next. years campaign. This
is probably due to the fact that AT
torney J.@T. Hoge OF Underwood, Wht
has been a member of the hoiise thu
last two sessions of the Legislature
is a candidate this time for the state
Senate, and SO Tar he does not seen
to have any apparent opposition. AT
torney John E.. Williams Of Turtle
Lake. who has been the senator from
Mclean county the past four years
does not signify any intention of he
ing a candidate again, at least. he
has not as yet fcommitted himself.
Considerable interest is also mani.
fest in this section of the county
relative to the selection Of the next
sheriff OF this county. NH. O. Simon
of Garrison has been the sheriff the
past four years;8he cannot be a can
didate again under the law Under
wood has a candidate who has been
mentioned in Q. a, Rust, but Under,
wood realizes1that it cannot fairly
ask for both the sheriff. Office and al
so name the senator; therefore q
compromise Isl likely to he made by
naming Rust as one ofSthe house
members. Alex Miller sofaMax, pres
ent county commissioned, has also
been mentioned as q possible candi.
date for the sheriff's office. as has
also Art Maxwell Of Wiprnd. Wash
burn also has two candidates for the
sheriff's office in Perry VAIL and Joe
Olson, both Of whom are deputies at
present under Sheriff Simon. There
to be considerable inclination
over the county this time to let Wash
burn name the Sheriff, and the choice
may be made between Wahl and o.
son, IA
Perry Vail seems to be in the lead
so far. He is one Of the most popll-
lar young men Of The county, and as
a deputy he has been an efficient and
fearless officer. Gle is a son Of All
gust Vail of Washburn was born
near Washburn, and has lived in the
county all his life. 1t is considered
this sections-that his candidacy
will meet with favor all over the
After the campaign is start
ed he may have the field all to him
self if the feeling should still con
Linue favoring the idea of letting
name the sheriff. OF
course, this concession is made Wash,
burn providing the county seat town
Toes not interfere with other sections
Of the county. napning the legislative
ticket
According to rumors that have
this section, Washburn may
rave a candidate for congress from
he Third district in the person Of
Attorney ]. A. Hyland. In view of
he fact that Attorney Hoge Of this
succeeded in having the second
choice feature removed from the pri-
election law during the last
session Of the legislature the race for
congress in the Third district is ex-
)ected to be a free for all again next
People of this side Of the
remember that P. D. Norton.
he present congressman from this
was only nominated last time
~ the second choice vote, and it is
believed this time,y with this second
.hoice vote removed. Mr.. Norton viii
his hands full in securing a REL
nomination.
Attorney Hyland has friends all
,Ver Mclean county. For years he
vas associated in the practice 81. law
t. Washburn with w. e. Nuessle, till
he latter was elevated to the district
'ench. Mr.. Hyland has ability, and
Re has never incurred any cnmity
long political lines. though he has
llWays taken an active part in the in.
erests of the solid old republican
'arty.
Nothing has been discussed regard.
ng the county Offices at Washburn. |
Auditor Stocker, elected from
is holding his first term as
auditor, and he has been rec
as m of the most efficient
Mclean county has selected.
\. S. Reitan is holding his first term
IS register of deeds. He was deputy
the time Adolph Wacker was
'egister, and it is not expected that
Retain will have any opposition.
IS he is considered an able maj and
been a thorough official. His rec.
'rd is a clear one. The Office of reg:
ster of ueeds has probably had more
business to transact than any other
,fice in the county, which was due
o the division oflthe county when
sheridan county was created, but no
ault can be found with the able man.
Ter in which Mr.. Reitan and his force
AYE kept up With the large amount
If work.
Emil Anderson, the present county
treasurer, has held the office for four
and under the law is not elig-
BILE this time. So far, there has been
10 rmor Of whom the candidates for
his office will be, though it is ex.
)ected a lively contest will develop
lmong a number ct candidates
friends of Adolph Wacker Of Wash.
,urn, and he made lots Of them all
the county Wien he WAS regis.
.er of deeds, have suggested him as a
possible candidate for treasurer.
Fl. C. Hanson has. made a credit
lble clerk Of coult, and has just start
on his second term. During his
ADMINISTRATION some IMPORTANT cases
lave been tried at Wasnburn, among
hem tho k ford I'd TO- y fror, pic