The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-22
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!. FROM MLEAN CO.

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+ Underwood, N. D., Aug. 22.-While
no interest seems to- be; manifest at
Washburn regarding county politics,
the voters in this section of Mclean
county have already comm enced plans
for next years campaign This is
probably due to- thes.fact$ that Atty. j.
T. Hoge of Underwood, who has been
a member of the house the last two
sessions Of the legislature, Is a candi-,
date this time for the state senate, and
so far he does not seem to have any
apparent opposition. Atty. John E.
Williams of Turtle Lake, who has been
the senator from Mclean county the
past four years does not signify any
intention of being a candidate again,
at least he has not as vet committed
| himself
! Considerable interest is also mani
fest in this section of the county rel
ative to the selection of the next sher-
iff of this county,. H.O. Simon of Gar
rison, who has been the sheriff the
| past four years, cannot be. a candidate
again under the, law. Underwood has
| a candidate who has been mentioned
| in C. A. Rust. but Underwood realizes
that it cannot fairly ask for both the
| sheriffs office and also name the sena-
tor, therefore a compromise Is likely
| to be made by naming Rust as one Of
the house members. Alex Miller of
Max, present county commissioners, has
| also been mentioned as a possible can
didate for the sheriff S office, as has
Ealso Art Maxwell of Wiprud. 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
seems ito be- considerable inclination
| over the county this time to let Wash
burn name the sheriff, and the choice
may be made between Wahl and Olson:
| Perry Wahl seems to be in the lead
1 so far. He is one of the most popular
young, men of the county, and as a
1 deputy he has been IAN efficient and
fearless officer. He is son of August
| Wahl of Washburn, was born near
:, Washburn, and has lived in the county
| all his life. 1t is considered in this sec
tion that his candidacy will meet with
favor all over the county After the
campaign Is started he may have the
! field all to himself If the feeling should
still continue favoring the idea of let
| ting Washburn name the sheriff. OF
course this concession is made Wash :
lburn providing the county seat town
does not interfere with other sections
of the. county naming the legislative
| ticket
According to rumors that have
reached this section, Washburn may
| have a candidate for congress from the
| Third district in the person of Atty. j.
A. Hyland. In view of the fact that
| Attorney Hoge of this city succeeded
| in having the second choice feature
1 removed from the primary election law
l during the last session of the legisla-
tures the race for congress in the Third
/ district is expected to be- a free-for- -all
again next election People of this side
\ of the district remember that p, ID.
/ Norton, the present congress from this
/ tdistrict, was only nominated last time
by the second choice vote, and it is
believed this time with this second
1 choice vote removed, Mr. Norton will
have his hands full In securing a re-
nomination
Attorney Hyland has friends all over
! Mclean county. Fer years he was as
4 sociated In the practice of law at
4 Washburn with w. e. Nuessle till the
4 latter was elevated to the district
/ bench. Mr.. Hyland has ability, and he
4 has never incurred any enmity along
1 political lines though he has, always
taken an active part in the interests oil
i the solid old republican party
4 Nothing has been discussed regard
\ ing the county offices at Washburn
1 County Stocker elected from Wilton
4 Is holding his first term as county
Il auditor, and he has been recognized
as one of the most efficient official.
Il Mclean county mas selected "A, S
Reitan is holding his first term a.
register of deeds. He was deput,
during the time Adaiph Wacker, wa:
A register. and II is not expected tina
Mr., Reitan will have any opposition
4 as he6is considered an able man ane
\ has been thorough official. Hi.
i record is a. clear one The office 81
i the register of deeds, has probabI!
II had more business to- transact thar
\ any other Office in the county wficl
4 WAS due to the division Of the counts
i when Sheridan county was created
i but no fault can be found with TIL,
i able manner In which Mr.. Reitan ans
his force has kept UP with the larg.
A amou--t of work. "A. #
II Emil Anderson, the present count,
Il treausurer, has held the office for foul
years, and under the law is ll2
Iaeligible this time. So far there hai
4 been no rumor of whom the candi