Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-24
CITY OFFICES SOUGHT
BY MANY CANDIDATES
Present IncuInbents Willing
to Serve Second Term.
So Would Others

Many candidates who are willing to
serve their country in the way of fill
ing a city office for the coming year,
are now announcing themselves and al
ready have their political lightning rod
up trusting to good luck and sufficient
votes to pull them through. A few are
actively canvassing for the positions,
while others are more in the receptive
mood, waiting for something to happen,
trusting that when it does happen,
things will come their way.
The incumbent of every city office to
be filled by the council Monday night.
January 3, is u candidate to succeed
himself. Five of the principal city Of
fices are. now filled by those who are
serving their first term and have found
the first term so satisfactory to them
selves that they have signified will
ingness to try it again.
Engineer JOB Best Paid.
The office of city attorney pays 81
800 year, and W. II. Trindle, who is
serving his first term, is candidate
to succeed himself. Others looking
with cOvetops eye towards the same
job are Bert W. Macy, Grant Corby and
A. A. Hill. Mr.. Corby formerly served
in this office for two years.
The city engineer job pays the best
of any within the gift of the council,
with a salary of $1,000 a year. Falter
SHELTON, the present incumbent. is will
ing to serve again, and H. c. Tillman
who formerly served one year, is also
in receptive frame of mind. R. c..
Wygant and c. w. Walls are also in the
running: F1"Hw
The jpb Of f. S. Budlong, that Of
street commissioner, seems to be the
most popular, as 10 candidates have
their hats in the ring, some of them
openly announcing they are willing to
draw the salary Of 500 month, and
others trusting to luck and enough votes
to land them. Mr.. Budlong has served
two years and is willing to devote his
time another year towards the welfare
Of the city. The nine others who would
not object to attaching themselves to
the job of street commissioner and the
$40 per, are Walt A. Low, Charles
Yannke, Fl. G. Clark, Lee W. Acheson
+, G. White, John J. Alderman. N. w.
Taught, Jerry Graham and G. c. Mil.
lett. While a few of these are not ac-
tive candidates. yet their names have
been mentioned, and it is not recorded
that any would refuse to serve.
For the office of health officer. four
candidates are in the field. The present
incumbent, DR.. C. f. Cashatt, has served
one year and is willing to serve another.
DR.. o. B. Miles, who held the office
for several years, is in the field. DR..
j. R. PembertOn and DR.. j. o. Van Win
kle, who have never held the office
are receptive candidates. The salary of
the city health officer is $500 a year.
Has Cinch on This One.
The only man holding a city office
that has a sure cinch is that of fire
chief Harry Hutton. He has held the
position one year, was brought up in Sa.
lem, has served several years in the de.
partment and is the only candidate in
the field. The salary is $3.50 year.
Officer +. W. Stubs is sanitary in.
speetor and Il candidate to succeed him.
self. Others in the running for the
annual salary Of 5000 are A. Il. Finley,
LeRoy Bryant and r. A. Bowen. Be-
ing candidate does not mean that
man is making an active canvas for the
position, but that he has been mention
ed, and would not refuse to serve if
elected.
For police matron, there is but one
candidate, Mrs. Myra l.. Shank, who
has been in the service for one year.
The salary is $50 q month.
In the election of city officers, the
mayor votes for each candidate with
the aldermen. Monday evening, Jan.
uary 3, 1916, the candidates receiving
eight votes or more will be declared
elected
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