University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-02-08
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Many Present Office Holders
Will Not Seek Renomina-
ton in Primaries.
5OUT FOR SHERIFF
Republicans Will Have a
Ticket, but Expect De-
feat as Usual.

The laws of Missouri name the first
Tuesday OF August as the date Tor prl-
mary elections, to be held every two
years. though many offices are held
by their incumbents for a period OF
four years. The following are the Of
fees open to candidates at the com
ing Boone County primary, August /:
sheriff. coroner, public administrator.
Judge of the northern district, judge OF
the southern district. treasurer, asses
sor. representative. circuit judge,
prosecuting attorney. surveyor. con-
stable and congressman.
Anyone who intends to become a
candidate must obtain blank from
the county clerk. pay a fee of s. to
the treasurer of his committee and
file the receipt and his declaration
with the county clerk not later than
sixty days before the date of the pri-
mary. June | is therefore the latest
date on which to file.
Among Those i'm the Race.
For sheriff, Fred Whitesides, Robert
Maddox, E. q. Davis. p. I. King and
r. NJ Wyatt are expected TO file
declarations. John Ball, James Hale,
Fred Brown, Frank Ketchem and F.
p. Griffith seek the Democratic nomi-
nation for constable of Columbia
Township. William III. Vandeventer
and Elsie Lancaster have formally
announced themselves as candidates
for coroner, and DR.. ]. f. Jordan is
expected to announce.
W. NJ Dinwiddie is the only man
who has announced for the office of
prosecuting attorney. George Thom-
son, present treasurer, will re-enter
the race. ID. o. Bayless has been men
toned to fill the Office of public ad-
ministrator, now held by s. F. Conley,
who is not a candidate for reelection.
J. T. Stockton and W. d. Shaw are
said to be seeking the office of judge
of the northern district of the county,
now held by Judge Tate, who has not
announced his candidacy for re-elec
ton. Tilford Murry would be judge
of the southern district; Judge Row.
land, the present incumbent, has not
announced P. H.. Sapp would sue
ceed himself as assessor, with Rubie
Hall mentioned as a possible candi- !
date. W. H. Sapp has not announced
for representative.
Republicans TO Have Ticket.
The Democratic Central Committee |
of Boone County consists of DR.. w. p. |
Dysart, chairman, member from Co |
lumbia Township; Ira T. G. Stone,
treasurer; T. p. Brown, Rockyfork |
Township; c. W. Green, Centralia |
Township; J. l.. Baldwin, Missouri |
Township; Charles Harris, Sturgeon
Township; Frank Beasley, Perche
Township; l.. l.. Burnett, Ashland
Township.
The republican party VIII oHer can
didates at the coming primary, accord
ing TO Edgar A. Remley, chairman of
the county committee, which is COM
posed also of J. c. Stewart, James
Riggs, w. A. Cayton. Loren Prentice,
Sidney Grindstaff and Henry Niemeyer
of Columbia, Centralia, Bourbon, Per-
che, Rockyfork, Missouri and Cedar
townships respectively. Mr.. Remley
considers Boone the banner Democrat
ic county of the state and has no hopes
Of his party carrying the county, but
he believes that Boone will better the
1908 Republican vote, when the coun-
ty cast 2,l4S votes for Governor Had
ley.