Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
THE sum OF $l,209.99 WAS SPENT
BY CANDIDATES IN THE primary
SWORN STATEMENTS NOW ON
FILE+ONLY A DOLLAR FIFTY
FOR RS-GASOLINE is
BIG ITEM.

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The expense bills of all candidates for
county office in the late primary cleo
tion have been filed as required by law
and suming up of the same shows the
total of $1,20999 was spent by the
candidates in their scramble for office.
OF this amount we find the democrats
spent total of $474.10 while the re-
publican brethren went stronger and be.
fore the will of the people had been re-
corded has lessened their bank account
to the extent of $735.S9.
Much Gasolene But Few Cigars.
The itemized statements shows gaso-
lene and auto hire worked big holes |
into the expense account and the news |
paper men are accredited with having
got fair slice. No man has admitted
to having bought cigars but Lafe Yates,
the sheriff who spent but 80 during
the entire campaign and of this the en-
tire amount went for cigars. Jay
Rhoades candidate for commissioner
from up the river, got through the pri
mary without any cost and also won out.
Many Would be Judge.
For probate judge there seemed to be
an awful scramble and here money was
pretty freely spent as compared with
some of the other offices, notably, the
gentlemen who desire to become mem
bers of that august body, the Idaho
legislature.
Candidates on all tickets for the
office of probate judge spent $3O7.37
while candidates of both tickets for the
upper and lower house spent only $43.75.
Can it be that people have overlooked
the honor of the serving in the legis-
lature and when casting their eyes
around for a whirl at the political game
prefer the emoluments to office to the
emulsion of officee But another
thought and you will note the office
of probate judge not only carries the
shekels with it, there being thirteen
hundred of the big iron fellows forth.
coming each and every year, but title,
too. 'Judge,' you know, and after
the title has been firmly established
who knows if you were a judge of the
probate court or judge of the highest
tribunal of the land. Yesl Who knows!
Many For the Big Job.
The contest for the nomination for
assessor was warm one and here too,
cost was forgotten. The total sum
spent by all candidates for this plum
was 1857 80, or $50.13 more than the
Judges spent. IlOWcNef, iho
is little higher, 81 800, we believe,
and it should take a longer pole to knock
the persimmons down. The democrats
off to them.
Hot at it For Treasurer.
Frank Rice and Albert Reynolds of
Sites, who were contesting for the
nomination for treasurer on the repub-
/, | aLat in THAR nj N
the extent of $l69.35 and while it cost
Frank more than Reynolds to the ex-
, tent of $27.35, he will have the plea
! sure of going on with the battle while
: Reynold has some consolation-he has
: : nothing to worry about. Bradbury
: who had no opposition, got by with q
!; five dollar bill.
Here is list of the boys who run
: : and who also run and what they paio
:. in their efforts to lead the voters right
y Democratic.
State Senator-Pettibone $3.50.
State entatives-Hussman, $4.
90; Quinlan, $22.25.
County Commissioner, 1st District
i, Tinker, $25.45.
ID County Commissioner, End District
n Schroeder, $500.
la County Commissioner, 3rd District
Rhoades, nothing; Yeager, $3.50
Sheriff-Yates, $50.
County Treasurer-Bradbury, $500.
Probate Judge-Campbell, 1880
Taylor, $3.50.
School superintendent-staley, $27
so.
County AssessorLAtwood, $42.95
Carter, $3.50; Hickerson, $l36.50.
Coroner-Hancock, $500; Trenar.
$2l.15.
Surveyor-Brown, $29.50.
Prosecuting Attorney-Griffith, $20
so.
Republican.
State Senator--Sweet, $1,000.
State Observation-Disclosures
$3.50; Meyer, $3.50.
County Commissioner, 1st District
Clark, $3.50; Westenhiser, $26.35.
County Commissioner, End District
Long, $3.50.
County Commissioner, 3rd District
Marshall, $l1.25; Painter, $23.75; Ric
$3.50.
Sheriff-Webb, $17.00.
County Treasurer-Reynolds, $40
Rice, $9S.35.
Probate Judge-Blake, $43.25; Het
$9275; Fitzgerald, $500; Taylor, So
81.
School Superintendent-Je So
81.
County Assessor-Hazelbaker $65.7
Van Deventer, $64.50.
Coroner-Blake, $500
Surveyor-Spedden, $3.50.