Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-07-22
LOCAL POLITICS
Are WARMING UP
Some Nominations Have
Been Filed
Nominations for Legislative and
County Positions can be Filed
up to August Is

More activity has been manifested
in the local political situation during
the past week or ten days than at
any time in the past A few nomi.
nations have been filed, and it seems
thai this fact has given rise to
many rumors of things that are TO
develop between this time and the
fifteenth of August the last day when
nominations can be filed with the
clerk of the Distritc court.
Up to this time, Thursday after
noon, five nominations had been filed
as follows: F. H. Bower was nomi-
publican ticket for the office of com
missioner of District No. 3, and w.
w. Newel's name has also been
filed for a like place on the Demo
cratic ticket. Both these nominees
are residents OF the Smiths Prairie
country Hugh l.. Burns has been
placed in nomination as a candidate
for the position of Probate Judge on
the Democratic ticket. Glenns Ferry
is Mr.. urns place of residence. Stan
ton Park, of Mountain Home, has
been nominated for the position he
has held for the past two terms,
county surveyor, subject to the will oi
the Republican electors of the county.
The name of Chris Hendricks, Sr.
has been filed as a candidate for
nomination on the Democratic ticket
for commissioner in District No. |.
Mr.. Hendricks is a resident of Noun
tain Home and has held the position
Of commissioner in the past.
Others who have announced their in
tention of becoming candidates for
nomination for county positions, but
who have not yet filed their papers,
are Mrs. Mile E Longfellow,
resident of Mountain Home, now
serving her first term as county
treasurer and tax collector, announces
her intention of again seeking the
Republican nomination and 1t lis the
generally expressed opinion that
she will have no opposition in the
primary campaign. Mrs. LongfelloW
has proven herself faithful and eff
ficient public servant.
r. H. Gray, the old Republican war
horse is again in the field as a can
didate for the nomination for probate
Judge. The judge has held this posi-
tion for three terms and feels that
his record during that time will war;
rant the voters of Elmore county re-
tanning his services during the COM
ing two years at least. The Judge
will not have clear field though,
for Robert S. Smith has announced
his intention of going after the Re
publican nomination. Mr. Smith u.s.
one of the old timers here and has a
lot of friends in all parts of the
county. This is his first appearance
in the political arena, but his sup
porters predict that he will give a.
good account of himself.
Frank C. Smith and Hugh l.. Burns
are the announced contenders for the
Democratic nomination for probate
Judge. Mr.. Smith lis the veteran OF
yeral previous battles. He served
eight years as clerk of the District
court and feels that he is well equip
ped to fill the position of probate
judge His opponent, Mr.. Burns, Isl
new in the political game, and is,
therefore AN unknown quantity.
Only one man who has yet announ
ed himself as a candidate for sheriff
on either ticket Charles O'Keefe will
s elk the Republican nomination for
that position, and it is not unlikely
that he will have clear sailing for
the nomination.
II the rumOrS tnat nave gdlned CIT
cuIation during the week can be re-
relied upon there will be plenty of
candidates to fill all the places on
the county and legislative tickets, and
there will be no dearth of candidates
for precinct officers in the various
precincts of the county.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION