The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-15
COUNTY FILINGS
NOW NUMBER 40
Cotterill for Congress and
Majors for Sheriff Only
Democrats So Far
TWO FOR THE SENATE


Following the rush OF business
Friday. the first day for filing can
didacies for office. only four aspir.
ants for public office wended their
way 20 the auditors office Satur-
day morning 60 deposit their filing
fees.
They were; 81. j. Humcs, for
county engineer. John r. Wilson.
for representative In the isth dis
trict G. &. Bras. for representa-.
tive In the teth district. and J. H.
Morrison. for county engineer.
Friday there were 80 candidates
who filed Besides the 20 who III.
ed during the mornings these sew
en- filed In the afternoon. John
Stringer for sheriff. James r,
Joneu. OF Kent. for commissioner.
Fritz Ilarrl. representative, 42nd
district. Dean Burkhelmer. repre-.
sentative. t2nd district. Robert T.
Dryer. representative. 18th dis
trict. Ivan Hyland, representative.
42rd district: w. A. Majors. for
sheriff Thus far. Nahora In the
only democrat who has filed for
county office.
In filing his candidacy for con.
Eress In the first district. George
= COtterill. former mayor OF Sc.
attic. says he will make no cam.
paign for the nomination. as his
progressive record IL we'll known
He will reserve his fight 20 unite
progresstsea OF all parties under
his banner. he intimates. after the
primaries
The first days filings at Oiym.
pia totaied FL. Sen Miles Poin.
dexter and Congressman VIII r.
Humphrey filed FOR United States
senator. and II. y. Foster. W. NJ.
whitney and-trank Hammond
filed for tho republican nomina-
tion for congress in tho first dia'
trict. In the Tacoma or Third
district. Mayor FAwce,t and Con
gresham Albert Johnson filed for
the republican congressional nom.
inAtlon.
In the Spokane. or Fifth district.
AlonKo NJ. Murphy aud Tom Cork.
cry filed for congress. In the Sec
ond district. Congressman Hadley
Of BeilinEham 10 asking for rcnom.
nation. and In tho Fourth district
Congressman la Toilette OF Pull.
man IL again In the race.
For state offices. the frat days
filings showed; Georg. A. Loo. for
governor: I. NJ. Howell. secretary
OF state. VI. O. fishback. fnsnf.
anrs commissioner. Mrs. Insephin.
I Preston. incumbent. and Miss Ruth
Coffman OF Eilcnsburs and NJ y
Durham Of Seattle for state school
superintendent
The frs~-for.aii meeting al the
Beacon Hlli achooihonse Friday
night brought out the following
candidates, each OF whom WAS
given n chano. TO speak:
Frank ". Hammond. IT, y. Fos.
ter. J. w. Bryan and W. M. Whit.
ney. for congress: NJ. /. Hamilton.
John strinxer and John w. Rob
erts. for the-iff: w. wilkins. ri.
m.r y. Conner. Henry Odom and
Norman .Wardsii, for auditor: Ivan
I. Hyland and Victor l.. Zcdniek,
for the legislature from the Forty.
third district: Percy =. Thomas
and q. =. Drums. for clerk. George
~. Cole. FOR superior Judge. Sam J
Hnmcs. for county engineer. \. ID.
/ Martin. Crawford r. White and A.
III i.undin. for prosecuting attor-
ney: Dr. W. ~ Corson and DIR. G.
lC. Tiffin. for coroner. Frank Null.
for county commissioner.
Several OF tho candidates are
Spanish war veterans Tho cnly
one who mentioned that fact ai
the beacon Hiil meeting was w
NJ. whitney. congressional oandi
date.
John y. Miller. congressional
candidate. and l.. r. Chester and
Chas. =. Gleason. superior court
candidates. and John Stringer. can
dldate for sheriff. addressed the
South End Republican club Friday
night.
Or. c. c. Tiffin. coroner candi
date. spoke to the Home Consum
ers league Friday.
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