The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-22

"sHincent record in the treasurar,s
olnce, and the public thought so wor-
my an official was entitled to sunnort
nat man Hubbard snatched the ha.
: con Mr. Hubbard has been auditor no.
lore' and left behind a record of eff.
clency. Besides he has been PLAYING
~ nara luck OF late and his old friends
$1,000 loyalty by him. Mr.. Hannah was
tnird IN the finals, crowding Mr.
jQuackenbush close.
victor Grove will look after sucb
eases as VIII require coroner during
tne next two years. 1t is a Job to
which little honor is attached or emol
IuHents, hut whatever there is 70 he
zone Mr.. Grove will do it right,
CHARLES A. Johnson falls into the
prosecuting attorneys office again
without opposition. He has made a
good record during the past two years,
winch Is an assurance that he will do
Itne same kind Of acceptable work dur
ting thenext two years.
Z. II. Knosher is another lucky can
Ididate. 1t would seem that he came as
near satisfying the taxpayers in the
assessors office during the past two
years as man can in that office, and
SO there was no opposition to him in
tine primaries. His election in Novem-
lber is assured.
Horace E. Smith is to be retained on
the rolls as county engineer. He had
no opposition on his party ballot.
w. A. Thomas had clear sailing in
| his candidacy for county school super
Iintendent, and moreover will get there
| in November
In the first district Hugh Miller won
Iout on margin that frightened his
packers, 1t being SO close, considering
the brief campaign conducted by his
Opponent From the way the cat jump
ed 1t Is plainly evident that the tax
payers of the First district are not a
unit as to views upon the manner in
which the business of the county has
been conducted during the past two
years, and it will require some fierce
campaigning for the lucky candidate
to win out at the general election. I'M
less sentiment changes in the next few
weeks.
In the contest for judgship, Fender
CAST nosed out with a majority of be-
tween 200 and 300 according to the
latest reports. Ferry county, where it
was expected that Judge 1Ieal would
run ahead, gave Pendergast four ma
jority, there or whereabouts.
Mcbride carried the state for COVER
nor by lead of about 10000 or more
During the campaign Mes name was
not banded about to any great extent,
at least in the COW counties, but it is
levident that his hackers were working
Overtime gathering in support Nc
Bride served the state as governor, and
made good record. He is going to
|serve it another four years, If he lives
THAT long.
Hart was nominated as lieutenant
governor and of course those worthy
officials Secretary of State Howell,
Auditor Clausen, Attorney General
Tanner, Land Commissioner Savidge,
Insurance Commissioner Fishback and
Il
Preston, were renominated, as they
fshould have been in recognition for
1.-The services they have given the state
lin the several offices. Their election is
|only question of counting the votes.
w. W. Sherman was nominated for
Estate treasurer, winning out against
strong opponents.
Now that the candidates have been
selected 1t is up to those candidates to
lido a lot of hustling in order to reach
the final goal. 1t is republican year,
but at the same time there are lot of
democrats around in the jungles who
lare not going to draw republican bal
Ilots on the 7th of November Repub-
Ilicans can not afford to 60 to sleep at
1.-THE switch. An election Is never won
until the votes are all in and the count
|shows that you are ahead. Lots of fell
Ilows cock sure of winning have discov-
Tered when too late that they had over
Iestimated their strength. Every vote
Icounts, and it is now the duty of the
workers to see that every vote Is cast.
There are some big precincts in the
Icounty that will help very materially
Ito victory or defeat at the general
Ielection. Omak, Oroville. Okanogan
winthrop and Twisp cast votes up into
1.-THE hundreds, and such precincts as
IMolson, Chesaw, Tonasket, Riverside
ILoomis, Conconully, Pateros, Methow
land a few others have the votes that
Icount.
From all parts of the state come re-
ports of the carlessness or Ignorance
Iof voters in marking, or falling &c
mark. ballots at the primary election
The public as mass will stand gooc
deal of educating along the lines o.
lhow to vote intelligently. Not a single
candidate received the full number Of
votes to correspond with the number
of ballots cast In the Oroville pre-
lcincts were ballots without single
mark on them, and the same thins
was noted in other precincts IN th'
county and state. In some instances
the voter marked only one, two OF
three names. OF course it can be under
lstood under the present unsatisfactory
method of selecting candidates, wher'
90 many can run for office-as many
LAS have the filing fee and the amoition
.ho yo+or cannot know the quallflca