Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
STATE PRIMARIES ARE
NOT YEAR DISTANT
Three Representatives and
Senator to Be Named at
1918 General Election

Although the general election in l9l
is more than year and half ava,
the party primaries are less than a yea
off, and numerous offices are to be fill
ed throughout the state. The primarie
will be held on the third Friday in May
or May II, 1918.
Numerous offices will be voted on a
the next general election. The term Of
c. /. McNary, newly-appointed United
States senator, to succeed Senator Har
ry Lane, who died, will expire in 1919
and the office will be voted ON in 1918
The term of Senator Lane would have
expired in 1919, but regardless of this
fact an appointment is made to hold out
until the next general election.
Three representatives to Be Elected.
Three representatives in congress will
be elected to the position now held by
W. C. Hawley in the First district, n. j.
Sinnott in the Second district, and C. n
Macarthur in the Third district.
The term of Governor Withycombe
also will expire in 1919, and his sue
cessor is to be elected next year. He
has held office only four years and is
eligible under the constitution to run
again for the office at the next election.
The term of T. B. Kay as state treasur-
er, however, which closes in 1919 ends
eight consecutive years for that official
in that office, and makes him ineligible
to be a candidate for treasurer again un-
til four years have intervened.
Secretary of State Olcott was elected
two years ago, SO no successor to his
office is to be elected until 1920.
One Justice to Be Nominated.
Only one supreme court justice will
be nominated and elected next year.
The position held by Associate Justice
Wallace MeCamant will be vacant at
the close of next year, as he is holding
by appointment
Other state officials, who will see
their terms close with the close of the
next year are George M. Brown, attor-
ney general; 0. P. Hoff, commissioner
of labor statistics; Frank j. Miller,
chairman of the public service COM
James T. Chinook, superinten-
dent Of water division No. |, and
George T. Cochran. superintendent of
water division No. 2.
Among the circuit judges, success
sors to Robert J. Morrow and George
n Davis, circuit judges of ~Multnomah
county, are to be selected. as we'll as
successors to the following circuit
judges: Sixth districts, Gilbert W.
Phelps, Pendleton; Eighth district,
Gustav Anderson, Baker. A successor
also will be elected to H. H. DeArmond,
district attorney for Deschutes county,
who was appointed to that office by
Governor Withycombe.
State Officials to Be Chosen.
Fifteen state senators and GO rep.
are to be elected through
out the state. Those senators whose
terms will expire before the 1919 legis-
lature, and. whose offices are to be fill
ed at the next election, are as follows:
Bishop, LaFollette, Marion; Garland,
Linn; Bingham, Lane; Cusicl., Lane and
Lane; Won der HELEN, Jackson; Haw-
ley, Benton and Polk; Vinton, Yam
lill; Dimiek, Clackamas; Gill, Multi
lomah; Lewis, Clackamas, Columbia
md Multnomah; Lienenweber. Clatsop;
3arrett, Union and Wallowa; Steiwer.
Jmatilla; Strayer, Baker.
All records here are not available as
o the exact status of county Officials. |
ut county judges are to be elected in |
Columbia, Crook, Gillian, Jackson, Jo- |
ephine, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Nor
ow, Polk, Wasco Wheeler and Hood
,iveP.
Assessors are to be elected in Hood
liver and Morrow counties. Other coun-
Officers, with the exception Of coun-