The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-08
POLITICAL BEES
ALREADY BUZZING

Now that the blue birds. the rob
ins and meadow larks are back on
the job. after the coolest weather IN
forty years or more. the boys that
feel their country is calling them to
see that the county Offices do not 90
begging this fall are quietly sound
ing tneiI friends on their own and the
other fellows chances for capturing
a goody on the old plum tree. The
cigar factories are running over time
and the printing Offices have ordered
fresh stock OF candidates cards in
anticipation OF the spring rush on
the August primary.
The list of Offices to be filled by
election next November will not be
so large as two years ago, and most
OF these will be by candidates seek
ing denomination, who feel that they
have sure thing. both at the primary
in August and at the November cleo
tion.
Auditor Ungerer, Treasurer Baker,
Commissioners Now, Hill and Stein
Drummer. Surveyor Morrison, Prose-
cutor Stubs and Representative HUI
be will all be up for denomination.
Recorder Wolf. who has just been ap-
pointed to succeed the late James E.
Hart. will no doubt cast his hat into
the ring. at the primary, but it is
doubtful whether he will have the
field to himself, as there were other
aspirants for the job he has been ele-
waited to by the Commissioners.
Since Surveyor Morrison downed
Noah Hinton, up for denomination
two years ago for a second term,
things are not so certain as they used
to be.
AS the nexe legislature will be con-
fronted with the proposition of rati-
flying the national prohibition amend
ment, Representative Huber, who is
classed with the vets, may be asked
to define his position on the question
An unsatisfactory or evaslve answer
will likely result In dry man enter
ing the contest, for the day for the
Of beer, and red liquor is
of hand AUhf h. t1l.
Of H. M. Hare, insurance and
real estate man, OF the firm of Bor-
man and Hare, of this city, have been
boosting him as an opponent of HUI
Der. and in all probability he will be
an aspirant in the race for Represen-
tative at the coming primary.
An open contest for Clerk of
Courts and Sheriff is likely to bring
several candidates. For the former
office, four names have cen on the
tongues of their admirers-George
Petrie, at present clerk of the Board
Of Public Affairs of this city; Deputy
Clerk of Courts Urban flinders,
Philip Kable, of Liberty township,
once a candidate for the place, and
Deputy Sheric Herbert SCHNEIDER, a
'ormer FIT. Recovery boy.
George Betz, a candidate for Sheriff
our yeas ago, is the most talked of
nan at present for that Office but the
tob ha, oOYo M anoad N corooJ onJ - 4.
10 quarantine has been declared on
he disease, there is no telling where
t will stop.
The state, congressional and judi
,ial Offices, will also soon add to the
urmoil, and a few weeks will see the
'attle in blast along the whole line.
Heretofore the names of candi-
lates were printed in alphabetical
orm on the ballot, and a fellow
whose name started with the first let
er in the alphabet had an excellent
hance to be nominated although
'arty leaders overlooked his qualif1-
ations in making their Endorsements.
But there will be no such chance
his year, for the names of all candi-
ates will be rotated, some appearing
t the head Of the list on certain bal
DTS and others taking the position ,
n succeeding tickets. il
The elector when he enters the t
Doth next August will be given eth
r Democratic or Republican ballot, ,
ccording to his announced party \
The candidates polling t
he highest number of votes will be
ut on the two party tickets.
The unsuccessful candidates, how
yer, may repudiate the primary re-
ults, may repudiate thegs tp,sri-iET
ults, and proceed to get their names ,
n the ticket as independent candi-
ates. To do so they must obtain the
Ignatures of 2 per cent. of the cleo ;
)rate voting at the preceding state
lection to petitions and fle the same ,
-ith the board of elections.
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