The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-07-19
POLITICAL HOROSCOPE

| A late issue of the Okanogan In
dependent has the following interest
ing observations to make relative to
| prospective candidates for office in
this county before the September pri-
maries. While the article covers the
| list of offices to be filled pretty thor
| onghly, and names of prospective can
didates, no doubt there will be other
aspirants before the date Of filing ex-
pires. This item will give the public
an idea how things are lining up for
the coming campaign, which promises
to be very mild and lady like, which
is all correct and proper for the cam
paign of this year:
Sheriff Clair Ward has authorized
the statement that he will not be
candidate for reelection during the
coming campaign for county offices.
He is preparing to enlist in some
branch of the national defense and
will not seek second term as sher-
if, although under the law he Is
qualified to do so.
simultaneously with his an
nouncement comes one that Mrs.
Clair Ward, his wife, will seek the
republican nomination for county
clerk expecting that her election to
this office will enable her to make a
living for herself and two young
daughters during the period OF her
husbands enlistment. She will file
for the nomination next Monday
morning, the date when political fl
ings will be accepted by the county
auditor.
Ward has four brothers in the
army, two of them now in France,
but he feels that the Ward family will
not be doing its full duty until every
able bodied member thereof Of fight
ing age has enlisted. Mrs. Ward has
a brother who is captain In the
army.
Mrs. Ward is we'll qualified to hold
the office to which she aspires. She
had six years experience teaching
school previous to marrying. She Is
now president of the Okanogan Civic
League and secretary of the local
Red Cross branch, and has always
taken an active part in civic affairs.
1t is fitting that the county clerks
office should be turned over to a
woman successor of the present very
efficient regime of Mrs. Mary Mcclure,
who has held the post for four years
past.
Grover Fore, present county asses
sor by appointment, having been Sc
lected to succeed G. H. Knosher when
the latter resigned few weeks ago,
will be a candidate for republican
nomination to succeed himself. Roy
w. Smith, also recent appointee, TAX
ing the place of Treasurer F. w.
Plessinger when the latter resigned
after sensational court trial, will
seek the republican nomination for
treasurer. Both these young men
served as chief deputies in their re-
spective offices several years before
being elevated to department heads.
They are well qualified for these i'm
portant posts.
Harry E. Stark, Sheriff Wards chief
deputy, will file for sheriff. For ef-
iiciency, experience and acquaintance
he needs no introduction to the voters
of this county.
Prosecuting Attorney Chas. A.
Johnson is completing his second
term, and so far no one has made his
desires known to succeed him.
engineer, while in reality serving q
second term, having been appointed
to the position shortly after Engi-
neer Gardiner had taken Office, upon
the death of the latter, is eligible
for another term. His efficient ad-
ministration Of the affairs of the Of
flee presage his nomination and cleo
ton. He is expected to file on the
republican ticket.
superintendent Georgian Donald is
now serving her second term and
will not file for the nomination. There
have been a number of candidates
mentioned as possible successors to
Miss Donald, among them being
Moses Brinkerhoff of Winthrop, who
has been teaching school at Riverside
the past two years; w. A. Thomas of
Loomis, who was on the republican
ticket two years ago; and G. w. Riste
of Chopaka, member of the county
board of education.
County Auditor J. d. Hubbard will
be entitled to another term and will
doubtless have no opposition for the
republican nomination.
There will be one hold-over COM
missioner this year-Hershberge of
the First district. Green is finishing
four year term in the Third, and
will likely be candidate to succeed
himself. Anderson of the Second.
who was elected two years ago for
two-year term, will probably be in
duced by his constituency to make the
race again.