Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-19
CANDIDATES LOOM.
FROM ALL ANGLES.
FOR COUNTY PLUMS|
DEMOCRATS BOB UP AS POSI-.
BILE STARTERS IN NOVEMBER
ElECYlON-NONE, HOWEVER,
HAVE FORMALLY ENTERED
RACE.

RACE.
! With Republican candidates bob
/ bling up at regular intervals for coun
Ity piums to be distributed on the
| popular platter at the next November
election, attention OF voters is being
turned to the all.important question
what are the Democrats going To
tdO?"
There are candidates representing
+ the q. o. F. in the field for every
Office TO be supplied this Fall
/ D. H. Mckenny, Fritz Goebel and
Joe Hitter are avOwed aspirants for
The chieitancy OF the county's law
enforcing department A +. Bach and
Judge Henry Mayo are anxious to sue
ccpd themselves as county clerk and
county Judge. Thos Ferguson, OF
Sireator, has announced his willing
ness to succeed Mr.. Bach W. {.
Flick and Charles W Campbell have
thrown their hats into the ring for
the probate c!erkship. K. d. Mills Is
said TO be an actual and c. j. Gard
ner a tentative candidate for probate
Judge. Announcements OF Mr.. Miiis
peranent decision are expected Win
in the next day or two. There is a
Young man in the race for Judge
Mayo's job. He is +. c, Van Hoore'
heke. OF Marseiles, who already mas
lnaugurated his campaign ana Is
said by friends to be hitting on ali
SKIES. which he has to do TO heat the
veteran he wants 70 succeed. frlehos
are imporlnning Mr. Gardner 10 an
nonncc himself for Judge Lardiil :
most roiate he has refraned IRON
complying with their wishes.
In the race for treasurer there are
Two avowed and one talked of aspl'
rant for w. {. Flicks position II
N. Davis Yesterday cast his lot with
he other candidates and annonncea
himself for the Office. George Key
nolds. of Utica, preceded him by a
week with his announcelVent. W A.
Graves. of Seneca, Is the rumored
dark horse" in this heat.
No tits are expected in the coron'
pr. county superintendent or county
,uryeyor Jobs. Coroner Donoghue'
SUPERINTENDENT Foster and Engineer
irwin will all make the race, IL Is
reported, without any opposition 70
give them brush at the primary
Mayor Essington, of Streator, wants
10 he senator. as does also FRANK Z
Richey, OF Eden Ole Benson ana
Billy" Seaman are entered to sue
spd themselves as representatives
r. q. Soaerstrom, OF Streator Is IN
the field for either Mr.. BensonS OF
Mr.. Scanlans job He is making a
race as laDors candidate.
The Eternal (0
But what about the Democrats
Interest having already turned from
the G O. p. to the Democrats ana
what they are going to do, there Il
much speculations as to VINO W'' W
on the ticket now in control OF ha''o"'
Al affairs. As yet however thefe are
M formal announcement from amy Oh
he prospective candidates, Du'
e. J. Kelly and Lester j. liorah'
both of Ottawa. are spoken oil Is pos
glble candidates for the probate Judge
shin. Neither has announced htllseh
but friends are urging them To be'
IN while the getting's sood'
Edward Zilm. former county lre'S'
urer and present probate CLERK -
said to be again contemplating max
ing the race for treasurer
The prendergast family Wnlch
abounds in the near Strea'or' i ''''
10 again he grooming one OF It's mem
bers for sheriff.
Mathew Kurschcd, Of Ottawa out
formerly of Leonore is S'ateo Wy
aro,aintances TO be q candidate lo'
probate clerk.
For the county iudgeshtp no aSp''
rant has loomed upon the poi'''ca
horizon. Neither has any oppoSi'lo''
been mentioned TO A. +. Bach OF WI
Ferguson. which ever succeeds AZ
the primary
f. o. Browne will be the asplrah'
for the minority membership on tue
county's legislative staff Senator =
y. Coleman. of La Sale. Is slated 10
make try at succeeding himself
I All in all the Democrats are groom
/ ing 4 likely bunch of toplinets mere
/ hv insuring some interesting cam
paignng before Mr. Voter finally
puts his rejection upon all the eandi
dates and says for once and all who
will be who