Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-31
PRIMARY ELECTION NEXT
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3.
Nominees for State, Congressional,
Legislative and County Offices
to Be Selected.

mary election day. when nominees
for state, congressional, legislative
and county offices will be chosen.
For governor there are three
candidates on the Republican
ticket, Emanuel l.. Philip, the pre-
sent states chief executive, James
N. Tittemore and Roy P. Will
cox. On the Democrat ticket,
there is but one candidate, Henry
A. Moehlenpah. The Socialist
party has one candidate, Emil
Seidel, and the Prohibition party
has two candidates, VIM. c. Dean
and Anthony J. Benjamin. There
IS lively scrap for the nomination
on the Republican ticket and while
supporters of the three candidates
are making Claimsthat their favorite
will be chosen the winner will not
be known until after the voters
have had their say next Tuesday.
Gov. Philip is making his pleas
for reelection on the strength of
his record and also that he may be
in a position to carry out his war
program. His opponents, par
ticularly Roy P. Wilcox, are max
ing stock of his pre- war actions
and particularly his opposition to
the CONSUMPTION act. They have
taken the offensive in so far as
Philips war record is concerned
and it remains to be seen whether
Gov Philipp's defense of his re-
cord can stand the test.
There is a three e-cornered fight
for the Republican nomination for
lieutenant governor with but one
candidate on the other tickets ex-
cept the Prohibition party, which
has two candidates. The Republi
can candidates are Charles H
Everett, Harley F. Nickerson and
Edward +. Dithmar, the present
incumbent.
The Prohibition party is the
only party furnishing a scrap for
secretary of state, there being two
candidates. Merlin Hull has no
opposition for the Republican
nomination
-Four aspirants seek the Republi-
can nomination for state treasurer,
which Office is now held by Henry
Johnson, who seeks another term.
The present attorney general,
Spencer Haven, has opposition for
the Republican nomination in the
person of John J Blaine, of Bosco-
bel. Spencer Haven was appoint
ed by Gov. Philip to fill out the
term upon the election of w. c.
Owen to the supreme bench and
it is quite likely that he will be
given another term.
For representative in Congress
from the Eleventh Congressional
District the voters may make a
selection from field of four can
didates on the Republican ticket,
they being A. d. S. Gillette of
Superior, Adolphus P. Nelson of
Grantsburg, A. w. Sanborn of
Ashland and Geo. M. Sheldon of
Tomahawk. John P. Jenson of
Superior is the Democratic can
didate for the office. With the ex-
ception of Geo. M. Sheldon the
candidates for the congressional
toga have visited Hurley and other
places in the county on their
campaign tours and many of our
people have had opportunity to be-
come acquainted with them, others
have learned of the records and
platforms of the various candidates
through the political announce
ments published in the local papers
and it may be said that the lion
county voter is we'll Posted and
qualified to cast his vote intelli.
gently at the election next Tuesday
for the man he wants to represent
this district at Washington.
Joseph J Defer of Saxon, one
of Iron county's foremost citizens