Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
PERRY COUNTY
CANDIDATES In
CLOSE CONTESTS
Republican Nominees Feel
Sure of Success Because
of Big Primary Vote

New Bloomfield. Pa, Nov. 3. =
With James Barnett, of this place
assured of election to the president
judge of the forty-first judicial dis
trict of Perry and Juniata counties,
assured by reason of his big vote at
Perry county now centers in the
fight for the county commissioner
ship.
With the salary in the new -erm
double what it has been in the past,
a total of $1,000 with duties that are
not particularly eXacting, there was
a lively fight for places.
The Republican nominees are Nc
Clellan Woods, of Wheatfield town
ship, who has already served one
term, and William c. Smith, of
Madison township. G. w. Meek. of
Wheatfield township, and w. G. 10y,
of Newport, are the Democratic
nominees.
With a particularly heavy vote at
the primaries, Republican leaders
are confident that both their nomi-
nees for office will be elected as will
practically all of the ticket Demo-
Gratis have not been especially con-
fident and in several instances they
have no candidate in the field for
some of the most important offices
in the country. In other instances
/ they have filled up their ticket by
writing in names of candidates at the
primary.
Paul r. Flurie, of Newport, is the
Republican nominee for the office of
sheriff. Despite the reduction of
fees that has come with the advent
of prohibition, Flurie is having a bit
ter fight with his opponent, Newton
f. Evans, of Loysville. Flurie is
generally picked as the winner.
James M. Mckee, of New Bloom
Held, Republican district attorney,
will be reelected to office without
opposition, the fourth time that he
will have been selected for this post.
Democrats were unable to get any
candidates in the field for the pri-
maries and Walter Rice, of New
bloomfield, secured a comparatively
large number of votes by friends
writing in his name. He, however,
has refused to permit his name to
stand, having recently been appoint
ed supervisor of the census enume-
| ration in the Perry-Juniata district.
The office of county coroner will
go to DR.. George w. Gault, of Marys-
vile, who has already served in that
capacity for two terms. He has the
| nomination of the Republican, Dem
ocratic and Prohibition parties, al
though he was not a seeker after
the office. The position is reputed
to carry with it remuneration in
sufficient to even cover the officers
expenses. AS n consequence no can
didate appeared at the primaries.
The other u PpnIhIipop
are: Director of the poor, S. A.
Shope and E. NJ. Wilt; county audi
tor, Maurice Shuler and Nelson 1.
Zeigler; county surveyor, j. l.. l..
Buckle. Democratic candidates are:
Director of the poor, David K. Heck
endorn an1 A. X. White; county
auditor, Cloyd E. Wolf and Reuben
wagner; county surveyor, George
Bell White and Bell and two Dem
ocratic candidates for auditor, were
| nominated when friends wrote their
names on the ballot.
James A. Noel, of New German
town, the Republican nominee for
county treasurer, is practically sure
of election. He is opposed by Ches-
ter f. Burd.
In addition to the campaigns for
county officers, important contests
are being waged for various borough
and township offices. The fight for
the school dictatorship in most dis
tricts is important
In the thirty-two districts, a total
of seventy school directors are to
named. Every district will elect at
least two men, while IN several in
stances three members will be
named.
Campaigns for chief burgess, con-
stable and other officers are being
conducted with unusual vigor in
most districts.