Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-09
COUNTY JOBS
GO BEGGING
LITTLE INTEREST Is SHOWN
IN THE COMING
ELECTIONS.

pies least troubles in Idaho
county this year and both the
Democrats and Republicans had
a hard time to induce competent
men and women to let their
names go before the voters at
the coming primary and general
election, which will be held on
August 18th and November End
respectively.
Saturday was the last day on
which nominations could be filed
for the several county offices to
be filled at the November cleo
tions.
There are only n few fights on
to win in the primary election,
the Republicans as well as the
Democrats having more than one
candidate for the state represen-
tative, on the Republican ticket
there is also a contest on at the
primaries for commissioner of
the second district.
Those filing were:
On the republican ticket Seth
Jones filed for state senator,
Lloyd Fem of Kooskia and E. C.
Atkinson of Ferdinand for state
representative; J ID. Long, Ed.
Vincent and ]. o Clark for three
commissioner districts, these
men being the present incum-
bents; G w. Corbet of Ferdinand
for commissioner of the second
district; j. G. Eimers for sheriff;
Cal Hazelbaker for assessor;
John Byron, probate Judge
Leonard Case, school superinten-
dent; Bert Anger, prosecuting
attorney, and A. j. Maugg, cor
Oner.
The republicans did not file
for the office of county treasur-
ef.
The democrats filing were:
A. j. Stuart of Sites. state SEN
ator; j. D. Leeper. Sites; J. J.
Pulse and Victor Peterson, both
of Grangeville, for state repre-
sentative: w. II .Eller, sheriff;
Otie l.. Cone, treasurer; w. T..
Campbell, probate Judge; E NJ.
Griffith. county attorney.
The democrats did not file for
the offices Of commissioners,
assessor, superintendent of in
stI'uction or coroner.
How New Law Works.
Memorandum and synopsis of
opinions given by Attorney
Generals office concerning
primary election laws.
1. The provisions of the gen.
eral election law requiring the
Registrar to place the electors
oaths in the hands of the proper
judges of election is not appli-
cable to primary elections. The
oaths should be retained by the
Registrar until the general cleo
ton.
2. The Registrar should de-
liver the register to the Judges
of the election at primary cleo
tions and in cases where there
are more than one set of Judges
acting on the same day, it will be
necessary to prepare an addition
al register for each set of Judg-
eS.
8. Poll Books in which clerks
of election enter the names of
electors in numerical order,
should be furnished at primary
elections, also a check OF poll list
showing the registered voters of
each precinct.
4. The laws providing for alb
sent voting are applicable under
the new primary law.
5. The primary election in
1920 is held on the first Tuesday
of August, to-wit; August 3rd.
6. The candidate for a dist
rict, county or precinct office to
be voted for at a primary cleo
tion must supplement the statute
form of nomination by adding a
statement as to what office he
becomes a candidate for.
z. The words "the -elec-
tion, held at "A. ID. =" occur
ing in the jurat set out following
the nomination paper in Section
543. Compiled Statutes. are a
clerical error, and superfluous.
8. Delegates to the county
convention are, under the law,
required to be nominated as
provided for the nomination of
candidates for county offices
under the provisions of Sec. 543,
and their names are TO be print
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