Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-05
PRIMARY ELECTION
QUIET AFFAIR

= position on the Republican ticket wa
: for State Senator and Representative
, Mr.. John R. Mckinney and B. F
| Shawhan were the candidates 70
Senator, and H. R. Boomer, Kate N
. Ainey and Emma F. A. Drake wer
the contestants for Representative
The results of the election gave
/. majority of the votes to Mr.. McKin
} ney and Mr.. Boomer. Both are splen
did men TO represent the people o
Payette County at the next legisla
ture. Mr.. Mckinney is Colleg'
z. aduate. a man of excellent Judge
ment, a finGnceer and has had varied
business exrerience and is thorough
" in touch with the needs of the
country. No better man in Payette
county could have been selected as &
candidate to fill this office. Mr.
; Boomer is also a man Of good educa-
, ton and good sound business judge
ment. He is a man of but few words
a deep thinker, and will be unchang-
ed from what he knows to be right.
/ The people of Payette County should
cast a vote for Mr. Boomer at the
/ November election.
There being no opposition in the
nomination of candidates to fill the
other offices, the nominees are as
advertised in previous issues Of Pay
ette County papers: Commissioner
from the first District. ] A. White;
Second District, J. N. Davis; Third
Dist. L. 3. MakinsOn. These men
have served the people of Payette
County during the past two years in
manner that is absolutely unques-
toned as to fairness and good busi-
ness judgement. They have been con-
servative in investments during high
prices. They have weighed all bills
carefully and fairly before passing
on them for payment. They have
worked in harmony and to the best
interest of the people. In fact there
of the tax payers and people of Pay
cite County as to the service render
ed by these three mem They are ask
ing for reelection to fill the office of
County Commissioners for another
term. They are familiar with the af-
fairs of the County and the work to
be done and it would seem only good
business judgement on the part of
the voters to judge the future by the
past and re-elect them TO office.
Attorney R. E. Haynes, nominee
for reelection to the office of Prose
cutting Attorney, has been diligent in
his efforts to enforce the law for the
moral betterment of the people. He
has not brought prosecution where
the evidence at hand would not JUS
tify and involve the county in foolish
and unnecessary expense. He has
been the legal advisor through thick
and thin with the Commissioners and
has given service to the county re-
gardless of time involved, and we be-
lieve should be reelected this fall
John T. Jefferis, the present Sher-
iff who is candidate for reelection.
needs no comment. When
a candidate for the office two years
ago his announcement was emphatic.
that if elected he would enforce the
law. He was elected by an oyerwhelm
ing majoity. and the laws have been
enforced and done in a genteel and
diplomatic manner. He should be re-
elected
Ruth R. Shaw. candidate for the
office of County Treasurer, perhaps
may not be known to all the voters
in the far out districts of the county, !
but her qualifications are unquestion
ed. and especially by her employer
at the bank where she is best known. |
She is an expert Accountant, pleasant !
in her ways and will please the peo- !
pie if elected.
Miss Anna Pearson, nominee for
the office of County Superintendent
of Public Instruction, is the only can !
didate and has the legal qualifica-
tions and ability and will be elected
Harry T. Lewis, candidate for coun [
ty Assessor. is a man we'll fitted to .
fill the office. He is a good substan-
tial farmer, is college graduate, a +
man of excellent judgement, ac-
luainted with values of county prop !
erty. served several years as mail
clerk before coming to Idaho, a good
penman, and the very man for the /
place. The voters of Payette county
are not going to overlook man of
his ability, and his two years of ser
vice over seas.
For Coroner, II. F. knight will