The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-07-29
.NON-PARTISANS
|. NAMECOMPLETE
COUNTY TICKET
Ina p. Williams Will Head Ticket
As Candidate for Joint
n.7 Hat Senator. ,g
HILL FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Kratzer, Chipperfield, Milton Smith.
and Halvorson Are Among the
Nominees. @

At county convention held in Ben
ton City Monday, the non-partisan
league nominated a complete legisla-
tive and county ticket and will at
once begin an active campaign to
control the republican primaries on
September ID.
The non-partisan ticket is headed by
Ina p. Williafs of Yakima, for joint
senator, and Knute Hill of Benton
City for representative. Both candi-
dates are known politically to many of
the voters of this county. Mrs. Will
liams was defeated Tor the republican
nomination for congress two years
ago and was a member Of the lower
house of the 1916 legislature as repre-
sentative from Yakima county. Mr..
Hill was the democratic candidate for
the legislature in 1914 and was defeat
ed by Grant A. Stewart.
The non-partisan county ticket fol-
lows: Auditor, Milton E. Smith; sher-
iff, Elmer Halvorson; treasurer, w.
H. Kratzer; clerk, e. N. Chipperfield;'
assessor, Joe 6. Hill; superintendent Of
schools, Margaret Rice; prosecuting
attorney, G. w. Hamilton; engineer,
E. H. Stradling; commissioner sec
ond district, Frank p. jackson, Pros
ser; third district, Fred B. Smoots;
of Richland.
Of these nominees, Smith, Kratzer,
Halvorson, and Chipperfield are Ken
newick men and with the exception
of Mr.. Chipperfield, who is a carpen-
ter, they are farmers. Mr.. Hill, cam
didate for assessor, is not generally
known in this part of the county. He
is Benton City farmer and brother
of Knute Hill. Judge Hamilton is
the present encumbent Of the office
for which the non-partisans have NOM
mated him. He is one of the county's
staunchest democrats and it is under
stood will be a candidate for reelec-
ton on the democratic ticket. The
action of the non-partisan convention,
it is understood, was in the nature Of
an endorsement of his candidacy. Mr..
Stradling's home is in Hanford. He
was an unsuccessful candidate for
commissioner in the Prosser district
and is little known here. Mr.. Smoots,
candidate for commissioner in this dis
; trict, is a Richland, farmer. He has
been active in the affairs Of the league
since its organization in this county.
Mondays convention was presided
over by Knute Hill, county chairman
with A. s. Goss as secretary.
The non-partisan nominees will
file on the republican ticket and for
the most part will be opposed by the
present county office holders. Miss
Severyns, auditor, Sheriff L. c. Rolph,
Clerk e. l.. Stewart, Treasurer George
Starr, Superintendent Mrs. Iowa
Crawford, Engineer Guy Heberling,
and Assessor Ben Rupert, it is UNDER
stood will all be candidates. for re-
election. But little criticism has been
4 voiced as to the manner in which the
affairs Of these offices have been
handled and it is probable the present
encumbents will prove strong contend
ers in their efforts for reelection.
For representative the race on the
republican ticket will probably be be-
tween MN. Moulton Of this city and
Mr.. Hill, the non-partisan candidate.
AS yetther has been little or no tllk
of democratic candidate for this
office. Representative Gordon Moores
has definitely announced that he will
not be candidate for reelection.
For commissioner, DR.. French viii
be- a candidate for reelection, but r.
E. Pratt has not yet said definitely
whether or not he will be a candidate
In the first district, Commissioner F
: L. Bash of Hanford holds over.
Mrs. Williams, the non-partisan can
{ didate for joint senator, will be oppos.
ed by Senator d. v. Morthland Of
a Yakima, who will seek reelection.
e DIR. d. s. Brogunier left Saturday