The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-08
CANDIDATES.
Time LIMIT is
UP July Is
Time Nearly up in Which AS
pirants for City Offices
May Signify Intentions
Lists Incomplete.
SEVEN OUT FOR MAYOR

Aspirants for city offices in the
coming primary, both Republican and
Democrats. must bear IN mind that
the final date for the filing of declara'
tions of intentions is Saturday, July
%.
Unless a candidate has his name on
file with the city clerk by the close
of business on that day, he can not
get his name on the primary ballot,
for the election will be held Tuesday,
August %.
When the city council, following the
defeat of the city manager plan, set
the time for the primary, it acted upon
the advice of the city attorney, who
held that all provisions of the primary
election law must be complied with.
those debating TO the filing of declara-
tions the same as others.
For that reason the primary was set
! far enough in the future so that every
candidate could get his declaration
on file not more than so days nor less
than 80 days before the date of the
primary.
Must File Again.
! All declarations that had been filed
up to that time We're held TO be in
valid, which action entailed upon all
! candidates the necessity of filing new
declarations. Whether all candidates
understood this or not, ii is the rule
| that will be followed in this city,
and il those who intend to run for
! office expect to get their names on
| the official ballot, they will have
! to conform to it, local officials state,
! Seven candidates have announced
! themselves for mayor. Six of these
are Republicans They are as follows
! Baltz Bescher, Dr.. w w. Zimmerman.
Esther Griffin White, John Peltz, Ora
| Mitchell and S. K. Morgan. Lawrence
| Handley is the only Democratic can
didate thus far. William Stevens
present city clerk, is the only one thus
far to file for that office.
| Many For Councilman.
Councilman-at-large seems TO hold
an attraction for various citizens
Seven men have filed intentions to run
for this office. They are Fred ]. Nc
Kinney, Jesse Evans, John Schneider
Clark Thomas, Ed H. Stegman, A
Ford and Frank L. Waidele. Five OF
these men are now members of coun
Gil. Other candidates for council are
r. J. Behringer (R), fourth ward
Vern Pentecost (R), fifth ward; Louis
Salzarula (R), fifth ward; Henry
Sweitzer (R), eighth ward; Harry Still
niger (R), third ward; John White
(R), second ward Watson P. O'Nea
(R), sixth ward; Frank Brown CD
eighth ward, and Joseph Waterman
q. CD, first ward.
will have candidates for all nomina
tions and put full ticket in the field
/, but just who the aspirants will be i:
not known. The city committee o
the Democrats has been dormant TO,
= some time but is expected to open III
, activities soon
List Incomplete.
= Those who are supposed to be mex
: TO the workings in local politica
) circles state that the Republican lis
: is by no means complete. They pre-
dict that there will be additions to i
) for every one of the nominations
Gossip has been busy with the name!
of several we'll known Republicans. bu
so far none of these has consented TO
his name to be placed in the lists.
a meeting of the Republican We
mems City committee was held Thurs
day night, which was purely an or
ganization meeting. The officers O
the organization are Miss Esthe
Griffin White, chairman; Mrs. Gait
Freeman and Mrs. Harry Land, vice
chairmen; Mrs. w S. Clendedir
). secretary; Miss Grace Smith. treasurer
p Miss Anna Brown, and Mrs. Letta Fo
in charge of the colored women
division.
4 Meeting Well Attended
e The meeting was well attended. pre-
cinct committee-women from the ma
:, jority Of the 81 precincts of the cit
were present. Considerable interes
in the coming primary was manifested
Miss White states that every effoI
$ will be made to get out the full RI
l. publican women's vote at the primar
l. election. Assistants to all the precinc
x committee-women in the city hav
n been appointed to work during tn
o coming election.
Indications at the present time ar
that the primary election probably wi
be one of the liveliest contests i
recent years. Surface indications Z
. the present time are that people ar
going to take an interest in city affair
to such an extent as to guarantee
strictly competent administration fc
the next four years. The special ele
n ton took some of the edge off III
primary which was originally sche,
Il uled for May. With the approach
n the date for the holding of the electio
J. 1t seems possible that all the earl
interest will be rekindled and Ii
finish will be interesting.