The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-16

G LOCAL POLITICS. G
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Politics is beginning to shape itself
in Mason county and a great amount
Of interest is being shown Just now
especially In the county races. The
Democrats are showing that they are
going to have a primary election in
which there will be quite as much in
terest as in the big show in Novem-
Der. In fact, some predict that the
fight in August, in some Of the races,
will eclipse anything that might be
promised in the final roundup Of
votes.
The race for the nomination for
sheriff seems to have the center of
the stage This office is looked upon
as the big money job of the county
and It was for this office that the first
political announcement of the year
was made. The Democrats now have
five announced candidates and 1t
would not be surprising to see others
toss their hats into this ring before
long. The campaign has not gotten
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any predictions or distinctions be-
tween these five candidates. They are
all favorites among their personal
friends and the disinterested voter has
not yet reached the place where he
can be expected to express his opin'
ion. The one thing that is interesting
the candidates and their friends a:
we'll as the spectator and the fellow
on the other side of the fence Is JUS
where the Organization" will lane
with its official 30. X" Who the or
ganization may endorse in this ract
is an interesting thing to think abou
and there are many thinking.
The race for the Democratic nom
nation for County Clerk has devel
oped into something worth looking n
within the last two weeks. For two o
three weeks the Dover candidate hat
things his own way but this weel
County Clerk Owens has announces
his intention of endeavoring to holt
. onto the job and Mr.. Leslie Fl. Smoo
has served notice on the voters tina
he is to be a contender. All tire
D candidates are good men and thi
promises to be a horse race, If all en-
= tries were now listed, but it have bee
whispered that there might be other
enter and some have intimated tina
even the ladies were looking upon thi
lucrative office with wistful eye.
The smallest paying office in tn
county - that of Jailer - seems to b
the most attractive as more candidate
have announced their intention to see
the Democratic nomination for thl
office than for any other in the count.
About six have already started an
there will probably be more.
Commissioner Arthur l.. Glascoc
| has everything his own way for ii
! County Judge nomination but ruml
lings on the streets during the wee
seem to say that he will not come
! the pole by himself. It appears TIL
:, there are at least two other good Der
. ocrats who think they would like
be chairman Of the Board of Commi
sioners, try lunacy cases, take Il
cursings of the irate public because
bad roads and see that the kids attel
school regularly.
Speaking of Commissioner Glasco
reminds us that there promises to
fight for the office Of County Coz
missioner 1t appeared few mont
ago that there would not be an app
cant for this office but they have sta,
ed, coming three at a time, and it loo
like there will be quite warm lit
race for this, the hardest and me
thankless job Of them all.
Circuit Clerk James B. Key and \
Charles Hollstein seem to have a t.
:. handed fight for Clerk Of the Giro,
. Court and from what we have thus
70 heard, it appears they will fight
)" thing out to the finish. 1t appears Il
there is no one else who wants to
-, after this job which is said to be o
l., of much work and little pay.
-. George Turnipseed is more tn
glad that his office is out Of polit
and that he will not have to get II
:. scrap this November. He has be
" reelected by the County School Boa
~ to head the Mason county schools
- another four-year -erm at an incre
ed salary and his selection gave p
" feet satisfaction to all parties for
is doing the job right and has me-
" permitted politics to enter into
school affairs of the county althou
originally elected on the Democra
ticket.
Judge c. D. Newell has been
use busy in court for the past few wee
to get into his campaign but it d.
not appear that he will have oppo
ton for reelection and his forr
announcement is expected most a
" day. As a jurist Judge Newell is
III excelled in Kentucky and the peol
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