The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
POLITICAL DOPE SHEET.
Information Bearing Upon Office
Seekers and the Jobs to be Fiiied.

The following dope stuff covering
political movements in the county the
names of candidates who have aireaoy
filed, the action of the democratic
county committee and pointers on the
forthcoming primary election is taken
from the Okanogan Independent. III
will be noticed that e. F. Banker, VINO
gave out that he would not again De
a candidate for the legislature, mas
been induced to renig and VIII stahq
as the democratic candidate Tor tlat
office. He has had experience in the
| legislature and was prominent
member of the bodies in which ne
served. He has much strength in TINS
county or he could not have won out
two years ago when everything went
| republican. Much pressure must nave
| been brought to induce him to change
his mind and stand again for the Of
flee, for he-,was certainly sincere in
| his declaration some time ago that he
could not afford to run again. the
Independent says:
Although the time for filing dec
arations Of candidacy for county Of
fices does not expire until August
18th, it is understood that both the
republican and democratic primary
lists are now practically completed.
No filings have yet been made for the
farmer-labor party.
Democratic candidates were endors-
ed at a meeting of the county central
committee held in Pateros Wednesday.
In addition to giving approval to the
democratic candidates who have al
ready filed. the burbons endorsed E.
f. Banker for representative, VIM.
TO- Conner for prosecuting attorney
and John Larabee for commissioner in
the second district.
Urged by his friends to reconsider
decision to retire from the legislature
ed to be candidate for a third term.
At the last session, Banker was the
only democrat in the house. He will
be opposed by Judge VIM. c. Brown
of Okanogan, who filed on the repub-
lican ticket two weeks ago.
interest in the primary election. Geo.
NJ Littlejohn and T. c. Hunter have
filed on the republican ticket for as
SCISSOR and 1t is understood the name
of Jerry r. Frye will be added, in
surfing a hot, three-cornered campaign
for the nomination. There is also a
dual filing for county superintendent
on the republican ticket-E. B. Grin
nell and G. w. Owens. w. s. Mcclure
and NJ. e. Tonseth will stage another
contest for the clerkship nomination.
There are as yet no contests on the
democratic ticket
There is talk that democratic can
didates may appear for auditor and
treasurer to more completely fill in the
ballot list 1t appears, however, that
County Engineer D. C. Warfel will
have no opposition on either ticket.
| THE candidates elected this fall
will take office under the new law
which provides a four year term, and
this fact has created special interest
in the election. The longer term elm
mating the biennial campaign, makes
the offices more attractive from H.
nancial standpoint.
| THE democratic meeting gave it's
endorsement to B. l.. Smith for clerk,
| VIM. O'Connor for prosecuting attor-
ney, p. l.. Pinkston for assessor, w.
e. Gamble for county superintendent.
John Larabee for commissioner of the
Second district, Fred Thorp for sheriff
and E. F. Banker for representative.
| 'The republican candidates who
/ have filed so far are Dale S. Rice for
| treasurer. James H. Silverthorn for
auditor, w. S. Shumway for county
commissioner, First district; d. C.
Warfel engineer, NJ E. Tonseth for
clerk. e. j. Wilson for sheriff. T. C.
| Hunter for assessor Charles A. john
son for prosecuting attorney, DR.. l.. s
Dewey for coroner, William S. Nc
| Clure for clerk, Amos Stokes for coun-
| ty commissioner in the second district.
Howard Viea for justice of the peace.
w. c. Brown for state representative
| and G. w. Owens and e. B. Grinneu
both for superintendent of common
schools
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