The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-26
POLITICAL POT
STARTS BOILING
IN GRADY RACES
Much Interest In Primary Election.
Forecast az Rumors Concerning
County Candidates 90
Round Of oosslps.
MANY HATS TO BE IN
RING SAY PREDICTIONS
Much Talk About sheriffs Race;
Majority Present Officers Ex.
peeted Run Again: Give
Political Calendar.
The political beo Is buzzln'.

The political bee In buzzln'.
Although no county offIceseekers
have officially announced. the po.
litlcal gossip Is plentiful and II ev'
cry man or woman who has been
mentioned as probable candidate"
gets into the running. the primary
election ballot will necessarily be
large one.
While the several announcements
for state and congressional offices
have provoked considerable com
ment here. the political eye In
Chickasha and Grady county seems
to be focused on the county races.
II political dope can be used as
basis OF determining the question,
the sherifrs office will be the most
soughtfor job on the county pay
roll. Dame Rumor has II that there
win be at least six men In this
race, and maybe more. Though
not so many have been mentioned in
connection with any of the other
races, IL Is sure bet that few
will get democratic nomination In
the county without downing some
opposition In the primary.
With the exception Of two or
three. all present county office
Aolders are serving their first
terms. 1t is said that all are OF the
opinion that lone successful term
justifes another and will seek re-
election.
March and April will see the mer-
curry in the political thermometer
lingering below the boiling point.
dopesters say. Several candidates
for state office and two seekers Of
the congressional plum in the dis
trct already have started the ball
to rolling.
April 90 is the first day in which
candidates in the coming primary
may file. July will be the last day
for filing notice of candidacy for
o1unty offices.
Following is a political calendar
of the years of 1929, containing
a Il dates of political importance
during the prescribed period;
1922.
April 23-First day for candidates
to file for county and state offices
June 11-Last day for filing no.
ticet OF candidacy for state office.
July Last day for filing notice
Of candidacy for county office.
July 12--Last day for registration
books for supplemented registration
of newly qualified electors.
July 21--Last day for registration
before the primaries.
August Primary election when
candidates are to be nominated, by
all political parties, to enter the
general election.
October Registration books
open for general election.
October 27-Registration books
close.
November General election,
when all officials Of seventy-seven
counties in the state are to be
elected, all state officials, all repre-
sentatives to congress, all represen-
tatives to the state legislature, one
half the state senator's, three SUI
preme court justices, member OF
the criminal court Of appeals and a
member Of the corporation commits
sion.
November 22-Members Of the
present house Of representatives
and half the senators lose their po-
sitions newly elected officials sue
Ceeding them.
1928.
January Most county officials
take office.
January 2-Newly elected legisla-
ture convenes at II o'clock, organ
ICES and declares result of state
election.
January S-State officials, elected
at general election, assemble in the
Legislative rooms, are sworn in by
the chief justice Of the supreme
court, and the new governor delivers
his inaugural address.
January S--County judges take
office.
July 1--County commissioners