The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-21
FOR COUNTY JOBS
Only Two Out For COmmis-
siOner From Third Distric&.
In First District Contest There
Are Seven Candidates.
DEMO TICKET is COMPLETE
Today Is Last Time for Filing
Today Is Last Time for Filing
for County Offices.
Several VIII Have No OppO-
sitiOn for Reelection.

A majority of the candidates for
county and township offices had flee
their nomination papers and declara-
tions of candidacy in the office of
Douglas Graham, county clerk. at
o'clock this afternoon. This was the
last day allowed by the law for filing.
One of the big surprises was that
when the political smoke cleared away
there were only two candidates in the
field for the office of county commits
sioner from the Third district to fill
out the unexpired term Of the late
Henry McAIse. They were Kenneth
Raub. deputy county clerk. and John
Suthertn, Jr. Ralph Yingling. of Ber-
ryton, ]. c. Sinner, of Topeka. and
]. w johnson. route %. dropped out
at the last moment It is to be a
fight between Raub and Sutherin
alone McAfee defeated Raub at the
last election by only forty-two votes.
Seven in First District.
For a time it looked as tho the race
for the ThirI district chair would be
as exciting as that for the First dis
trict job. In the First there are seven
candidates and it looks like a big
fight.
The other contests are for the Of
fices of register of deeds, representa-
tive of the Thirty-third district.
county superintendent, county sur
veyor and several township offices.
Outside these offices the candidates
for reelection will have no opposition
also filed with the county clerk today.
The List of Candidates.
The Candidates for county offices
who had flied on the Republican
ticket up until o'clock this afternoon
are:
Adrian T. Parr, Walter J. Arnold
For county clerk-DOuglas A. Graham.
For county assessOr-F. c. Bowen.
For county superintendent-Josiah Jor-
dan, Dave Wallace.
For county attorney-Tinkham veale.
derson.
For county coroner-Dr H L. Clark.
For register of deeds-Miss Flora Strate-
meyer, Miss Nanon Herren, T. J. Stone.
For county treasurer-Paul Mcfarland.
For sheriff-Rabert Miller.
For commissioner First distrfct-Boyd
PoIlom, John Ostrand. Z. G. Griswoid,
Eugene Hayes, William Farnsworth, V. K.
For commissioner Third district-Ken-
meth Raub. John Sutherin, Jr.
For Judge court of Topeka-Paul H.
For marshal court of Topeka-Tom ].
For clerk court of Topeka-Edwin Jones.
For representative 33rd district-Harold
L. Rude, l. H. Neiswender.
For representative 34th district-George
For representative S5th district-C. H.
Searle, Allison Little.
The candidates for township offices
are:
Grove--G. A. Howell. trustee; F. A. Bar
ney. clerk; Edward Wooster, treasurer.
TOpeka-John L. Troutman, r. S Cling
an. C. E. Shafer, trustee; John F. Boley,
John Jones, clerk; J. W. Kline, NJ. L. Kel-
sey. treasurer.
Soldier-O. r. Niccum. trustee.
Tecumseh-O. q. Nystrom, trustee !;
Ralph Tomlinson, treasurer; William
Ammo. clerk.
Wiiliamsport-w. B. Berry, treasurer; :;
o. W. Neil. clerk; N. NJ. Foltz, treasurer.
Monmouth-Jerry Cummings. trustee; c.
f. Disney. clerk; Forest Leonard, treas
urer
DOver-Ross Kennedy. trustee Bert Bas-
satt. clerk; Harley Beal, treasurer.
Mission. Clyde COrbet, c. E Wood,
treasurer.
The Democratic Candidates.
The Democratic candidates who
filed for county offices are:
c. P. Schenck, for county attorney; /;
George S. Allen, for probate Judge; W.
Z. Schlichter, for sheriff; Lee Ticehurst,
for register of deeds; Emma Sells Marshall,
for clerk district court; George w Wag-
ner. for county assessor; J. NJ Quail, for
county clerk J. B. Davis. for commissioner
First district; Charles NJ. Zirkle, for COM
missioner Third district; George A Allen,
! for representa- tive 33Td district; Frank
Curry, for representative saith district: t.
NJ Lillard. for representative 35th dis
, trict; Jesse c. Underwood, for clerk court
of Topeka; Paul J. Murphy, for marshal
court of Topeka
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