Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-08
THREE PARTIES
PLACE TICKETS
in THE FIELD
Few Contests for the Vari-
GUS Offices
OTTENHEIMER
AND GUMP WIN
Frank Wilson Will Be Democratic
Candidate For Commissioner
From Second District-Good
Progressive Vote in Ferry

In party primaries marked b.
light votes, three parties in Elmor'
county put tickets in the field Tues
day for the various county offices.
In the Democratic primaries, there
were but two ontests-Elmore OF
tenheimer and Grant Hughes fol-
coroner and Frank E. Wilson and w
e. Wilson for commissioner from the
Second district.
For coroner, Elmore Ottenheimer
bested his opponent in every pre-
cinct in the county, even carrying
Glenns Ferry, Hughes homo town,
by three votes Elmore's vote in the
two Mountain Home precincts was
40 to Hughes 16. The Glenns
Ferry vote was: Ottenheimer 81,
Hughes 48. Little Camas came
through with clean vote for often
heimer, giving him 10. Hammett
also voted him 10 votes to his op-
ponent's 5.
For county commissioner from the
Second district Frank e. Wilson
trailed along with Ottenheimer,
carrying the Mountain Home pre-
cincts, 131 to II for w e. Wilson.
Frank did even better in Glenns
Ferry, scoring rs times to his op-
ponent's 33, He also carried Ham
NETT, his own precinct, by vote of
IA to Z.
At Glenns Ferry twelve Democrats
wrote in the name of Judge ]. G.
Watts for prosecuting attorney, and
there is no doubt that he has been
given the Democratic nomination il |
he cares to accept the position on
the ticket.
For state representative the name
of Burton H. Smith was written in
quite frequently, and he will be the
Democratic candidate.
In the Ferry, Arthur A. Stevens
was the high man on the ticket,
getting 107 votes out of a total vote
of lit.
For the Republicans there was but /
one contest, that of Osborn Casey of |
Mountain Home and Judge Gump of
Glenns Ferry for the position on the
ticket for coroner. Gump won out
in the two Mountain Home precincts
by g votes, and also carried the
Ferry, getting the nomination by a
substantial majority.
In the First Mountain Home pre-
cinet Reece Harmon's name was
written in quite extensively for com
but T. w. Moore was
elected.
The Progressives polled 60 votes
in Glenns Ferry, and will have full
ticket in the field, it is believed All
Of the names were written in with
the exception OF Mrs. Hyde of May
field, the candidate for state senator.
At Glenns Ferry for the Republf-
cans Judge Gump polled 54 votes to
IL for Osborn Casey.
The Republican and Democratic
party tickets as they will appear on
The ballots at the coming fall cleo
ion are as follows:
DEMOCRATIC
State Senator-Daniel Kirby.
State representatives.. II. Smith.
county Commissioners
First District. d. Whitson.
Second District-Frank e. Wilson.
Third District-George e. Butler.
Attorney. G. Watts.
A. Stevens.
'reasurer-Mary c. Mclaughlin.
Probate Judge-William H. Manion.
,ounty Superintendent-Pearl s. g
Barber. ID
ssessor-Thomas Trathen. F
Ottenheimer q
nomination. o
REPUBLICAN Il
tate Senator-George w. Howarth. IL
tate representatives.. NJ. Selix. f
ounty commissioner
First District-John F. Gaines. p
Second Districts. B. Blackwell. L
Third District-Horace B. How p'
land Il
Attorney-R. W. Beck ii
with. ia
6xefff-w. G. Corker. IL