The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-10-08
SEVEN FILINGS
In PRIMARIES
CITY JOBS
Behrman Runs for Mayor;
Paid Incumbents TO Run,
but to Have Competition
for Offices

Altho the special millage election
for the city will be held on the ma
tional general election day, the city
primaries have been postponed until
a week later. The primaries TO Sc
lect city officers will be held on the
10th Of November instead OF on the
third.
When it comes TO city primary,
it means something this year, for all
but one Of the city offices is to be
vacant. City officers are eleven
seven councilmen, mayor, attorney,
clerk and treasurer. All are TO be
vacant save only a councilman from
the second ward.
Z. II. Behrman, serving as coun-
Gilman from the third ward, has
filed for the mayors job. Alfred
Anon, after serving for six years,
has decided that he has given
enough time to city business and
refuses to run for the job again.
That will leave vacancy in the
third ward, IL Behrman is elected.
w. G. Donahue, the other council
man from that ward, is out for two
reasons: he has changed his resi-
dence to the first ward and his
term expires besides.
Behrman, however, will not re-
sign at the present time. II he is
successful in securing the mayors
Jop he will resign and the council
can select his successor. The other
position as councilman has been
Tiled for by Arthur Campbell, oper-
ator OF the service station at the
bridge.
In the first ward Councilman O.
A. Crawford and A. T. Belair are
serving. Crawford's term expires
and Belair will move December first
into the second ward, thus losing
his job. He has also signified his
intention Of quitting because OF a
press Of work and because he is fed
up" on the job.
Crawford has paid his dollar to
file for reelection. Crawford Dom
ahue, who is now resident of the
first ward has also donated one
buck to the city for the privilege of
having his name printed on the bal
lott as councilman from the first
ward.
In the second ward, f. A. Visger
is the holdover member. He has
signified his intention of resigning
right after the first OF the year.
Business demands and a disinclina-
ton to serve longer is given as his
reason. This office, too, then, will
be filled by appointment.
I. s. Gleason, whose term expires,
gives as reason for not running,
his health. Efforts are being made
10 persuade Lawrence Scott to file
for the position, although as yet
he has not produced the dollar
which the clerk demands for the
privilege OF running for such nom
paid offices.
Milton Libby, who is filling a
term as councilman at large, has
already paid in his dollar and will
be candidate for reelection. That
makes complete ticket except for
the one councilmanic job represent
ing the second ward.
The pay jobs for the city have
already been filed for by the incum-
bents. II. e. Huntington has filed
for reelection as treasurer. IL is
that he will have opposition
In the primaries at least, In the
person of Mrs. B. b. Plowman, who
will file for the position before the
expiration of the filing time.
Mrs. Campbell, who has served
for considerable period as clerk.
has also filed for reelection. She
will have, 1t is understood, oppo-
sition from Miss Florence Oliver
and Mrs. Lewis Keene, although
has definitely stated that
they will file before Saturday OF
this week, when the time limit
will expire.
Chas l.. Powell, has paid his ten
bucks filing fee for reelection as
city attorney.
All Of the above have filed on
the Citizens Ticket and except for
the pay jobs, SO far there are no
contests. Prospective candidates for
any Of the city positions have until
closing time Saturday night to file.
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