The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-15
Hughes, Hudnall
Lead i'm Race for
Co. Commissioner

Nearly sixty percent OF Benton
county's registered voters went to
the primaries last Tuesday. AS a
result, in such cases where the can
didate was an incumbent, he was
successful in defending his posi-
ton. #.a.. sd. 30 .af.a
In the state, Senator Homer T.
Bone beat Otto Case by huge ma
jority. In Benton county the rel
alive positions were carried out. On
the republican ticket the county
proportions were the same as for
the rest of the state, with Colvin
winning with large margin.
Knute Hill polled just about as
many votes as all the other candi-
dates combined, defeating Ledger
wood by about two to one. On the
republican ticket Frank Miller OF
Yakima won out over Bert Hunt
ington of Walla Walla and ID. v.
Morthland of Yakima.
AS with the representative, @. L.
Holcomb, Kennewick's candidate for
the supreme court, carried just
about as many votes as all the 9TH
er candidates for the position put
together. In the state totals, how
ever, he placed third, with Q. @.
LETTERS Of Ephrata nosing out z. M.
Card for the first position. Card
was thought to be the winner until
final reports from Eastern WASH
ington had been tabulated.
In the county offices, Mrs. Eta
Hillman, with 1449 votes nosed out
G. w. Nessley with 1918. Rodney
Travis, republican candidate for
the same office of clerk, received
662 votes. He and Mrs. Hillman
will contest in the general election
for the position.
Sheriff Richter polled the high
est number Of votes Of any county
candidate, with 2546 votes to 1893 for
Commissioner Bob Evans. In the
upper country enough republicans
wrote in the name of Joe Strad-
ling to entitle him to a position on
the general election ballot, 1t is
thought. 1t is not known whether
he will accept the nomination, how
ever.
County Assessor Ben Knox, with
l541 votes, defeated G. G. Hutch
croft for the nomination, the latter
receiving 9l5 votes. @. E. Duffy, re-
publican candidate received 836
votes. He and Knox will fight it
out in the November elections.
Kenneth Serier, candidate for
prosecuting attorney, and Harley
Chapman, both unopposed on either
ticket. made good races.
For school superintendent, the
campaign is just starting for Mrs.
Van Syckle and Mrs. Masters were
both unopposed in their respect-
i've parties.
In the Prosser district Fred Kemp
won the democratic nomination for
county commissioner, there being
no republican candidates on the
ticket.
Probably the most interesting race
for local voters was that for county
commissioner, there being two re-
publican candidates and five demo-
cratic. H. s. Hughes won the re-
publican nomination over L. Z.
johnson with 470 votes to John
sons 356.
On the democratic ticket M. N.
Hudnall had a safe lead over VIM.
Bogue, with 355 votes to the lat
ter's 1873. This race was not as
close as was anticipated before the
election, many predictions being
made that the positions would, be
reversed. Harry Owens took third
position on the democratic ballot
with 70 votes, Vic Heberlein trailed
him with So votes ana ole Brue re-
ceived So. ks
G. F. Winkenwerder, unopposed,
won handily in the primaries for
position as justice Of the peace, but
unofficial reports indicate that
Dixie Taylor has been defeated as
constable for the first time in many
years. Mr.. Taylor attributes his
loss to the fact that he did not
make as aggressive campaign as
he has in previous years.