The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-10
Quiet Primary
Picks Holmes, Hill
and Cochran
Republicans show gain
in district; many Of 4
fees no contest /

fices no contest
With less than half of a normal
turnout, Benton county's primaries
Tuesday picked Eta j. EIillman,
tnopposed candidate for county clerk,
for high number of votes, 1750 bal
lots being checked for her name.
Harley Chapman, unopposed candi-
date for county auditor, ran a close
second with 1923 votes marked for
his candidacy.
The only real race on the entire
primary ticket was for the office
of congressman, which, according to
late returns from nearly all pre-
cincts in the district, gives Hal
Holmes of Ellensburg the nominal
ton on the republican ticket. Con-
gresham Knute Hill defeated
Frank Bell by 7S17 to 5,059.
Holmes polled S,2OS votes, Cam
eron Sherwood, Walla Walla candi-
date, received 7,461, and LaFollette
of Colfax, 5,274, all three on the re-
publican icket. Total votes for
candidates ON both tickets show
the republicans went to the polls
III 1000 strong, while only $4,000
democrats voted.
In Benton county alone, Hill was a
strong favorite, polling 1877 votes
against Frank Bells 422. Nominee
Holmes failed to top Cameron Sher-
wood, who received 427 votes to
Holmes $40, while LaFollette got
248. Oddly, perhaps, Bell carried the
east end of the county, his total for
the county east of Benton City, and
including Richland and Vale pre-
cincts was Sc as against Sherwood's
80, while Holmes got Al and Hill 81.
However, there was some voting for
Bell by republicans who felt that he
would he easier to defeat in the gen.
eral election than Hill.
George f. Christensen. of Steven
son, republican candidate for state
| representative, lead his field in
Benton county with 817 votes. Al
Henry, incumbent, OF Klickitat, lone
democrat filed, ran second, with
$50 votes and Les Babcock, Kenne-
wick,s candidate, polled TOT in this
county. None of the candidaes made
I, a campaign in the primary for this
position.
For the county fofices Mrs. Hill
man, unopposed, will be the lone
candidate for county clerk; G. w.
Nessley, incumbent, also unopposed,
will be Benton's next county treas
| urer. 4
For the office of sheriff there was
a contest Harry Cochran OF Ken
newick filing on the democratic
ticket against Willis j. Kimnel ot
Prosser. The foruner received 1011
votes as against 80 for Kimmel. Jim
Sheppard, OF Prosser, former Sheriff,
unopposed on the republican ticket,
received 847 votes.
Ben Knox, democrat, incumbent
polled 1907 ballots while former
ltreasurer Harry Forsyth, republican
. candidate for assessor, polled 891
votes. They will fight it out IN the
general election in November.
i Kenneth Serier, democrat in
cumbent, had no opposition in the
Iprimaries on either ticket, nor did
Harley Chapman for the position OF
auditor.
/ Mrs. Carmichael proved the fav-
J orite in the race for county schoo.
superintendent, receiving 1898 votes
as against 958 for Olaf StrandWold
former superintendent. Kennewickt
ratio of votes was just about the
same as the county wide score.
! I. M. Hartman, present county
commissioner from the middle dis
|trict, won over his republican OPP
ponent, Josua Evett by 315 to lat
Frank E. Meek won the nomination
ifor the same office on the democrat
dc ticket 90 to 35 cast for j. w. De.
Field. Hartman and Meek will bat.
, tie it out in the finals in the No.
, vember election.
Up in the Prosser district ther'
was a close contest for the com
missionership on the democratic
ticket. Bob Evans, former com
missioner, received $40 votes to VIII
, over Fred D. Kemp, incumbent, WIZ
:, polled 3O3. VIM. Guernsey. also Oh
the ticket, received 1872 votes, whil'
the lone republican candidate, E. r
davies, received 80 votes. The lat
!, tier will run against Evans in tn
, general election.