The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-02-14
CANDIDATES FILE
PETITIONS FOR
MAY PRIMARY
Four COrnered Fight
For Commissioner
On Republican Ticket

The political picture in the forth
coming primary and November cleo
tion for Noble county is now com
plete and the ticket for both parties
has become official.
Deadline for filing was last We'd
nesday at 600 o'clock. The biggest
surprise resulted in Auditor Ray Nc
Way being replaced on the Republi-
can ticket by Harley Wheeler of
Caldwell. McVay is retiring from
politics and would not seek second
term.
For representative to the general
assembly on the Democratic ticket.
Ph'lander P. Mi,ligan and Ray Shri-
yer are seeking the nomination. John
w. Kuntz filed for auditor and
Frank Radcliffe for commissioner.
Both are unopposed.
On the Republican side of the
fence, the voters will have four
cornered fight for representative to
the general assembly. The candi-
dates are s. NJ. Frakes, Archie r.
Morrison, A. Fl. Rich, and George C.
Philpot. For auditor, Wheeler was
the only one to file.
Regardless of how thew vote. there
is bound to be Davis nominated for
commissioner. The three Republi-
cans running are Otis D. Davis, W.
c, Toad Davis, and Carr Davis.
Democratic Central Committeeman
Committeeman who filed in the
various voting precincts on the Dem
ocratic ticket are as follows:
Beaver, Richard Douglass; Bates
vile, Edgar Douglass: Brookfield,
Edward Greathouse; Buffalo, En-
NETT Yoho; East Center, Ernest But
Ter; West Center, Harry L. Merritt;
Sarahsville, Andy Nicholson.
FnOch, Hubert Hi; Fulda, Ed.
Schell; Elk, Ralph Miller; Flag, R.
Fl. Stevens; Jackson, 0. L. Pitts;
Dexter City, Clarence F. Foreman
and, Edward J. Sailing; Marion, Eu-
gene Horton.
Whigville, no candidate; Summer
field, D. E. Hannahs; Noble, Charles
{. Richards and Charles L. Cald-
we'll: Maple Heights, Ernest Mckee;
Ava, Charles Bryan and Harvey
Amos Bates.
Olive precinct, Herman T. Harper;
Olive township, E. E. Cunningham:
South Olive, no candidate; Caldwell
|. Frank Estadt; Caldwell II. ANDY
Hill; Caldwell III, James L. Moore
and c. H. Hesson: Caldwell ", no
candidate.
Seneca, no candidate; Sharon, T.
L. Marquis; Forest Grove, Woodrow
Boyd; East Stock, Henry J. Kinnen;
West Stock, Lewis F. Crum: and
Wayne, Richard L. Williams.
Republican Central Committeeman
Beaver, no candidate BatesvilIe.
no candidate; Brookfield. Alfred
Schoeppner; Buffalo, Ben F. Wat
son; East Center, lewis E. David
son and William Rossiter; West Cen
ter, Ray VanDyne.
Sarahsville, H. c. Stewart and Leo
Kirkhride; Fnoch, Nathan Wickham,
ir.; Fulda. Terence Rohrig: Elk. A.
c. Kelby; Fla@. Everett Crum; Jack
son, no candidate.
jefferson. Walter Estadt: Dexter
City, Wallace F. Blake: Marion, Del
bert Shackle: WhigvilIe, no candi-
date: Summerfield. Richard Smith;
Noble. Fred Ross; Belle Valley, Earl
Leasure.
Maple Height", Ernest Stritz; Ava,
Ben Boley: Olive precinct, William
II. Simonton: Olive township, Laurel
Smith and Lester Mckee: South
Olive, N. f. Blake.
Caldwell I, Harlev F. Harris:
Caldwell II. J. s. Archer: Caldwell
III, Harry Co'ley; Caldwell ". For
est E. Mcclure and Jack Oliver;
Seneca, Jesse Johnson.
Sharon, f. T. Courtney: Forest
Grove, J. C. Hill. East Stock, E. F.
Leasure: West Stock. E. w. Barnes:
and Wayne, Curtis Hill.
For Governor:
Governor Lausche and Joseph
Torok, Jr., Democrats; Thomas
T. Herbert and Albert Payne, Repub-
leans.
For Lieutenant Governor:
Henry M. Hill, Springfield:
George D. Nye, Waverlv, incumbent
md Anthony Arcidiacono, of Cleve-
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