The Coolidge examiner., 1946-07-12
First Peacetime
Primary in Years
.Stirs Late Interest
Recent weeks finds PinaI residents
awakening to renewed interest
in candidates.

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awakening to renewed interest
in candidates.
Within the next few days on
July Id, Arizona voters will march
TO the poles In the first peace
time primary election i'm years.
Interest in the voting lay dor
mant for months but came to
life within the past two or three
weeks creating situation where
in many Pinal residents will be
anxiously awaiting the outcome
In the county balloting many
candidates are unopposed but no
little interest has been created
in the race for sheriff. Three
canIidates are seeking the job
for which the incumbent James
Heron refused to enter the lists
again, The candidates are: A. w.
CAD Sizemote. OF Casa Grande,
who was defeated by Heron in
the last. election; Lynn Early, of
Florence and John Mitchell, of
Superior
In the Supervisors office, j.
w. Spray in District No. 2 is un-
opposed as is Milton Backstein, in
District No. /. although there is
some talk about a write-in candi-
date to oppose Hackstein The
only apparent contest is in Dis
trict No. where Robert +. Den
, ton is not seeking reelection.
His place is sought by c. w
|. (Johnnie) Stokes, Coolidge at
torney and Frank Williams. casa
Gyande farmer.
John ]. Bugg. county superin-
tendent of schools, Ii not seeking
reelection and that post is mat
ter of contest between Louis Tay-
lor. of Coolidge and Horace J.
Chesley, Of Casa Grande.
in Justice Precinct. No. /.
Charles A. Whitlow, presnt con-
stable and Florence town mar
shall is being opposed for con
stable by Eugene A. White. also of
Florence
On the national ticket. Senator
Ernest W. Mcfarland. of Flor
ence is opposed by Harry j. Val
entine. formerly of Superior.
In the State legislature race,
the incumbent. Charles s. Goff, of
Casa Grande is opposed by form
er senator. Lloyd f. Canfil, of
Superior for the Senate.
O. w, tBilD Rugg. State rep
resentatiye In District No. seek
ing reelection Ia opposed by Parke
T. Gilbert, also of Casa Grande.
John r. Murdock and Richard
F. Hairless. representatives in Con
gress face opposition from Albert
II. Mackenzie.
In the county offices, Judge w
c. Truman of Superior court; T..
]. Marks, clerk of Superior Court;
f. l.. Green, county treasurer,
Esta L. Bayless. recorder. Ronald
j. Ellis, county attorney and WHY
Parsons, assessor, are unoppOsed
for reelection.
Lottie C.. Devine, Justice of the
Peace in Precinct No. / is un-
opposed for reelection and the
five candidates for precinct com
mitteemen fac no opposition.
They are Dorothy l.. Ellis, Charles
"a, Smith, Clarence A. Lewis,
Wyly Parsons and K. l.. Swear
engen.
|. State nominations for the Dem
ocratic ticket sees Judge Joseph
Morgan and Levi S. Udall, seek
ing the bench of the Supreme
Court Howard Sprouse is con-
testing the grip Of Sidney p. Os-
bonn for the chief executives
chair and w. d. (Tiny Lips
comb wants Secretary of State
Dan E. Garvey's job.
John l.. Sullivan is unopposed
for attorney general while the
incumbent f. II. Williams, Jr.,
must beat Nit Sims for the State
treasurer's post. Ana Frohmiller
is unopposed to succeed herself
as state auditor. Carl Hickerson,
J. E. Zimmerman and Nolan d..
Pullian are contesting the post of
superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
Clifford j. Murdock is unoppos-
ed for State mine inspector. Thad
Pulliam are contesting the post Of
Tax Commissioner against the in
cumbent ID. C. O'Neil.
w. ]. Eden and William T.
Brooks are seeking the regular
term as corporation commissioner
with Yale McFate and Ted r..
Drey, running for the two-year
farm