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Show HEW FIGHT OVER LEHMTOTOFFICE Special to Tho Tribune, j LEI 1 f, Nov. 15 Thc Lchi postofficc i light has ausumcd, a now phase since the recent election. Any appointment niado after March -1 necessarily will be of a. Democrat, and nearly every other Democrat In town has his lightning rod Up. Among tho more prominent ones mentioned are Elmer Pctcr.son, C. W. Earl. Joseph Anderson. Francis Child, D. J. Thurman. Mre. Hachel Anderson. Hyrum Ewma and Thomas Thurman. At prcccnt Joseph Anderson and Elmer Peterson are showing the most activity and both aocm sanguine of ultimate success. suc-cess. Peterson is a new recruit to thc Democratic Demo-cratic faith, but is relying on tho influence influ-ence of his fathcr-In-law. Senator Abel John Evans. Ho If circulating a petition peti-tion among the local citizens for signatures. signa-tures. AndcrFon Is the chulrman of thc local Democratic committee and has done some hard work for tho party during thc last, four years. Peterson and Anderson, it Is' said, agreed to leave tho matter with the local executive campaign committee. Anderson An-derson claims to have received thc indorsement in-dorsement of fourteen out of tho sixteen six-teen members and his friends are now busy getting tho signatures of the general gen-eral public. Thurman Is an attorney and a brother of the Democmtio state chairman, S. It. Thurman. and it lit thought that should he decide to ot Into the fight in earnest he would stand a good chance of success. |