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Show Editorially Speaking Put Best Foot Forward There seems to be some hesitancy among those who are interested in running for political office to announce themselves them-selves as candidates for nomination to be voted upon at the September primarys. This is due in part to the fact that this is the first time that the primary system has been used in this state. Previous to this groups got together and decided upon a man or woman that they wanted to run for office. Now any individual is entitled to announce his candidacy by filing an accept with the county clerk. Since there are more candidates in the field and since many of the candidates may not be well known throughout ; the county, it will be necesary for the successful candidates to make a more strenous campaign than in the past. -So many have said to us that they did not feel like making a campaign and they would leave it up to the voters to choose or reject them, but in doing this they are just about counting themselves out before the race starts. They must rememtxr that the county organization cannot take sides in the primary and it is up to each individual to present i his own reasons as to why he feels that he can handle the i job. If a candidate isn't willing to present his qualifications to the voters, then he has no kick if they rum him down, j In listening to or reading about the candidates, voters should keep in mind the candidate's experience and qualifications qualifi-cations for the job that he is seeking. It is vitally important that the best candidate be selected to handle our government jobs if we are to get the best service for our money. |