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Show Bateman will be new County Sheriff were the declared candidates. The surprise of the evening came after the four candidates had been nominated, seconded, and the floor was opened for nominations. A gentleman from Provo nominated himself claiming he only wanted the job until Dec. 12 when he turned 63. At that point he said the other gentlemen running for sheriff could take over. He promised two things. First he would solve one murder and clean up the drug By E. MARK BEZZANT The race for county sheriff is over. Last Thursday evening the Republican delegates met at Orem High School to pick their three favorites from the four declared candidates. It turned out that there were a total of five candidates once the nominations were over. Mike Ferre, our own chief of police, chief Randy Johnson from American Fork, acting Sheriff Bateman, and an officer from Orem problem in American Fork. After the speech he left for home to await the outcome of the elections. Mike Ferre who had run previously as a democrat said that he had never been to a political meeting where there were so many people. Democratic events are not very well altendrd. Noal Woolen, m'.pi' attorney paic' the tvief a compliment. He said that the cases developed by the Pleasant Grove police are as good as any his office gets, and that the Pleasant Grove Police Department is as fine an organization as any in the state. Stan Walker also paid Mike a compliment when he seconded the chief's. nomination. - -,. - , : Once the dust had settled Mike was in the top three names to be submitted to the county commission for final selection. Acting sheriff Bateman was the top vote getter. Chief Johnson from A.F. came c second. I think the obvious choices' the county commission will be It Bateman. Come next election whole thing will be up for grabs. Chief Ferre has not done is shabbily in the past even thought has run at a disadvantage on fe Democratic ticket in a Repubfa dominated county. He has a prat irack record as chief of Pleasar Grove police for 18 yean Disagreements aside, he runs t organization the people ot lis community can point to with see pride. As a born again Republici: like Ronald Reagan, he would t tough to beat. A lot can happen between w and the next election, but vrliat t refreshing is to .see so mar qualified candidates seeking It office. In such a situation the peof-are peof-are the winners. My best to Slier! Bateman. |