Show COUNTI TION OF republicans SL ED little interest displayed in seeking bombl A republican county convention will be held at monroe friday september 26 beginning at 10 a m in the south ward meeting house the purpose of convening the delegates from the 21 voting districts of the county is to nominate candidates ifor for the following offices one county commissioner tour four year term one county commissioner two year term one county attorney and one representative in the legislature the orfice office holders whose offices trill wi become vacant end of this year and who either have to throw their hats bats in the ring again or have to make room tor for other candidates are county commissioners joseph F peterson and abe hansen tor for the lour four and two year terms respectively county attorney H E beal and 4 representative S B E jorgensan jorgens en of these incumbents mr Jor jorgensen geusen positively declares that he will not compete for tie the honor again mr air beal is the republican candidate tor for district attorney and consequently cannot run tor for county attorney and mr hansen in an interview with him several weeks ago stated that his business interests are such that they would not leave him time for conducting the county business and tor for this reason he be would have to decline a a nomination As far as mr peterson at present the cli chairman airman at 0 the board of county commissioners Is concerned chef theare e publican voters of redmond assembled tor for their primary the other day arg urged d him to stay with the board tor for another term and even went so far au as to instruct the delegates from redmond precinct to nominate and vote tor for him when mr peterson was in richfield M monday on for a special commissioners meeting he was asked by our editor what he intends to do and replied that he is still thinking it over whether to comply with the flattering request of his constituents or to retire to pay more attention to his private affairs in case he will make the race mr peterson certainly deserves de serves the full of at the party as he after tour four years in bency Is IB thoroughly familiar with the county affairs made a valiant fight tor for the interests of the county when state authorities attempted to infringe upon them and filled his office to the full satisfaction of the taxpayers if mr peterson decides to stay with his original statement made several weeks ago that he wont run last minute proceedings will settle the nomination so far we were unable to find out what candidates from the northern and southern part of the county are willing to aspire for honors locally W ii warner adolph nielson and peter nelson are mentioned to be in a receptive mood it if the nomination to succeed abe hansen Is offered them but nono of them so far has declared himself to be an active candi candidate datEr while the there re Is plenty of timber on hand band tor for the position of 0 state representative no outspoken candidate la is in the field up to the present writing the two avowed candidates tor for the county are arc J L bevy jr of richfield and ford erickson of monroe both mon men of splendid type who abo would do justice to the position it elected |