Candidates For Office

Recently a "rumor" has developed that the husband of an elected official is looking for a candidate willing to run in the County Executive race. This person, according to the "rumor", is seeking to recruit someone not as a legitimate candidate but as someone to simply split the vote and help the current County Executive get re-elected. While I would encourage everyone to be involved with the politics of this county, state and nation to use such an opportunity as a mere means of sabotaging a legitimate election is reprehensible. If this "rumor" should prove true I believe it will touch off a reaction so strong that every political office in the county will be challenged. Some have had, up to now, relatively easy and inexpensive re-election campaigns but history has shown that when people feel manipulated and used a strong backlash generally develops against the offender. It's a long way to August and I certainly hope "dirty tricks" will not become a part of the election process. Allen Barrett