Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1890 — ANDREW M. SWEENEY. [ARTICLE]

ANDREW M. SWEENEY.

■ Andrew M. Sweeney of Jasper, Dubois county, the nominee for clerk of the supreme couo, is a native of Cincinnati, and is thirty-six years old. His early education was obtained by surmounting difficulties that would have appalled a less zealous youth. His father was a contractor, and at a very early age young Sweeney was put to work driving a cart for a railroad construction company. Not until he bad arrived at the age of fifteen did he obtain the first rudiments of an education. He rapidly acquired a thirst for knowledge, and going to Illinois he entered a Erivate school at Teutopolis in ,1864, where e remained three years, evincing great proficiency in the classics. After leaving Teutopolis he spent a year in St Meinard’s college, Spencer county, Indiana, graduating therefrom in the classical course. Mr. Sweeney’s taste for the classics has earned him an enviable reputation as a linguist. He speaks high and low German, French and Irish, as well as the English language and has a classical knowledge of Latin and Greek. After teachingone year in the ungraded schools of Dubois county he was chosen principal of the Jasper high school in 1874 and held that position for the succeeding seven years, later being nominated and defeated in 1886 with the rest of the ticket in the race for state superintendent of public instruction. In 1881 he was elected superintendent of the Dubois county schools and served in that capacity for eight years. One year ago Mr. Sweeney began the practice of law in Jaspen in partnership with John L. Bretz, the Second district’s nominee for congress. He has been actively engaged in politics since 1876, and has done much in aid of the democratic party. In 1878 he married Miss Helen E. Knebler of Jasper, and has three children—boys—each of whom he thinks is a promising democrat. Mr. Sweenev thinks the political outlook is of the best, and that he, as well as the rest of the ticket, will be elected in November. HARVEY D, VORIES.

Harvey D. Vories of Franklin, Johnson county, the nominee for superintendent of public instruction, is a native Hoosier and a self-made man. He was born on a farm in Johnson county Aug. 27,1855, &nd received his early education' at district schools, working through the summer months at farm and railroad work. At the age of nineteen young Vories, through his own indomitable efforts, entered Valparaiso normal college and after five years of hard study graduated in 1880 in the scientific and classical courses of that institution. Shortly after leaving college he was appointed superintendent of the Trafalgar public schools and served in that capacity so faithfully that he was soon called to assume the superintendency of the Franklin city schools. In 1885 he was elected superintendent of Johnson county schools and has held that office continuously until the present time. Mr. Vories is a thorough educator, baying had experience in all branches of school work and Lb in every way amply qualified to fill the position he will undoubtedly be elected to assume next November. Mr. Vories is confident not only of his own election, but of the entire democratic ticket nominated. He is a handsome man just entering the prime of life, and his wife, a charming woman, who took a lively interest in her husband’s canvass, helped to entertain visitors about headquarters. PROP. 8. 8. GOBBY, . Nominated for state geologist, is'a native of Dearborn county, and is about fifty years of age. In 1887 he became assistant to State Geologist Maurice Thompson. Two years later, upon the resignation of Thompson, Prof. Gorby was appointed state geologist by Gov. Gray, and he was subsequently elected by the legislature. He has brought the experience and study of a life-time to the duties of this office, and in a few years, has given it a greatlyincreased prominence and importance among the scientists of the country.

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