Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1914 — REPUBLICANS NAME GOOD STATE TICKET [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS NAME GOOD STATE TICKET

Hugh Th. Miller Named for U. S. Senate—Ele Stansbury Nominated Attorney-General. Indianapolis, April 23.—Candidates for all state offices except governor and lieutenant governor and for United States senator were nominated and a platform was adopted by the republican state convention which closed a two days’ session here today. Hugh Th. Miller, former lieutenant governor, was chosen to moke the race tor senator, having defeated Charles A. Bookwaiter, of Indianapolis, pn the first ballot With four exceptions, where the candidate was named by acclamation the contests for nomination were spirited. It required two ballots to name H. R. Campbell, of Indianapolis, for state geologist He was opposed by Willis Blachley, former state geologist and Ephriam Van Scoyac, of Romney. The race tor nomination tor attorney general between Ele Stansbury, of Williamsport, and Emmett E. Harris, of Ft. Wayne, was the closest off the convention, Stansbury winning by only a few votes. Throughout the balloting for nominations supporters of the various candidate® thronged the aisles, lining up the delegates. There was much cheering and a number of candidates were called upon tor speeches. The complete ticket follows: United State Senator—Hugh Th. Miller, Columbus. Secretary of State—Ed Jackson, Newcastle. Auditor of State—l. Newton Brown, Franklin. Treasurer of State—Job Freeman, Terre Haute. Attorney General—Ele Stansbury, Williamsport. Superintendent of Public Instruction—Dr. Horace Ellis, president of Vincennes university. Clerk Supreme and Appellate Court—Will H. Adams, Wabash. State Geologist—H. R. Campbell, Indianapolis. Judge Supreme Court, Fifth District—Quincy A Myers, Logansport. Judges Appellate Court, First Division—lra C. Bateman, Bloomington, and Lucien B. Embree, of Princeton. Judges Appellate Court, Second Division—M. A Chipman, Anderson; U. S. Lesh, Huntington, and S. J. Crumpaicker, South Bend.