Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1916 — UZ McMURTWC [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

UZ McMURTWC

Uz McMurtrie, Republican nominee for treasurer of state, is a strong representative of the younger Republicans of the state. Mr. McMurtrie is serving his second term as county treasurer in Grant county. His home is at Marion. In 1912 Mr. McMurtrie led his ticket and won by 369 votes, only one other Republican being elect- ■:! 4 o office in Grant county that year, n 1914, on his record, Mr. McMurtrie was re-elected by 1,470, again leading his ticket. His remarkable showing attracted State-wide attention. Mr. McMurtrie’s primary race against the strongest sort of worthy 7 and able opposition gave him new prominence. Mr. McMurtrie believes in thorough methods in public office’ anripin politics. Hp applies to the pfacUcsijcsserttial organization work among Republicans the same principles he employs in making a good record as a county treasurer. Mr. McMurtrie devised and put in use a simplified system in the Grant county treasurer’s office; apd the McMurtrie system hag been adopted by most of the counties in Indiana. McMurtrie is head-of the state organization of county treasurer s. He is a leader his* home city where he has worked ydmself upward from newsboy to newspaper man and on to leading citizen. Mr. McMurtrie worked his way through Indiana university. While in college Mr. McMurtrie studied the tax problem, and today ranks high among students of that vital issue in Indiana.