Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1920 — MAJOR JACKSON TAKES PLACE [ARTICLE]

MAJOR JACKSON TAKES PLACE

retires from race to act as secretary OF STATE. Major Ed Jackson, of a member of the law firm of Jones * Jackson, announced Wednesday that he would accept •PP^ l^®® t *2 the, office Indiana offered him by Gov. James p. Goodrich. Mr. Jackson Mm? secretary in December, 1917, whefi Mr. Jackson resigned togo into the army. Hewas reelected to the office in 1918. ■ _ Mr. Jackson was elected to the office in 191> end served about a year. He entered the second _ officer’s training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison and was commissioned a captain and plsced “ charge of the S. A. T. C 7 at Toledo university,_Toledo f he was sent to Lafayette and served as commandant at Camp Purdue, j A few months ago he announced his candidacy for the nomination for governor on the* republican ticket and has been spending much time making the campaign. He went to Indianapolis Wednesday morning to confer with Governor Gpodnch about the office and wiß probably take charge at once. , Before leading Mr. Jackson said he would continue his association with- Clyde H. Jones in the practice of law here, although he cannot be actively engaged in the work, nomination of governor a four inof Kentland; J. W. Fester, of Indianapolis; Ed Bush of Salem and Ed. Toner-'qf Anderson.