Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — DENNEY For Lieutenant-Governor [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DENNEY For Lieutenant-Governor

Jacob F. Denney was born in Mercer County, Ohio, in 1874. He is descended from three generations of democrats, the earliest traceable of which came from the banks of the Yadkin in North Carolina. In 1892 he left the farm and removing ten miles westward, located in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, where he took up the study of the law. After being admitted to the bar he engaged actively in the practice of his profession. Mr. Denney has been eminently successful as a trial lawyer and is regarded as one of the strongest advocates in Eastern Indiana. In 1902, at the age of 28 years, he became the first Democratic Mayor of the City of Portland, a republican city, by a phenomenal majority and served for two years, his administration is still being referred to as one of the most successful in the history of the city. His splendid ability as a ready and fluent speaker has been recognized and utilized by his party in the presentation of the issues to the voters of his district. At the meeting of the Eighth District Democracy, held in the City of Decatur on the 29th day of December. Mr. Denney was unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed as the Eighth District candidate for Lieu-tenant-Governor . It is urged in support of his candidacy that Jay County has never had a Democratic state officer since Indiana was admitted to the Union and that no candidate could be nominated who will go out over the state and give a better account of himself from the stump or rendermore able service, when elected, than Mr. Denney.

JACOB F. DENNEY