Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1914 — GEORGE MACOMBER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GEORGE MACOMBER

Candidate For the Nomination to Office of State Treasurer.

In the not inconsiderable list of those who have announced their didacies for nomination subject to the decision of the coming Indiana State Democratic convention, none has excited a more general interest than that of Mr. George Macomber of Danville, who is seeking the nomination as the candidate for the important office of state treasurer. Mr. Macomber, who was the first Democrat to be elected treasurer of Hendricks county since the war, is now filling his second term in that office, having been re-elected by a largely increased majority in 1912, His Incumbency of the county treasurer’s office has been marked by a degree of efficiency that has won the, commendation of even his political! opponents, and which gives assurance, that to the larger duties of the state treasurer’s office he would bring the same admirable capacity for service. Mr. JJacomber is a Normal school: graduate and for a number of years was ct lected with the education 1 department of the Indiana boys’ schty. at Plainfield, later assuming the st* perintendency of a similar institute, id Missouri. He was elected treasur of Hendricks county in 1910, being the first Democrat to hold that position. In 1912 he was re-elected by an increased majority.