Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1914 — New State Officers Take Their Places [ARTICLE]

New State Officers Take Their Places

Homer L. Cook on Friday succeeded Lew G. Ellingham of Decatur, as secretary of state. Mr. Cook was the, second among the new officials elected Nov. 3 to assume office, D. J. Crlttenberger of Anderson, having succeeded William H. O’Brien of Lawrenceburg, as a/udltor of state Nov. 24. Messrs. Cook and Crlttenberger and the men they succeeded are all democrats. With the exceptions of George A. Bittier of Fort Wayne, newly elected treasurer of state, and Charles A. Greathouse, reelected state superintendent of public instruction, all of the new officials will have taken their places by January 1, 1915, while Mr. Greathouse will have to wait until March 15, 1915, to begin his new term of two years.