People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — PERSONNEL OF THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PERSONNEL OF THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

Jataes A. Mount, who has been named to head the ticket, is the third candidate Indiana has had for governor drawn from the farming classes. The other two “Blue Jeans” Williams and Claude Matthews. Mr. Mount’s family moved to Indiana as long ago as 1828. Hr. Mount was born on a farm in 1823, and spent his early life among the hardships attendant on getting'up early and tugging at the prosaic work to be done on “the place.” His scholastic opportunities were limited to a few weeks during the comparatively idle winter season. In 1862 he enlisted in the Seventy-second Indiana regiment, and served with the famous Wilder brigade, which furnished the skirmishers that were the first to cross the Tennessee river at Chattanooga. * * * In 1867 Mr. Mount married Miss Kate Boyd, who had just graduated from the Lebanon academy. Although unused to a country life, the young woman joined enthusiastically in her husband’s plans, and from this humble beginning their fortune grew

nntil today Mr. Mount is one of the wealthiest farmers in Indiana. In 1888 he was elected to the state senate. Ift 1892 he might have been nominated for governor, but declined to let his name go before the convention. He is prominently identified with many farmers’ associations. William S. Haggard, of Lafayette, nominee for lieutenant governor, is an editor, who was a lawyer and had been a soldier. He fought through the war, went to college, studied law, was a legislator and for the past six years has been editor of the Lafayette Herald. William D. Owen, named for the state secretaryship is a native Indianian, who came out of the State University to study law at Benton. But he liked religious work better, and, although never regularly ordained, preached in the Christian church for ten years. He has been a member of congress for three terms, was commissioner of emigration under President Harrison and has been secretary of state. Americus C. Daily, named for state auditor, was elected to

that position in 1862. From that post 'he went into the banking business in Lebanon, and has been in it ever since. Frederick J. Scholz, the nominee foi treasurer, is an Illinois man. He is in the marble business and his experience in politics is limited to city affairs in Evansville. He was elected state treasurer in 1894. William A. Ketcham, who is running for attorney general,has occupied that post ably since his election two years ago. He is one of the best lawyers in Indianapolis. Charles F. Remy, named for supreme court reporter, is a good lawyer and an able orator. He has been a legislator. For superintendent of public instruction, David M. Geeting is a capable man, thoroughly well up in modern pedagogy. He is familiar with the work of this office. The nominee for state statistician, Simeon J. Thompson, is a candidate for re-election. The nominees for appellate court judgeships, Woodfln D. Robinson, W’illiam J. Henley, James B. Black, Daniel W. Comstock and Uric Z. Wiley are all well known.

DAVID M. GEETING. WOODFIN D. ROBINSON. URIC Z. WILEY. COL. JAMES B. BLACK.

JAMES A. MOUNT. (Nominee for the Governorship.)

W. D. OWEN. WILLIAM S. HAGGARD. D. W. COMSTOCK. CHARLES F. REMY.