Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1898 — The State Ticket. [ARTICLE]

The State Ticket.

Secretary of State, UNION B. HUNT, of Winchester. Auditor of State, WILLIAM H. HART, of Frankfort. Treasurer of State, LEOPOLD LEVY, of Huntington. Attorney General, WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, of Indianapolis. Clerk of Supreme Court, ROBERT A. BROWN, of Franklin. Supt. of Public Instruction, F. L. JONES, of Tipton. State Statistician, JOHN B. CONNER, of Indianapolis. State Geologist, WILLIS S. BLATCHLEY, of Terre Haute. Judge of Supreme Court, Second District, ALEXANDER DOWLING, of New Albany. Third District. J. Y. HADLEY, of Danville. Fifth District, FRANCIS E. BAKER, of Goshen. The County Ticket. For Congressman, E. D. CRUMPACKER, of Valparaiso. For Joint Representative, A. F. KNOTTS, of Hammond. For Prosecuting-Attorney, ALBERT E. CHIZUM, of Newton County. For County Clerk, EBTIL E. PIERSON, of Union Township. For County Auditor, WILLIAM 0. BABCOCK, of Marion Township. For County Treasurer, ROBERT A. PARKISON, of Barkley Township. For County Sheriff, NATE J. REED, of Carpenter Township. For Countv Surveyor, MYRT B. PRICE, of Carpenter Township. For County Coroner, TRUITT P. WRIGHT, of Marion Township. Commissioner Ist District, ABRAHAM HALLECK, of Keener Township. Commissioner 2nd District, SIMEON A, DOWELL, of Marion Township.

A disowned child of the democracy: the Wilson-Gorman tariff. It is barely possible that Leader Joe Bailey is the victim of a defective range finder. • The Populist orator is kept very busy these days protesting against progress and pouting at prosperity. Democratic and Populist statesmen have not yet charged that the result of the war was a failure. I The Democratic campaign managers have not gone so far as to hold up the French army as a model for our guidance. Our Democratic friends are very

considerate; they have not yet charged President McKinley with mismanagement of his high and highly responsible ofljce. ;• I When the votes are counted in i November it will be discovered j that Col. Roosevelt is a resident of New York, and by a large majority. * . r ' The South Carolina Republicans will not put a ticket in the field thisyeai. This decision is doubtless due to the high price of armor plate. The Populist leaders are now questioning the honesty of the Democratic party. The pals who attempted the crime of 1896 are beginning to fall out. Hon. Joe Bailey’s campaign speeches are rapidly assuming the form of a joint debate with Hon. Joe Bailey’s leadership in the House of Representatives.