The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-25
EVANSVILLE ApURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY e5. 1850
the Democratic. This officer is of more i'm
=, portanee.t6an any other to be elected, ex-

1portaneerthan any other to be elected, ex-
tscept Governor. = e y =" 0f-s's = t-ta
i'' Mr.. Lange has served many years as Au-
ditor ofVigo county, and is said to be emil
nently, qualified in every respect for the
Office, We believe he would make one of
the best, the State has ever had ,s,.fse
e.. 9..A According to the best of our Information,
Mr. Ristine's friends did not claim for him
| very, superior qualifications for this Office +;
but based his nomination moro on faithful
party service. 7Unquestioned qualifications
are what this, office requires, as much as any
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- For Attorney General, James G. Jones is
the Opposition candidate,i Oscar B. Hord
the Democratic q - ~.
~ Here, where Mr., Jones is SO well known,
it is. unnecessary for us to speak at length o.
his eminent qualifications for the important
Office for which he was put in nomination.
His extensive. and thorough legal acquire
ments render him the man for the place.
The large vote he got in Convention, and
the readiness with which delegates from all
pnrts ofl the State came to his support, at
tested the general con victi1n as to his en-
tire. fitness for the station. He would reflect
az, eredit'on the office that it has not had
since it was filled by popular vote. ~
His competitor, Mr.. HOrd, is young lawyer
Of very ordinary qualifications. There are
at least half a dozen young lawyers in every
county in Indiana, as well qualified as Mr.,
H, to fill the position lie was neninatedI
solely out of compliment to his fatFer-in-
law Judge Perkins of 3theS Supreme Court
and asa sort of consolation to the Judge
for his defeat for the Presidency of the Con-
ventioh OF the 8th-ofi january by the Anti
Lecomptonites. We have had second rate
talent in the Attorney Generalship long
enough Instead going down to third or
fourth rate, the people owe it to their credit
gandinterest to- go upito first rate, and keep
that kind VIII en- they get used to- it,
For Superintendent of Public instruction
the Opposition candidate is Miles r. Fetch
er; Samuel L. Rugg the Democratic.
= MIR. Fletcher isea highly educated, plain,
practieaI,l and. Industrious educator, now
filling 6 professorship in the Indiana AS
bury University; lie makes the school in
terests speciality, and. takes. a pride in
them. BE would make a very effective Su-
PerinteHdenty t3ai.s4 7H'Ezs5 -se; DO -i.--s a-a
.1l,lMr. Rugg is an amiable, easy going.
gentleman, of no special qualifications as Su-
H.
when the school system doesn't amount to
much ; buff itlwere in full operation, he
would be about ten years behind the times.
The Office needs man of more energy.
For CLERK Of tire Supreme Court John p
Jones is the Opposition candidate; COrne-
Illus O'Brien the Democratic. a Z
i2 We do not know Mr.. Jones, and cannot
speak of him further than that he is vouched
for by those who know him, as being well
qualified, and the right kind of a man:
Mr. o Brien is gentleman of fine culture,
popular address, well qualified for the Office,
and splendid. 7electioneerer. He will be,
apt to run ahead of his ticket. All we have
against HIM is his inyeterate Lecomptonisn.
If it were not for that, he would be hard to
beat. ~.4s Inn 1s sarea.L .,,v
For Reporter of the Supreme Court, the
Opposition candidate is Benjamin Harrison
NJ. G. Kerr the Democratic. s..r.sl ia.
Mr.. Harrison is young lawyer of thor
ough education, the best of training in the
theoretical portion of the law, and has had
sufficient practice to make him well ac-
quain ted with the forms and pleadings. He
is Industrious, methodical, and correct; and
hence well qualified. IFc is well posted
politician, a good speaker, and win make a
strong race. a'7.az 3.so srs..ifl ri ri s1-,lI ~.
Mr.. Kerr we know mainly as prominent
member of the House of Representatives
several years ago. We presume his quail
fications for the Reportership are good. ,-'
We'have given, as we think, a fair esti-
mate of the two tickets. Taking the Dem
ocratic ticket as u whole, it is a Lecompton
affair---there is, perhaps, only one Anti-I.e-
comptonite on it--not enough to save it
from destruction next October,r if the Oppo-
sition do their duty. .ai-.--.- p. -t.
The Anti-Leeompton men yielded their
State ticket for doubtful endorsement of
Douglas. We believe that hundreds of
them will prefer the Opposition ticket when
they come to the act of voting. .la.,
All portions of the Opposition in the
Pocket have been regarded in the nomina-
tions and appointments. Let us recipro-
cate this liberaIity by making long pull,
a strong pull and pull altogether"
for the Opposition State Ticket, and give it
a big vote next October. - .a
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DEATHaoFl THE DAgGHTER OF STEPHENS,
THE ALLEGED W1rE PolsoNER RLIsabella
Jane Stephens, the daughter of Stephens,