The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-24

him. The Office il more important than |
many are wont to think it, and it may be |
come extremely so at the next meeting of
the General Assembly. The Republicans of |
Indiana have reason to congratulate them
selves that they will have one so worthy and
SO competent IS LEoNIDAs SEXTON to be
the President of the Senate
Our candidate for Congressman at Large
is too well known to require word Of
eulogy or introduction. His name and
fame belong to the nation. GoDLovE s.
ORTIZ was born near Lebanon, Pennsylva-
MIA, April %, 1917. He came to the bar in
1889, locating in Indiana. In 1S43 and
1S46 he was elected to the State Senate,
serving six years in all in that body, one
year of which he was its President. In
1848 he was Presidential elector, and was
appointed by Governor MORTON member
Of the Peace Congress Of 1861 In 1862 he
was elected to, Congress from the old Eighth
District, and was reelected for three sue
cessive terms, serving as leading
member of the House Committee on For
eign Relations. It is not too much to say
that Mr.. ORTH's influence as Congressman
was second to that of none other,
and he left the public service one
year ago to the great regret of
many very warm friends in various portions
of the State and country. The unanimity
with which his nomination was seconded by
the Convention is a fiattering evidence of
the esteem in which he is held by the Repub
licans of the State, and an index of the sup
port he will receive at the polls in October.
The Indiana Congressional delegation will
be strengthened, and its influence for good
increased, by the addition of Mr. ORTIZ as
its member in general.
Although both his competitors were able
and strong men the nomination of Hon. w.
w. CURRY, of Vigo, for Secretary Of State,
had seemed to be a foregone conclusion for
some time. Mr.. CURRY was born in JEFF
ferson county, Kentucky, and is now forty
eight years of age, in the prime of life, and
in the enjoyment of the full vigor of his
mental and physical powers What ed
ucation he obtained was gathered from Ken
l Z,
at which age he was thrown upon
the world to fight his own battle He pre-
pared himself for the Ministry, and after
removing to Indiana devoted himself for
years to that exclusively. He has been a
citizen of Indiana about twenty years, and
for the last ten or twelve has been more OF
less conspicuously identified with the polit-
ical movements of the State. In 1864 he
was candidate for Congress in the Second
!, District against Mr.. KERR, and in the face Of
. its large Democratic majority made spir.
tied canvass of the District In the last
campaign he contributed very generously
:, of his time and services to the work in the
whole State, but particularly in the Sixth
District. Mr.. CURRY is man of fine abil
ity, and is pleasant and convincing speak.
! er. He is in all respects strong candi
date.
II Hon. JAMES A. WILDMAN, of Howard
county, candidate for Auditor of State, was
, born in jefferson county, Indiana, IN 1884.
, He worked upon farm until 10 years Of
/ age, picking up such an education as was
possible from the winter schools in the
, country. In 1862 he went to Hanover
, where he spent year at college, after which
he taught school in his native county for SIX
| months. After short residence in De,
Moines, Iowa, he located in Howard
| county in the year 1856, where h
: again embarked in the profession of teach
ing, until appointed Deputy Treasurer of tn
/, county, and then Deputy Auditor. In 1876!
a he was elected Auditor, and in 1868 reflect
+ ed by the largest majority ever given an,
t candidate in the county. In 1868 he wa
! elected member of the State Legislature
!, serving in the regular and special session
! of 1869 and 1870, having the pleasure o
: being one of the Republican majority tina
9 ratified the Fifteenth Amendment on be
a half of the State of Indiana At tn
f November Communication of the Gram
) Lodge I. O.. O. F., in 1869, b
+ was chosen Grand Master, having passed al
e the subordinate chairs of the order. MI
t WnDMAN is ut present engaged in mel
II chandizing in Kokomo, where he bears tn
s reputation of being very careful and sue
il cessful business man. For two years he wa
) associated with Mr.. T. G. PHILLIPS in til
n editorial conduct of the Howard Iri5un.
/. Mr.. WILDMAN will bring to the discharg
J, of the duties of the Office of Auditor G
h State an experience and capacity which wi
)! insure an honest and faithful administr,
u ton.
Major JOHN b GLOVER, of Lawrenc