The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-01-19
Republican Candidates.

Republican Candtdatcs.
An indianapolis correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, who seems to bc
we'll informed, gives the following emu
meration Of the various candidates
whose names will be presented to the
Republican State Convention for noni-
nation:
1t 10 taken for granted that Congress
will pass the law making tho new APP
portiOnmcnt-n0w passed the House of
Representatives which will give lndi-
ana another Representative. As there
are now eleven Congressional districts,
and no State appOrtiOnment can he made,
the place must be filled by Congress-
man at large which SimpkiDs says they
generally are anyhow.
The gentlemen named so far are: Hon.
William Williams, of Warsaw, member
of Congress from the. Tenth District;
Governor Conrad Baker; General Ben.
|Spooner, Of Dearborn county; Hon. q.
W. Julian. of Wayne; Hon. W. w.
Curry. of vigo, and Col. Cyrus NJ. Al
len, Of Knox.
All the candidates for Governor are
mentioned in connection with the nomi-
nation for Congressman at large, and it
is probable that defeated candidate for
Governor, one, VIC will say, who has wOr-
|ried the nominee, will be selected.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. II. W. Thompson, of Vigo Gen.
Thomas NJ. Browne, Of Randolph; Gen.
BENJAMIN Harrison, of Marion; Hon.
Albert G. Porter, of Marion :.Gcn. I. a.
Morris, Of Marion; Hon. GOdlOve $.
Orth, Of Tippecanoe, and Gen. Nathan
|Kimball, Gen. Ben. SpOoner and Col. L.
NJ. Allen arc also named. Col. ThOmp-
son, it is understood, does notssolicit,
and will not accept the nomination ii
rendered him. From present appear
lances II would seem that the contest lies
between General Browne and General
Harrison.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The only name mentioned is that Of
Colonel Isaac =. Gray. of Union county,
enc of the truly good men Of tie State.
FOR SECRETARY OE STATE.
Hon. w. W. Curry, of vigo. and Col.
Hiram Prathcr, of Jennings.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE.
Hon. James NJ. Wildman, of KUkOmo.
who seems 10 be the favOritc; Hon. 1.
c. Slaughter, Of Harrison county: Col.
A. M. Tucker, of Elkhart; Ezra A. Ollie
man, Of Morgan; William B. Funk, Of
Kosciusko; General Geo. L. McGinmis.
of Marion; DR.. A. j. Hay, Of Clarke,
and John w. Canaan, formerly host Of
the Spencer House Of this city.
FOR TREASURER OF STATE.
j II. r. Kcrchcval, Of Spencer county |;
Win. Holman, Of van6crburg-worth
half million and can afford it. A. Il.
Lynch. Of Shelby; Gen. II. ii. Milroy,
Harry ;Statterwhite, Of Morgan, and
McDriic, Of Harrison. Mr.. HeiIman, u
veal hy manufacturer Of Evansville, an
excellent man in every respect, is the
. popular candidate, but il is said he will
not accept the nomination.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUDLIc INSTRUCTION
4 Eon. Earnabas c. Hobbs, of Parkc
county, former incumbent. and a most
'Iexccllcnt officer, and Rev. II. Wilson,
Smith, j. NJ. Olcott aud VIM. Bell, OF
Marion. Names Of men who arc direct
Iiy or indirectly connected with Eastern
publishing houses, who are interested in
frequent changes OF school books, have
been mentioned. They may as well
stand back.
i FOR CLERK srrREME COURT.
Captain Theodore Mccoy, present in.
cumbcnt: Captain David Bradcn. Mari
ON county Frr"k Hawkins, OF liamil-
ton; n. &. Butler. Of Floyd, and Capt.
James A. Bell, of VcrnilIion.
FOR REPORTER SUPREME COURT.