Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-23
The Democratic Candid afes

The Democratic Cand id a fes
The Indiana journal gives the follow
ing brief sketches of the candidates NOM
mated by the Democrats in State Con-
vention last week.
JOHN ENOs NEFF,
the candidate for Secretary Of State, is
the youngest of the component parts of a
very young ticket Mr. Nef is a native
of Winchester, Randolph county, where
he WAS bern, October III, 1876, his father
at that time being a paymaster in the reg
ular armr. and stationed in St. Louis
When Johnny was about year old his
father returned home, ard they removed
into the cnnntry, remaining there until the
subject of this sketch Was eight years old,
when the iamil:- moved back to Wincles
ter. John received ii common school ed
ucatIon and entered the Stale University,
remaining two years. He entered the
hundred days service here, enlisling in
the One ilundred and Thirty fourth regi-
menl Indiana Volunteers. Returning To
!, Winches,er. he began the study OF law
with Gen Tenn Browne. which profession
he ha, since piaciiced Two years ago lie
was candidate for Congress in the Ninth
Di>trici against Gen j i. c. Shanks, and
came 81 near defeating him that he was
satisfied il had been done. y conte st for
! the seat, however, convinced the young
man that he was mistaken. In june
1873, he went to Fort Wayne, and took
sharxe of the !ssHtinel at that place, re-
m:,inins there until February of this year
We ought Ia say Mr. Ncff is an unmarri-
eel man. which will tend, no doubt, to
make his campaign work more pleasant
than il would otherwise be.
ED. HENDERSON.
who is the figure head set up ,or Auditor
of State. was honorcd with the nomina-
ton for the same position by the lon of
June Independent Convention, and his
record was pretty fully aired at that time.
He was born on farm IN Morgan Coun-
ty, June 2d, 1873, remained thereon until
about fifteen years ago, when he removed
to Martinsvillc However he never gave
up the business of farming, being still ELI
gagged therein. IN 1860 Mr.. Henderson
was Treasurer of Morgan county, serving
one term, and has since been joint Sena-
tor from Morgan and Johnson counties.
in the State Legislature for two terms.
COL. B. c. SHAW,
the nominee for Treasurer of State. is
well known all over the State and does
not need any introduction. He was born
in Oxford, Ohio, in 1911, PRAISED on farm
and educated in log cabin school house.
At the age of seventeen he began learn
ing his trade, that of carriage making.
with his brother, in Greensburg, where
he remained until enlisting in the army
He went out as Second Lieutenant in the
| 9TH Regiment was wounded at Winches-
ter rose to the rank of Major, and re-
signed in the spring of 1862, on account
of i'll health, resulting from his wounds.
He came here and was appointed by Gov.
Morton Camp Commander of the Fourth
District, in charge of the recruiting SER
Wee. He aided in organizing the 9th
regiment, E. A. King, Colonel, and went
out with it as Lieut. Colonel. He was
compelled to return home again, however,
from i'll health. In the fall of 1863 he re-
moved 10 indianapolis. and entered into
come the head of the largest carriage
mandatory in the State, and probably in
the West. He now proposes to eke out
a miserable existence by running ti.at in
connection with the State Treasury, and
has hopes of being able, by good man.
agement, to make a tolerable living.
1 JAMES II. SMART, A. NJ.
: candidate for Superintendent of Public
Instruction, was born in centre Harbor,
N. H., in 1841, and received high school
} education. He received his degree from
Dartmouth College. He has been teach
ing for fifteen years. He came West
about twelve years since and taught about
, two years and half in Toledo. He went
, from there to Fort Wayne, where he has
, been Superintendent of Public Schools
} for nine years. He has also served as
County Examiner. and been member OF
; the State Board of Education ever since
his residence in the State.
CLARENCE A. BUsKIRK,
. the choice of the convention for Attorney
lHcnnral 10 ;x h;c thirty sccond rear LIZ