The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-06-25
TIE STATE TICKET.
John Gia1r siiikin. the Republican, candidate lar
Treasurer or S:air.

I i almost 90. d TO Governor Allen in Tia
j qualification "f age, but where lie latte
= - feeble, nervous, aud failiVg, the for
2 mer is evidently in the very prime o
life, the embodiment of perfect healtl
l and vigor, and hearty. Ills hair is bu
/ slightly tinged with gray, his face alInO>
. free Of wrinkles, his eyes clear anC
strong, and his whole physique, whicl
is that Of very large man, indicative
. OF "A well spent life, with an abundance
Of unwasted resources in reserve. lie
was born in Washington county, Pa,
and with his father, DIR. Daniel Millikin,
migrated To Hamilton, Butler county,
o., in 1907, leaving Major Millikin at
this day probably the oldest living set
tier of Hamilton He studied and prac-
ticed law in Hamilton, meeting with
large success, even at very early age.
In 1929, his uncle, General Robert B.
Millikin, (who was also father Of Mr..
Thomas MiIlikin, at press.lt a leading
and well known member of the Butter
county barr appointed him Brigade
Major and inspector OF the Third Ohio
Brigade of Militia, the duties of which
required the drilling and general instruc-
ton of officers, and which he performed
until 1888, when lie was succeeded by
DIR. Falconer. His only other expert
ence in this line was as aid-dc- camp with
the rank of Colonel, to Governor Tom
CUrwin, whose associations had been in
innate with him in the practice Of law
in Hamilton, and who was always MIR.
Millikin's warm friend, and an admirer
of his sterling qualities.
There are many people still in Hanil-
! ton who remember the celebrated old
law firm of ''MiIlikin & Bebb," which
! existed for n number of years, and was
| closed la 1911, when the latter was Sc
lectrd Governor of the State. And there
are many, too, who remember the strik-
ing characteristics of the two men i'll
their practice. Bebb wds Il man OF un-
usual Oratorical powers, aquick thinker,
imaginative, and an electrical speaker;
qualities which enabled him TO carry the
State with a whirl. Millikin's power
lay more in his handling facts carefully
weighed, and upon his excellent iudg-
ment His speeches were free from im-
agination; were scholarly, logical and
convincing. The two men made II strong
team.
DIR. Millikin was an old Jackson Dem
Ocrat. The son earnestly espoused Clay's
side and aGterward became II Wing.
When the practice Of stumping was in
troduced in the north, Mr.. Millikin ear
ricd it with excellent effect for his party
throughout the Miami Valley. In 1910
in the district comprising the counties
of Butler and Preble, and ran several
hundred ahead of his ticket Hon. l..
ID. Campbell made a canvass at the same
time as Congressional candidate OH the
Harrison ticket. Mr.. Millikin soon after
went TO farming, and, though never fail
ing to take an active interest i'll the poll
itics of his times, he refused to run for
any office until Il few years ago, when
the Democratic management became so
notoriously corrupt that a reform was
demanded by the best citizens, irrcspect-
i've of party, and Mr.. MillIkin ran as
County Commissioner. Though the i'll
superable Democratic majority OF the
county was not overcome, Mr.. Miilikin
was so well supported by large num-
ber of the leading Democrats that he
again ran several hundred ahead of his
ticket, and placed the reform movement
in Butler county on such n basis that it
is working good results to day.
Mr.. MiIlikin, as did Cincinnatus of
old, delights in the pursuit Of Agricul-
ture, and cultiyates Oh thoroughly sci
entitio principles one Of the finest farms,
if not the very finest one i'll the West,
comprising some $50 acres of rich land,
richly stocked and improved, lying some
three miles east of Hamilton. His farm
duties, however, have never prevented
him from observing or thinking, as the
evidence of his literary works fully tes-
titles. He is known as one of the most
active and useful members of the State
Board Of Agriculture. His essays Oh the
agricultural character of Butler and
Warren counties, and those upon sub
jects of stock raising have been awarded
the premiums by the State Board.
His essay Oh tie relation Of the pro
ducing to the transportation interest at
tracted the attention Of the entire Gran
ger element of the Western States. He
is also regular and valued contributor
of the National Lice St0cL Journal,
Among his friends Major Millikin is
known rs q cordial, genial, whOle-souled
gentleman, fond OF good cheer, strictly
temperate, and hospitable. He is a man
ofmost unquestionable integrity, solid,
sterling parts, of unusual capability.
No man i'll the State would FL the office
| of Treasurer with more satisfaction to
the public or credit to himself. f.-Cincin-
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