The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-18
THE STATE TICKET.
John Minor Milllkin the Republican
Candidate for Treasurer Of state.


~ 49,
l. Major John M. Millilkin, Republican
r nominee for the office of State Treasurer
10 is almost equal to Governor Allen in tn
ie qualification of age, but where the latte
l. is feeble, nervous, and failing, the for
a mer is evidently in the very prime o
st life, the embodiment of perfect health
d and vigorous, and hearty. His hair i
s but slightly tinged with gray, his fac,
: almost free of wrinkles, his eyes clea
9 and strong, and his whole physique
8 which is that of very large man, lndi
e cative of a well spent life, with an abun
d dance of unwasted resources in reserve
7 He was born in Washington county, Pa,
9 and with his father, DR.. Daniel Millikin
migrated to Hamilton, Butler county
G o., in 1907, leaving Major Millikin al
this day probably the Oldest living set
8 tier Of Hamilton. He studied and prac
r ticed law in Hamilton, meeting with
4 large success, even at a very early age.
: In 1929, his uncle, General Robert B.
a Millikin, (who was also father of Mr..
5 Thomas Millikin, at present leading
and well known member of the Butler
} county bar, appointed him Brigade Ma
jor and inspector of the Third Ohio
Brigade of Militia, the duties of which
required the drilling and general instruc-
tion officers, and which he performed
until 1888, when he was succeeded by
DIR. Falconer. His only other expert
ence in this line was as aid .de-camp
with the rank of Colonel, to Governor
Tom Oorwin, whose associations had
been intimate with him in the practice
of law in Hamilton, and was always Mr..
Milikin's warm friend, and an admirer
of his sterling qualities. tal
There are many people still in Hamil-
ton who remember the celebrated old
law firm of ''11likin & Bebb," which
existed for number of years, and was
closed in 1874, when the. latter was elect
ed Governor Of the State. And there
are many, too, who remember the strik- /
ing characteristics Of the two men in
their practice. Bebb was man of unu-
sual oratorical powers, quick thinker, |
imaginative, and an electrical speaker;
qualities which enabled him to carry the /
State with whirl. Millikin's power
lay more in his handling facts carefully
weighed, and upon his excellent judg-
ment His speeches were free from i'm
agination; were scholarly, logical and
convincing. The two men made a
strong team,
DIR. Millikin was an old Jackson Dem
ocrat. The son earnestly espoused |
Clay's side and afterward became a
Wing. When the practice of stumping
was introduced in the north, Mr.. Mill
kin carried it with excellent effect for
his party throughout the Miami Valley.
In 1910 he was nominated for the State
Senate, in the district comprising the
counties Of Butler and Preble, and ran
several hundred ahead of his ticket.
Hon. L. d. Campbell made canvass
at the same time as Congressional can
didate on the Harrison ticket. Mr.. Mil
ikin soon after went to farming, and,
though never failing to take an active
in the politics of his times, he
to run for any Office until few
years ago, when the Democratic man
agement became 30 notoriously corrupt
that reform was demanded by the best
citizens, irrespective of party, and Mr..
Millikin ran as County Commissioner.
Though the insuperable Democratic ma
jority of the county was not overcome,
Mr.. Millikin was 50 well supported by
large number of the leading Democrats
that he again ran several hundred ahead
of his ticket, and placed the reform
movement in Butler county on such
basis that it is working good results
to-day.
Mr.. Millikin, as did Cincinnatus of
old, delights in the pursuit of agricul-
ture, and cultivates on thoroughly sci
entific principles one Of the finest farms,
if not the very finest one in 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 testi-
fies. He is known as one of the most
active and useful members of the State
Board of Agriculture. His essays on
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 on the 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 a regular aud valued contributor
of the National Live Stock Journal
Among his friends Major MIlIikin is
known as . cordial, genial, whoIesouled
gentleman, fond Of good cheer, strictly
temperate, and hospitable. He Is aman
Of most uuquestionabls integrity, solid,