The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23

ticket with A. w. Hendricks. ESQ. OF this
city, but was beaten by a Democrat. al
though Mr.. Hendricks was elected. Two
years sfterSsrj he was nominated again
and then elected, and we believe has served
in every legislature since but the last, with
a single exception. He was the leader OF
the Republican bolt in 1858, and accolps-
MED the boilers to Madison, where they re-.
NAMED until the session expired by hmita-
ton. At the session of 1872 he posed the
sniaultious spportionment law, for which he,
deserves credit, but the party managers,
analiy whipped him into the trace,
and he voted for the law. He was active in
the support OF the Morgan Paid Bill, but did
noSsucceed in having it become a law. He
msy have been personally interested in the
passage ofthis bill, for he was a soldier in
the Morgan war and msy have lost a horse or
two in that celebrated raid. AS captain of
company of home guards he did valiant ser
vice in purs 1iDg the confederate guerrilla at
safe distance, and did not call of his fol-
lowers until the nose OF his Rosinante
snuffed the breezss of the Ripley county
flats. We make mention of his military
career ia Crier that the naval glory of Gun
Boat Ortiz may not take the convention by
storm and obscurs by its effulgence the
modest claims OF the Jefferson county classic.
Mr.. Branbam is the candidate of Colonel
CARRIER, veteran of the Indiana press, and
his pretensions are not to be sneezsd al.
For auditor Of state, w. NJ. Hess, of
HeDdricks'county, seems to have the inside
track. He has been both auditor and
treasurer of his county, and has tair qualifi-
cations for the place be seeks. But Mr.
Hurley, of Floyd county, will give him
tight race. He is a genial and clever gentle
man. Sam Wright, of Harrison county, is
also in the field.
For treasurer of state. the re ara several
candidates who seem to be about equal in
strength. If the Republicans choose their
candidates as the Israelites did their kings,
ID. W. Buskirk,. of Monroe, will be nom
feet in height with a body to correspond.
He has been treasurer OF his county
Robert P. Jackson, of Madison, is also a
prominent candidate for treasurer of state.
He was raised on the waters of Indian Ken
tuck, among the hills of jefferson county.
For many years he as a bank tsller, and is
now treasurer OF his county. He has
pleasing address, and is good
electioneer. He married dsugh-
ter of the late Joseph G. Msr-
shall, one OF the foremost men Indiana
ever produced. Mr.. Jsckman's chances for
the nomination are good.
Msjor George F.. Herriott, of johnson
county, is developing much strength for
the nomination fer treasurer of state. He is
an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of good
family, and well liked by thoss who know
him. He never held an Office, and never
was a candidate for Office before. Should
Mr.. Hess be nominated for auditor it is be-
lieved that Major Herriott will be defeated,
for it is not probable that the convention
will select two candidates for leading offices
living 50 near each other IS Mr.. Hess and
Msjor Herriott; otherwise his chances for
the nomination are good.
N. W. Cummings has many supporters for
treasurer of state. He lives at Rockville, in
Park county, and has been both sheriff and
treasurer of that county.
For Judge of the Supreme Court, Judge
Newcomp, of this city, will probably have
no opposition. The nomination is conceded
to him. For the Southern district there are
several candidates. Judge Walker, of Madi-
SOD, and w. K. Marshall, of Seymour, are,
however, the most prominent. Both these
gentlemen have crooked political records.
Judge Walker once ran against Republic
can nominee who had defeated him for the
nomination of Common Pleas Judge of JEFF
ferson county, and was elected. Mr.. Mar
shall was originally Wing, then Republi-
can, then for some time acted with the
Democracy, and is now a Republican again.
Judge Walker has a judicial mind and
would make respectable Supreme Judge.
His pels )nal character is of the very highest.
Mr.. Marshall is a good lawyer, but never
held judicial. office.
The gentlemen whom we have sketched are
all anxious to be nominated next Tuesday
for the offices to which they aspire. II they
are content with the honor of q nomination
we advise them to peissvere. But II they
only value a nomination as q means of get
ting an Office, they had better pay their
hotel bills, seize their carpetbags and 60
home. There are now no Massachusetts,
soldiers in Indiana. The people are no
longer deferred from voting their senti-
ments by hired bullies, and they are de-
termined not to be cheated out OF their.
rights by bsllot-box suffers and election
thieves. Therefore, the Republican party
can not succeed in Indiana the coming fall,
and the man who builds his hopes upon
such a result will find that he has buildedi
upon the sand. The ides OF October will
dissipate all such calculations, and those
who are nominated next Tuesday wilA them
discover that they have had their labor for
their pains.
The Gazette ON Hendricks.
The promised article of the CINCINNATI 6a-
zstte on the lite aud political record of Gov