The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-27

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you unstained by any ac'. Of pnine.
SUPERINTENDENT OF roaIIc INSTRUCTION.
las the interest aaa concentrated chiefly
upon the treasu <vsh,n interest seemed to be
dying out wb On the time for nominating
SuPelinten cert of public instruction arrived
Inc uef gates were also weary, as they hao
peeh '>ecepying their seats for nearly eight
~ rs The following nominations were
Ten made amidst considerable confusion:
A-G. 9eodwin, Clark county oGIy
James III. smart, Allen county.
B. N. Blount, Upton county.
William X. y orTis. Shelby county.
w. w. Hibben. Marion county.
Alex. c. Hopkins, Howard county
The vote was scattering. but towards the
end the delegates who had voted for other
candidates than Smart began to change and
cast their votes for him, aud 1t was an
nounced by Governor Hendricks that Pro-
fessor Smart had a decided majority, and he
was declared the nominee. y delegate tnen
moved that the office OF superintendent OF
public instruction be given to the smart
family for life, but he was promptly ruled
out OF order.
A resolution indorslng the course OF Sena-
tors Voorhees, and Mcdonald was unani-
mously adopted. Also resolution OF THANKS
to Governor Hendricks was offered by ). ..
Williams for the manner in which he dis
charged the duties of the chair.
Governor Hendricks said in response:
Before the adjournment of the convention
have ALREADY said OF course L thank you Tor
the resolution that you have just adopted.
Iappreciate the compliment In this express
sion Of vour confidence The work that you
have done here 10 day now goes out before the
people OF Indiana IL = an taId democratic
Indiana from this day ought TO be true 10 tue
democratic prime piles and tue to the demo-
cratic organization.
Task that you return to your homes and
make answer to the people who sent you here
TO do this important work OF to-day, ana let
them know that the work is for them, for YOU
and for us all to indOrse In october, ana let the
triumph be such that it shall be understood
everywhere that republicanism, as organized
in Indiana. can not govern this state any
more. lCheers
After three cheers for the ticket the con-
vention adjourned.
Among the press representatives who had
seats on the stage were:
JH. Holiday, indianapolis News.
w. G.. NicuOlas, Indiana DOLLS News.
A. j. HalfOrd, indianapolis journal.
g. b. thompson, f. X. Raymond, Cincinnati
&C Riley. Cincinnati Gazette.
Laura Ream. Cincinnati Commercial.
John +. Walick, associated press.
L. b. Martindale. Indianapolis Journal.
]. ID. Lyle, Columbus Democrat.
J. q. shanklin and George Shanklin, Evans
vile Courier.
Josiah Gwin, New Albany Ledger-Standard.
SD. Terry, Terre Haute Ledger.
r.
s. anderson, Terre Haute Express.
S. NasSr, Lafayette Journal.
Emily Hawthorne, Chicago Times.
EnOs b Heed, Pc pie, Indianapolis
". e. Smith, Louisville Democrat.
William Croau, Anderson Democrat.
80 dsnsticser IndisnaDoI Teiesrapn,
And the representatives OF the SenIlnel. .
1HR reform ball is rolling on. Let 1t roll.
The Candidates.
Asit is OF great deal of interest to the de-
mocracy Of Indiana to know something of
the different candidates the Sentinel pre-
SCENTS the following brief sketches of the
nominees. A better ticket was never made:
THE HON. JOHN c. sHANKLIN.
Mr.. John g. Shanklin is native of In
diana, having oeen born in Evansville. His
father, the late John Shanklin, Esq, was
native of Donegal county, Ireland, and set
tied in Evansville about 50 years ago. He
was engaged in active and successful BUSH
ness for half century, and lett large
landed estate as the fruits of an honorable
. career. MIR. John G. Snanklin is one ofa family
of five children, but three of whom, he, his
brother and sister, who Is the wife OF John
NJ Harlan, associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States, are now living.
After a preparatory course in the public
schools of Evansville Mr.. Shanklln entered
Kenyon college ia 1859, graduating In 1867.
On returning nome he began the practice OF
law, and in 1868 was appointed prosecuting
attorney of the first judicial district,
which position he held Tor S
months. he continued the practice
of his profession until 1865, when,
his health being some what impaired, he went
abroad and after few months travel on the
continent entered the law department of
Berlin university, and graduatedin 1865. AT
terra stay Of three sud half years, the greater
part OF which was spent in Germany, he re-
hig hrOfb ar (rapr
w, Shanklin in the publication of thsEvans-
vile Daily Courier, OF which paper he IS now
the editor. In 1870, when there was a re-
publican majority IN Marlborough county
of nearly one thousand, he accepted the
nomination for representative in the
legislature unanimously rendered him, and
led bis ticket by two hundred votes against
Hon. William Heilman, q distinguished
German citizen OF Evansville and popular
republican in southern Indiana Since then
he has given his whole attention TO the ed
itorial department OF the Courier, paper of
large influence in that portion OF the state.
THE HON NAHLON DICKSON MANSON.
General Manson was born at Piqua, Ohio,
February 20, 1920, which made him 50 years
of age on the day of his nomination for
auditor of state. He has been in the state of
Indiana for Sc years, during all of which
time he has lived in Montgomery county.
By profession he is a druggist. He was
captain of company |, Fifth Indiana, in the
Mexican war, and was at the city of Mexico
with General Winfield s. Scott. He
was a member of the Indiana legislature
in 1872. He was afterwards a private, then
captain, major and colonel of the Tenth
Indiana infantry in the rebellion and served
with such distinction that he was appointed
colonel of the regiment, ard served for three
years as such. He was with General George
Il. Mcclellan In West Virginia, and was APP
pointed brigadier general by Abraham LIN
coin in 1862. He was wounded three times
while in the service of his country, and was
a member of the Twenty third army corps
= during tue campaign before Knoxville, Ten
nessee. He was nominated as the democratic
candidate for secretary OF state by acclama-
ton in 1856, and for congress in 1868, against
Godloye s. Ortiz OF Lafayette. In the latter
race he was oily beaten by about 400 votes in
q district which was republican by 1000
majority. he was a candidate in 1870, and
was elected by 400 majority his ODDonent