The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-26

ing first in the mercantile business and after
ward entering into the practice of law. During
the war he was colonel of the Fourth Indiana
Cavalry, but on account of i'll health
resigned. Afterwards however he recruited the
14lth Indiana Infantry. In 1866 he was the Re
publican candidate for Congress against George
W. Julian but was defeated. He was elected to
the State Senate as a Republican in 1865 When
Greedy was nominated, in 1872, he left the Repub-
lican party. He was elected Lieutenantrgov-
ernor by the Democrats in 1876 and when
James d. Williams died, shortly before the eX-
piration of his term, Mr. Gray became Gov
ernor. He was nominated for Lieutenant-gov
ernor again in 1880, with the assurance that he
should be given the first place on the ticket in
1884.
MAHLoN D. MANSON.
Mahlon D. Manson was born in February,
1920, in Little York, Pa, and when twenty-fv
years old came to Indiana. He was a student of
medicine in the Ohio Medical College, of Gin
cinnatI He was in the Mexican war and was
captain of the Fifteenth Indiana Volunteers.
He was member of the State Legislature in
1855. He entered the war as q captain in the
Tenth Indiana Volunteers, but ten days after
ward he was commissioned major and then, a
few days later, was promoted to the command of
the regiment In March, 1862 President Lin
coin appointed him a brigadier- general In 1854
he a candidate for Lieutenant-governor on
candidate for Secretary of State in 1866.
In 1870 he was elected to Congress, and in 1876
he was chairman of the Democratic State cam
paign committee He was elected Auditor of
State in 1878.
WILLIAM r. MYERS.
William r. Myers, who was nominated for re-
election as Secretary of State, was born in
Clinton county, Ohio, and was reared on farm.
He came to Indiana with his parents while an
infant. He was in the war, and was made cap
tain of his company. He followed the pursuits
of a painter and q school-teacher for two years.
and in 1865 began the practice of law at Amber
SON. He held several small official positions,
and in 1878 was elected to Congress. In 1882 he
was elected Secretary of State.
JAMES H. RICE.
James H Rice. the candidate for Auditor of
State, was born at New Albany, March q, 1874.
When sixteen years old he enlisted in Com
pany G, Twenty-third Indiana Infantry, and
while in the service was detailed fer much of the
clerical work. He was elected amember of the
Legislature in 1871, from Floyd county He was
in the Office of the State Treasurer with James
b. Ryan for two years, after which he returned
to New Albany He has been secretary OF
the Democratic State central committee and
has been one of the forinost politicians in the
party in Indiana for. several years he was
railroad contractor until elected Auditor Of
State in 1882
JOHN j. COOPER.
John j. Cooper the nominee for Treasurer
was born in Ripley county. in January. 1880.
He was a merchant for five years. He has
been successful as a farmer and live stock
dealer. He was a candidate for sheriff of
Marion county in 1876, but was defeated. He
has lived in Marion county during the last
twenty-one years. He never held any public
Office until elected State Treasurer in 1882.
FRANCIS T. HoRD.
Francis r. Hord, the nominee for Attorney
general, was born in November, 1885, at Mays
vlle Ky. He was admitted to the bar in 1856
and in the spring of the following year he To-
Gated at Columbus, Ind. In 1858 he was elected
prosecuting attorney. He represented Bar
tholomew county in the State Senate in 1862
de declined nomination for reelection in
1866. He was delegate to the nations, con
vention at St Louis in 1876, and in 1880 was the
Democratic candidate for eleetor in the Fifth
district He WIS elected Attorney general on
the Democratic ticket in 1882.
JOHN W. KERN.
John w. Kern, the nominee for Reporter of
the Supreme Court, was born in Howard county,
December 20, 1S49 He graduated from the law
college of the University of Michigan fourteen
years ago. He was defeated as candidate for
representative of Howard county when twenty
one years old. He has been one of the most act
i've Democratic workers in the State. He has
lived at Kokomo since his birth and has been
quite successful in the practice of law
]. a. $. MITCHELL.
J. A. S. Mitchell, who was nominated for
Judge of the Supreme Court from the Fifth
district is a native of Elkhart county. He was
born in December, 1886. At the beginning OF
the war he enlisted as a private in the Second
Indiana Cavalry He was on the staff of Gen
eral McCook in the Army Of the Cumberland,
and before the close of the war he was given the
rank of captain. He has been a successful law
practitioner at Goshen.
JOHN ". HoLcoMBE.
John W. Holcombe, the candidate for Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, was born at La
Porte, in November, 1853 He attended the
Bellevue High-school, in Virginia, five years,
and graduated from Harvard University in 1879.
He was teacher in the Northern Indiana
Normal School, at Valparaiso, three years. In
1873 he took the law course in the University of
Iowa. In 1879 he was chosen the chief deputy of
State Superintendent Smart, and in 1852 was