The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-27

the race again against Godlove S. Orth and was
defeated. He has twice been nomira ted and
elected as Secretary of State the De mocratie
ticket; once in 1882 and once in 1884. For the
past few years he has been a resident of Ander-
son, where he ls interested in newspaper prop
erty and Is practicing lawyer. His bury form
is very familiar TO . large number. and
personally he is much more widely known than
the head of the ticket. In years Captain Myers
has passed the halfcentury mark, having been
born in Ohio IN 1885,
T. w Miers the nominee for Secretary OF
State. is about forty years old. He was born
in Decatur county, this State, and lived there
until be removed to Bloomington to attend the
State University He graduated in 1872 in both
the literary and law departments, ana entered
at once upon the practice of law in Bloomington.
In 1874 he was made prosecuting attorney, and
reelected in 1876. In 1873 he was elected to
the State Legislature. At the Democratic State
convention in 1880 he came within few votes
of securing the nomination for Attorney-gen
eraL By the death Of the incumbent he was
appointed, in 1885, circuit judge. Two years
since he a candidate for Secretary of State
and was defeated with the remainder of the
ticket
Charles A. Munsou. of Fort Wayne. who is the
selection for Auditor of State is o native of
Alien county and is about forty-six years old.
His education was limited During q part OF
the war he was in the gunboat service. and aft
erwards joined the ranks of the commercial
travellers. In 1873 the Democrats party of his
Office he held for two terms. In 1886 he was
nominated for Auditor of State. His local
strength lies. perhaps, in the fact that he repre-
sents neither of his county factions, but In the
language OF a delegate, s.has little party of
his own" His Allen county adherents
jubilant over their victory and the defeat of
Dougherty.
Thomas Byrnes, the nominee for Treasurer OF
State. is resident of Evansville where he is in
business as a tobacco commission merchant He
q member of the Democratic State
central committee, and was the candidate for
Treasurer of State the last ticket. He was
born in New Jersey, and Is now about torty-fve
years of age.
John w. Kern, the choice for Reporter of the
Supreme Court. has always. until elected in
1884 to the position to which he is now renomi-
mated. lived at Kokomo, in Howard county,
where he was born in l849. He is a lawyer by
profession. and graduate of Ann Arbor. He
was for number of terms city attorney in Ko-
komo, and in his profession has somewhat of
reputation for oralory.
John R. Wilson, the nominee for Attorney
general, has been a resident of Indianapolis
since 1873 He was born in Virginia. and grad
uated at the Washington Lee University and
the Virginia Law School. Since 1873 he has
been a member of the Indianapolis bar. In
1882, a member of the Legislature from
Marion county, he was at the lead of the judi
ciary committee For the past ten years he has
served as United States jury commissioner. He
is member of the law firm of Duncan, Smith
& Wilson. and is about forty years old.
e. E. Griffith, the nominee for Suparintend
emit of Public Instruction, is twenty seven years
old. He was born in Switzerland county, and
attended the common schools there until 1880.
when he entered the State University at Bloom
ington. In college he the editor OF the In
diana Student. During 1885 and 1886 he
teacher in the Indianapolis High-schools, and
since he has been Superintendent of the public
schools at Frankfort He is brother cf Francis
M. Griffith, State Senator from Switzerland,
Ohio and Dearborn.