The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07
WHO THEY ARE.
Brief Personal Sketches OF tho Candidates
on the Democratic Ticket.

Brief Personal Sketches OF tho Candidates
the Democratic Ticket.
The candidate for Governor is Hon. James
e. Campbell, of Hamilton, Butler County,
who was prosecuting attorney of that
county two terms and member of Congress
from 1850 to SIS. During the canvass pre-
liminary to the convention newspaper read
ers were made familiar with the prinGipa,
events in his career. He was a candidate
for nomination at the Clevela nd convention
two years ago, when General Thomas Il.
Powell was chosen on the second ballot by
vote of 35OI5 to 25lI4 for Campbell and So
for Foran.
William Vance Marquis the nominee fc,
Lieutenant Governor is in the real estate
and insurance business in Bellefontaine,
Logan County. He is man of high repu-
tation, and as cannidate for Congress sew
eral times against j. Warren Keifer, in
hopelessly Republican district, always ran
largely ahead of his ticket He is known as
"the farmers friend''
Judge Martin d. Follett, of Marietta,
Washington County candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court, is an eminent lawyer
and served with distinction upon the Su-
preme bench from 1888 TO 1887.
William Z. Bo den, nominated for State
Treasurer, is a popular manufacturer OF
Cambridge He was elected a member of
Guernsey County, Republican stronghold,
which last fall gave Harrison more than
| / 200 plurality in total vote of $500. He
made an excellent record as a member of
| the General Assembly.
| Jesse NJ Lewis, named for Attorney Gen
eral, is native of West Virginia. He re-
moved at the age of nineteen years TO Ur-
| bana, Champaign County, where he taught
school and was admitted 10 the bar. Six
| wears ago he was nominated for the Legis-
| lature but without chance of election, as
the county is Republican by about 900.
C. C.. Miller candidate for Commissioner
of Common Schools, is superintendent of
| schools in Ottawa, Putnam County. He
was born in Fairfield County, educated in
| the public schools, completing his course in
| the State university and has been teacher
and superintendent ten years.
| l. j. c. Shumaker, of Seneca County, the
| nominee for Clerk of the Supreme Court IS
| one of the best known dpopulartraYelng
| statesmen in Ohio He was born on farm
| in Fairfield County in 1916 and at the age
| of sixteen enlisted in the Twelfth Ohio cav
| airy and served until the close of the war
| With the close of the fratricidal struggle he
| removed TO Tiffin and for two years was
student at Heidelberg college he married
Tihn lady and embarked in the stove
| business as a travelling salesman, in which
| vocation he is now engaged. lie now repre-
| sents the Gem City Stove Company. He has
never varied in his support of the principles
| of Democracy, and this is the first time he
sought public office, except once when he
was candidate for the nomination for
sheriff in Seneca County. He is member
of the G.. A. r., Colonel of the Sixth regi..
ment X. of r., and first exalted ruler OF
| Tifin lodge of Elks, No. 2. He is man OF
character and integrity. and these, with his
popularity and ability as a mixer, will make
him most formidable candidate.
Frank Reynolds, of Hamilton County, the
| nominee for Member of the Board of Public
| Works, is one of the honored and respected
business men of Cincinnati. He has been
| lifelong Democrat but has never before
been candidate for office. He is at present
| in the stove business.