The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-07
FOR THE COUNTY TICKET
CANDIDATES WHO WILL BE BEFORE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Number of the Present Officials Are
Seeking ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Judicial Ticket.

week from next Saturday the Repuh-
lican county convention will be held, and
there are numerous candidates for places
on the ticket. The offices to be filed are
all held by Republicans, and in a number Of
cases the incumbents are candidates to sue
coed themselves. The county executive COM
mittee has been considering the advisability
of making the judicial nominations at the
same time the legislative ticket is launched,
and it is probable this will be done
The candidates for treasurer include Da-
vid Wallace, Armin c. Koehne and Edward
j. Robson, all Scottish Rite Masons. These
three gentlemen are all we'll and favorably
known in indianapolis. Mr.. Wallace is now
the chief deputy in the treasurers Office
Mr.. hoehne was candidate for the nomina-
ton two years ago. He is a travelling man
Tor the Stewart Drug Company. Mr.. Robi-
son is school commissioner, and is en-
gagged In the building and loan business.
For clerk there are but two candidates
announced, George b. Elliott and Leander
A. Fulmer. Mr.. Elliott is thirty years old.
graduate of the indianapolis High School,
ana mas been connected with the Republican
committees since he became OF age. He
Club, of which he was one of the organizers.
He was elected to the Legislature in 1896
the only Office for which he has ever be-
fore been candidate. Mr.. Fulmer is a
well-known contractor, being member of
the firm of F'uln1er & Seibert. He has been
active in Republican politics many years
and has been on the party ticket
For auditor there are also but two can
didates Harry B. Smith, the incumbent,
is candidate for denomination. He Is
prominent member Of a number of fraterni-
ties and has served twice as chairman of
the Republican city committee John
Browning, his opponent, is a well-known
railroad man, who was a candidate for the
same nomination four years ago.
There are four avowed candidates for re-
corder, William E. Shilling, the present in
cumbent, L. G. Aiken, James E. Twina1ne
and AL Taffe Mr.. Shilling served in the
Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteers during the
war. and was in the trunk business before
he became recorder. Mr.. Aiken is deputy
county assessor and was soldier during
the war. Mr.. Twiname served during the
entire war. participating In over one hun
dred engagements. He has lived here since
the war. He has been president of the
Builders Exchange and has been a build
bailiff of the Circuit Court. Al Taffe is
day turnkey at the police station having
been connected with the force twenty-six
years. All these gentlemen are well-known
Republicans.
The six candidates for county commits
sioner are James E. Greer and John Nc
Roney. Harry Roberts, George Higgins
and B. F. Osborne. Mr.. Greer was defeated
for commissioner in 1885, but elected in
1894. He served over four years during the
war. Mr.. McGregor was born in Bartch-
shire, Scotland. He has served a term in
the Legislature, and has been prominent
trades unioniSt Mr.. Osborne is an old SOL
der who has never held public office. He
was candidate for the office which he now
seeks several years ago He has lived in
gins. Roney and Roberts have been identi-
fed with the Republican party many years.
and each has a host of friends
Fremont Afford now deputy prosecutor,
William Watson Woollen, George w.
Stubbs and ]. F. McCray, the present Off
the criminal judgeship nomination. To sue
coed Mr.. Wiltsie as prosecutor three young
lawyers of ability are competing These are
Edwin B: Pugh, Linn d. hay and John O.
Spahr. Mr.. Hay has served a two-year
term as prosecutor in Kansas, where he
For Superior Court Room Pirtle Herod
is contesting for the honor with John L.
McMaster the present Judge. Judge Nc
Mr.. Herod is associated with his father.
W. w. Herod. in the practice of law. James
NJ feathers, w. f. Browder and John e.
Scott are the three men from among whom
a successor to Judge Harvey is to be chosen.
Mr.. Scott is forty-seven years old and was
admitted to practice in 1874. he Was5on tne
ticket for Superior Court judge in 1890, but
the entire ticket went down. He served as
city attorney from 1898 to 1895. Mr.. Lseath-
ers is thirty-seven years OLD ana mas oeen
practicing law twelve years: About ten
years ago he was the Republican nominee
for Council in the old Seventeenth ward
against Colonel BIZ + aIeSIin bs, anc az
he was defeated by only few votes Mr.
Browder is forty-eight years old He was was
class of 70. He has lived here ever since
He was assistant reporter Of the Supreme
Court nearly fifteen years. In 1887 he re-
n nsfi with Vincent G. Clifford For Judge
of Room s. no candidates so far as re-
ported, have been announced against Judge
Vinson Carter, who is candloate Ior re-
Dr. A. w. Brayton is a candidate for re-
nomination as coroner. he was candl-
date for the nomination in 1894. but was de-
feated by Dr. Fl. G. Castor by one vote. He
was nominated on the first ballot in 1896
over six candidates. he mas lxed mere
the Medical College or Indiana since lsSl
and for six years has been editor of the In
diana Medical Journal. He is president of
the Indianapolis Literary Club, Dr. a. l.
Wilson, of the, Third ward, and DR.. David
Trenary, both popular and Well-known phy-
sicians, are candidates for the same once
Sheriff Thomas p Shufelton will have as
Opponents for the shrievalty nomination Cy-
rus ]. Clark, William Essman and A A.
Womack. Mr.. Essman is well-known
young man. who lives on the South Side.
Mr.. Clark is forty-one years old and is en-
gagged in the livestock commission business
at the stock yards. He has never peen
member of the X. of p, Scottish Rite and
Mystic Shrine. Mr. Shufeiton 4. a graduate
of the Indianapolis PUBLIC schools Until he
became sheriff he was foreman ~ the car
department machine shops at Brightwood.
He is a Pythian and Mason. Mr.. Wo-
mack has served a term as sner1n.