The Indianapolis journal., 1899-12-18
FOR THE COUNTY OFFICES
SEVERAL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
ALREADY IN THE FIELD.
The Chances for Success Have Caused
Many to Enter the Arena-A
List of Candidates.

Although II viii be several months be-
fore the Republican county convention is
held, candidates for the different Offices
TO be filed at the next election are spring
ing up rapidly. Those for county commits
sioner are particularly numerous. Two
commissioners are to be elected next fall.
first district, and the other will succeed
Henry Harding, from the third district.
Among the candidates for Mr.. Greer's
place is John E. McGaughey. of Irvington.
He is at present one of County Clerk
Elliott's deputies. He lived IN Franklin
township nearly all his life until a few
years ago, when he moved 10 Irvington.
Mr.. McGaughey once represented Marion
county in the Legislature. Among the
other first district candidates for commits
sioner are Charles Dawson and Albert
Harcourt. of Washington township. A. A.
Womack. a former sheriff. is also
spoken of.
In the third district Thomas Gentle, who
was a candidate for the nomination
against Henry Harding. is again spoken Of
in connection with the once of commits
sioner. He is farmer of Perry township.
Benjamin Morgan. trustee of Perry town
ship. Is said TO be candidate. and Samuel
Dawson, Perry township farmer, is men,
toned along with William Hoffman, of
Decatur township; Talbert r. Moore. of
Pike; Thomas Spofford, of Wayne. and
James Spear, of Wayne. Mr.. Spofford Is at
present one of the jury commissioners.
For the Office of sheriff the names of
three candidates have been mentioned so
far. They are Eugene Saulcy, the present
township assessor, Frank NJ. Hay, justice
of the peace, and Otto Hoffman, OF
chief deputy under Mr.. Saulcy, is
the only announced candidate for the
nomination for assessor. There are sew
eral candidates for the nomination for coun-
ty assessor. Joseph Boswell, the present
incumbent of the Office, will be a candi-
date. Garrett Stanton, farmer of Frank
lin township, would accept the nomination,
it is said, and Marion Eaton. of the
Fourth ward, is being talked of as a candi-
date. The name OF Frank Osborn, of
Washington township, who represented
Marion county in the last Legislature, is
also mentioned.
ask for denomination as coroner. and DR..
A. w. Brayton, DR.. Nashs predecessor
will be candidate, 1t is said. DR.. S. H
Moore is being talked of as candidate,
while DR.. John f. Gels has announced his
candidacy.
In accordance with the custom of the
Office Edwin b. Pugh. county prosecutor
will be a candidate for denomination. John
c. Ruckelshaus. who recently resigned the
office of deputy prosecutor, will also be a
candidate Attorney John o. Spahr is a
possible candidate for this office.
j. V. Coyner, county surveyor, mas not
yet decided to be a candidate again. He
said a day or two ago that on account of
his age and business cares, aside from
those Of his Office, he did not feel that he
ought to seek the Office again. He has
been VI ging his chief deputy Charles P.
Culley, to make the race, and If the latter
consents Mr.. Coyner will probably not be
a candidate. James b. Nelson, a we'll
known engineer of the city, is spoken Of
as a candidate for the place.
For county treasurer Armin Koehne, who
succeeds William II. Schmidt with the be-
ginning of the year, is positively an
nounced as candidate, and Edward j.
Robson, 1t is understood. will be in the
race.