The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
BRIEF SKETCHES
OF the Candidates Who Were Nomin-
ated by cIamutf

Brief sketches of the merS who were yes
terday renominated by accli.mation will be
found of interest. Union B.. Hunt. renomi-
mated for secretary of state, was born on
his ather's farm. in Randolph county.
Sept. 2. 1864. At an early axe he developed
studious habits. He removed to Illinois
with his family in 1865 and returned to Ran
dolph county in 1876. Through farm labor
and evening study he fitted himself for the
study of law and entered the Office of Wat
son & Watson for that purpose. After a
short experience in the Publishing Of a
the Winchester Herald. he
formed a law partnership with Messrs.
Hutchens & Hutchens. An unusual gift OF
oratory and political inclinations made his
services as a speaker much in demand
throughout the State. and In 1898. after de-
feating in convention several candidates
for the nomination for SECRETARY of state.
he was elected to hat offife. His present
term expires in 1901
w. II. Hart, who was rsnominated for
auditor of state by acclam&tion. was born
in Evansville, Ind, where he spent the
most of his youth, in lS4s. At the age OF
thirteen ne enlisted as a sosiier in the civil
war, serving an enlistment sof nearly three
years. He is a printer by trade and has
been a member of the Indianapolis Typo
graphical Union for moro than thirty years.
For ten years of his life hei was the owner
and editor Of the Frankfort Ind. Banner,
during which time he servtd as the post
master at Frankfort. He WIS the third au-
ditor of the treasury undertPresident Ear-
rison and deputy auditor of state under A.
G. Daily. He was elected Suditor of state
two years ago. He has alw Us been a con-
sistent Republican and has always been
found among the earnest workers for its
success.
Leopold Levy, state TREASURER. and nomi-
nee by was b$rn in Germany
sixty-one years ago He carTe TO this coun-
try in 1854. locating at Perus He was elect
ed to the Office of state treasurer from
Huntington, where he had lived for thirty
two years, during which time he was en-
gagged in the retail clothing and dry goods
business. In 1888 he was APPOINTED by the
Legislature to the position :of superintend-
ent of the Michigan City Prison He was
also president of the Huntington City
Council for several years. He was elected
state treasurer in 1898 and fsis term viii ex-
pire in 1901.
william L. Taylor, incumbent Of the Of
flee of attorney general, ard nominee yes
terday by reclamation for She same office.
was born on a farm in Noble county. After
going through the commons schools I'm his
district he entered the State University.
and after graduation came ito Indianapolis.
in 1880, forming a law partnership with
stanton J.. Peelle, which was continued for
twelve years. In 1885 he wCs elected to the
office of city attorney and Eas twice there
after reelected. In 1898 he entered the
race for the nomination before the Repub-
lican convention for attorney general and
was successful by an aln.ost unanimous
vote and was elected byta majority Of
about 10000.
Frank Leonard Jones, now serving the
State as Superintendent of. public instruc-
ton and again nominated by reclamation
for the office, was born In 1872. in Howard
county. AS a boy he was. ambitious and
his study was such that he was teaching
school at the age Of sixteea and attending
during vacation the Northern Indiana Nor
versity and subsequently, took special
courses at the Chicago University and the
Indiana University. FroTs a position IS
teacher in the Kokomo High School he
went to Noblesville as principal OF the
high school there, coming ito Indianapolis
as a teacher in the Industrial Training
School, and was afterwarc superintendent
of tie Upton city schools His excellent
record as a teacher brought him the nomi-
nation for superintendent of public instruc-
ton, which he sought in 1885. He was
elected with the ticket. Hts present term
of office xpires I'm March, 1901.
Leander j. Monks. the nominee OF the
convention from the Fourth judicial dis
trict. was born In Winchester. Randolph
county. in 1913. He was etucated at Win
chester and the State University. and be-
gan the practice OF law ins1s65. In 1873 he
was elected to the positionso of judge OF the
Twenty-ffth judicial district. For six
years he has been on the; Supreme Court
bench. being nominated af the state con-
yentiou after a hard and close fight, and
was elected with the rest Of the ticket.