Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-09
Personnel of the Ticket.


Adair county, nominee for secretary of
state, is native of Vermont, having
been born in Rochester, March II, 1916,
of Scotch ancestry. Mr.. Martin came
west in 1867, and in 1869 located IN
Adair county, Ia, as farmer and
teacher. He was subsequently elected
county auditor, and served four years,
since which time he has been engaged
in real estate business. He was also
mayor of Greenfield. He was a men,
Der of the Goth and 9th general assem-
blies, but was defeated for election in
1897 by reason of local complications.
He is a man of integrity and good bust
ness ability.
G. S. Gilbertson of Forest City, NOM
inee for state treasurer, was born in
Spring Grove, Mimi, Oct. II, 1868, and
was educated in GAINESVILLE, Wis. In
the spring of 1879 he located in Worth
county, Ia, as farmer, later on he ell.
gagged in mercantile business, and is
now one of the prominent bankers of
that section of the state, and is also
owner of the Winnebago Summit. In
1889 he was elected clerk of the court
in his county, and in 1896 resigned to
enter the state senate where he served
four years. He is genial gentleman,
and has hosts of friends through out
the state.
Frank f. Merriam, who was nomin-
ated for his second term as state audi
for wac horn in Dalouora couptr T,
Dec. %, 1865. In 1888 he graduated
from Lennox college, having earned his
own way through that institution. He
then taught school until 1898, when he
went into the newspaper business at
HOpkinton. He has served two terms
in the house. In 1898 he was elected
state auditor by large majority.
David j. Palmer renominated for
railroad commissioner, was born in
Washington county, Pa, Nov. Is, 1889
In 1856 he came with his parents to
Iowa and settled in Washington county
where he still resides Colonel Palmer
rendered distinguished service in the
civil war. Enlisting as private in the
Eighth Iowa infantry, he rose to the
rank of lieutenant colonel in the
Twenty-tifth Iowa. He was in many
battles, and was wounded several
times. In 1891 he was elected member
of the state senate from Henry and
Washington counties, and toward the
close of his second term he resigned to
accept the appointment of railroad com,
missioner to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of @. L. Davidson.
Charles w. Mullan of Waterloo, the
nominee for attorney general, was born
in Wayne county, Illinois, about "a
years ago. His parents came to Iowa
81 years ago and were among the
pioneers of Black Hawk county. In
1870, Mr.. Mullan entered upon the prac-
tice of law at Waterloo and his firm now
stands at the head of the bar of that
section. He was one of the delegates to
the national convention at Minneapolis
in 1892, and was selected as q member
of the committee to notify President
Harrison of his denomination. In 1897
he was elected to the senate from the
Black Hawk Grundy district and has
served with signal credit. He has also
been city solicitor of Waterloo, and
county attorney of Black Hawk county
Chancellor Emlin McClain, nominee
for judge of the supreme court, is one Of
the best known attorneys in the state
He was born in Salem, Ohio, in 1851
and came to Upton, Iowa in 1855. He
became connected with the law depart.
ment of the state university in 1881 and
in 1890 he became chancellor.