The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05

in the State Legislature in 1897. His wife
is the daughter of the late Hansel j. Green.
who was banker and capitalist OF Attica.
James r. Riggs, who was selected 10
make the race for auditor of state. lives
at Sullivan and is a merchant and farmer.
He was formerly auditor Of Sullivan
county.
Adam Heimberger, nominated for clerk
of the Supreme and Appellate Courts. Is a
photographer and chicken raiser OF New
Albany Two years ago he was nominated
for secretary OF state and made the race
-Four years ago he was defeated Tor the
nomination for state treasurer by Hugh
Dougherty.
Jerome Herff who a second time receives
the nomination for state treasurer, lives at
Peru He is engaged in the manufacturing
business. Mr.. Herff made the race against
Leopold Levy, the Republican nominee,
two years ago and went down with the
rest OF the ticket.
William E. Stilwell. of Princeton. the
nominee for attorney general, was a men,
Der of the Legislature two years ago. He
had a seat in the Senate. Mr.. Stilwell Is
comparatively young man.
Samuel l.. Scott, the nominee OF the con-
vention for superintendent of public in
struction. lives at Jeffersonville. He Is
about thirty-five years Of age He is SUI
perintendent of the Clarke county schools
and is chairman of the Democratic county
committee.
Myron d. King who received the nomin-
alton for state statistician. is well known
in Indianapolis, having been identified with
Democratic politics for a long time. He
was private secretary 10 the late Claude
Matthews while the latter was secretary
Of state, and when Mr. Matthews was
elected Governor Mr.. King served for nine
days secretary of state. He was also
private secretary to Governor Gray and IN
later years was Mayor Taggarts pri-
of the assessment bureau under Mayor
Taggart.
Edward Barrett. who received the nom
ination for state geologist. resides at Plain
field. He was formerly assistant superln-
tendent of the Plainfeld Reform School.
He was educated at the De PAW Univer-
sity. At the present time Mr.. Barrett Is
engaged in the milling business.
Timothy Z. Howard, the nominee for
judge of the Supreme Court, was formerly
on the Supreme bench. He lives at South
Bend. He was defeated for another term
on the bench by Francis f. Baker. who
is now United States Circuit judge.
r. II. Hartford, of Portland, one of the
men nominated for judge of the Appellate
Court, is about thirty-six years old and has
been practcing law for fifteen years. He
was a candidate for the nomination for
]. G.. McNutt. James T. Saunderson,
another nominee for Appellate judge. lives
at Fowler. He is an attorney and was
a soldier in the civil war. Henry G.. Zim-
norman, a third candidate, is a resident of
Albion. Noble county. Captain William II.
| Bracken lives at Brookville. He was a sol
der in the civil war. He was collector of
revenue in the Sixth revenue district, un-
| der President Cleveland, with headquarters
at Lawrenceburg. ]. d. Magee, another
| of the Appellate court nominees, lives at
| Rushville, and is a member of the Demo
cratic State committee. John X. East,
another candidate, is a Bloomington man,
of the State Legislature and was formerly
| prosecutor In what was then the Tenth
| judicial district, being appointed to the
place by the late Governor Williams, TO nil
out the uneXpired term of r. w. Miers.
Mr.. East was clerk of Monroe county at
the age of twenty-four.