The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-11
The AppOintees Are Judge M. A. Chip
man, Of Anderson, and Judge Tim
othy e. Howard, of south Bend.
CANDIDATES FOR SECRETARY
SEVERAL MEN ARE WILLING TO AC-
CEPT THE POSITION.
1t Is Expected that a Report Will BE
Made to the Next General Assem-
bly-A Big Task.

Governor Durbin announced last even
ing that he had appointed Judge M. A.
Chapman, Of Anderson, Republican, and
Judge Timothy z. Howard, OF South Bend.
Democrat, on the commission for the COM
pilation and codifcation of the corporation
laws of Indiana. Secretary OF State Daniel
Z. Storms is ex officio the third member
of the commission.
The positions on the codifcation commits
sion have been considered the most i'm
portant within the disposal of the Gov
ernor. The work of the commission will be
of vital interest, not only to the legal pro-
fession, but to laymen as we'll, and in Sc
lecting the members of the commission the
Governor has endeavored to choose men
fully qualified in every resepct. The ap-
pointment of Judge Chipman will cause
no surprise, as 1t has been conceded for
some time that he would be the Republican
member OF the commission. but the an
nouncement Of Judge Howards name for
the Democratic commissionership will cre-
ate a small furry, as it has not been gen.
orally known that he was candidate, and
his friends have done their work for him
with extreme secrecy.
The codification commission was created
by an act of the last General Assembly.
The commissioners, except the secretary
of State, will receive salaries of $4,000
year, and they will choose a secretary
whose salary will be 1850 a year The
life of the commission is limited until the
meeting of the next General Assembly,
but 1t is not improbable that it will be
unable to conclude it's work in that time
opd that tho agiSl t,ra of 1QOS mill l,a
compelled to extend its term 1t is sup
posed, however, TO have its work finished
and a report ready for the next session
of the Legislature. A large amount of
work is involved, as there has been no
codifcation of Indiana laws for twenty
years. and the commission will meet at an
early date to organize, elect a secretary
and begin its task.
CANDIDATES FOR SECRETARY.
Candidates for the position of secretary
of the commission are numerous and sew
eral of them have been hustlng for in
dorsements during the past two or three
weeks Among those whose names have
been mentioned for the place are Col. Rus
sell b. Harrison. Indianapolis; Harmon L.
Hutson, Indianapolis, secretary of the
Senate during the recent Legislature;
George Bachelor, deputy clerk of the Su-
preme Court w. n. Hedrick, John d.
Thomson and T. j. Moll INDIANAPOLIS:
w. H. Paynter. Salem; Robert E. Lee.
Terre Haute. and r. II. Colt, Lawrence
burg.
There were several men mentioned i'm
connection with the commissionerships that
go 10 Messrs. Chapman and Howard among
others Frank b. Shuts, of Aurora and
Judge r. w. Mcbride. of indianapolis. Re-
pubicans. and Judge George L. Reinhard,
of Bloomington. John r. Wilson. of Indian
apolis, and Judge c. Z. Robinson. of Spen-
Ger, Democrats.
Judge NJ A. Chipman. the Republican
member of the commission, is one of the
most prominent attorneys of Indiana He
was born in Noblesville Sept Z, 1852. He
was educated In the common schools of
Noblesville. and graduated from the
law department of the State University ar
Bloomington. In 1870 he began reading law
in the office OF his father. Dewitt C. Chip
man, who went that year 10 Anderson He
was admitted to the bar just before coming
OF age, and has been steadily engaged in
the practice ever since, with the exception
OF two years he served on the Circuit Bench.
In 1889 he was appointed Judge OF the Mad
ison Circuit Court by Governor Hovey and
was nominated for reelection at the close
ek bis term. but WAS defeated with the