James E Watson State Governor Candidate and Congressman
James E Watson, a Randolph county Indiana native born November 2 1864, is a Republican candidate for Governor. A longtime lawyer and House Republican whip, he has served since 1898 in Congress representing Indiana's Sixth District and held key committees. He is married to Flora Miller and has four children.
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National
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Republicans of
Indiana
Winchester
Randolph County
Enos Hk
Mary Judd Watson
DePauw University
Watson & Engle
Watson & Watson
Watson
Flora Miller
Watsons
Rushville
Ind
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Congress
William S. Holman
the Treasury
Secretary of State Fred A Sims Nominee for Re election
Secretary of State Fred A Sims, a Fort Wayne Indiana businessman and political figure, is described as an energetic and progressive candidate for re election. The item notes his home in Indiana and portrays his business principles in politics.
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Fred A. Sims
Ankfort
Indiana
Prin
Indiana Republican Leaders Praised for Public Service
The profile highlights Fred A. Sims, long time Secretary of State since 1906, lauded for fiscal honesty and reform in Indiana. It notes his birth in Frankfort, career in Clinton County, law training, banking work, and rise to acting State Chairman. It also commends his tax board work and principled handling of state funds. Praise extends to state auditor and insurance official reforms within the party.
State Auditor John C Billheimer Seeks Second Term
State Auditor John C Billheimer of Washington Painess County seeks a second term. A lawyer with a broad statewide reputation he served four years as Deputy Auditor handling about 85 million dollars with no errors found by Governor Hanley and bipartisan experts. He is described as astute painstaking and faithful in public and private life.
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John C. Billheimer
Washington
Painess County
Bilfheimer
Hanl
Billheimer
Attorney General James Bingham of Indiana Named GOP Nominee
James Bingham of Muncie, Republican nominee for a second term as Attorney General, is praised as an energetic, capable Indiana lawyer. Born March 16, 1861 in Fountain County, he rose from farm and railroad work to district schools, then became county superintendent and later a top prosecutor. He faced a period of near blindness, aided by his wife who read to him, and built a successful practice in Muncie before serving as Attorney General with prompt, courteous, and fearless public service.
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James Bingham
Muncie
Indiana
Fountain County
Twenty-first Judicial Circuit
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