Candidates

Jamestown Press
Jamestown, [Boone County] Indiana
Friday, 28 February 1902 page 2

John A. FLANINGAIN, a candidate for treasurer, of Sugar Creek township, resides on his farm three and one half miles west of Thornetown. Mr. FLANINGAIN's ancestors as far back as he has any knowledge were firm believers in Democracy, and he has always stopped to help his party. He is past middle age, a very successful farmer, and his business experience helps equip him as a candidate. Mr. FLANINGAIN has never sought office until two years ago, when he was defeated by Mr. BRENDEL. The encouragement he received from the Democrats of his township induced him to again make the race for the nomination. Mr. FLANINGAIN will be a worthy representative of his party should he be nominated and elected, but will be at the polls ready to cast his vote for the successful candidate should the decision of March 15 be otherwise.

The announcement of Willet Harvey PARR, of Center township, for the nomination of prosecuting attorney, is made this week. Mr. PARR was born and raised in Centerville township and is the son of Jesse A. PARR. He was educated in the township schools, the state of normal and Marion normal. After teaching four years in Clinton and a year in Marion township he read law in A. J. SHELBY's office and was admitted to the bar in April 1900. Mr. PARR began making speeches for Democracy in April 1896, four years before he was a voter, and has been getting in effective work for the party ever since. He is a clean straight-forward young man, who will give his best energies to the office should he be nominated and elected. Mr. PARR is a married man, having married a daughter of R. D. BILLINGSLY, whose home is about one mile north of Advance, and bears a irreproachable reputation.

Louis H. BALLARD is a candidate for the democratic nomination for sheriff. He is the son of the late Joseph BALLARD, and was born and raised in Jackson Twp., where he still resides. Two years ago he made a preliminary canvas for the nomination but pulled out of the race in preference to another candidate. Mr. BALLARD is a successful, Democratic farmer, and Odd Fellow and a member of the Christian Church.

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