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Benjamin Cushman were elected Associate Judges; Anthony L. Davis, Clerk and Recorder; William Rockhill, Commissioner for a term of three years, from the 22d day of May, 1824; James Wynan for two years, and Francis Com- paret for one year from said date.
As late as 1842 the Democrats of Allen county had never effected an organization. A few of the more active members of the party in the city usually, but quietly, named the candidates. This, however, did not suit the farmers and the result was that a meeting of several prominent men from the townships was held at Peter Kiser's place of business, who sent for Judge James W. Borden and requested him to draw up a plan of organization. When he presented the Berks county (Pennsylvania) plan, which called for a delegate convention, the convention was called and the plan, through Colonel Woodard, a farmer from Aboite township, was adopted and controlled the action of the party until 1906, when Eugene B. Smith was chairman of the Allen county cen- tral committee. An agitation for a primary nom- ination prevailed and the county central commit- tee decided upon a primary nomination, which was held in June. 1906. All the Democratic county officers were nominated by the people and with two exceptions were elected in November that year. The expense of said primary election was borne by the several candidates and amount- ed to a little over two thousand dollars. A larger amount was collected than was found necessary, so the balance was prorated and returned to the candidates. The people continued to agitate for primary nominations and in 1907 the State Leg- islature passed the primary law for the political parties of the State, which was approved March 12, 1907, and up to the present time controls the action of the Democratic party of the county.
Five court houses have been erected in Allen county. The first court house was finished in 1832 at a cost of $3,322. This was demolished in 1841 and a one-story building erected in the southeast corner of the square in 1843. Small structures to house the various county officers were built on the other corners of the square while the court house was used for court sessions. A two-story edifice of brick standing in the cen- ter of the square was built in 1847. This was used until 1862, in which year a fourth building was erected at a cost of $74,271. It was a hand- some brick structure, surrounded by a broad
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lawn. This, however, gave way to the present magnificent court house completed October 3, 1900. The total cost of the building and ground was $817,600.
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court-Prior to 1875 Allen county was joined with several other counties in a judicial circuit. By an act approved March 9, 1875, Allen county was constituted the Thirty-eighth Judicial Circuit and so remains (1915). Judge Robert Lowry remained the Judge of the several circuits of which Allen county was a part, when he re- signed to resume the practice of law at Fort Wayne. Upon his resignation the Hon. William W. Carson was appointed by Governor Hendricks to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court until the succeeding election in 1876. At the general elec- tion referred to Hon. Edward O'Rourke was elect- ed Judge of the Allen Circuit Court. He contin- ued to serve as Judge for thirty-six years, when at the general election of 1912 John W. Eggeman was elected and is serving his first term of six years.
Criminal Court-By an act approved on the 11th day of May, 1867, a Criminal Court was established in Allen county, with exclusive crim- inal jurisdiction. The act provided for a Judge to be appointed by the Governor and to serve un- til the ensuing general election. At the October election in 1867 Judge James W. Borden was elected Judge of the court for a term of four years. His term extended until 1871, but by rea- son of the annual election having been dispensed with by the act of 1869, it became necessary to elect a Judge of the Criminal Court at the gen- eral election in 1870, whose term should com- mence in October, 1871. At that election Hon. Joseph Brackenridge was elected Judge and held the office until October, 1875. At the general election in 1874 Judge Borden was again elected Judge and was re-elected in 1878 for a term of four years. He died in office on the 26th day of April, 1882. At the November election in 1882 Samuel M. Hench was elected Judge of the Crim- inal Court and held the office until the 31st day of October, 1884, at which time the court ceased to exist by virtue of an act of the Legislature, approved February 27, 1883.
Probate Court-An act of the Legislature, ap- proved on the 29th day of January, 1829, pro- vided for the establishment of a Probate Court in each county of the State, the Judge of which was to be elected by the people of the county. It was not required that the Judge should be a "pro- fessional character," but in order to receive a commission from the Governor he was required to produce a certificate by a judge of a Circuit
Court, or of the Supreme Court, that he was qualified to discharge the duties of the office. The only Democrat serving as Judge of this court was Reuben J. Dawson, who was appointed in February, 1840, and served until the 9th day of November, 1840.
Courts of Common Pleas-By a general act approved on the 14th day of May, 1852, courts of common pleas were created in all counties of the State, and the counties of Allen, Adams, Hunt- ington and Wells were constituted as a district. The act provided for the election of a Judge at the October election in 1852 and fixed the term of office at four years. The act also gave the court exclusive probate jurisdiction. At the Oc- tober election in 1852 Hon. James W. Borden was elected Common Pleas Judge of the district of which Allen county was a part, as above stated, and he opened the court in Allen county on the 3d day of January, 1853. He was re-elected in 1856 and held the office until 1857, when he re- signed. Upon the resignation of Judge Borden in 1857, Hon. Joseph Brackenridge was appointed Judge to serve until the succeeding election. At the general election in October, 1858, he was elected to fill out the unexpired term for which Judge Borden had been elected in 1856. Under that election he held the office until 1860, when he was elected for a full term of four years and held the office until 1864, when Judge Borden was again elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court and held the office until the 29th day of October, 1867, when he resigned. In 1870 Hon. William W. Carson was elected to fill out the term which expired with the October election, 1872. At that election Samuel E. Sinclair was elected for a term of four years. He held that position until March, 1873, when the court was abolished by an act of the Legislature.
Superior Court of Allen County-The Superior Court of Allen county was established by an act of the Legislature approved on the 5th day of March, 1877. Soon after the passage of the act Governor Williams appointed Allen Zollars Judge of the court, but as the act was not to take effect until the following August, the commission was not issued until the 7th day of that month .* Un- der that commission Mr. Zollars would have been entitled to hold the office until the October elec- tion, 1878. After hearing some habeas corpus cases in vacation, he formally opened the court on the 10th day of September, 1877, and presided until about the 20th day of the month, when he resigned and resumed his practice. Upon his resignation Hon. Robert Lowry was appointed Judge of the court and held the office until the general election in October, 1878. At that time he was elected by the people for a term of four
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years and held the office until after the general election in November, 1882. At that election Hon. James L. Worden was elected Judge for the term of four years. He died on the 2d day of June, 1884. At the general election in Novem- ber, 1884, Hon. Samuel M. Hench was elected Judge of the Superior Court and served until the general election in 1886. At the general elec- tions in 1886, 1890, 1894 and 1898 Hon. C. M. Dawson was elected Judge of the Superior Court, who died during his last term of office. In 1900 John H. Aiken was elected. In 1910 and 1914 Carl Yaple was elected Judge of the Superior Court and is now serving his second term.
Juvenile Court-By a general act approved March 10, 1903, a Juvenile Court in all counties of the State was created. The act provided that in the counties that do not contain 100,000 in- habitants the Judge of the Circuit Court shall be the Judge of the Juvenile Court. It further pro- vided that there shall be appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court having jurisdiction one dis- creet person of good moral character who shall be known as Probation Officer; provided, that said Judge, if in his opinion the circumstances require, may appoint a second person as proba- tion officer. Since establishing the court in Al- len county the following officers have served the court: Special Prosecuting Attorneys, H. I. Smith, Frank Dulin and William Freuchtenicht, who is serving at the present time; Probation Officers, Jesse Patten, who served for thirteen years, and Wesley I. Work, who is the present Probation Officer, having been appointed in 1912. The Assistant Probation Officer is Miss Fannie Winch, who is also Police Matron of the city of Fort Wayne.
ROSTER OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
-Prosecuting Attorneys, Circuit Court-
J. R. Bittinger, James F. Morrison, Charles M. Dawson, James M. Robinson, Philemon B. Coler- ick, Newton B. Doughman, E. V. Emerick, Ron- ald Dawson, Albert E. Thomas, Harry H. Hilge- man and Frank A. Emerick.
-Prosecuting Attorneys, Common Pleas Court-
This office was created in 1856 and the follow- ing Democrats served in the order named: Joseph Brackenridge, William R. Smuth, John Colerick, Joseph A. France, D. T. Smith, David Colerick, Joseph S. Dailey, Benjamin F. Ibach and J. R. Bittinger, the court being abolished in 1873.
-Prosecuting Attorneys, Criminal Court-
This office was created in 1867, during a part of which year a Republican discharged the duties of the office, his successor being Edward O'Rourke, following whom, in order named, were
Joseph S. France, Samuel M. Hench and William S. O'Rourke.
-Clerks of the Circuit Court-
Anthony L. Davis, 1824-1829; Allen Hamilton, 1831-1838; Philip G. Jones, 1839-1843; Robert E. Fleming, 1844-1852; Joseph Sinclair, 1853 and part of 1854; I. D. G. Nelson succeeding to the office in the latter year and serving until 1862, inclusive; William Fleming, 1863-1870; William Edsall, 1871-1874; Frank H. Wolke, 1875-1878; M. V. B. Spencer, 1879-1881; Willis D. Maier, 1882-1885; George W. Loag, 1886, died in office, and was succeeded by J. J. Kern, who filled out the unexpired term; D. W. Souder served from 1890 until 1894, inclusive, being succeeded by H. M. Metzgar, whose term expired in 1898; Frank J. Belot, 1902; W. A. Johnson, 1906; Joseph N. Mason, 1910; William E. Gerding, 1914; David C. Stout, the present incumbent.
-Auditors-
Anthony L. Davis, 1824-1829; Allen Hamilton, 1831-1838; Philip G. Jones, 1839-1840; John B. Blue, elected in 1857, served only part of the year, being succeeded by Francis L. Furst, who held the office from 1857-1860; G. F. Stinchcomb, 1861-1864; William T. Abbott, 1873-1876; Mar- tin E. Argo, 1877-1881; A. L. Griebel, 1882-1885; John B. Niezer, 1886-1890; Andrew F. Glutting, 1890-1894; Clarence Edsall, 1894, who died in office, and L. J. Bobilya being appointed to fill the unexpired term, 1898; William Meyer, 1898, who resigned, and G. A. C. Ortlieb appointed, serving until 1902; Dr. J. L. Smith, 1902-1906; George W. Lindemuth, 1906-1910; Calvin H. Brown, 1910-1914; Will Johnson, 1914, the pres- ent incumbent.
-Treasurers-
L. G. Thompson, 1829; Benjamin Cushman, 1832; Joseph Holman, 1833; Theodore K. Breck- enridge, 1841; S. M. Black, 1847; Thomas D. De- kay, 1850; Ochmig Bird, 1852; Alexander Wiley, 1856; Alexander Wilcy, 1862; Henry Monning, 1866; John Ring, 1870; Michael F. Schmetzer, 1874; John M. Taylor, 1879; John Dalman, 1883; Isaac Mowrer, 1887; Edward Beckman, 1890; L. C. Hunter, 1894; John M. Rohan, 1898; Wil- liam F. Scheimar, 1906; J. Herman Bueter, 1910; William F. Ranke, 1914, present incumbent, elect- ed in 1916 for second term of two years.
-Recorders-
Anthony L. Davis, 1824; Allen Hamilton, 1831; Robert Fleming, 1837; Edward Colerick, '1844; Plat J. Wise, 1855; Clement Reckers, 1863; John M. Koch, 1871; Joseph Mommer, Jr., 1874; Thomas S. Heller, 1882; Milton W. Thompson, 1888; George W. Fickle, 1890; W. A. Reichelder-
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fer, 1894; Robert E. Kelly, 1908; Allen Hursh, 1912; Christ Vonderan appointed 1916.
-Sheriffs-
Allen Hamilton, 1824; Cyrus Taber, 1826; Ab- ner Gerrard, 1827; David Pickering, 1831; John P. Hedges, 1837; Joseph Berkley, 1838; Brad B. Stevens, 1842; William H. McDonald, 1850; Wil- liam Fleming. 1855; William T. Pratt, 1862; John McCartney, 1866; Joseph D. Hance, 1873; Plat J. Wise, 1876; Charles A. Munson, 1878; Franklin D. Cosgrove, 1880; DeGroff Nelson, 1884, died May 27, 1887, succeeded by George H. Viberg. who served two terms until 1892; Ed- ward Clausmeier, 1892; Albert Melching, 1896; George W. Stout, 1900; Aaron Reichelderfer, 1908; Amiel C. Gladieux, 1912, 1914.
-Surveyors-
The first Surveyor in Allen county was Reuben J. Dawson, who took the office in 1835 and served two years; S. M. Black, 1837; William Jackson, 1855; William McLaughlin, 1857; J. W. McAr- thur, 1861; Nathan Butler, 1865; J. S. Goshorn, 1867; William H. Goshorn, 1870; D. M. Allen, 1882; O. B. Wiley, 1884; Henry E. Fisher, 1888; Charles Branstrater, 1892; John A. Bushman, 1898; David D. Spindler, 1904; Ralph W. Guen- ther, 1910, 1912, 1914.
-County Superintendents of Public Schools-
This office was created in 1861 and the first Superintendent was R. D. Robinson; James H. Smart, 1867; Jerry Hillegass, 1873; Flavius J. Young, 1885; Henry G. Felger, 1904; David O. McComb, 1912, the present incumbent.
-Coroners-
The first man elected to this office in Allen county was C. E. Goodrich, who entered upon his duties in 1852; John Johnson, 1854; W. H. Mc- Donald, 1856; John P. Waters, 1858; Augustus M. Webb, 1874; William Gaffney, 1876; Kent K. Wheelock, 1882; H. F. C. Stellhorn, 1887; A. J. Kessler, 1889; Morse Harrod, 1893; J. K. Kappel, 1907; W. W. Barnett, 1909; A. J. Kessler, 1907; . Edward H. Kruse, 1911; J. E. McArdle, 1915, the present incumbent.
-County Commissioners-
First District-The first County Commissioner was William Rockhill, elected in 1824; since that time Nathan Coleman, Francis Alexander, Chris- tian Parker, David McQuiston, Robert Briggs, Nelson MeLain, . Rufus McDonald, William M. Parker, Noah Clem, Simeon Biggs, Henry Dick- erson, John Shaffer, William Lenz, John Begue, Frank Gladio, Henry Hartman, Jasper W. Jones, S. F. Baker, A. R. Schnitker, F. William Franke. Second District-The first Commissioner of
this district was James Wyman, elected in 1824; since that time William Caswell, Abner Gerard, Joseph Burkey, L. S. Bayless, R. Starkweather, F. D. Lasselle, James S. Hamilton, William Rob- inson, F. D. Lasselle (a second time), Michael Crow, Byron D. Minor, John A. Robinson, Jacob Hillegass, Jacob Goeglein, Jerome D. Gloyd, H. F. Bullerman, M. A. Ferguson, Martin Moudy, Joseph Tonkel, James D. Butt.
Third District-The first Commissioner of this district was Francis M. Comparet, elected in 1824; since that time James Holman, Nathan Coleman, Joseph Townsend, Horace B. Taylor, Joseph Hall, Zerue Pattee, Peter Parker, William T. Daly, T. M. Andrews, Isaac Hall, David H. Lipes, John C. Davis, Timothy Hogan, John H. Brannan, J. H. Stellhorn, C. E. Orff, Charles G. Greibel, John B. Wyss.
The Board of Commissioners for the year 1915 consists of William C. Schwier, Albert L. Black and Henry A. Wetzel.
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
-Senators-
The senatorial district of which Allen county formed a part was composed of the counties of Allen, Wabash, Huntington, Elkhart, St. Joseph and Laporte. The first Democratic Senator elected from the district was David H. Colerick, who was elected in 1835 and served till 1838, dur- ing whose second term the district was reduced to Ailen, Wells and Adams. In 1841 Hunting- ton county was added and was represented by Joseph Sinclair and by William Rockhill, 1844 to 1847. The district of Allen, Adams and Wells being renewed, Franklin P. Randall was elected in 1847 and continued to represent it till 1850. when he was succeeded by Samuel S. Mikle, who served till 1853. From 1853 to 1855 the same district was represented by Samuel Edsall. At the election in 1858 Allen county was created a senatorial district by itself and Allen Hamilton was elected; 1862, Pliny Hoagland; 1864, W. W. Carson. He was succeeded by Oehmig Bird, who represented the counties of Allen, Adams and Wells, again joined in a district, who was suc- ceeded by John D. Sarnighausen, 1872 to 1879. Allen county being again made an independent district, was represented from 1873-75 by Oehmig Bird; 1875-78 by Robert C. Bell; 1878-82 by Thomas J. Foster. In 1880 Robert C. Bell was elected for the joint district of Allen and Whitley counties; 1882, Lycurgus S. Null from Allen and Foster being re-elected for the joint district of Allen and Whitley counties; 1884, Null re-elect- ed; 1886, James M. Barrett; 1888, Barrett re- elected, joint Fred J. Hayden; 1890, Joseph D.
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Morgan, joint Oehmig Bird; 1894, Thomas Em- met Ellison, Bird re-elected; 1896, Ellison re- elected, joint Louis J. Bobilya; 1898, George V. Kell, joint William Ryan. For the district com- posed of Allen and Adams: 1900, Kell re-elected, joint Stephen B. Fleming for Allen and Adams; 1902, Lew V. Ulery, Fleming re-elected for joint district; 1906, William T. Ranke; 1908, Stephen B. Fleming. joint Allen and Adams; 1910, Frank Greenwell; 1912, Stephen B. Fleming, joint Allen and Adams: 1914, Oehmig Bird.
-Representatives-
From 1824 to 1835 Allen county was joined with other counties in a representative district. The first Democrat elected from Allen county in 1832 was David H. Colerick; 1833, William Rock- hill; 1834-35, Lewis G. Thompson, since which time Allen county has had one or more represent- atives independently and the following Demo- crats: 1835, William Rockhill; 1836-39, Lewis G. Thompson; 1841-42, Lewis G. Thompson; 1844-46. Christian Parker; 1846-48, Peter Kiser; 1848-50, Oehmig Bird; 1850-53, I. D. G. Nelson; 1853-55, Francis D. Lasselle; 1855-57, Charles E. Sturgis; 1857-58, Pliny Hoagland; 1858-61, Nelson McLain and Schuyler Wheeler; 1861-63, Moses Jenkinson and Conrad Trier; 1863-67, Oeh- mig Bird and John P. Shoaff; 1867-68, John P. Shoaff and Peter Kiser; 1868-71, Allen Zollars and B. D. Miner; 1871-72, Robert Taylor and Jacob S. Shutt; 1872-75, Jefferson Bowser and Mahlon Heller; 1875-77, Mahlon Heller and Pat- rick Horn; 1877-79, Thomas J. Foster and Charles B. Austin; 1879-81, Elihu Reichelderfer and Oliver E. Fleming; 1881, Lycurgus S. Null, Hiram C. McDonald and Samuel E. Sinclair; 1883, Albert W. Brooks, Joseph D. McHenry and Erastus L. Chittenden; 1885, Albert W. Brooks, Joseph D. McHenry and Fred J. Hayden; 1887, William H. Shambaugh and Austin M. Darrach; 1889, William H. Shambaugh and Francis Gladio; joint, Allen and Huntington counties, William A. Oppenheim; 1890, Samuel M. Hench and John Biegler; joint, William S. Oppenheim; 1892, Charles Dalman, Samuel M. Hench and John F. Rodabaugh; 1894, Louis J. Bobilya, Charles Dal- man and George V. Kell; 1896, George V. Kell, H. I. Smith and William C. Ryan; joint, Allen and Huntington; 1898, George B. Lawrence and Robert B. Shirley; 1900, Charles L. Drummond, George B. Lawrence and George W. Louttit; 1902, Michael Sheridan, Herbert L. Sommers and William S. Wells; 1906, William S. Wells, Albert R. Parker and William Fruechtenicht; 1908, Wil- liam S. Wells, Robert B. Shirley and Adolph Rog- gen; 1910, William H. F. Moellering, Clifford J. Moran and Adolph Roggen; 1912, Clifford J.
Moran, William H. F. Moellering and Charles W. Koenig; 1914, Michael Kinder, John B. Wyss and Joseph Tonkel.
MISCELLANEOUS OFFICIALS, RESIDENTS OF ALLEN COUNTY.
The following residents of Allen county have at different times represented this district in the Congress of the United States: 1847, William Rockhill; 1862, J. K. Edgerton; 1874-76, Allen H. Hamilton; 1878-80, Walpole G. Colerick; 1882-84, Robert B. Lowry; 1896, 1898, 1900 and 1902, James M. Robinson.
Receivers of the Land Offices-1823-29, Joseph Holman; John Spencer, date not recorded; 1834-41, Daniel Reid; 1841, I. D. G. Nelson.
Register of Land Offices-1829, Robert Brack- enridge, Sr .; 1834-41, James W. Borden; 1841, William Polk; W. S. Edsall, some time in the '40's.
Hon. James W. Borden was appointed resident minister at the Hawaiian Islands in 1857 and served as senatorial delegate to the State con- stitutional convention in 1851.
Hon. Allen Hamilton was representative dele- gate to the State constitutional convention in 1851.
Hon. A. P. Edgerton was appointed member of the Civil Service Commission in 1885.
M. V. B. Spencer was appointed Pension Agent in 1893.
Colonel Charles A. Zollinger was appointed Pension Agent in 1885.
William Fleming was elected State Treasurer in 1878.
George A. Biter was elected State Treasurer in 1914.
Allen Zollars was elected Supreme Judge in 1882.
Richard K. Erwin was elected Supreme Judge in 1912.
-Democratic Postmasters at Fort Wayne-
John G. Maier, March 22, 1853; William Kaough, July 6, 1885; Wright W. Rockhill, June 28, 1893; Ed. C. Miller, appointed in 1915.
-Political Statistics-
The records of the earliest election in Allen county are not available. The total vote in 1831 was 208; in 1832. 224, and in the presidential election of 1836, 358. In 1844 the Democratic vote had begun to show a rapid increase toward that great preponderance which subsequently characterized the political history of the county. The total vote in 1844 was: For Henry Clay,
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861; James K. Polk, 849; in 1848, Cass and But- ler 1,059, Taylor and Filmore 891, Van Buren and Adams receiving 13 votes; 1852, Pierce and King 1,964, Scott and Graham 1,225; 1856, Buchanan and Breckinridge 3,211, Fremont and Dayton 1,593; 1860, Douglas and Johnson 3,224, Lincoln and Graham 1,225, Bell and Breckin- ridge 4; 1864, McClellan and Pendleton 4,932, Lincoln and Johnson 2,244; 1868, Seymour and Blair 5,604, Grant and Colfax 3,047; 1872, Gree- ley and Brown 5,176, Grant and Wilson 3,541, O'Connor (Independent Democrat) received 119 votes; 1876, Tilden and Hendricks 7,732, Hayes and Wheeler 4,013, scattering 17; 1880, Hancock and English 7,791, Garfield and Arthur 4,815, Weaver and Chambers 84; 1884, Cleveland and Hendricks 8,904, Blaine and Logan 4,932, Butler and West 104, St. John and Daniel 85; 1888, Cleveland and Thurman 9,692, Harrison and Mor- ton 5,456 (the total Prohibition vote was 162, United Labor 95); 1892, Cleveland and Steven- son 10,010, Harrison and Reid 5,486, Prohibition 176, Peoples 449; 1896, Bryan and Sewell 9,853, Mckinley and Hobart 8,467, Prohibition 57, Peo- ples 56, Gold Standard 149, National 13, Social Labor 37; 1900, Bryan and Stevenson 10,764, Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt 8,250, Prohibition 102, Peo- ples 5, Social Labor 7, Social Democrat 163, United Reform 11; 1904, Parker and Davis 9,250, Roosevelt and Fairbanks 10,261, Prohibition 276, Peoples 44, Socialist 470, Social Labor 66; 1908, Bryan and Kern 11,975, Taft and Sherman 9,468, Prohibition 340, Socialist 494, Peoples party 11, Social Labor 14, Independent party 41; 1912, Wilson and Marshall 8,659, Roosevelt and John- son 4,246, Taft and Hadley 3,423, Debs and Sei- del 1,512, Social Labor 127; 1916, Wilson and Marshall 9,470, Hughes and Fairbanks 10,169, So- cialist (Benson and Kirkpatrick) 1,003, Prohibi- tion (Hanly and Landrith) 421, Socialist Labor (Reimer and Harrison) 91.
-- Democratic County Chairmen-
The early Democratic County Chairmen are not available, as no record has been kept of them. The following have served: 1876, Frank H. Wolke; 1878, Charles A. Zollinger; 1880, M. V. B. Spencer; 1882, Charles A. Zollinger, who re- signed and George W. Hand was elected; 1884, William Kaough, who resigned and John Wilkin- son was elected; 1886, Charles McCulloch; 1888, Montgomery Hamilton; 1890, Allen Zollars; 1892, Charles A. Zollinger, who resigned and John Wil- kinson was elected; 1894, James M. Barrett; 1896 and 1898, William Kaough; 1900, Henry C. Berg- hoff; 1902, Henry P. Scherer; 1904, Eugene B. Smith; 1906, Edward G. Hoffman; 1908-10-12-14, W. A. Johnson; 1916, Calvin H. Brown.
-Allen County Democratic Central Committee, 1914 -*
W. A. Johnson, Chairman; George W. Linde- muth, Vice-Chairman; Otto W. Koenig, Secre- tary; William E. Gerding, Treasurer.
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