The biographical annals of Ohio, 1906-1907-1908. A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio., Part 44

Author: Taylor, William Alexander, 1837-1912; Scobey, Frank Edgar, 1866- comp; McElroy, Burgess L., 1858- comp; Doty, Edward William, 1863- comp; Ohio. General Assembly
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: [Springfield, Ohio]
Number of Pages: 956


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Recurring to the duties of this office, we find the Governor, of neces- sity, a busy man. The actual duties of the office occupy much of his time, while the constant and pressing demands made by the general public leave him few spare moments.


He must examine and approve or veto all bills passed by the General Assembly, issue requisition papers, investigate applications for pardons, commutations and reprieves, certify under the Great Seal of the State as to the official character of numerous state and county officials ; upon appli- cation commission notaries public and commissioners of deeds, and, with few exceptions, commission all elective officers, both civil and military. He must attend board meetings, counsel heads of departments, maintain a general supervision of all great state institutions, examine, approve and sign numerous state papers, hear and dispose of complaints against in- dividuals and institutions, and keep a constant watch over the affairs of state. All of this entails the keeping of numerous records, the assorting and filing of many papers and constant attention to a large corre- spondence. To aid him in his work the Governor has a Private Secre- tary, three clerks and a messenger.


THE OFFICIAL STAFF OF THE GOVERNOR, 1904-1906.


Office.


Name.


Poli- tics.


Home Postoffice:


Term Expires.


Governor .. Secretary to the Governor Executive Clerk Commission Clerk.


Andrew L. Harris


R


Eaton


2d Monday in January, 1909.


Samuel J. Flickinger .


R


Dayton


2d Monday in January, 1909.


Charles C. Lemert


R


Kenton .


2d Monday in January, 1909.


Randolph W. Walton


R


Columbus


2d Monday in January, 1909.


Opha Moore


R


Howard Gilliard . .


R


Milford


2d Monday in January, 1909.


MILITARY STAFF.


Rank.


Name.


Position.


Residence.


Commander-in-Chief Brigadier-General ..


Andrew L. Harris A. B. Critchfield


Worthington Kautzman


Edward T. Miller . Charles C. Waybrecht . George W. Cunningham Joseph A. Hall.


Frederick M. Fanning .


Julius A. Blasis


Captain Captain


James H. Williams


George H. Wood


Captain Captain


Robert L. Dunning Miletus Garner.


Captain Captain


Chas. H. Bell


First Lieutenant .


Harry Moulton . Ben Chamberlain


Assistant Adjutant General Asst. Quartermaster Gen. . Aide-de-camp 8th Inf. Aid-de-camp 6th Inf. Surgeon. Aide-de-camp 1st Bat. En- gineers. . Aide-de-camp Bat. "A" Aide-de-camp 5th Inf. Aide-de-camp 3d Inf .. Aide-de-camp 1st Inf .... . Aide-de-camp 4th Inf. . Aide-de-camp 7th Inf. Aide-de-camp 2d Inf .. Aide-de-camp Troop ' B"


Eaton.


Shreve. Bellefontaine. Columbus. Alliance. Fostoria. Cincinnati.


Cleveland. Cleveland. Norwalk. Dayton Cincinnati. Columbus. New Lexington Lima. Columbus.


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The Governor.


THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


1


Corresponding Clerk . Messenger


Columbus


2d Monday in January, 1909.


.


Colonel Colonel


Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Major Captain


First Lieutenant


Governor .. Adjutant General, Quarter- master General and Chief of Staff


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The Governor.


TABLE SHOWING THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE GOVERNORS FROM 1787-1902.


Name.


Politics.


County.


Elected.


Served


Arthur St. Clair


Federalist


Territorial ...


Appointed by the


1787-1803


Edward Tiffin*į


Democrat


Ross


1803-1805


1804-1807


Thomas Kirker*


Democrat ..


Adams.


Acting ...


1807-1808


Samuel Huntington*+


Democrat


Trumbull


1808. . . . .


1809-1810


Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.#


Democrat


Washington


1810-1812


1811-1814


Othneil Looker*


Democrat


Hamilton


Acting ...


1814


Thomas Worthington **


Democrat


Ross


1814-1816


1815-1818


Ethan Allen Brown*}


Democrat


Hamilton


1818-1820


1819-1822


Allen Trimble*


Federalist


Highland .


Acting


1822


Jeremiah Morrow*+


Democrat


Warren


1822-1824


1823-1826


Allen Trimble.


Federalist


Highland.


1826-1828


1827-1830


Duncan McArthur*+


Federalist


Ross


1830. . .


1831-1832


Robert Lucas*


Democrat


Pike .


1832-1834


1833-1836


Joseph Vance*+


Whig


Champaign


1836.


1837-1838


Wilson Shannon .


Democrat


Belmont


1838. .


1839-1840


Thomas Corwin*#t§ Wilson Shannont .


Democrat


Belmont


1842.


1843-1844


Thomas W. Bartley*


Democrat


Richland


Acting . ..


1844


Mordecai Bartley*+


Whig


Richland


1844 . .


1845-1846


William Bebb


Whig


Butler


1846 ....


1847-1848


Seabury Ford*


Whig


Geauga


1848. .


1849-1850


Reuben Wood*


Democrat


Cuyahoga


1850-1852


1851-1853


William Medill*+


Democrat


Fairfield


1853 . . . .


1854-1856


Salmon P. Chase*§


Republican


Hamilton .


1855-1857


1856-1860


William Dennison, Jr*


Republican ..


Franklin


1859.


1860-1862


David Tod*


Republican ..


Mahoning


1861. .


1862-1864


John Brough*


Republican . .


Cuyahoga ...


1863 .


1864-1865


Charles Anderson*


Republican ..


Montgomery .


Acting


1866


Jacob Dolson Cox*+


Republican ..


Hamilton .


1865


1866-1868


Rutherford B. Hayest||


Republican ..


Hamilton


1867


1868-1872


Edward F. Noyes


Republican ..


Hamilton


1871.


1872-1874


William Allentt


Democrat ...


Ross .


1873.


1874-1876


Rutherford B. Hayest||


Republican .


Sandusky


1875


1876-1877


Thomas L. Young **


Republican .


Hamilton


Acting


1877-1878


Richard M. Bishop


Democrat .. .


Hamilton


1877.


1878-1880


Charles Fostert§


Republican .


Seneca


1879-1881


1880-1884


George Hoadley


Democrat


Hamilton


1883 . . . ..


1884-1886


Joseph B. Forakerį


Republican . Democrat .. .


Butler


1889 . . .


1890-1892


William McKinley, Jr*+||


Republican ..


Stark


1891-1893


1892-1896


Asa S. Bushnell


Republican


Clark


1895-1897


1896-1900


George K. Nash


Republican .


Franklin


1899.


1900-1904


Myron T. Herrick


Republican ..


Cuyahoga


1904.


1904-1905


John M. Pattison


Democrat . .


Clermont.


1905.


1906


*Governors so marked had previously served in the General Assembly. ¿Governors so marked also served in the Senate of the United States.


¡Governors so marked also served as Members of Congress from Ohio.


|| Governors so marked were subsequently elected President of the United States. §Governors so marked became Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.


.Governors so marked became Postmaster-General of the United States.


"Thomas Kirker, Speaker of the Senate, was called to act as Governor, vice Tiffin, resigned.


Hamilton


1885-1887


1886-1890


James E. Campbellt


Whig


Warren


1840.


1841-1842


Congress


GOVERNOR JOHN M. PATTISON.


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GOVERNOR JOHN N. PATTISON.


J OHN M. PATTISON was born near Boston, Clermont County, Ohio, June 13, 1847, being the son of a tenant farmer. The father was a just and upright man who loved the truth and hated iniquity. It was from this source of righteousness and from a Christian mother that Governor Pattison drew the character that distinguished him throughout the career that ended all too soon for his native state. Leaving the farm with his father as a youth, he went into business with him, owning and managing a country store. When he reached his sixteenth year he enlisted, a pure and delicate figure, in the Federal army, and faithfully discharged the dangerous duty of a soldier. The war ended, he returned to Ohio and began the finishing of the education founded. earlier in the little country school. Earning his own funds by teach- ing, and working as a field hand in harvest time, he was able to pay for a collegiate course at Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He graduated in the class of 1869, and directly thereafter he went into the Middle West, re- maining three years. While engaged in other business he studied law with such success that he was admitted to practice at Cincinnati in 1872. The following year witnessed his election as a member of the House of Repre- sentatives from Hamilton County, his vote being the greatest of all the can- didates. It was while a member of this body that he displayed the militant opposition to organized corruption in public office and a manly impatience with the lax administration of law. There was a condition in Cincinnat that called for the combined protest of the good men of all parties. A committee of twen- ty-five was named to fight the men who were responsible and drive them from office. It fell to Governor Pattison's lot to be chosen as the attorney for this committee. How well he performed his duty and how fearlessly, is a matter of history. After ten years of practice, which were marked by honesty to his clients, the young lawyer was invited to become one of the directors of the Union Central Life Insurance Company, of which he was elected vice-president and general manager. Henceforth the development and upbuilding of this in- stitution became his life work. Notwithstanding this he never failed to re- spond to the call of duty as a citizen. In 1890 the death of Thomas Q. Ashburn left a vacancy in the Clermont-Brown senatorial district. Much depended upon the political complexion of his successor, as the loss of the seat to the Dem- ocrats meant also loss of control in the Senate, before which many important party matters were pending. Called upon to lead the fight, Governor Pat- tison responded, and won a great victory. As a member of that body he gained fame for his eloquent struggle against the repeal of the Sunday laws, standing apart from his colleagues with inflexible determination. His de- mand that the people of Ohio, and not the office holders, be given the author- ity to decide this great question, finally resulted in the defeat of the bill. His reward, though unsought, came quickly, for he was nominated for Congress in the Sixth District in 1891, and was elected by a striking majority. As a congressman he offered the first bill appropriating funds to establish rural free mail delivery. He also made a vigorous fight against permitting the World's Fair at Chicago to remain open on Sunday, and his efforts were again as successful as they were in 1890. Leaving Congress he again returned to the task of conducting the affairs of the insurance company of which he later became president, and he had the satisfaction of witnessing its promotion to the front rank of the great concerns of its kind. Conditions in 1905 once more called him, like Cincinnatus, from the plow. Nominated for Governor over a field of splendid candidates by what was best in the state convention, he was chosen to lead a historic movement in the commonwealth's affairs. After one of the most notable campaigns in Ohio, he converted a Republican majority of 256,000 of the year before into a plurality of 43,000 for himself, for he was the only Democrat elected on the state ticket. It was a signal tribute to his high personal character, and his stand for moral principles as against mere partyism. Fate decreed that he should not live long to enjoy the fruits of his remarkable triumph. His health gave way after the campaign, and he had barely strength enough to withstand the ordeal of inauguration. Returning from the capitol that night he never returned again to the executive office. Lingering until the following June, he passed away at his country home, "Prow- mont," near Milford.


From his deathbed he directed the affairs of government until his weak body refused longer to respond to his indomitable will. His only message to the General Assembly, written within the shadow of the valley of death, of itself is an epitome of his life history. It is an appeal for all that should make men and governments better, and the world a finer place in which to live.


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The Lieutenant-Governor.


LIST OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS OF OHIO.


Years.


Names.


Counties.


1852-1854.


William Medill.


Fairfield. Lucas.


1854-1856.


James Myers .


Richland.


1856-1858.


Martin Welker.


Stark.


1858-1860.


Robert C. Kirk .


Knox.


1862-1864.


Benjamin Stanton


Logan.


1864-1866.


Charles Anderson


Montgomery.


1866-1868.


Andrew G. McBurney


Warren. .


1868-1870


John C. Lee.


Lucas.


1870-1872.


John C. Lee. .


Lucas.


1872-1874.


Jacob Mueller


Cuyahoga.


1874-1876.


Alphonso Hart.


Highland.


1876-1877.


Thomas L. Young


1877-1878.


H. W. Curtis (vice Young)


1878-1880.


Jabez W. Fitch.


1880-1882.


Andrew Hickenlooper


1882-1884.


Reese G. Richards


Jefferson. Stark.


1886-1888.


Robert P. Kennedy


Logan.


1888-1890.


Wm. C. Lyon


Licking.


1890. .


Elbert L. Lampson.


Ashtabula.


1890-1892.


Wm. V. Marquis (vice Lampson)


Logan. Preble.


1896-1900.


Asa W. Jones ...


Mahoning.


1900-1902.


John A. Caldwell.


Hamilton.


1902-1903


Carl L. Nippert.


Hamilton.


1903-1904.


Harry L. Gordon (vice Nippert)


Hamilton.


1904-1905.


Warren G. Harding


Marion.


1906.


Andrew L. Harris.


Eaton.


1892-1896.


Andrew L. Harris.


Cuyahoga. Hamilton.


1884-1886.


John G. Warwick


Hamilton. Cuyahoga.


1860- -1862.


Thomas H. Ford.


S. J. FLICKINGER.


Secretary to the Governor.


B ORN on a farm in Butler County, Ohio, February 14, 1849; worked on the farm until twenty-eight years of age. He is a son of Rev. Dr. Daniel Kumler Flickinger and Mary Lintner Flickinger. His father is a United Brethren minister, and at the age of 83 is still active, after having made twelve trips to Africa as a missionary. Mr. Flickinger's mother died when he was but four years of age, and he was reared by his grandparents on the Lintner farm.


Mr. Flickinger graduated at Otterbein University in 1872. He then taught school for three years, and afterwards took a postgraduate course at Cornell, and began newspaper work on the Dayton Journal in 1876. Two years later he was connected with the Ohio State Journal, passed through all the edi- torial departments, and was managing editor from 1884 to 1893. He was then connected with the Associated Press from 1893 to 1904, and then became the editor of the Dayton Journal, where he remained until July, 1906, when he was appointed secretary to the governor by Governor Harris.


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The Secretary to the Governor.


SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR.


The duties of the Secretary to the Governor are of a personal rather than a public character. The official compensation of $800.00 per annum is but a partial compensation. Prior to 1904 the title of this office was "Private Secretary to the Governor." The following list of private secretaries is apparently incomplete, as no sufficient record exists prior to 1867 of the gentlemen who acted in this capacity.


PRIVATE SECRETARIES FROM 1867 TO 1902.


Years.


Name.


Residence.


Secretary to Whom.


1867


F. A. Marble


Knox County.


Governor Cox. Governor Cox.


1867 . .


G. M. Bascom


Franklin County


1867-8. .


Wm. H. Busby


Franklin County.


Governor Cox.


1868-70.


Wm. R. Thrall


Franklin County


Governor Hayes.


1870-4.


John B. Neil


Franklin County


Governor Hayes.


1874-6 ..


John H. Putnam


Ross County ..


Governor Allen.


1876-7. .


Alfred E. Lee


Franklin County


Governor Hayes.


1877-8. .


Rodney Foos


Franklin County


Governor Young.


1878 . . . .


Robert F. Hurlburt.


Delaware County.


Governor Bishop.


1878-80.


R. H. Bishop


Hamilton County


Governor Bishop


1880-4. . |


Fred D. Mussey


Hamilton County


Governor Foster.


1884-5. .


. Daniel McConville, Jr.


Jefferson County


Governor Hoadley.


1885-6. . |


Frederick Green


Cuyahoga County


Governor Hoadley. Governor Foraker.


1890-2 .. |


Claude Meeker


Hamilton County


Governor Campbell.


1892-6. . |


James Boyle


Hamilton County


Governor Mckinley.


1896-9 ..


J. Linn Rodgers


Franklin County


Governor Bushnell.


1899 . .


Opha Moore (Acting)


Franklin County


Governor Bushnell.


1900-2 ..


F. N. Sinks


Franklin County


Governor Nash.


SECRETARIES TO THE GOVERNOR, 1904 TO DATE.


Years.


Name.


Residence.


Secretary to Whom.


1904-6. . 1906. . 1906-9. .


Tod B. Galloway Lewis B. Houck


Franklin County Knox County


Samuel J. Flickinger


Montgomery


Governor Herrick. Governor Pattison. Governor Harris.


1886-90. 1


Charles L. Kurtz


Athens County.


C. A. THOMPSON.


C. A. THOMPSON was born in Wayne County, W. Va., on the 4th day of September, 1870. When about three years of age he moved with his parents to Ironton, Ohio, where he has since resided. He graduated in the Ironton High School in the spring of 1886, and at the Ohio State Uni- versity with the class of 1892, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. The following year he took charge of the High School at Bement, Illinois, where he taught two years, returning to the Ohio State University and graduating in the law class of 1895, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, since which time he has practiced his profession at Ironton. He was appointed to the po- sition of City Solicitor of the city of Ironton to fill out the unexpired term of C. O. Rea, resigned, during the fall of 1896, and served in that capacity until the first Monday in May, 1903, being elected three times in succession. He was elected to represent Lawrence County in the 76th General Assembly, and re-elected to the 77th. In the organization of that body he was elected to the office of Speaker of the House, and served in that capacity during its first session. During the Spanish-American war, he was captain of Company I of the 7th O. U .. S. V. I. He was colonel of the 7th Regiment, O. N. G., from 1901 to 1906. At the Republican state convention held at Dayton, Ohio, Septem- ber 11-12, 1906, he was nominated for Secretary of State and elected to that office in November of that year. He was appointed January 1st to serve out the unexpired term of Hon. L. C. Laylin, resigned, and began his regular elective term January 14, 1907.


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The Secretary of State.


The Department of State is one of the most important divisions of the executive branch of the state government.


Under the Constitution of 1802, the Secretary of State was appointed by the General Assembly, and the duties of the office consisted mainly, to use the words of the old Constitution, in keeping a "register of all official acts and proceedings of the Governor."


· The office, however, under the Constitution of 1851, was made elec- tive, and elevated to the dignity of a department; and by virtue of that Constitution, and subsequent legislation thereunder, some of the most important executive and administrative functions of the state government are devolved upon this office.


The Secretary of State is made by law the custodian of the acts of the General Assembly, and under his supervision the same are printed and published, and by him all exemplifications of the same are required to be authenticated, and all commissions issued by the Governor to be countersigned.


In this office also, under general statutes, all incorporations are re- quired to be created. Recent legislation, requiring domestic and foreign corporations to file annual reports and imposing a franchise tax based upon capital stock, which the Secretary of State is required to collect and pay into the state treasury, makes this department one of great conse- quence and importance to the state.


The Secretary of State, by virtue of his office, is a member and the Secretary of the State Sinking Fund Commissioners, President of the Board of Printing Commissioners, member of the Decennial Board of Apportionment for legislative purposes, member of the State Board of Appraisers and Assessors, and of the State Building Commission.


He is also, by virtue of his office, made State Supervisor of Elections, and State Supervisor and Inspector of Elections, and as such has the power of appointment and removal of the members of the boards of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections in the various counties ; is required to collate and publish the election laws of the state; to determine the ar- rangement of the ballot, and prepare and furnish forms and instructions to the various county boards of elections ; to receive and file certificates of nominations, or nomination papers for presidential electors and state officers; to hear and determine objections or other questions as to the validity of such papers; to decide upon the validity of all nomination papers of a county, district, sub-division of the district or circuit, when the county, district or circuit board, authorized to pass upon these papers, fails to decide; and a decision of the Secretary of State upon these questions is final.


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The Secretary of State.


FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE.


The incumbents of the office under the old territory and since the organization of the state government were as follows:


Name.


Years.


*Winthrop Sargent


1788-1798


*Wm. H. Harrison .


1798-1799


*Charles Willing Byrd


1799-1803


** Wm. Creighton, Jr.


1803-1808


Jeremiah McLene


1808-1831


Moses H. Kirby


1831-1835


{B. Hinkson


1835-1836


Carter B. Harlan


1836-1840


William Trevitt


1840-1841


John Sloane


1841-1844


Samuel Galloway


1844-1850


Henry W. King


1850-1852


William Trevitt


1852-1856


James H. Baker


1856-1858


Addison P. Russell


1858 -- 1862


įBenjamin R. Cowen


1862


Wilson S. Kennon


1862-1863


Wm. W. Armstrong


1863-1865


§Wm. H. Smith


1865-1868


John Russell


1868-1869


Isaac R. Sherwood


1869-1873


Allen T. Wikoff


1873-1875


William Bell, Jr.


1875-1877


Milton Barnes


1877-1881


Charles Townsend


1881-1883


James W. Newman


1883-1885


James S. Robinson


1885-1889


ttDaniel J. Ryan


1889-1891


| |Christian L. Poorman


1891-1893


Samuel M. Taylor


1893-1897


Charles Kinney


1897-1901


Lewis C. Laylin


1901-1907


Carmi A. Thompson


1907-1909


*Secretary of the Northwest Territory.


** Resigned December, 1808. -


¡Resigned February, 1836.


¿Resigned May, 1862.


§Resigned January, 1868.


'ftResigned April, 1891.


| |Appointed April, 1891.


A glance at the above list of former Secretaries of State reveals the names of several who have not only attained distinction in public life, and in the world of letters, as in the case of William Henry Harrison,


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The Secretary of State.


President of the United States, and William Henry Smith, a well-known literateur and founder of the Associated Press, but of others as well, who have held important national positions.


THE PRESENT OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.


Office.


Name.


County.


Chief Clerk


Tom D. Binckley


Statistician


Durward C. Cain


Perry. Noble.


Assistant Statistician.


G. I. Gardiner


Wayne.


Stationery Clerk.


John P. Maynard.


Fayette.


Recording Clerk


Ed. C. Martin.


Champaign.


Assistant Recording Clerk


Edward Hummel


Hamilton.


Proofreading and Com. Clerk.


John G. Smock


Montgomery.


Corporation Clerk


Calvin W. Reynolds


Lawrence.


Assistant Corporation Clerk.


Henry W. Frillman.


Franklin.


Corporation Fee Clerk.


Henry G. Bohl.


Washington.


Assistant Corporation Fee Clerk


Frank M. Lasley


Stenographer


Benton Morrow.


Jackson. Franklin


Corporation Stenographer


Grace M. Jones


Lawrence.


Superintendent of Book Room


W. G. McCartney


Ashtabula.


Shipping Clerk


Edward W. Hirsch


Franklin.


Mailing Clerk


Fred H. Caley


Summit.


WALTER D. GUILBERT.


W ALTER D. GUILBERT was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, of French- Irish ancestors, and was reared on a farm. His great-grandfather on the maternal side settled in Maryland about 1750 and played an active part in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded several times, and at the battle of Brandywine only escaped capture by the thoughtfulness of his com- rades, who carried the wounded man to a swamp and securely hid him until the British had withdrawn. The father of Mr. Guilbert came to this country from France when a youth and settled in Guernsey County.


The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools and at We- nona Academy, Illinois. He was twice elected auditor of Noble County, Ohio, and proved himself a most capable official. In 1888 he became chief clerk in the Auditor of State's office, continuing in that position until 1896, when he succeeded to the important office of Auditor of State, having been nom- inated by the Republican party and elected in the fall of 1895. In his career as a public officer, Mr. Guilbert is a genial, patient and painstaking official, combining with these virtues an earnest intention to perform his duties in such a manner as to insure the best results for the people of Ohio. It is no flattery to say that his manner of transacting the business of his depart- ment has made him one of the most popular men who ever occupied a posi- tion in the state capitol. He was renominated unanimously in 1899 and elected by an increased plurality for a second term. In 1903 Mr. Guilbert was unani- mously chosen by his party, and was elected by an increased majority for a third term, on which he entered in January, 1904. Mr. Guilbert has been active in the affairs of his party, having served as chairman of his county committee for a number of years, and as a member of the State Executive Committee. He was a delegate to the national Republican convention in 1888 and also in 1904. Mr. Guilbert was married February 5, 1868, to Miss Mary L. Jordan, of Noble county. They have a family of three children, two sons and one daugh- ter. He is connected with a number of secret and social organizations, being a Mason, a Knight Templar, a 32d degree Mason, a member of the Mystic Shrine, of the I. O. O. F., of the K. of P., and I. O. R. M.


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The Auditor of State.


DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR.


The Auditor of State is elected every four years, and is the chief accounting officer of the state. No money can be paid into or out of the State Treasury except upon his warrant. He is custodian of all field notes, maps, records, documents, papers and implements of every de- scription relating to or used in the survey of the public lands within the state, and is required by law to keep a record of deeds executed by the Governor. He is required to prepare all forms and instructions for county officers, and county officials are required, by law, to use such blanks and obey such instructions. He is required to audit all requi- sitions, vouchers and claims against the state, and pass upon the validity and correctness of the same before issuing his warrant on the State Treasury for payment. He is required to direct suit to be brought against delinquent revenue officials, and look after and see to the collection of all claims in favor of the state. He may remit illegal taxes or penalties and direct that tax duplicates be corrected.




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