1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 565is a fine type of the young Anierican,. and will appeal to all"who believe that the best'ideals can'be realized in character.His competitors were foemen worthy of his steel and to havebeen preferred to them is a great tribute to-him."The Indianapolis Star noted that Bro. Miller's managersurged his nomination because he was "a particularly clean;man, both in politics and morals, and this kind of advertisementhad effect. The fact that as a legislator he bolted theparty caucuses on measures that did not meet his approvalstrengthened instead of injured him. .\ great many delegatess,aid: 'Here is another Teddy Roosevelt kind of aman who will dare to do what he thinks is right, even if it.does not please his party.'"The Star also said: "Hugh Miller does not ascribe all ofhis success to the political friends who worked for him. Hesays that in no little degree did the members of his collegefraternity conduce to the result which the ballots of the stateconvention showed." Speaking for the hosts of members of* A© throughout thecountry whohave the pleasure of being personallyacquainted with him, the editors of THE SCROLL desireto offer to Bro. Miller hearty congratulations and best wishes.The Indiana • state Republican ticket includes three PhiDelta Thetas—all members of Indiana Gamma, viz.; HughTh. Miller, nominee for lieutenant-governor; Fassett. A. Cotton,nominee for re-election as superintendent of- public instruction,and John V. Hadley nominee for re-election asjudge of the supreme court. The other Republican nomineefor judge of the supreme court is a De Pauw 2 X, the nomineefor secretary of state is a Purdue K 2, the' nominee forstate treasurer is an Indiana University * K *, while theother nominees we believe are "barbs."PHI DELTA THETA CONGRESSMEN.In the present, the 58th, congress, which holds until March4, 1905, * A® has twelve members—one senator and elevenrepresentatives. The senator is J. C. S. Blackman, Center,'57; representative in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th and 48th congress,and senator from Kentucky from March 4, 1885, toMarch 4, 1897, and since March 4, 1901. The eleven * A ©representatives in this congress are as follows:FROM GEORGIA—Second district, J. M. Griggs, Vanderbilt,'81 (ssth, s6th, 57th and 58th congresses). Eighth district,W. M. Howard, Georgia, '77 (ssth, s^th, 57th, 58th),