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tendency of one of our largest counties, having two
hundred schools, his resignation as principal of schools was
reluctantly accepted. He was re-elected county
superintendent by a large majority in 1895. Professor
Jackson is acknowledged by leading educators to be one of
the best county superintendents in the state. He ![]() was appointed on the state normal board by Governor
Holcomb, and this appointment met the hearty approval of the
educational public. In 1886 he was married to Miss Bernice
M. Thompson, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, who is an
accomplished lady. This union has been blessed with three
bright children, a boy and two girls. He and his wife are
members of the Methodist Episco- |
pal church. Mr. Jackson will be the eighth superintendent of public instruction for Nebraska and is the first to defeat a republican candidate. He has at heart the cause of education, and his energetic, methodical persistence will be directed with the tact that has won his successes in the past and presents bright promise for the future. SECRETARY OF STATE.
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nomination for state senator of his district in 1894, but
declined. He was nominated at the state convention of his
party in 1896 on the first ballot, for secretary of state,
and was triumphantly elected by a majority of 14,564. Mr.
Porter cast his first vote on presidential ![]() issues in 1884 for James G. Blaine, but ever since has
been an ardent adherent of the independent or populist
party. He is a plain, straightforward, honest man, respected
by all, and very popular among his political associates. |
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