Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1878 — Meeting of Democratic Central Committee. [ARTICLE]

Meeting of Democratic Central Committee.

The members of the Democratic Central Committee of Jasper county, Indiana, are requested to meet at rooms of Committee, in Rensselaer, on Saturday. May 18th, 1878, to transact such business as will come before the committee. JAMES H. LOUGHI'fDGE, Chairman. Ira W. Yeoman, Scc’y.

John Morrissey is dead. Tha blue-blooded grandson of his grandfather, Ben. Harrison, who thinks it a crime to be poor, is the choice of the radical ‘Ting” of Jasper eounty for United States Senator. Richard \Y. Thompson, Secretary of thd Navy, indorses Maj. Wiiilam HCalkins, member of Congress from trom this District. Maj. Calkins’ indorsers ure all baid-money tueu, Gen. Janies Shields, in a recent interview with the Kansus City [Mo] Times, says he would not liuve acviep'ted the position of Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, but that he would gratefully accept for the few remaining years of bis lift an appointment ns Brigadier-General on the retired list. If the Republicans hold thedisiricsts which they new have, and carry ,ouit esu districts new represented by Deni • erats, they will have a majority of one u the next House of Representatives. — Journal. “Pat, what are you doing there?”— “Hunting rats, aur.” “How many have you got?” “Faith, whin I git this wan and two more, stir, I’ll have three, sur.”- -India News. Read the resolution, written by Bro. James, introduced by Mr. Yan't Woud, and adopted by the radical convention last Saturday. Then turn from it and peruse on our iirst page irticles under the heads —“Can We , Resume?”—“Financial System—Who ; Reap our Benefits?“ The true situa- ! tlon of affairs with the people is there . exposed. Many who have mortgages . held by loau agencies will recognize , tho faithful reuresentation. Read . and ponder!

Editor Sentinel: 1 understand that the Republican County Convention placed me on its Central Committee for this county. It was done without any authority from me. lam un Independent, Greenback*!- in principle, and expect to labor for the success of said party. I therefore Respectfully decline the appointment. PETER FOULKS. There is an expression of manhood in the abova which may oe properly imitated by some others to whom the same “sop” has been thrown. It is designed as a “bait,” should and will be resented as an iusult and declined by such as have a correct conception of tho motives that prompted the appointments.