Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1878 — Meeting of tho Jasper County National Greenback Central Committee. [ARTICLE]

Meeting of tho Jasper County National Greenback Central Committee.

Pursuant to call the National Greenback Central Committee met in the office o' Thomas Boroughs, Saturday, May 18th, 1878, and was cailed to or der by the chairman who stated the object of the meeting. On motion it was determined to hold a Delegate Convention to be composed of two delegates from each township in the county, and one ad ditional delegate for every fifty votes, or fractional vote of twenty five, polled in said county in 1876. and the same number of alternates. This basis will make the convention consist of 68 delegates and 68 alternates, as follows: Townships. Dele- Alter- Total, gates. nates. Hanging Grove. 4 4 8 Gillam. 5 5 10 Walker. 4 4 8 Barkley. 6 6 12 Marion, 12 12 24 Jordan, 5 5 10 Newton, 4 4 8 Keener, 3 3 6 Kankakee, 3 3 6 Wheat field, 3 3 7 Carpenter, 12 12 24 Milroy, 3 3 6 Union, 4 4 8 68 68 136 On motion, Resolved, That the National Greenback Party of Jasper county, Indiana, meet iu convention at the Court House in Rensselaer, on the 22d day of June, 1878, to nominate a county ticket Resolved, That the several townships hold their primary meetings on Saturday, June 15th, 1878, to choose delegates to the county cbnvention. The committee then filled the vacaneies in the central committee by appointing--for Newton township, Calvin White and Daniel Brown; Milroy, Peter Foulks and John A. Benson; Barkley, George H. Brown, Jr.; Walker, Lorenzo Tinkum. Resolved, That the secretary furnish a copy of these proceedings to the Rensselaer Union, Democratic Sentinel, and Remington Times with a request to have the same published. There being no further business, adjourned subject to call of chairman of the central committee.

THOMAS BOROUGHS,

Chairman.

C. P. Hopkins, Secretary.