Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1880 — Greenback Congressional Convention [ARTICLE]

Greenback Congressional Convention

A delegate Convention of the Na tional Greenbaek Labor party of the 10th Congressional district of the State of Indiana, will be held at Monticello, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1880, at which i time and place a candidate for Coni gress to be voted for in October, 1880, will be nominated, and such othel '■ business as will be proper in the premises be transacted. The convention will assemble at 10 o’clock a. m.. at the Court House in said town. The basis of representation will be as follows, to-wit: One delegate for each 100 votes or fraction thereof greater than 50 cast for Henley James for Secretary of State in 1878, and one delegate at large for each county. The apportionment of delegates is as follows: Counties. -Deb Lake, - - - tn Porter, - - ' Newton, -•- • "a Jasper, - - • ' Pulaski, - - ‘ / Fulton, Cass, - Carroll, White, - - - - » Benton, - - - 6 Total, ... 67 The several counties of the district will select their delegates at their county nominating conventions if the same are held prior to the meeting of the Congressional Convention; if not, then all voters in the several counties composing the district, who oppose the National Bank monopoly, are in favor of the soil for the people, of all money, either coin or paper, to be issued by the government direct, and made a full legal tender, who are in favor of the emancipation of labor, and opposed to all jobs and corruptions in the administration of our government, will meet at a central point in their several counties on Saturday, the 15th day of May, 1880, and select delegates to represent them at the Congressional Convention, as above. By order of the Congressional Central Committee. ROBERT GREGORY. Ch’n. Walt. S. Hartman, Sec’y. Monticello, Feb. 20,1880.

Oysters, by can or dish, at R. E. Spencer & Co’s. Butter Scotch, at R. E. Spencer & Co’s. R. E. Spencer & Co. have received another invoice of fresh candies. The highest price will be paid for Wheat and Rye at the Rensselaer Mills. Ralph Fendig is selling all kinds of Ladies’Fancy Good.? at less than cost. Go and see. R. E. Spencer & Co. is the only firm in town that make fresh Butter Scotch, and lee Cream Candy and Taffy. Take your plows to Roberts & Bro. They are now ready for that kind of work. Take your plows to Roberts & Bro., and have them sharpened and put in readiness for the spring work. Every Lady whoexaminesthe goods at Fendig’s exclaims, “O, how pretty I And so cheap!!” Plow work a specialty at Roberts & Bro’s blacksmith shop. None but the best of material used. The handsomest and cheapest Dry Goods in town are at Fendig’s. And don’t you forget it. Sugar, Coffee, Teas and Spices, at bottom prices, at C. C. Starr’s new Cash Store. Fendig desires all indebted to him to call and make payment at an early day and save costs. He has waited patiently, and intends soon placing’all accounts in proper hands for collection. Having the agency of 500 leading periodicals, the undersigned can furnish them to single subscribers at Club rates. No waiting to form clubs. Subscriptions received at any time tor any post office in America. — Also agent for The Democratic Sentinel. A. W. COLE, at the Post Office.

Attention Farmers; —Spring will soon be here, and now is the time to gather up your plows and take them to the blacksmith shop and have them sharpened and put in shape for the spring plowing. Roberts & Bro., are prepared to do that kind of work on short notice and at reasonable rates.