Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1882 — SENATORIAL CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

The Democratic Senatorial Convention met in Foster’s Hall, at Good laud, on Saturday, August It, 1882. and was called to order by Charles H. Trice. On motion of Patrick Keefe, of Newton county, Senator Geurge Major, of Benton cuunty, was elected chairman, and in • four well timed remarKs thaeked the convention for ihe honor conferred, whereupon D. J. Eastburn, sis the Newson County News, was ckesen as Secretary. On motion a committee consisting of WB. Hixon, Patrick Keefe ani Charles H.‘ Price were appointed by the chair to r- port to the convention the Mgs* her of votes to which each oounty was entitled. Said committee reported that the several eountlee were emit ed.to representation as follows: Benton 13-Jasperß; Newton 7. Fred Hoover, of Jasper ceunty, was then placed in nomination for Senater by C- H. Price, and the nomination was seconded by delegates from Beaton and Newton counties, whereupon, on motion, Mr. Hoover was declared the unanimous choice of the convention as its candidate for Senator. Mr. Hoover was loudly called for and thanked the convention for the honor, and stated that he should make a thorough oanvass of the district and expected to be elected. Harmony prevailed throughout the entire proceeding. The same officers presided over the Judicial convention, and William Darroch, was placed in nomination for Prosecutor. The gentlemen are well qualified for the positions for which they are candidates, and in their election the people would make up mistake.

PRETTY GOOD, AND CORRECT. • -Our naighDor, anxious no doubt that his readers may have a just es. timate of the two platforms, and in that they may compare the same, places the planks on the submission question 3ide t>y side* and, in italic headline over the Democratic plank very correctly pronounces it “God’s Truth,” and in italic headline, over the Republican plank, it is very properly and correctly stigmatized as “Sittan’s Soph stry.” Evidently our neighbor is badly demoralized over the platform of his party. Good Lord and good people, we express no opinion on the merits of i the prohibition amendments, but in ! older to secure your votes we assure you that “reposing tmsi in the peo' pie as the fointain of power” (taffy * we expert to get them. If we fail, it is possible we may cease “reposing trust in the people as the fountain o l power,” und steal the power from the fountain us wo did in 187(3. “Remonr her Fraud Hayes. "—Proper construction of the Republican platfor u.

Tne Secretary of the Reepublieun County Coram'ttee has severed his connectiou with the Rensselaer He publican and established himself in lowa. This leaves the Secretaryship of the radical committee vacant. In tlii3 week’s Republican uncle Dick Rrlph announces iiis resignation of the Secretaryship of the Greenback committee. We would suggest, uncle Dick for the vacancy in the radical committee occasioned by the removal of Mr. Overacker.