Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1882 — PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Pursuant to call, the convention met in the Court House Square at Winaraac, on Tuesday, August 22d, 1882, and was called to order, at 1 o’ clock p. m., by A. B. Crampton, E3p.» chairman of the Democratic Congressional Central Committee. Judge D. D. Dykemati, of Cass county, was elected permanent chairman, and Charles H. Price, of Jasper county, secrotary, and all the editors of Democratic papers in the district present, were elected aseistant secretaries. The roll of counties was then called and all of the'm were found to be represented. A committee on Resolutions was appointed, as follows: Lake county, John Lehman, Porter ” John Welch. Newton “ Thomas Boswell. Jasper “ David Gray. Pulaski “ Wra. H. Thompson Fulton “ Isaiah ConnerCass “ John C. Nelson. . Carroll “ John C. Odell. Wito “ Eli Herman. Benton “ Patrick Keefa-

Upon the roll of' counties being caHed, the following gentlemen were placed in nomiuatioD: Fon- Thomas .7. Wood, of Lake county; Hon Milo R. Smith, of Fulton county; Hon Samuel R Jacobs, or Cass county; and Hon. George Burson, of Pulaski county. The first ballot resulted as follows; Wood, 68; Jacobs, 44; Smith 89; Burson 16. The number of deles gates to tie convention being 158, eighty votes were necessary to a choice. Before the next ballot was taken, Jacobs. Smith and Burson withdrew their names from the convention, whereupon the Hon’ Thomas J. Wo id was declared the unaeimous choice of the convention as its candidate lor congress, amid loud .shouts of enthusiasm from all parts of the assembled multitude. Mr Wood being ioudly called tor, approached the stand and made a stirring speech, thanking the convention for the distinguished honor conferred upon him; he said that he would untiringly, labor to secure his election, and expressed the belief that lut would carry the democratic, panner to victory. He was followed by Mayor Jacobs, Hon. Geo. Burson, Pi of liol como, candidate for Supt. of Public Instruction, and Judge Dykeman; all of who made excellent speeches’ The committee on resolutions, through their chairman Judge John (j. Nelson, submitted the following lej-oif: “Your committee appointed on resolutions would respectfully sulinit, the platform adopted at the State Convention of the Democratic party held at Indianapolis on the 2d day of August, U-82, as the platform of this convention, and ask that the same oe affirmed and adopted by thm convention.” Said report was adopted by the convention. The convention wtis the largest l hat has been held for years. Every comity being represented by earnest and intelligent men. Harmony marked the entire proceedings of the con vention, and the best of feeling prevailed. Everyone seemed to feel that with such a candidate as Thojnas J. wood to carry the standard of our party, the Tenth Congressional District will be snatched from the pyratn d of Republican districts next November. Concerning Mr. Wood the Logatipport Pharos says; “This gentleman is aged about forty, and socially is much like Willard Nash’ H.is an attorney by profession, and stands at the head of the bar at #rown Point. Personally he makes a good impression at the start, and an acquaintance im proves the good opinion one gai»s ©f him. He is rather large of stature, with dark hair, light whiskers and a flue form. H© makes a good ©poech and talks well in private conversation. As a bolitical canvasser It is said of him that he hss no superior between the lakes and the Ohio river. In his own county he car.not be beaten. Lake county gives usually a majority of nine hundred republicanIn the face of this fact, Wood wa u elected Prosecuting Attorney of that county some years ago by 350 majority. Two years later his majority was 900. Four years after*that when he run Tor th,- senate from Lake and Porter counties, hi* majority was more than two hundred. These counties give for the republican stale ticket a majority of 1,509. Wood’s popularity is credited to his winning personal ways and to the fact that in his official eats he has never gone bacit o« his constituents’ He has the greatest influence with the German people, and can count on receiving their solid support. In Lake and Porter alone this vote amounts to about 2,400, of which probably 1,200 are republican. A German from Lake, who supported DeMotte in 1880, told us that Wopd would receive three-fourths of the votes of the German republicans in case he received the nomination. If this proves true, his election is assured- ” Kentlaml News: At the democratic representative convention, held at Rose I.awn lasj Saturday, Mr. Thos, Bust, ell was nominated as candidate for tue legislature. Mr. Buswell is a thrifty, honest farmer, of Washington township, Newton county.. He is a man of strict integrity and good ability. He appreciates the wants of all classes of people in the district and if elected will ruako an able ren- -*