Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1886 — The Democratic Sate[?]n vention! [ARTICLE]

The Democratic Sate[?]n vention!

Call of the State Committee. Indianapolis, J uly 21,1886. The voters of Indiana who are desirous of co-operating with the Democracy in the support of its principles and nominees are invited to participate in the meetings called throughout the State for the purpose of selecting representatives to attend a delegate convention to be held in the city of Indidiauapolis, at 10 o’clock *v m., Wednesday, August 11, 1886, for the purpose of adopting a platform of principles and the nomination of candidates to be supported for the following offices: Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Judge of the Supreme Court, (3d District), Clerk of the Supreme Court, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction. and for such other matters as may be presented to the convention. The ratio of representation will be as heretofore fixed by the Executive Committee in its circular letter of June 9,1886, and authorized by this committee, which ratio is and will be as follows: One delegate for each 200 votes cast for Governor Isaac P. Gray in November, 1884, and o e for each fraction of over 100. (Jasper county is entitled to five delegates). The delegates from each Congressional District w.'ll meet on the evening prior to the convention, at places to be hereafter announced by the c nnmittee, for the puruose of selecting and reporting to the convention: One Committeeman on Permanent Organization. One Committeeman on Credentials. One Committeeman on Platform and Resolutions. One Vice President of the Convention. One Assistant Secretary of the Convention. One member of the State Central Committee. Eb. Henderson, Chairman. J osefh S. Riley, Secretary.