Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — FOR JOINT-REPRESENTATIVE [ARTICLE]

FOR JOINT-REPRESENTATIVE

Editor Sentinel —Flease announce that Sid. Sch'nlauti is the uuanimouchoice of the Democracy of .1 ackson township for joint-representative from Jasper and Newton. He is a staunch Democrat seven days in the week, capable, honest, and would employ his energies in the interest,of the masses ns against the classes. Jackson Township Democrat. Mt. Ayr, July 25 189-1. “Billy-goat" John Mon succeeded in butting “Kid” Landis off tlie congression, 1 track, and in the rebound from the oxertion fell off himself. A new convention has been called to meet at a new place, and a complete new outfit of delegates aie tc be selected. Rascally t ain and delegation thieves are to he ignored. • - In his letter aeclining the congressional nomination endured him by the recent “bob-tail” convention, “Billy .goat” Johnston Bays: “Personal interests ought to be sacrificed to the welfare of the country.— Prompted by these considerations and in view of recent developments in thepolit. ical situation, I am constrained to decline the nomination so generously tendered me."

The “recent developments in the political situation,” alluded to was the large and harmonious Democratic Congressional Conv ntion which met in Hammond the d iy following that of the “bob-tail" fiasco and pi: oed in nomination ex-sena-tor Zimmerman. The “Kid" insisted thu 4 he was fairlv the nominee and would nev •rdr w off—never! The day previous to the assembling of the Democratic convention the “Billy-goat”!personally pressed his claims b«fore the b .b-tail convention. Saturday following the nomination of Mr Zimmerman the “kid” deemed it beßt to yield to the “butting-off* process. CloseD folio ving the “kid”, without an opponent within his lines to divide his vote come- Billy with the announcement that “in view of recent developments it the political situation”—the nomination of Mr. Zimmerman by the Democracy—“l am constrained to decline the nomina tion so generously tendered me.” Ajl right, so far, now (rot out a victim that will face the music. Our “undertaker” is au exp' rt in his profession and will guarantee t .e prompt and proper interment of his i | ponent.