Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1896 — DEMOCRATIC County Convention! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DEMOCRATIC County Convention!

The Democratic voters of the various townships in Jasper county, Indiana, will meet in mass con vention at their respective voting places SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896, and elect delegates to the Democratic County Convention, to be held at Rensselaer, Indiana, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1896, to nominate a county ticket to be voted for at the November election, and to elect delegates to the State and Distr ct Co iveutions. The apportionment will be o e deles gate for each ten votes cast for William R. Myers at the election of 1890, |but no township or pre., cinct shall have less than two delegates The various townships and precincts are entitled to deles ga*es as follows: Hanging Grove, 3 Gillam 2 VV alker, 6 Barkley—East Precinct, 2 West “ 3 Marion,—lst 5 “ 2d 5 “ 3d ’ 6 “ 4th 7 Jordan 2 Newton, ... .6 Keener, 2 Kankakee, v. Wheatfield, 6 Carpenter—East, 5 “ West, 3 “ South, 3 Union, 4 Milroy, 4 Good speakers will be present. D. W. SHIELDS. A. Nowels, Chairman. Secretary.

The General Van-Rensselaer Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

The General Van Rensselaer Chapter,Daugh. ters of the Amer ican Revolution, was organized at ths residence of Mrs. Alfred McCoy February

27, 1896, with a membership ot [fourteen. The following offeers i were appointed to serve two y t are; I Regent, Mrs. r| ’. J. McCoy Vice Regent, “ A. PurcupileRec. Sec’y, “ G. E. Murray. Cor “ “ Vai Seib. Treasurer, “ C. C. Starr. Registrar, '* Rob’ 4 Rana'e. j Historian, Miss Susie Parker. | The Chapter was named in honoi I of Gen. Robert Vanßehsselaer, the i father of ths founder of our city Due notice will be given of al meet "gs | Two more men have been addec Ito the force of the n -w cigar facfactory.

On Friday night of last week a well attended ineetina| of Democrats was held in W. R. Newels' office, and placed in nomination the Democratic City Ticket, which is paced at the head of our columns to-day. The Republican convens tion held on Monday evening co’d not, and therefore failed to improv,. upon it. The ticket is composed of tnterprising citizens, imbued as well with the spirit of retrenchment. John Egei, for Mayor, is a well k r own business man who, if elected, will watch closely the interests of the people. No wild-cat schemes would escape his vigilance and op position. The gentlemen named for Clerk, Treasurer a. d Marshal, are well fitted for the positions to wLich they have been nomina ed, and, if elected, will endea.or to discharge their respective ddties to the sat:sfaction of th » people. The candidates for councilmen are each and all gentlemen of experience and largely interested in the progress of the city. Enterprising, they will at the same time, if elected, see to it that there be no extravagant propositions entertained, nor wasteful expenditures allowed. They would conduct the affairs of the city in the interest of the whole people thereof, and not ot the behest of partisans and favorites. ihrouch the exertions of the numerous contestants for nominations, the Republican city convention was respectable in dimensions.

Just now the Republican presidential competitors are saying meaner things of each other than Democrats ever did.

In the seven months ended Jan. 31, 1896, the exports of manui actures from the United States amounted in value to $126,892,461, against $104,607,101 during the corresponding period in the year previous. This is the largest exportation of American manufactures for the same numbei |of months in the country's history. The year 1896 began most auspiciously with exports of American manufactures, amounting in value in January to $18,732,547, against $13,101,738 i>. January, 1895. At this rate of increase the export* of American ma lutacture* for the current year will exceed 8350,000,000.

See call for Democratic County Convention—the only correct call published. As it appears in the “Sheaf” and “Pilot" Union 'ownshin is left out. We trust that the Democracy of the several townships will see to it that they have lull representation ia that body. The Democratic party will come out of the contest withljincreased strength. It will outlive the calumnies heaped upon it by the opposition parties because it has not wholly extricated the country from the quagmires in which it was placed by these same parties. Now is not tiie time to falter. The fa’thful Democrat will not have to retrace his steps, nor sorrow for having gone after false ’gods. Stand fast and true! *• ■ * ♦— -• ......... 1 1 m for free commerce with all natims, political connections with none, and little or no diplomatic establishment. Thomas Jefferson