Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1912 — DEMOCRATS NOMINATE THEIR COUNTY TICKET. [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATS NOMINATE THEIR COUNTY TICKET.

Mel# Convention at Court House Monday Afternoon hud Placed Full Ticket fa the Field. Tyr.-; t r * ■ '• The democratic.'county convention was held Monday afternoon In the east court room. County chairman Littlefield called the convention to ord er and the committee on organization reported the selection of J. J. Hunt for permanent chairman and C. A. Tuteur for permanent secretary. J. J. McCullough, Felix Irwin and H. E. Remley tellers. v The credentials committee reported no contests. B. F. Alter placed Ed Lane, of Newton township, in nomination for treasurer and the nomination was made by acclamation. E. P. Honan placed the name of William I. Hoover, of Marion township, -in nomination for sheriff. This nomination ~was also made by acclamation. For recorder two names were placed before the convention. Simon Fendig proposed the name of S. D. Clark, of Wheatfleld, stating that he had three times led. the democrats to success in a republican township. George O. Stembel placed John Bowie in nomination, saying that he was a wheel horse in the party and had always contributed liberally to the success of democratic . candidates. The ballot resulted: S. D. Clark 114 John Bowie 8 After the vote for recorder had been taken and before the count had started, Mr, Stembel secured the attention of the chairman and announced that when Walker township democrats were to select delegates two men were present and that one of the men was in the convention bearing the authority to vote the strength of the township, which be had done, notwithstanding there was another Walker township democrat in the convention who. favored the nomination of a different candidate from the one that was getting the entire vote. Mr. Honan moved that the two democrats split the vote. The motion carried, but the ballot had already been cast Chairman Hunt ruled that it should stapd, although Mr. Stembel protested it County Commissioner Hershman admitted that he had cast the vote on the authority of the township chairman. The total delegate vote to the convention was 123, but Milroy was not represented and there were only 121 votes in the convention* Marion I. Adams placed Yeoman in nomination for surveyor and his nomination was made by ac clamation. ' v John C. McCullough placed tbe name of Dr. A. P. Rainier,- of Remington, in nomination ter coroner. For commissioner of the 2nd distrlc* J. A. McFarland placed the name of Chkfles Stackhouse in nomination and he'was made tbe nominee by acclamation. * For tbe 3rd commlbsioners’ district Jacob Wagner placed A. H. Dickinson, of Carpenter township, in nomination, and he was nominated by acclamation. E. P. Honan moved that in tbe event of a vacancy for any reason during the campaign the county committee be authorized to fill tbe ticket Mr. Honan iMMotoved that the rooster be adopted as tbe emblem of tbe party and the motion prevailed with a unanimous “crow ” Tbe convention was well attended, thoroughly harmonious and a very good convention for a minority party planning fpr defeat