Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1914 — REPUBLICANS NOMINATE EXCELLENT TICKET [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS NOMINATE EXCELLENT TICKET

Large Crowd Present at Convention Today and Much Enthusiam is Shown.

THE TICKET. For County Clerk, JUDSON H. PERKINS, - Marion Township. For Auditor, JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Marion Township. For Treasurer, CHARLES V. MAY, Carpenter Township. For Sheriff, B. D. McOOLLY, Marion Township. For Assessor, GREENLEAF THORNTON, Newton Township. \ County Surveyor, C. J. HOBBS, Barkley Township. For Coroner, DR. C. E. JOHNSON, Marion Township. The Republican county convention was held in the opera house in Rensselaer Monday afternoon, the capacity of the house being taxed to its utmost to hold the crowd in attendance. The convention was called to order by County Chairman Geo. H. McLain, who made a brief tall(, encouraging all to work together for republican success this fall. Dr. A G. Oatt, county secretary, read the call. The committee on permanent organization, by its chairman, W. E. Peck, recommended that J. D. Allman be the permanent chairman; A. G. Catt, secretary. Mr. Allman took the chair and presided during the remainder of the convention. Moses Leopold, as chairman of the resolutions committee, reported the following resolutions, which were adopted with a unanimous “aye”: _ We, the republicans of Jasper county, Indiana, in county convention assembled, renew our allege iance to the principles of the republican party. • We believe that under the practicable application of those principles the wonderful material progress of l\ur country has been made. The republican party since its formation has always advocated that the best interests of all our people can best be subserved by

the application of protective tariff laws that equally protect the laboring man, the farmer, the producer of raw materials and the manufacturer. That we are heartily in favor of the reinactment of a protective tariff law that will.protect the farmers of oue country from the importation of farm products from foreign countries and thaffwill protect our laboring men from the cheap labor of Europe. We condemn the policy of the present administration for the tariff laws enacted by it that have depreciated the value of the products of the American farm and have lost employment to more than two million American workmen and that have made possible the formation of a second Coxey’s Army. We condemn the foreign policy of the present administration.We condemn the present democratic state administration that has increased our taxation without giving us any return therefor, the taxes derived from said increase being used for the purpose of paying salaries for office holders filling unnecessary offices and useless commissions. The state debt is being constantly increased and thousands of dollars have been borrowed and are now being borrowed to defray the expenses of the state. Resolved, that we therefore pledge ourselves to do all in our power to redeem the State and the nation from the dominant control of the democratic party and to restore the republican party to power and thus bring about a renewal of universal prosperity. The committee on credentials reported no contests. The following were appointed as a committee of tellers: A. L. Jensen, H. B. Brown, J. W> Stevens, R. D. Thompson, W. R. Geier, and George Foulks. Chas. G. Spitler placed in nomination for clerk, Judson H. Perkins, of Marion township. He was nominated by acclamation. J. N. Leatherman placed J. PHammond, of Mariofn township, in nomination for auditor, and he Was given the nomination by acclamation. Beit Cowgill, of Carpenter township, placed Charles V. May, of Carpenter township, in nomination, and A. L. Jensen, of Wheatfield township, placed John T. Biggs, of Wheatfield township, before the convention for treasurer. The ballot resulted as follows: Charles V. May 78,John T. Biggs 76. Mr. Biggs moved that the nomination be made unanimous. For sheriff four men were placed before the convention: Isaac Wells and William Gratner, of Barkley; B. D. MtaColly, of Marion, and C. A. Gundy, of Union. The ballot for sheriff resulted as follows: MeColly 100; Gratner 35, Gundy 15, Wells 4. For assessor J. E. Moore, of Barkley; John O’Connor, of Marion; and Greenleaf L, Thornton, of Newton. The ballot resulted: Thornton 92, Moore 19, O’Connor 39, J. Q. Lewis 2. Mr. O’Connor moved that the nomination of Mr. Thornton be made unanimous and the motion was carried. Alex. L. Jensen placed the name of Clifton J. Hobbs, of Wheatfield township, In nomination for surveyor. There was but one name presented and W. E. Peck, of Carpenter township, moved that Mr. Hobbs be nominated by acclamation and the motion carried. Two candidates were presented for coroner, Dr. C. E. Johnson and Dr. E.,N. Loy, both of Marion township. There were 156 votes cast in the first ballot for coroner, two more than the legal number. The second ballot was one vote long, necessitating a third ballot, which resulted: Johnson 82, Loy 61. The nominations had not all. been made as The Evening Republican went to press.