Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1914 — C. W. HANLEY IS RENOMINATED JUDGE [ARTICLE]

C. W. HANLEY IS RENOMINATED JUDGE

Reuben Hess, of Kentland, Nominated For Prosecuting Attorney At Birook Convention. Brook, Ind., June 9.—The Newton county republican convention and the judicial convention for the thirtieth judicial circuit, and the joint representative conventions of Newton and Lake counties were held here today and were the largest conventions ever held in Newton county and the conventions were the largest ever held in Newton county. The town was gaily decorated for the occasion and fully 200 automobiles, which brought the visitors here, were parked on the streets. Visitors were here from Lake, Tippecanoe and White counties.' Owing to the intense heat and in order to accommodate the large crowd the conventions were held in McKinley park. The county convention whs held in the forenoon and the following excellent ticket was nominated: Clerk, Bert Hosier, of Morocco. Recorder, Henry Burton, of Lake Village. Sheriff, B. 8. Hess, of Kentland. ' Surveyor, Will Deardurff, Washington township. Treasurer, Rev. A M. Snyder, of Brook. Assessor, H. H. Downey, of Grant township. Commissioner second district, S. H. Dickenson, of Grant township. Commissioner third district, G. H. Hillis, of Colfax township. The judicial convention was held this afternoon. Hon. Will R. Wood, candidate for congress from the tenth district, addressed the meeting. Judge C. W. Hanky, of Rensselaer, was renominated without opposition, for judge of the circuit court, and in a neat speech expressed his thanks lor the domination and predicted republican success all along the line this year. For prosecuting attorney two names were placed in nomination, - C. M. Sands, of Rensselaer, and Reuben Hess, of Kentland, former county clerk, but now practicing law. An effort was made by Fred Longwell's friends to have him make the race for the nomination, but he refused to allow hts name to come 'before the convention. Hess received the nomination by the following vote: Hess .9.45 Sands ........5.55 in the joint representative convention for Newton and Lake counties W. B. Van Horne, of Lake county, was renominated. x • '