Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1914 — BELOW ARE JUDGES FOR REPUBLICAN’S CONTEST [ARTICLE]

BELOW ARE JUDGES FOR REPUBLICAN’S CONTEST

Tonight at twelve o’clock sharp the contest will come to an end and the judges will take charge of the ballot box and will have charge 61 same until the counting and checking has been made and the winners announced. Here are the judges: James H. Ellis, former mayor; H. -R Parker, photographer; and Attorney Philip R. Blue have Agreed to act as a committee to cpunt the Votes in The Republican’s great voting contest which is to come to a close at twelve o’clock tonight. They will take charge of the ballot box at that time and count the votes the following Sunday. It had at first been expected, to have the votes counted Saturday morning but several things have served to cause the postponement. First, the judges could not spare the time Sat urday to count the votes. Secpnd, the interest created is so great that it would almost call for a suspension of business at. The Republican during the time the votes were being counted. Third, by postponing the count until after the Evening Republican of Saturday (is published, will make It possible to announce the result in The Evening Republican of Monday and The Semi-Weekly Republican of Tuesday, which are both printed Monday afternoon.