Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1916 — JESSE R. NICHOLS NAMED FOR CLERK [ARTICLE]

JESSE R. NICHOLS NAMED FOR CLERK

Republican Central Committee Meets and Nominates Jesse R. Nichols . For Clerk.

The Republican Central Committee met in the court room this Wednesday afternoon and named Jesse R. Nichols, present superintendent of the county farm, to go on the county ticket for the office of county cleik to fill the unexpdred term of Judson H. Perkins. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman George H. McLain. The following nomination were made: Harry Brown, of Walker township: Charles Morlan, Rice Porter, Emmet Laßue, S. •S. Shodd and Jesse R. Nichols, the latter all being of M&rThe following nomination were made: a liter each baillot the low man should be dropped. Five ballots were necessary before a choice was made, the last ballot giving Nichols 11 votes and Brown 9. Eleven votes wore necessary to a choice. The ballots stood as follows: 123 4 5 Brown 6 7 ,5 9 9 Morlan 4 <5 6 5 Porter 1 Laßue" 4 4 4 Sfliedd ............ Nichols ....5 4 6 6 11 When the final ballot was announced, a motion prevailed that the nomination of Nichols be mode unanimous. District Chairman Lawrence Lyons was present and was called upon by Chairman McLain for remarks. He made a short talk in which he reported the organizations over the district to be in excellent shape, with a republican victory almost certain if each committeeman did his part. Harry New was to have been present, but an engagement at Delphi prevented him being present at tJii3 time.