Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1917 — REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING TONIGHT [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING TONIGHT

Meeting To Be Held to Get the Sentiment of the Voters—Candidates Must File By Feb. 3. A republican mass meeting, callet by City Chairman George Scott, wil be held this evening aft the court house, starting at 7:30. The meeting this evening will be the first of its kind to be held, and is held for the express purpose of obtaining the sentiment of the republican voters toward the present administration. All candidates for city offices are compelled to file by February 3rd, which is next Saturday, if they are to make the race at the primaries held in March. By the meeting this evening the candidates selected therefore will feel assured that it is the desire of their party that they run on the ticket, and they will be given time to file. .

In talking to one of the city councilmen today, he stated that the men now in office felt that a mass meeting of this sort was proper, and that they did not care for re-election unless it was the will of the Voters. “If they see fit to again choose us we will make the race, but we do not care to file on the 3rd if the sentiment Of our party is against us,” he said. The present administration has been a very good one and the affairs of the city have been handled in a .very able manner and we believe to the satisfaction of everyone concerned, and it is doubtful if there are very many changes, if any, in the men who will represent the republican party at the fall election. Mayor Spitler has made a verv efficient and competent executive as have the members of the council, the clerk and treasurer. Much improvement has been recorded since the advent of the present administration and Rensseaer right now is filled with more forward spirit than at any time in her history, it is our belief. -The voters of the various wards wdl meet in the following rooms at the court house this evening: Those of No. 2 in the west court room; those of No. 2 will meet in the law library, and those in No. 3 will meet in the eart court room. A candidate for councilman will be named at each of these meetings and also a precinct chairman. Following the meeting of the precincts, there will be a mass meeting in the Wert court room, at which time candidates for mayor, clerk' treasurer and two councihnen-at-lange will be chosen. Of course, the final selection of the party candidates does not come until March, but it is thought that a meeting will make things more easy at, that time.