Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1917 — Classified Column FOR SALE. County Officers Spend Pleasant Evening With George H. McLain. [ARTICLE]

Classified Column

FOR SALE.

County Officers Spend Pleasant Evening With George H. McLain.

The beautiful new home of Republican County Chairman George H. McLain on Milroy avenue was the scene Friday night of a very happy occasion. Mr. and iMrs. McLain had invited as their guests the county officers, Representative W! L. Wood, D. D.. Dean, secretary of the county republican central committee, Attorneys Moses Leopold, George A. Williams, Frank Foltz, John A. Dunlap, Abraham Halleck, and the editor of The Republican. Tht county officers were all ‘present, including County Commission Welsh for the southern end of the county. The evening was spent in conversation and among other things discussed was the best plan of selecting a delegate to the coming constitutional convention. The sentiment expressed was that the very best man obtainable should be selected to represent this district. By some it was suggested that Warren McCray, of Newton county, would make an excellent delegate at large. As always when republicans have assembled, the good of the county was discussed and so some of the very live topics of the day were gone over and among them was selective conscription. In the discussion of this subject a letter was read from Congressman Wood, which he had written in answer to the telegram sent in by the Jasper County Bar Association urging him to stand back of the president and see that a suitable law was passed to procure troops for our army and navy. Mr. Wood is entire ly out of harmony with his constituency, and we feel, out of harmony with the great necessity of the hour. He dodges the request bv saying he is in favor of paying the soldiers more money. In that he is entirely right but he has no right to stand in the way of the immediate need of tlie country to get together * a great and efficient army to back up the president and defend the country. Every citizen of this community and of the tenth Indiana district should telegraph Congressman Wood and urge that his patriotism and not his. poll:, tics should guide him in this momentous hour.

Another matter discussed at this meeting was the best way and take care of the large increase in the number of votes to be cast in the next election on account of the granting to women the privilege of voting. As •new voting precincts cannot- now be. created in time the best solution suggested' was the of voting machines. Commissioners Makeever and Welsh felt that besides needing recruits for the army that the farmers must have help or sufficient food cannot be producted to meet the needs of the United States and her allied countries. This certainly is a vital point and one that must be given the very greatest consideration. Several other very important matters were discussed and the evening was well spent. Later in the evening J. P. Hammond bcame so uneasy and nervous that it became absolutely necessary to call a physician and give him a hypodermic or allow him to play a few games of cards. The latter was thought to be more effective so it was adopted. As Abe Hal leek’s clock in the couit house tower began to strike twelve, Mrs. McLain, assisted by Mrs. Frank F01t.7. and Lawrence McLain, served a sumptuous supper which was very greatly enjoyed by all. About one o’clock Saturday morning the guests dispersed feeling that Mack and his wife were certainly royal entertainers.