Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — SMALL VOTE REGISTERED [ARTICLE]

SMALL VOTE REGISTERED

REPUBLICANS ELECT ALL CITY OFFICERS IN UNINTERESTING CONTEST. —— 1 Owing to the lack of opposition to a number of the men who were candidates for re-election and the splendid character of the republicans who were candidates for places to be filled by new men, there was little activity in the contest here Tuesday and the entire republican ticket was elected. The vote by wards was as follows: Mayor. Ist 2nd 3rd total Spitler, R ....112 95 61 268 Clerk. Morlan, R ...109 96 59 264 Treasurer. Sands, R 106 96 56 258 Councilmen at Large. Kellner, R ... 91 80 42 213 Warner, R .... 82 .88 43 208 Scott, D ..... 58 37 43 138 Herath, D .... 48 36 43 127 Councilman First Ward.* Wood, R 95 95 Eger, D 46 46 Councilman Second Ward. Tobias, R .... 97 97 Councilman Third Ward. Waymire, R. . 50 50 Snedeker, D.. 87 37 For councilman at large, Conrad Kellner leads Rex Warner, his republican running mate, by five votes, and Warner is seventy-one votes ahead of Nathaniel Scott, who received the greatest number of democratic votes for councilman at large. Ray Wood has a majority of fortynine over Cleve Eger for councilman of the first ward. Fredrick Waymire has a lead over his democratic opponent of thirteen votes.