Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1920 — PLACE WOMAN ON TICKET [ARTICLE]

PLACE WOMAN ON TICKET

GERTRUDE BESSE FILES AS A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY RECORDER. ----7- T ■* -H The Democrats have as a candidate for the nomination for county recorder the name of Miss Gertrude Besse, of Remington. Miss Bease is a school teacher and a most capable lady. Not only do the Democrats hare a woman candidate for county office, but two of the five delegates to the Indiana state Democratic convention are women. In addition to Miss Besse, the following have filed as Democratic candidates for county office: W. 0. Bringle, of Rensselaer, for county treasurer. S. D. Clark, of Wheatfield, for coroner. William Fitzgerald for commissioner for District No. 1. The Democrats are entitled to five delegates in the coming state convention and the following have filed as candidates: Dist. No. I—Wheatfield, Keener, Kankakee and Walker township*, F. W. Fisher, Kankakee township. Dist. No. 2—Barkley, Gillam and Hanging Grove townships, John P. Ryan, of Gillam. No. 3.—Newton township and precinct No. 1 of Marion township, «Mrs. lira Gwin, Rensselaer. Dist No. 4.—Precincts Nos. 2, 3 and 4, Marion township, Mrs. Evaline Hoover, Rensselaer. Dist. No. 6—Carpenter, Jordan and Milroy townships, Dr. A. P. Rainier, Remington. The following have filed as Democratic precinctmen: Barkley—East, Grant Davisson; West, O. H. Yeoman. Carpenter—West, George Wood; East, C. W. Harner; South, A. P. Rainier. Gillam —A. D. Hershman. Hanging Grove —.William Willett. Jordan —John Kolboff. Kankakee —F. W. Fisher. Keener —C. W. Gilmore. Marion—Precinct No. 1, E. P. Lane; Pet. No. 2, Dolph Day: Pc*. No. 3, F. E. Babcock; Pet. No. 4, E. P. Honan. Milroy—Charles Wood. Newton —Carey L. Carr. Union—South, W. A. Witham; North, Charles Barker. Walker —Wm. Staulbaum. Wheatfield —E. T. Whitehead. The following Republicans have filed as candidates for county office: W. E. Poole for recorder. True D. Woodworth for sheriff. E. D. Nesbitt for surveyor. The last day for filing is Saturday, April 3. The primaries will be held on May 4.