Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1900 — Republican County Convention. [ARTICLE]

Republican County Convention.

The republicans of Jasper county met at the opera house last Monday afternoon and nominated the following county ticket: Recorder, R. B. Porter, of Marion township Treasurer. R. A. Parkison, of Barkley „ Sheriff, A. O. Hardy, of Marion » Coroner. T. P. Wright, of Marion „ Surveyor, M.B. Price, of Carpenter ~ Co. Assessor, J. R. Phillips, of Hanging Grove Commissioner, 3d dist, S. A. Dowell, of Marion tp. .Commissioner, 8d dist, Fred Waymire of Jordan tp. (It will be seen from the above that Marion tp., as usual, got about all the paying offices. Of the eight above enumerated, Marion township got four. Of the other county officers Marion township has the auditor, two deputy auditors, truant officer, deputy sheriff, deputy clerk, deputy recorder, and the county superintendent. Surely, Marion gets a good share of the loaves and fishes.) For members of the county council E. T. Biggs of Wheatfield, was nominated for the Ist district; Nathan Eldredge of - Barkley, 2d district; E. Weurthner of Newton, 3d district, and Frank Babcock of Jordan, 4th district. Members at Large; John Haan of Keener, Dr. I. B. Washburn of Rensselaer, C. T. Denham of Remington. All the nominations were made by acclamation except sheriff and county councilman-at-large from the second district. In the former, Mustard of Jordan tp., withdrew and John O’Connor of Walker tp., A. G. Hardy. S. E. Yeoman and Lyman Zea of Marion, contested for the nomination. One ballot settled the matter, Hardy receiving 59 yotes; O’Connor, 39; Yeoman, 6; Zea, 3. For councilman, at-large from the 2d district the names of Dr. I. B. Washburn and Geo. K. Hollingsworth were presented. Dr. Washbum receiving 57 votes and Mr. Hollingsworth 43. Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news.