Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Township Conventions. WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the democrats of Wheatfield tp., will meet in mass convention at the school house in the town of Wheatfield, on SATURDAY. MARCH 24. 1000, at 2:30 p. m., for the purpose of nominating the following township ticket: One Trustee, one Assessor, three members of the Township Advisory Board, one Road Supervisor Ist dist., one Road Supervisor 2d diet. Geo. O. Stembel, Philip Stuppy, Chairman. Secretary. KEENER TOWNSHIP. The Democratic voters of Keener Township will meet in Mass Convention at the school house in DeMotte, Indiana, on SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1000, at 2 o'clock p. rn.. for the purpose of nominating the following officers: Township Trustee, Township Assessor, two Justices of the Peace, two Constables, three members of the Township Advisory Board, three Road Supervisors. A. Brook, Chairman. Tim Curtain, Secretary. JORDAN TOWNSHIP. Ndtjceis hereby given that the democrats of Jordan tp„ will meet in M iss Convention at Egypt school house in said Township on SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1800, at 2 o'clock p. tri., sharp, for the purpose of nominating the following township ticket: One Trustee, one Assessor, three members of the Advi«ory Hoard, three Justices of the Peace, three Constables ami four Road Super visors, one each from Ist, 2d. 3d and 4th districts. Frank Welsh, F. E. Duvall, Chairman. Secretary. CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. There will be a Mass Meeting of the voters of Carpenter Township in sympathy with AntiTrusts and Anti-Imperial ism, held in Town Hall, Remington, Ind., on SATURDAY. MARCH 31.1000. at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of reorganizing the Township Central Committee, and to place a Township Ticket in the field to be voted for at tire November Election, 1900, By Order of Committee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP.* Notice ia hereby given that the democratic voters of Newton Township will meet on SATURDAY* APRIL 7,1800. in mass convention at Saylorville school hoase for the purpose of nominating a full township t eket to be voted for in the November election. C. L. Carr, Chairman. Cal! For City Ward And Mass Conventions. The democratic voters of the city of Rensselaer will meet in ward mass conventions on MONDAY, APRIL 2,1800, 7:30 P. M„ to nominate candidates, to be voted for at the city election, May 1, 1900, for the following offices: Two Councilmen for the first ward. One Councilmen for the second ward, Two Councilmen for the third ward. The places of meeting for the various wards will be as follows. Ward one, in the Ladies' waiting room of the court house. Ward two, in the Sheriff's office. Ward three, in the County Superintendent’s office. Immediately after the various conventions the City Mass Convention will be held in the east court room to nominate candidates, to be voted for at the city election May 1,1800. for the following offices: City M«yor, City Clerk. City Treasurer, and City Marshall. By order of the City Democratic committee. L. Strong,Chairman. E. F. Mann, Sec'y.

It might be a good idea to assure the Filipinos that they will not have to pay more than some given percentage, in order to persuade them to submit to our kindly and enlightened sway. The Republicans say that the sugar and tobacco trusts will pay the Porto Rican duties. How’s that? We thought they told us that it was the foreigner who paid the tariff taxes a few years ago. The only “victories” reported from the Philippines now-a-days are those won by the grim reaper Death. A long list of casualties are reported almost daily by Gen. Otis. Imperialism is costly, both in money and lives. Deeming the present session an inopportune time to secure ratification of the several reciprocity treaties with colonies of Great may be ratified extended one year.