Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — Township Conventions. [ARTICLE]

Township Conventions.

MILROY TOWNSHIP. The Democratic voters of Milroy Township and all other voters of said township who desire to affiliate with them in the coming campaign, will meet in mass convention at Center School House, on SATUR DAY. APRIL 28,1900, at 1:80 p. m., to nominate a full township ticket—Trustee, Assessor, Advisory Board, Justices. Constables and Road Supervisors. John Southard, Tp., Chm. BARKLEY TOWNSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the Democrats of Barkley Township will meet in Mass Convention at Cosy Palace schoolhouse, in said Township, on SATURDAY, MAY 5. 1000, at 2 o'clock p. m„ sharp, for the purpose of nominating the following Township Ticket: One Trustee, one Assessor, three members Of the Advisory Board, and three Road Supervisors. John Schroer, Chairman. John Marlatt, Secretary,

It would, be pretty tough if Great Britain had to raise another army to go to ihe relief of Roberts. u --, - . Mark Hanna’s corruption fund this campaign is to amount to the enormous sum of $6,250,000 at least that is to be a starter. Owing to the “alarming strength being shown by the democrats,s2,ooo, 000 more than was ever used before will be necessary to carry the country for the., trusts,” says the boss. At a meeting of the democratic leaders, held at the Grand Hotel in Indianapolis last Saturday night, which was largely attended by democrats from all sections of the state, John G. Shanklin was the first speaker, and he struck the popular chord when he affirmed that the proper thing to do in making the national platform is to readopt the Chicago platform and add planks against trusts, imperialism and militarism, and then nominate Bryan by acclamation. All other speakers endorsed Mr. Shanklin’s sentiments. Of a large number of democrats interviewed on Dewey’s announcement, not one expressed any favor toward him.

A message of greeting signed by 22,000 school boys of the city of Philadelphia is on its way to President Krueger of the South African Republic. The message is as follows: "We, the undersigned, students of the public schools of Philadelphia, the city where our own forefathers enlisted in. their splendid and successful struggle against English oppression, desire to express to you and to the fighting men of the South African republic their great admiration for the genius and courage that has checked English invasion of the Transvaal, and the undersigned extend their most earnest wishes that in the end the South African republic will triumph over England in a war in which the Boer cause is noble, the English cause unjust." The message is being carried in person by one of the number who was selected for the purpose. How humiliating must be the attitude of President McKinley’s administration in this cause to all liberty-loving people.

Indianapolis Sentinel: —Edwin J. Forrest, committeeman from the Tenth district, said yesterday the democrats of that district are opposed to the candidacy of Admiral Dewey and he would receive no support from that section of the state. “If be were nominated, I don’t believe the democrats there would support him. There can be no question as to who the democrats of the Tenth district want for the candidate for the presidency; neither is there any question as to the platform they will demand. They want the Chicago platform reaffirmed and planks added against trusts and imperialism and other republican policies. The democrats of the Tenth district are well organized and very enthusiastic in their belief that this will be a democratic year. Those who were opposed to Bryan in 1896 will be with us this year and already many of them have taken an active part in county and district conventions.”