Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1902 — REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

Weak Ticket Named For the November Election.—Slate Goes Through Without a Break. The republican convention was held here Monday according to program, and the following ticket placed in the field: Auditor—Jas. N. Leatherman, Rensselaer. Treasurer— S. R. Nichols, Barkley. Sheriff—A. G. Hardy, Rensselaer. Surveyor-M. B. Price, Carpenter. Coroner—W. J. Wright, Rensselaer. Com. Ist dist.—A. Halleck, DeMotte. Com. 2d dist.—Fred Waymire, Barkley. Com. 3d dist.—C. T. Denham, Remington. COUNTY COUNCIL. Ist dist.—John Haan, Keener. 2d dist.—H. E. Parkison, Barkley. 3d dist. —John Martindale, Newton. 4th dist. —W. V. Porter, Jordan. At large—E.T. Biggs, Wheatfield; E. Weurthner, Newton; and Andrew Hicks, Remington. The delegates for the Jasper county judicial convention which is to be held at Brook, April 10, were selected and instructed to cast the entire vote for Judge for C, W. Hanley. Delegates to the representative and state conventions were also selected and the former instructed to cast their vote for Jesse E. Wilson of Rensselaer, for joint-representative of Lake and Jasper counties. The principal fight was for county treasurer, and nine ballots were necessary to make a choice. On the first ballot Nichols received 49 votes, Lam born 46, Babcock 41, and Blue 69. The balloting continued about the same to the 4th ballot, after which Mr. Babcock withdrew. The ninth and final ballot resulted in Nichols 135, Lamborn 41, Blue 28. M. B. Price received the nomination for surveyor on the first ballot, receiving 157 votes, Gamble 27, Lewis 29. For commissioner from the first district, the names of A. Halleck, the present incumbent, and John F. Pettit were presented. Mr. Pettit declined to allow his name to go before the convention, and Halleck was nominated by acclamation.

For the second district Fred W aymire, the present incumbent, and Nathan Eldredge were placed in nomination. Waymire received 141 votes and Eldredge 64. For the third district C. T. Denham of Remington, and young “Dick” Foulks of Milroy, were placed in the field, Mr. Taber of Remington, having withdrawn from the race. A ballot resulted in 188 votes for Denham and 14 for Foulks. All the other nominations were by acclamation. The ticket is generally conceded a weak one in many places, both on the regular county ticket and councilmanic. Mr. Martindale, who was nominated for councilman from the third district, is an ex-county commissioner, he being on the board which contracted for and built the new court house.