Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1902 — AN EXCELLENT TICKET NOMINATED. [ARTICLE]

AN EXCELLENT TICKET NOMINATED.

Democratic County Convention the Largest and Best Ever Held In the County, and Names of Our Best Men Grace the Ticket.

POM AUDITOR, ALBERT BOUK, of Walker Tp. FOR SHERIFF, MASON KENTON, of Union Tp. FOR TREASURER, ELLIS JONES, of CarpenterTp. FOR CORONER, DR. MERRILL, of Rensselaer. FOR SURVEYOR, JOHN H. JESSEN, Of Rensselser. FOR COMMISSIONER. IST OIST., EUGENE W. ALLEN, of KankskeeTp. FOR COMMISSIONER, 2o OIST., FRANCIS M. PARKER, of Msrlon Tp. FOR COMMISSIONER, 30 DIST., FRANK WELSH, of Jordan Tp. FOR COUNTY COUNCIL, WM. FITZGERALD, or WMJtRR. GEO. W. OASEY, or union. . BAKER, or T. HARRINGTON, or nrmihoton. AT LARGE. JAMES L. SMITH, or *»LKK. OSCAR HAUTER, or mrrion. GUTHRIE MORRIS, or omurt.r. The Democratic County Convention which met in Ellis opera house last Saturday afternoon was the largest and best ever held in Jasper county, a full delegation being present and many alternates and visitors. Much enthusiasm was shown and great care was taken in the selection of standard bearers for the coming campaign. The ticket as made up is considered one of the very best ever put out in this county and one that every democrat or republican interested in bringing about a better order of things can conscientiously support from top to bottom. The convention was called to order by County Chairman, E. P. Honan, and Secretary U. M. Baughman read the call from The Democrat. On motion the chairman and secretary were made VerSlfeht officers of the convention, with F. E. Babcock, editor of The Democrat, as assistant secretary.

On motion of Mr. Stembel of Wheatfield, the order of business was decided upon by the selecting of delegates to the congressional representative and state conventions, two delegates from each commissioners’ district and two delegates at large. The congressional delegates selected were George O. Stembel and B. F. Funk of Wheatfield; Lee E. Glazebrook and Victor Yeoman of Marion; J. A. Washburn of Remington, and W. D. Bringle of Jordan. At large. J. C. Chilcote and L. Strong of Rensselaer. Representative delegates selected were: Albert Bouk and James Smith of Walker; Frank P. M yer of Rensselaer, and T. M. Callahan of Barkley ; Ellis Jones of Carpenter, J~. R. Hazen of Jordan. At large, U. M. Baughman of Rensselaer, and Geo. H. Maines of Marion. State delegates selected were: Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, and John Tillett of Gillam; T. J. Mallatt of Fair Oaks, and Isaac Tuteur of Rensselaer; George Besse of Remington, and Frank Hoover of Marion. At large, Frank W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., and F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer. The next work before the convention was the nomination of a county ticket, the first office being that of Auditor. On roll call of townships no township had a candidate of its own to present, but Mr. Stewart of Marion, nominated'Albert Bouk of Walker, and some gentleman from Jordan nominated R. J. Yeoman of Newton. A vote was taken and each candidate received exactly 75 votes, making it a tie. Another ballot was taken—during which Keener delegates arrived —and resulted in 91 votes for Mr. Bouk and 65 votes for Yeomam. The former was declared the nominee of the convention. For county treasure? the names of Joel F. Spriggs of Walker, and Ellis Jones of Carpenter were placed in nomination. A ballot resulted in 123 votes for Jones and 32 for Spriggs. On motion of the

latter Mr. Jones was declared the unanimous choice of the convention. For sheriff, John Finn of Kankakee, and Mason Kenton of Union, were presented. Mr. Finn withdrew and Mr. Kenton was nominated by acclamation. For coroner Dr. Merrill of Rensselaer, was nominated bv acclamation. For county surveyor, the names of John H. Jessen of Rensselaer, and Korah Parker of Marion, were presented. Mr. Parker withdrew and the nomination of Mr. Jessen was made by acclamation. For commisioner for the first district Frank W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., in a neat little speech, placed the name of Eugene W. Allen of that township before the convention. The name of William Cooper of Union, was presented by a Barkley delegate, and some one nominated George Stembel, but the latter declined for business reasons. A ballot resulted in 126 votes for Allen and 30 for Cooper, and the former was declared the nominee.

For commissioner from the 2d district, F. M. Parker of Marion, was nominated by acclamation. For the third district, Milroy tp., presented the name of Karah McKillip, and Jordan the name of Frank Welsh. A ballot was taken and Welsh received 90 votes, McKillip 66 Mr. Welsh was declared the nominee. The nominations for county council were made by acclamation, the names being as shown at the head of this article. District Chairman Simms of Lafayette, who was on the platform, was then called out by Mr. Stembel of Wheatfield, and talked a few minutes to the convention, after which Chairman Honan thanked the delegates for having chosen such an excellent ticket and stated that he hoped each candidate would appreciate the honor conferred upon him and would use all honorable means to be elected. The convention then adjourned, and from the expressions heard upon the streets by both democrats and republicans, the ticket was unanimously agreed upon as being a first-class one in every particular.

NOTES. It is a ticket that carries respect and will be a vote-winner. The delegates were a unit on declaring Messrs. Honan and Baughman excellent presiding officers. The Democrat will have something to say later regarding the integrity and business ability of the candidates.

Mr. Cooper had stated that he would not allow his name to go before the convention, and its use was unauthorized. He is a firstclass man and bis friends are legion, but when he says no be means it. Mr. Allen, while not so well known here and in the south end of the county, is highly esteemed in the northern tier of townships where he is very prominent. He is a thorough business man, well educated and for several years has been engaged in farming. Every one who knows him pronounces him an excellent man for county commissioner. The other candidates are generally well known in this and the southern sections of the county, but later on we will have something to say about them, and may, if they are not too. bashful, present their pictures all in a bunch, so that our readers may see for themselves what they look like.

A CARD FROM MR. ALLEN.

Wheatfield, Ind., April 14, 1902. Editor Jasper County Democrat, Dear Sir:—Through the columns of your valued paper I desire to return my sincere thanks to each and every one of the delegates to the Democratic County Convention held at Rensselaer Saturday, April 12, for the honor conferred upon me by placing my name on our ticket for the office of County Commissioner. Although unsolicited, I wish to assure all my friends that 1 appreciate the bon-

or and will endeavor to aid in bringing the whole ticket to victory if honorable and upright means will accomplish the desired result. If success shall crown our united efforts, as I hope it will, I shall, to the best of my ability, perform the duties and responsibilities of the office and place a record free of dishonorable acts, on the books of the County. Again returning thanks to the convention and friends and in advance to the supporters of just administrations, I remain truly yours for success.

EUGENE W. ALLEN.