Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION.

The' Democratic Joint-Repre-sentative convention for the counties of Lake and Jasper will be held in Huehn opera house, at Hammond, SATURDAY, JULY 2(5, at 2 o’clock p. oi., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Joint-Representative of the counties of Lake and Jasper. K. J\ Honan, Cbm. Jasper Co. Floyd M. Pierce, Ohm. Lake Co. We trust the Rensselaer Republican editor will take cognizance of the fact that “Hell Roaring Jake” has got it in the neck, and will also call Charlie Landis’ attention to the fact. And now President Roosevelt has reprimanded “Hell Roaring Jake” Smith, the general who issued the famous “kill and burn” order in the Philippines, ami removed him from the army, declaring his conduct a disgrace and that he is not fit to rule his juniors. It is now in order for the patriotic republican editors who have been raising such a hullaballoo about the criticism of democrats to this hellish order to class “Roosy as a copperhead and rebel. Two years ago last Thursday Marion tp, voted a subsidy of $31,800 for the Gifford railroad, and still Pro. Marshall is the only Rensselaer citizen that has ever seen a Gifford locomotive “coining ’round the bend.” July 7th last year a subsidy of $21,355 was voted for the east and west road, and that too has gone glimmering. The expenses of all these railroad elections were unlawfully paid out of the county funds. The next time any “railroad promoters" come along and want a subsidy voted they should be given the marble heart Y