Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1902 — ELECTION ECHOES. [ARTICLE]

ELECTION ECHOES.

The Hanging Grove gravel road carried with only 3 votes against the project. Wilson’s majority in this county for joint representative was 479, in Lake county, 1538. Over in the Pulaski-Starke judicial circuit Nye, republican, was elected judge over Hathaway, democrat, by a plurality of only 5 votes. It is said that a mistake was made by both parties up in Union tp., in placing three nominees in the field for justice of the peace when there should have been but two, and the attorney-general has given an opinion that it invalidates the election of the three republican J. P’s. elected last week. If this is correct, the old justices, Wiseman and LaMoine, both democrats, will hold over. Through his attorney, E. P. Honan, Squire LaMoine brought injunction proceedings in the circuit court Thursday to prevent the newly elected J. P’s. from taking office. It is intimated that the injunction will not be contested.

The official vote for members of the county council was as follows: J. F. Pettit, R 1850 John-Schriber, D i:iso Pettit’s majority 520 J. W. Williams. R 1842 Oscar Hunter, D 1201 William’s majority 511 Frank J. Babcock, R 1832 Guthrie Morris, D 1342 Babcock’s majority 490 FIRST DISTRICT John Hann. R 438 James Davis, D 326 Harm’s majority 112 SECOND DISTRICT. H. E. Parkison. R 439 G W. Casey, D 322 Parkinson, majority 117 THIRD DISTRICT. John Martindale, R 522 Wm. P, Barker, D 407 Matindale’s majority 115 FOURTH DISTRICT. W. V. Porter, R 376 Timothy Harrington, D 316 Porter’s majority 60