Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1904 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest dstkered in the Offices an* Corridors ol the Connty Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 16, Clinton Brown to Bertha Hammond. Jan., 18, J. T. Eaton to Julia T. McKevitt. Jan. 20, Ward J. Yeagly to Anna Bell Roberts. —o— New suits filed: No. 6603. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Henry Toomire; appeal from justice’s court. , No. 6604. Mary J. Griffin va. Jared H. Fountain, etal; action to quiet title. —o — John W. Tilton of Wheatfield, and I. N. Hemphill and Jesse Nichols of Rensselaer, have each made formal announcement of their candidaoy for the republiotfa nomination for the recordership. It is also rumored that R. B. Harris of Rensselaer would like the nomination, but it is said he will not make a fight to secure same The fight will be between Allman of .Remington, and Tilton of Wheatfield. The Rensselaer republican politicians have no use tor Carpenter tp., except at election time apd tax-paying time, and jt is said they will favor the Whdhtfield candidate in the event one of the Rensselaer candidates can’t land the prize. There are two reasons for thinking that this may be true: First, their antipathy for Remington and Carpenter; and second, if Tilton is given the nomination for reoorder it will practically kill John O’Connor for sheriff, in which event some Rensselaer ring candidate will very likely secure the latter nomination.

It is rumored that J. E. Stiller and W. C. Smalley of Remington also have their optics cast on the republican nomination for recorder. For Surveyor, M. B. Price will again be a candidate, and W. L. Lewis of Union tp., will oppose him at least, he having already announced himself as a candidate. —o — Our republican friends are apparently “all at sea” on the county ticket to be elected this fall, as they make no mention in their call of clerk, commissioners from the Second and Third districts nor county council. They do include county assessor, and we understand from County Assessor Phillips that his term is extended by the action of the last legislature to January 1, 1907, therefore no successor would be chosen until the general election of 1906. The statutes provide that a commissioner elected to fill out the unexpired term of another can only serve for the balance of such term or hold over to the next general election. Our republican friends here take take the stand that Denham and Waymire will not only till out the unexpired term in their respective districts, but will serve a full term in addition on their election in 1902. This would extend the term of each several years, and can’t be done., It is generally conceded also that a clerk must be elected here this fail to take his office Jan. 1, 1905. We would like to get the g. o. p.’s friends started right in this matter.