Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1904 — POLITICAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL NOTES.

Nehemiah Hopkins, the present incumbent, and J. F. Bruner, the truant officer, have signified their willingness to accept the republican nomination for assessor of Marion township. There are three candidates for prosecuting attorney on the republican side at present, J. D. Sink, the present prosecutor, Ray D. Cummings of Kentland, and Roy Blue of Wheatfield. As Jasper county has the judge it would S3em only proper to give Newton the prosecutor. The republicans of this county have selected the following delegates to the state convention: W. E. Peck and W. O. Roadifer, Remington; R. B. Porter, G. E. Murray and W. F. Smith, Rensselaer; JohnGreve, Wheatfield; Lewis Tanner, Barkley tp.; O. A. YeoUnion tp.; A. J. Harmon, Newton tp ; Oris McCullough, Gillatn tp. L. W. Benbow has withdrawn from the republican race for the nomination for assessor in Union township, but J. R. Mallatt, S. St. Shreeves and John Porter are still in the ring, while David S. Alter has shied his caster in as a candidate for trustee againßt Greenip I. Thomas. *The convention will be held next Saturday, April 16, at Parr. Read The Democrat for news