Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1904 — Page 4

■ jiw coomr dm. F. I BIBCtCI, BUM MO WBUMtt. u ** Official Damoeratlo Papar of Jaapar County* *I.OO PEK YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertising rates made known on application Bote rod nt the Post-offloe at Bonaaelnor, Ind. na second claw matter. Offloa an Van Ranaoaiaar Street, North of Murray*# Storo.

Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats of Jasper county are hereby notified that the county convention for the nomination of candidates for the various county offices, to be voted for at the November election, 1904, will be held at the east court r oom, in the court house at Rensselaer, Ind., on SATURDAY, MAY 28,1904, at 2 o’clock p. m. There will be nominated at said convention the following officers: Clerk of the circuit court, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, surveyor, coroner and one commissioner for the Ist district. The basis of representation at this convention will be one delegate for each ten votes, or fraction over five votes cast for the Hon. Albert Bchoonover for Secretary of State in 1902. Upon said basis the various precincts will be entitled to the followihg number of delegates: HangiDg Grove 4 Gillara 5 Walker 12 Barkley. East 6 Barkley, West 7 Marion Precinct, No. 1 8 <1 ■ m **2 • • • O •• “ " 3.' 8 <• « “4 5 Jordan 8 Newton 6 Keener * 4 Kankakee 5 Wheatfield 10 Carpenter, South 5 East 8 “ West 7 Milroy... 4 Union, South 7 “ North 6 At said convention there will be chosen delegates to the state, congressional, judicial, senatorial and representative conventions. Respectfully, U. M. Baughman, Cb. Dem. Cen. Com. N. Littlefield, Sec’y.

Township Conventions. MILROY TOWNSHIP. The democratic voters of Milroy township will meet at Center school house at 2:30 p. m., SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1904, # for the the purpose of nominating a township ticket to be voted for in November, and to select delegates to the county convention. Wm. C. Huston, Chairman. Chab. Saidla, Secretary, HANGING GROVE TP. The democratic voters of Hanging Grove township will meet at Banta school house in said township, on SATURDAY, MAY 21,1904, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a township ticket and selecting delegates to the coonty convention. C. A. LeflEb, Chairman. Abthur Stewart, Sec. MARION TOWNSHIP. The Democrat voters of Marion Township are requested to meet in mass convention at the East Court Room*, Court House, Rensselaer, Ind., SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1904. At four o’clock p. m., for the purpose of selecting delegates to the County convention and the transaction of other business that may come before the meeting. Geo. P. Ketchum, Chm. Charles Stackhouse, Sec. CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. The Democrats of Carpenter township will meet in mass convention at the Town Hall ia. Remington, at 3 o'clock p. m., SATURDAY, MAY 21,1904, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the County Convention, to be held in Rensselaer, Saturday, May 28. Ellis Jones, Chm. MONEY ON FARMS. A special fund io loan on Farms for Five Years at 6 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time. Call at THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Subscribe for The Democrat.

And son-in-law Rinehart is au ex-chairman of the Jasper county republican central committee, too. Will anyone now take issue with The Democrat in its oft-repeated statement that republican politics in Jasper county is rotten to the core? By the decision of the supreme court last week 1 in declaring the republican apportionment law of 1908 invalid, the election this fall for legislative offices will be under the apportionment of 1897. It is reported that Jesse E. Wilson of Rensselaer will not be a candidate for re-election as joint-representa-tive, bnt will seek the nomination for senator instead. A fair example of what fast horses lead to is found in the overdraft of $25,556 of the Rensselaer Stock Farm, an institution established and conducted for the breeding, training and handling of track horses. No doubt each of the partners spent thousands of dollars additional in going about the country and attending races in which their horses were entered. Tom Taggart’s personal organ, the Indianapolis Sentinel, says: “As concerns a candidate for the Presidency Indiana has expressed a choice, and by that choice will abide.” Wrong. The Taggarts, the Sims’s, the Murdocks, and their crowd of pie-hunters, through slick political maneuvers and rank disfranchisement, so manipulated the state convention that the piehunters declared for Parker, and bucbed and gagged the opposition. But the “reorganizers” have not taken into account that four-fifths of the Democratts of Indiana don’t want Parker nor any other Wall street candidate. It need not be Hearst, but it must nbt be a democrat of the Cleveland-Belmont-Hill-Taggart crowd. Should these fellows again succeed in throttling the will of the people at the St. Louis convention, thousands of democrats in Indiana will refuse to be led by the nose, and will remain away from the polls. And what is true of Indiana is also trnelof many other states. It is one thing to contract Indiana to the Wall street gang, but quite another thing to deljlyer the goods when all the people have a voice in confirming or repudiating the sale.

A FREE GRAB.

A few words regarding the McCoy bank failure: The schedules thus far filed show that the McCoys—A. McCoy and Tom —helped themselves quite freely money deposited therein by their customers. In other words, the people deposited their money in the McCoy bank and the McCoys checked it out for them, and some O’ of it was parceled out to their political friends. Considerable of this money was no doubt used to fight the democrats, and some of it belonged to democrats too. Thus democrats placed funds in the bank to be used against themselves, if this view is correct. The republican central committee is overdrawn $169.16; The republican postmaster is overdrawn $1,865.43; The republican sheriff is overdrawn $717.60; The republican county treasurer (who is also owing the bank a whole lot in personal notes) is overdrawn on his personal account $1,202.55; A. McCoy, who for the past twenty or thirty years has-been going about over the county telling the people that the democrats were d rascals and ought not to be trusted, is overdrawn $86,594.66 on his personal account and owes the bank notes for several thousand additional, besides other partnership aocounts in which he was interested are overdrawn for about $20,000 more; T. J. McCoy, the chairman of the Tenth congressional republican committee and a member of Gov. Durbin’s staff (Col. McCoy, Bro. Marshall used to call him in his days of prosperity) and who has dictated affairs political in this county for years, with the assistance of his father, is overdrawn the modest sum of $152,584.46, besides several thousand more in

outside interests, aggregating about one-fifth of a million dollars. At least this is what the reports of the assignee say, and if you will not believe The Democrat —perhaps some of you now wish you bad believed it more—yon at least should not doubt the figures of the assignee, himself a republican and the treasurer of the city of Rensselaer. You have all heard how the elder McCoy some years ago used to go about with sacks of flour and turkeys for the widows of Rensselaer about Thanksgiving time —a very laudable thing in itself. The republican papers used to say something about it we believe. Well, every widow in Rensselaer having ten dollars to put away had it in “McCoy’s bank.” You all know of the very swell entertainment or reception given the city teachers by the McCoys at their palatial home on McCoy avenue last fall—the republican papers told about it, if we remember correctly. Well, every teacher in the Rensselaer schools that had any money to his or her name had it in the “McCoy bank,” and all but two were caught, we understand. Tom was a member of the school board of this city and the teachers no doubt wanted to curry favor with him. One teacher even went so far, we understand, as to induce his sister, who resides at some distant point and who was only getting about 4 per cent interest on her savings, some SSOO, to draw it out and let him put it in “McCoy’s bank” and get 6 per cent. It’s still there. You know how the elder McCoy used to tell you how it was a lack of confidence that caused the hard times in the early nineties, and that prosperity was so rampant after the republicans came into power in ’97 that everybody had money, etc. Well, the report of the assignee shows that this same A. McCoy borrowed about $6,000 from the bank in 1895 for thirty and sixty days, respectively, and notwithstanding all the years of prosperity that have passed since then, of which he has prated so much, he has not been able to pay it back. And it was the money of the depositors that he borrowed, too. Now what is the conclusion to draw from all this? Have the McCoys played a great big confidence game on the people? Was the turkey and flour gifts to the widows and the swell receptions to the teachers used as a bait to draw funds to the bank? In dictating who should share in the public “pap” of Jasper county was the best interests of the county considered or was only the personal interests of the McCoys thought of? These are questions that the people, depositors and taxpayers, should ponder over and decide for themselves. The lesson has been a costly one for a great many, but it is hoped its influence will not be lost sight of for some time to come.

Pedigreed Poland China Boar For Sale will weigh about 400. Son of “Ideal Perfection.” Habvey Davisson, Rensselaer, R-R-2. Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. nONEY TO LOAN. Private funds to loan on farms and city property at a low rdffc of interest, also money tc* loan on bankable notes and second mortgage. A complete set of abstract books. James fl. Chapman. Makeever'* Bank Building, Rensselaer. Ind.

Of interest to Advertisers. AAAAAAAAAA/ Aa examination *1 the latest Imm of the American Newspaper Directory, the recognised authority os circulation ratter* of newspaper* la the U. S. and Canada, reveals the fact that la Indiana TOE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT ha* a higher circulation rating than to accorded to aay ether paper pnMlahed la Jasper County.

WEEK’S WORK FUTILE

Illinois Republicans Have Been Six Days in Session and No Progress Made. HAST BALLOTS ABB TABES Deadlock bn the Head of the State Ticket Yates LnOi at the Start with Low. Atm Second and Den sen Third —Salient Feature* at the Platform. Springfield, 111., May IS.—The first day's sessloiTof the Republican state convention ended at 029 p. m, without having gotten beyond temporary organization. It was the hope of many of the leaders that the convention would remain in session until the candidate for governor should be nominated, but the report from the credentials committee that tt would be unable to report befors 12:30, and “perhaps not then.” settled the matter, and an adjournment was forced, until 10 a. m. today. The convention was called to order at noon, and Speaker Cannon wu pat In the chair for temporary organisation. HECORD DAI’S PROCEEDINGS I1A«m Ballot* Taken for VemlnaSioo of Governor Without Bwah Springfield, 111., May 14.—The Republican state convention reassembled at 1020 &. m. and adopted the report of the committee on credential*, which sustained the state control committee to every particular. Then the temporary organization was made permanent with Cannon to the chair, and he told the defecates to curb thetr enthusiasm, ao that business could be'expeditiously transacted. The resolutions committee reported and Its tqyart was promptly adopted and theiv after much cbeertqg and demoastzfetiazh the candidates for governor were put before the convection. The aspedlOon desired, however, was wanting, as fifteen ballots sassed to name a candidate and at 10£23 p. tn. the ooowtottoa adjourned to ID a. m. today. When Dominations for state officers were ostlad for the following were named: Prank O. Lowbeci by Aiderman Prank L BennetL of Chicago; Chariot & Donee n, by nsd A. Butte, of Chioogot !». Y. Sherman, by State Senator O. P. Berry; H. XL Harohu, by Walter CL Boaden, of Bh*!byvtlte; Vespasian Warner, by Judge ghunkweller, of Jhekaotrrlßa. The nomtoattoos were seconded by a number o 4 districts. And then Che trouble began. The first ballot Showed as follows; Yates, SOT 2&i Deneen, 880 Ml; Lnwden, 354 S&; Hamlin, 121; Warns*. 43; Sherman, 87; necessary to cbota*, 752. The balloting ran on, Yates steadily losing natO the fifth when he had 401, and Lowden 408—disregarding the extraordinary tractions such as li-66th, etc. Amid attempts to stampede the codventloo for this or that candidate the ballots thawed no material change for some time. Finally on the fourteenth ballot the vote gave Yates 48214 rod Low den 428 3-22. Deneen’t vote ranged between 3SD and 880 ell the time, while there was no difference worth hottng in the other votes. The fifteenth ballot resulted; Yates, 499; Lowden, 403 teC©; Deneen, SSI ST-dKfc Da ml In, 111; Warner, 86; Sherman, 57; Pierce, 2L This was the final ballot or the Msedna. The four delegates-et-terge to the national wovention Senators CuL lom and Bopklna, Speaker Cannon and Governor Yates, were selected by acclamation. She alternates are: W. A. Northoott. Asa C. Matthew* Paul Morton and Samuel Insun; and the elec-tors-et-targa, Lot Brown and W. J. Moxley. The platform pledgee anew the Republican party in the state to the principles of the national platform and views with satisfaction the fulfillment of Beputdhan promises; gives full credit to the money policy of the national administration In assisting and bringing about the present unexampled prosperity; reaffirms loyolty to the pfotecttws tariff policy; commends the administration's policy as to the Philippine* and conmmends the attitude of congress and President Roosevelt for vigorous prosecution of violation of the antt-truet law. The platform praises the Illinois Republican delegation In congress; mourns the death of Senator Hanna; coco mends the record of Governor Yates and the various state officers, and finally, instructs the delegates chosen tn the national Republican convention at Chicago to contribute their influence and votes to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for president and Ban. Robert R. Hitt of Illinois for vtos president OKUOATBI WON’T BC DXLIVXBZD Of Ml cioflnf Vole*. Satasffoy was a day of fruitless balloting, Closing at 7*9 p. m. with adjournment to 2 p. m. today. Most of Saturday sight the party leaders were in conference attempting a solution of tbs deadlock, but without avail. The delegates bad “taken the bit in their teeth” and would not be delivered to this or that man. An attempt to stampede the convention for Hamlin,

was made after the twenty-third ballot, which sbowed a gain for him,of thirty-eight votes, but It was s failure. The first ballot Saturday the sixteenth was as follows, fractions eliminated: Yates, 472; Lowden, 428; Deneen, 881; Hamlin. 110; Sherman, 67; Warner, 88; Pierce, 2L The voting wobbled back and forth for the other eight ballots, until on the twen-ty-fourth It was—fractions eliminated: Yates, 453; Lowden 308; Deneen, 875; Hamlin, 139; Warner, 86; Sherman, 48; Pierce, 21. There were numerous wild scenes during the day and Chairman Cannon, In begging the shouters to desist, remarked: “Thank God, this convention baa shown In a two days* session that its 1,500 delegates are not to be Influenced by banners or bunabs.’’ This convention exhibits a life and death struggle between two great factions In Cook county, headed respectively by Representative William Lorimer and State's Attorney Charles 8. Deneen, with the country delegates bolding the whip hand. Springfield. 111, May IT,—With Its deadlock unbroken and with little prospect of a compromise which will deliver the situation the Illinois Republican convention took a recess at 528 p. m. yesterday until 10 a. m. today. The reosss followed the twentyninth roll call the result of which showed each candidate with approximately the some strength he had wbeh be entered the convention. The last ballot taken yesterday gave the following results, Including some remarkable fractious: Yates, 481 440-770; Lowden, 404 839-770; Deneen. 882 545-TTO: Hamfln. 115 440-770: Warner, 87 440-770; Sherman, 66 440-770; Pierce, 23 440-770. FIFTH DAT'S PROCEEDINGS LovAm Gate to tk* Lead Over Tat** bat Dm Not Bold It, SprtngfleM, IIL, May 18. Two breaks In tte voting in the Illinois Republican convention, oik for the benefit of Freak S. Lowden and the other to the Interest of Charles S. Deneen. falfed to break the deadlock, and at 8:29 p. m. the convent!on took a, recess until 11 a. m. today wlthont having materially changed toe situation. Hie first break come during the morning session, when the Yates votes In Kane and Will county wore thrown to Lowden. After voting for the Chicago candidate for two boUqits these votes returned to Yates, doctoring that It was useless to remain longer with Lowden becaase of his Inability to attract other support At night Judge L Y. Sherman threw Ms entire strength to Cbaries 8. Deneon, and his delegatee voted with the latter for two ballots. Deneen gained a few additional votes, but there was no stampede tn him, and tt ‘was pretty well demonstrated that bis claims of heavy country support wren not well founded. During the ballot when the break want to Ixrwdea bis vote ran up to 478 as the highest, and Yates dropped to 428 as the lowest, while daring the break to Deneen bis vote ran up to 400 ae the highest The last ballot the thirty-eighth gave Yates 40D; Losrden, 383, and Deneen. 44 L IMS Dkfl rroroetftafi. Springfield, lIL, May 18. Y esterday's sessions of the Illinois Republican convention rounded oat one week of balloting for a nominee for governor, and apparently an agreement ‘was do nearer than it woe the first day of balloting. The first ballot yesterday was the thirty-ninth and gave: Yates, 483; Lowden. 386; Deneen, 442; Hamlin, 112; Warner, S& Ctterman. 2; Pierce, 80. The last ballot yesterday stood: Yktes, 483; Lowden, 403; Deneen, 432; Hamlin, 111; Warner, 88; Sherman, 2; Pierea, 33. At 9450 p. m. the convention recessed to SO a. m. today. fcwth Pny'i Piumtop. When the convention Brit Thursday morning Fuller of Boone otmoty Introduced a resolution to the offset that If a governor failed to be nominated at that session the remainder of the ticket should be nominated and the governor nominated some fotitre time. The resolution was overwtirimlngty defeated. The aooventioo took three more ballots wttb but Uttte changed and then took a recess. Where -Stood Pot" Vto Bonv Columbus, CL, May Republicans nominated a state ticket at the convention hewv beaded for secretary of state by Lewis C. Layfin, of Norwalk. It also named at eiectore-at-large Cbaries P. Taft, of Cincinnati, and Noah H. Swayne, of Toledo. Dele-gates-at-large Myron T. Herrick, George B. Cox, Charles W. P. Dick and Joseph B. Poraker, IL T. Eubanks, colored, was named as sa si terns te-at-large. The convention was only to session three hours. Tbs platform Is summarized in what Senator Dick, who wrote it, said: "We stand pat on the tariff as well as other policies and did not want the lowa ttofe” Dooas velt is indorsed for president. Betnt Wins In California. Santa Cruz, CuL, May 18. By s majority of nineteen votes the Democratic state coo ventloo tostrected the delegation to the national eonveotio* at St. Louis to vote for W. R. Hearst for president. XegbOoSte BonumSunSi i Madison, Wls., M«pr 18 - Governor LaFolfette and the rest of toe present state officers were renominated by the regular Republican oageaßrion held in this city Thursday.

Fatally Beaten by Robbers.

St Joseph, Mo„ May It.—Joseph Lilllger, aged T 2, wag beaten by robbers at his home early In the morning and fatally Injured. Lilliger, his wife and bod all were beaten into ln—nglhTVIty. The robbers got nothing.

LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING

With G*v. LaFoU(N« BmohlmM, K. P. Griswold Appears to Have Thought. Appleton, Wls, May 20. —M. P. Griswold. lying in bod at St. Elizabeth’s hospital here, fatally cut his throat with a razor whleh be secured under 1 pretense of wanting to shave himself. A few minutes befors he had received word that Governor LaFolette had been renominated by the Wisconsin Republicans. He was the governor’s bitter political enemy.

Eleven Thousand to Lose Their Jobs.

Philadelphia, May 20. About 11,. 000 men will be laid off by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, the aim being to get down to the 1902 basis. Continued shrinkage in business and no expectation of early improvement are the reasons for this big reduction.

Another Lynching by Negroes.

Weldon, N. C„ May 20.—A negro tramp was lynched at Seaboard, N. C., by a crowd of his own race who swung him np for an alleged rape of a 7-year-old colored child.

Quay Is Much Improved.

Washington, May 20. —“I am glad to state that Senator Quay Is much improved today.” Till* was the statement made by Jerome Quay, the senator's brother.

Moody Back at His Post.

Washington, May 20.—Secretary of the Navy Moody has returned from New Orleans.

THE WEATHER

The following la the official weather forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight: Illinois and Indians—Generally fair; warmer In south portion; variable winds. Lower Michigan.—Threatening, with showers; brisk northwest winds, becoming varalble. Wisconsin—Geoeraly fair: fresh northerly winds, becoming variable. lowa —Showers; warmer in east and south portions; variable winds.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain Chicago. May 18. FcDo-wlng were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May 8 .87 fi.oo $ .96% * .89 July (old) 87% .88% .87% .88% July (new)... .88% .88% .86% .87% Sept. (01d)... .82 .82% .81% .82 Sept. (new).. .SO% .81 .80% .80% Corn — May 47% .48 .47% .48 July 48 .48% .47% .48% September ... .47% .47% .47% .47% Oata— May 42 .43 .42 .41% July 38% .39 .38% .38% September ... .30% .30% .30% .30% September ...11.55 11. M 11.32% 11.35 Lard— July 6.47% . 6.90 6.35 6.36 September ... 6.(2% .6.65 6.52% 6.52% Short Ribs — July 6.60 450 6.37%, 6.42% September ... 6.65 465 6.52% 6.57% Chicago Mae Stock. Chicago. May 19. Hogs—Estimated reaeipts for the day, 26.000; sales ranged nt [email protected] for pigs. 54.40® -4.75 for U«ht. $4,400)4.60 for rough packing. $4.46®4.83% for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading at [email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 4.500; quotations ranged at $5,300 5.85 for choice to extra steers. [email protected] good to choice do.. [email protected] - fair to good do., $3.50#4.20 common to medium do.. $4.00®)5.40 fed western steers. $2.40® 4.60 Stockers and feeders, cows. [email protected] heifers. [email protected] bulls and oxen. [email protected] stags. [email protected] Texas steers, and [email protected] veal calves. Sheep and Lambo—Estimated receipts for the day. 10.000; quotations ranged at $3.©[email protected] westerns. [email protected] natives. $4.75®5.75 y sortings, *4.00 @6.90 western lambs, $3.8504.50 native lambs and [email protected] spring lambs.

Fountain Park Assembly, Remington, Ind., Robt. Parker, Supt., August 13-28,1904. ts. WANTED - SEVERAL PERSONS OF character and (rood reputation in each state (one in thie county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary s2l weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash direct each Wednesday from head offices. Horse and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self-ad-dressed envelope. Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Dept. 2, third floor, 334 Dearborn St.. Chicago. N. Littlefield, Real Estate Dealer. Emigration Agent for Union Pacific Railroad. Office in Makeever building. Opp. Courthouse. Rensselakr, Ind. NOTICE TO BREEDERS. WILSON, the Beautiful Hambletonian stalmake for season of 1904 at e'if- •*' my barn at Parr. g|.VlVind, Wilson is fl •‘ , _J * by Matador, No. 1070; Dam, Ola, by Modin. Skbvicb Pnss:—*B.oo to insure oolt to stand and suck; $6.00 to insure mare to be in foal. Parting with mare or leaving the county makes service money due and payable at onoe, KING PHILLIP, the Famous Black a Jack, will make the stand of 1904 at ray \ barn in Parr. This jack is five years BY old, was sired by Solomon; Dam by yW. Porter. Terms to insure aolt to stand and suck, $10.00; to insure mare to be in foal, SB, Parting with mare or leaving the county renders service money dne and payable at W. L. WOOD, Owner. TAYLOK WOOD, Manager, PLENTY OF E 669 And no sick chickens where WsHs' Hoosier PaulBo«p.°lUsps*P 0 “U«V Sold by A. F. Long.