Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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EVERYTHING REPUBLICAN ONCE MORE.

The Nation Endorses Roosevelt’s Administration add Gives Him Every Doubtful State By Increased Pluralities. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET ELECTED BY SMALL MAJORITIES.

Democrats Elect 8 of the 13 Township Trustees, Insuring a Democrat County Superintendent to Succeed L. H. Hamilton in 1908. election has come and gone and the result is now before the people. Roosevelt is elected by a large plurality, carrying every doubtful state. Indiana goes republican by 50,000. In Jasper county the republicans only made slight gains on the state and national ticket and elect (heir county ticket by small pluralities. Of the thirteen township trustees the democrats elect 8,

also 5 assessors. trustees were elected in Gillam, Walker, Barkley, Marion, Jordan, Newton, Milroy and Union, in some instances overcoming tremendous majorities. Especially was this true in Marion, where Charlie Stackhouse was elected trustee over Geo. W. Goff, republican, by 55, against a republican plurality on the state ticket of 190, and in Gillam where Theodore Phillips was elected over Craver by 68 plurality against a republican plurality on the state ticket of 38, giving him more than two to one. Peter Hordeman, Jr. was elected assessor in Marion by a majority of 12, which is, also a great record for himself.

The democratic county ticket made an excellent showing, hundreds of republicans supporting it, but the large amount of money dumped into thecounty on the eve of the election, augmented by the big corruption raised by the local machine, together with the large majority in their favor, carried the day, and boodle won. The democratic trustees elected are: Theodore Phillips Gillam Albert Bouk Walker Grant Davisson Barkley C. F. Stackhouse Marion Chas. E. Sage Jordan W, B. Yeoman Newton W. C. Huston Milroy Harvey Davisson Union In Newton township the republican and democratic candidate for assessor tied, 77 each, and on casting lots Green Thornton, Republican, won out. This gives the trustee to the democrats and the assessor to the republicans in that township. NOTES. The gall of the McCoy outfit is still undaunted. Dr. Berkley, the son-in-law, who sold his business and property here and moved to Chicago some weeks ago, came down Tuesday and attempted to vote. His vote was challenged and we understand that he did not swear it in, although he left the polls with the avowed purpose of filling out the necessary papers, but he did not return with them, it is said.

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The vote in Gillam township for several miles of gravel roads, carried by a vote of 135 for to 35 against. Republican trustees were elected as follows: Carpenter, A. A. Fell; Hanging Grove, Washington Cook; Keener, Henry Feldman; Wheatfield, R. A. Mannon; Kankakee, Chas Stalbaum. If the same tactics were adopted in other counties that was carried on here, practically every man who had lived in Jasper county, and some that never had gained a residence here, werq brought in and voted. Indiana is nominally a close state, but such methods, of course, would wim most anything. After a con pie of sleepless nights,, County Superintendent Hamilton is said to have hit.upon a plan to perpetuate himself in office. Representative Wilson is to try and get a bill through the next legislature providing that county superintendents shall be elected by a direct vote of the people.

Uncle Lewis Davisson enjoys the honor of having had two boys elected township trustee in this county in the recent election, in Barkley and Union respectively. Uncle Lewis was once trustee of Barkley township, some twenty years ago, and made one of the best trustees that township ever had. His boys will make equally popular officials. The republican candidate for treasurer run about 75 behind his ticket in Barkley township, his old home, losiijg the township by 23 votes. In Marion township, where he has resided the past year, he run 141 behind his ticket, carrying the township by but 59, a net loss of 53 over his vote here two years ago. He run 524 behind his ticket in the county, and was the low man on the ticket. f

The republican challengers of Marion township acted very foolishly about some of the faculty and resident students of St Joseph’s College, all of whom were residents and legal voters here and some of whom had voted here twice before at previous elections, and challenged practically every man. But all swore in their votes and will probably not easily forget the indignity offered them. * The democrats had up an exceptionably good lot of. men for the county and townshiq officers, it is due the better class of republicans to say that hundreds of them voted for them. In Marion township the country people thought that the trustee should come from the country, rather than from town, and as a result they were practically solid for Mr. Stackhouse, and, of course, he also got many votes from town. In Barkley the fight was Barkley township vs. Gifford, and Barkley won. In Union there was quite a fight between the north and south factions, and party lines were not closely drawn. In Newton .county the democrats elected the treasurer and auditor by good majorities, Char-

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les Spinney of Goodland being elected treasurer by 200 majority, A. E. Purkey of Morocco, auditor bv 150 majority. The democrats also elect 5 of the 10 township trustees, Walter Ponsler, of Jackson township formerly of this county, was defeated by Wm. Crisler by a plurality of three voters. Walter made a goodrace, however, as Jackson is strongly republican. Democrats, take off your hats to Marion township. Notwithstanding the influences at work in certain alleged democratic qnarters for a part of the republican county ticket, Marion did fine all the -way through, showing that there are many republicans here who want to see a better condition of local affairs brought about. Thanks to Marion, and mayshe continue to do the right thing only a little more so. Laporte county, heretofore democratic, was carried by 545 for Roosevelt, and the entire republican county ticket elected. White county gives a republican plurality of about 500 on the state ticket and elects entire republican county ticket except Stephens, democrat, for sheriff. In Benton county the republicans, as usual, carry the state ticket through by some 600 plurality but the democrats elect their entire county ticket, including the county commissioners, except Wallace Evans, republican, for county treasurer. The county has become awfully rotten under . long continued republican control, and the tax-ferret imposition was recently perpetrated on the taxpayers. Benton county has not the large purchasable vote that practically controls politics in Jasper, and the better class of people there are able to right the more flagrant wrongs when they set about to do so. Bro. Robey of the Review has waged a persistent warfare on corruption in that county, and we congratulate him on the result. 150 bbls. fancy N. Y. apples, Baldwins, Greenings, Gillflower, Russetts, Kings, Spitzenberger. Seek-no-Further, etc. Chicago Bargain Store.

THE ANNUAL CORN SHOW.

The Second annual Corn Show will be held at Rensselaer, Nov. 19th. The Premiums will be $5 first, $3 second, §1 for third of either white or yellow or mixed j corn. Ten dollars sweepstakes. A Special premium will be given I for white corn, for boys between ! 14 and 21 years of age. Each exhibitor must bring not less than £ bushel of com. The exhibitor must be the grower of said corn and a resident of Jasper county. The corn should be at the room not later than Saturday at 9 o’clock. It is likely to be held in the implement room at L. S. Renicker’s old stand. The room will be open on the 17, 18, 19. Brin'g your corn on the 17 or 18 if possible. The corn will become the property of the committee in charge and will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. Mr. A. T. Wiancho of Purdue, will be here as judge and give an addrees upon preparing and selecting of seed corn. J. E. Alter Wm. Augspurger D. H. Yeoman Committee.

The newest up-to-date reliable clothing at the prices of inferior grades. Chicago Bargain Store. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMNTS. -VNov. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blerly, north of town, a son.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

terns of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. 1 New suits filed: No. 6733. George A. Willioms vs. John A. Anderson; action on account. —o — The ditch case of B. J. Gifford vs. C. W. Burns et al, venued from this county to Newton, has been taken to Carroll county on another charge of venue. ' —o— Marriage licenes issued: November 4, Ephriam Doan to Phoebe Wells. Nov. 5, to W T illiam Weiss to Lottie Long. —o — The November term of the Jasper circuit court will commence next Monday. The docket is not heavy and the petit jury is not called until the third Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of the petit jurors: Perry Marlatt Marion Amos F. Shesler Marion Frank W. Fisher Kankakee Fred Kupke Barkley Stephen Brusnaha n Union John Q. Lewis Barkley John Shroer Barkley J. J. Miller Barkley Washington C00k... Hanging Grove J. D. Allman Remington Harvey Davisson Union F. M. Hershman Walker Albert B. Roobins Keener John W. Norman Barkley Barney KolhofT Union Rarisson Wasson... Marion

vl Corn 40; oats 28. Sylvester Gray is down jat his farm in Wells county for a few weeks. Burl Richardson of Manitowoc, Wis., visited his parents near Yalma this week. A new serial of deep interest begins in this week’s issue. Read the opening chapters. Prof. Charles B. Jackson of Chicago, spent Friday night with Mr. Alex Leech and family. A November sale; many mark downs for this special sale. Chicago Bargain Store. M. B. Alter and K. P. Honan attended the state meeting of the D. A. R., at Indianapolis this week. A special great cloak sale, new stock at reduced prices for Thanksgiving. Chicago Bargain Store. New subscribers to The Democrat this, week by postoffices: Medaryville, R-R-l, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Pleasant Ridge, 1. XG. K. Hollingsworth will move to Chicago in a few days and give his personal attention to his loan and brokerage business in that city. J. C. Shindler, who went to Rosalia, Wash., some months ago, has returned to Indiana and directs us to send his Democrat to Brook. Albert Helsel, notice of whose public sale appears-elsewhere in this paper, has rented his farm near Virgie and expects to return to Minnesota in the spring again. Judge Anderson of the federal court has upheld the appointment of James Chapman as trustee in the A. McCoy bankruptcy matter, contested by the Lafayette creditors. Jasper county vi9it6rs to the world’s fair at St. Louis report finding The Jasper County Democrat regularly on file there, and that it is the only paper published in Jasper county found there.

ROOSEVELT'S BIG ELECTORAL VOTE

Will Have 343 as the Result of the National Election. IT PROVED TO BE A LANDSLIDE Every State in the North Was Carried by the Supporters of Roosevelt. Missouri Is Carried by Republicans Although Folk, Democrat, :ls Elected GovernorLate Returns. Chicago. Nov. 10.—Latest election returns show that Roosevelt has made a break in the solid south, Missouri having given, him a plurality of probably 10,000. This gives him 343 electoral votes, leaving only 133 for Parker. The wnole of the north and west has gone for the president. The congressional figures at this writing stand: Republican, 244; Democratic, 139; missing, 3. Pennsylvania's plurality for Roosevelt will probably 490,000. The following table shows the electoral vote of 1904 compared with that of 1900: STATES 1904. 1900. With Nu “U* r of Rooee- Par- McKin- BryElectoral Votes. ve it. kor. ley. an. Alabama 11 11 11 Arkansas 9 9 8 California 10 10 .. 9 Colorado 5 5 .. 4 Connecticut * 7 .. 6 Delaware 3 3 .. 3 Florida 5 .. 5 .. 4 Georgia :...13 13 .. 13 Idaho 3 3 3 Illinois 27 27 .. 24 Indiana IS 15 15 lowa 13 10 .. 13 Kansas 10 10 10 Kentucky 13 .. 13* 13 Louisiana 9 .. 9 .. 8 Maine 6 6 6 Maryland 8 8 .. 8 Massachusetts. .16 16 .. 15 Michigan .It 14 .. It Minnesota 11 'll 9 Mississippi ~10 ~ 10 .. 3 Missouri ....18 18 .. .. | 17 Montana 3 3 .. ..13 Nebraska 8 8 .. 8 .. Nevada 3 3 .. i 3 New Hamatihire. 4 4 4 New Jersey 12 12 .. 11l New York 39 39 36 North Carolina.. 12 .. 12 .. 11 North Dakota.... 4 4 3 Ohio 23 23 .. 23 Oregon 4 4 .. 4 j .. Pennsylvania.. .34 34 .. 32 j .. Rhode Island.... 4 4 • .. 4 South Carolina.. 9 .. 9 .. 9 South Dakota... 4 4 .. j 4 Tennessee 12 .. 12 .. 12 Texas 18 .. 18 .. 15 Utah 3 3 3 3 Vermont 4 4 .. 4 Virginia ..12 .. 12 .. 12 Washington 5 5 4 West Virginia... 7 7 .. 6 Wisconsin 13 13 12 Wyoming 3 3 3 Total 476 343 133 292 155 (Note.—Electoral vote increased 29 since 1900.) New York, Nov. 10.—With the election returns still Incomplete the plurality of President Roosevelt in the nation, according to all indications, will exceed 1,500,000 —the greatest plurality ever given a United States candidate. The nearest approach to this vote was in 1896, when McKinley received a plurality approximating 550.000. and in 1872, when Grant received 762.991 plurality. In Missouri and Maryland. The interest centers now in Missouri and Maryland. Late returns indicate that the former state is in the Repub lican column for Roosevelt, and that the Republicans have eight representatives, while the legislature is Republican, and that James W. Folk, the Democratic candidate for governor, is the only Democrat elected on the shite ticket. In Maryland the presidential vote will probably be cast for President Roosevelt. Late returns indicate that Thomas A. Smith (Dem.) has been elected to congress in the First district by 450 plurality. West Virginia is for Roosevelt. In the other states it is simply a question of pluralities. The “solid south” was broken by the defection of Missouri—this section of the country usually having thirteen states in the Democratic column. The figures show but twelve states with 133 votes for Judge Parker. President Roosevelt carried all the northern states—swept them in fact—und baa 343 electoral votes at this writing. PenmylTaala't Great Plurality. The banner state is Pennsylvania. Twenty-four hours aftertbepolls closed the returns from this state indicated that Roosevelt’s plurality would reach 490,000. Next came Illinois, where the president polled approximately 292,000 more votes than did Judge Parker. Ohio gave Roosevelt 200,000, and New York 174,000. Judge Parker carried Greater New York by nearly 41,000 votes. In Nebraska the definite announcement that the legislature is Republican disposes of the statement that William J. Bryan had aspirations for a United Btates senatorshlp. /In that state, too. the governorship is in doubt. 'V - V

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Pluralities East and IVeet. Maine gives Roosevelt 37,500; New Hampshire, 22,615; Delaware, 4,100 Addlcks gets the legislature; Rhode Island, 16,000; Massachusetts, 86,279 Douglas (Dem.) elected governor by 86,710; Connecticut, 38,197; New Jersey, 60,000. Utah goes 15,000 for Roosevelt; Idaho, 25,000; Oregon, 40,000; Montana, 10,000; Nevada, 2,000. California. 115,000 all representatives Republican, also the legislature; Washington, 80,000; lowa, 130,000; Kansas, 100,000. Landslide for Roosevelt. The electlorf"resulted in a landslide for President Roosevelt. He carried every state In the north. Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Nevada, Montana—the so-called doubtful states—joined the avalanche, most of them/by much larger pluralities than anyone, even the Republican had looked for. Other states, give astounding Republican victories.’ Illinois Is for Roosevelt by the unprecedented plurality of 210.000. Indiana Is 50,000 for Roosevelt, and the Republicans have a large majority in the legislature, thus securing two

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United States senators. Ohio has given the largest plurality in its history. Just at this juncture comes the sensational announcement from President Roosevelt that under no circumstances will he be a candidate for or accept a nomination in 1908. ILLINOIS AND INDIANA Prairie State’* Majority Phenomenal —Cyclone Among the Hoo»iers» Chicago, Nov. 10.—The plurality for Roosevelt in this state is 292,245. a record vote. Deneeu for governor gets a few less votes. Of the twenty-five representatives twenty-three are Republican. Every ward in Chicago went Republican and Cook county gave Roosevelt 123,411 plurality. Deneen got 213,383 votes and Stringer (Dem.), for governor, 100,514, in Cook county. Deneen's plurality in the state is 274,000. Illinois once gave a governor (Tanner) 113.391, and a president (McKinley) 14(>,000, but that was the best she ever did l>efore. Debs (Socialist), for president, got 6,702 four years ago; this time he Ms about 45,000, said to be mostly Democrats. Not more than twenty of the 102 counties in the state went Democratic, and the legislature in both branches is strongly Republican. Even the Republicans are amazed. Representative Foster (I)em.) lost in the Fourth district, which is usually good for 5.000 Democratic plurality. Preston Harrison. Democratic candidate for congress In the Eighth district, which has never la'fore gone Republican, was snowed under by more than 3.500 votes. Caldwell (Dem.i was defeated In the Springfield district. The two districts electing Democrats are the Twentieth an<* Twenty-third. Indianapolis, Nov. 10. The latest returns from over the state have not changed materially the earlier estimates of the plurality for the Republican national ticket. Republican State Chairman James P. Goodrich is persistent in his assertion that 75,000 plurality for Roosevelt is a conservative estimate. The Republicans also gain two representatives. Returns from the legislative districts indicate that the Republicans will have a majority of 100 in the legislature, which will this year elect two United States senators. Everything Goes, In Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 10.—While not conceding defeat in so many words managers of the fusion campaign in Lincoln admitted last night that on the face of returns the Republicans had carried everything, including the head of the state ticket, which was the only office in serious doubt. Figures indicate that Governor Mickey, lowman on the ticket, will have a plurality of not less than 9,000. May Naad tha Count In Maryland. Baltimore. Nov. 10. —On the face of tiie unofficial returns of the votes cast on Tuesday Maryland is Republican on tha presidential ticket by a small majority. An official count may be required to decide the reault. See the ladies’ and men’s new (elt snd wsrm lined shoes. Chicago Bargain Stork.