Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1906 — CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 12, 1906. To the Democrats of Indiana and all those who desire to co-operate with them: In accordance with an order of the Democratic State Central Committee, the Democrats of Indiana, and all who desire to co-operate with them, are invited to meet in delegate convention at Tomlinson Hall in the City of Indianapolis, Ind., on Thursday, June 7, 1906, at ten o’clock a. m., for the purpose of adopting a platform for the Campaign and the nomination of candidates for the following offices: Secretary of State. Auditor of State. Treasurer of State. Attorney-General. Clerk of the Supreme Court.

Superintendent of Public Instruction. State Geologist. State Statistician. One judge of the Supreme Court for First District. Oue Judge of the Supreme Court i<-r Fourth District. Two Jurges of the Appellate Coart for First District. Three -i.tlgis of the Appellate Court for Second District. The convention will be composed of 1,371 delegates, appnr tinned among the Bevern! counties of the State on a basis pt ondelegate for every 200 votes and for each additional fraction oi more than 100 votes cast for John W. Kern for Governor at the November election in 1904, Jasper county being entitled to the representation of seven delegatee. The delegates from the respective counties composing the sev eral congressional districts willmeet in the city of Indianapolis at 7:30 p m., on Wednesday, June 6, 1906. at ttie toliowinu pi.<cea: First Distiict—State House, Room 45. first floor. Second District—State House. Room 11, fir-t floor. Third District—State House. Room 12, first floor. Fourth District—State House,Room SI, second floor Fifth District—State House. Room 91, third fl.ior. Sixth District—State House, Room 93. third floor. Seventh District Criminal Court Room, Court House. Eighth District—State House, Room 102, third floor. K Ninth District—State House. Room 85, second floor. Tenth District—State House. Room 120, third floor. Eleventh District—State House, Room 29, first floor. Twelfth District State House, Room 15, first floor. Thirteenth District—State House, Room 112, third floor. At each of such meetings the following officers and members of committees will be selected: One Vice-President of the Convention. One Assistant Secretary of theConventlon. One member of Committee on Order of Business and Permanent Organization. One member of Committee on Credentials One member of Committee on Resolutions Tickets to the convention will be distributed by the District Chairman at these district meetings. The members of the committees thus chosen will meet at the following places at 8 o’clock p. m., of the same day: Committee on Resolution*—Room No. 77, Grand Hotel. Committee on Credentials—Room No. 28, Grand Hotel. Committee on Permanent OrganisationRoom No. 3, Grand Hotel. The County Committees of the several counties wherein delegates have not been selected, will make the necessary arrangements for the

selection of delegates, giving at least two weeks notice by publica-l tion in the Democratic paper of the county, of the tune, hours and , place of holding such election for delcoites. All railroads will allow reduced rates t<> and from Indianapolis for the convention. W. H O’Brien Cn’m. Joe Reiley Sec’y. The democrats ol Newton county bavH ■ tganized for th** comin » campaign h electing L. A, Lemman chairman ana Truman Hardy secretary Both reside at Goodland Hon. Richard H Hartford of Portland, win was a candidate for appellate judge on tne dernocr ifc ticket four years ago will be a candidate for ine nomination again. The republican judicial convention at Morocco last Friday npjninated the present prosecutor, R O. Graves, of Morocco. When the time comes Jasper county will have a candidate for the demodratic nomination for this office who will give Mr, Graves a “hoss race.” Members of the advisory board of Washington tp., Newton county were fined SSO each for contempt |of court by Judge Hanley this week for refusing to appropriate money to build a new school bouse in their township, where, on the strength of the decision of the supreme court, to which the case had been appealed, he had issued a mandate. They will now appropriate the necessary funds.