Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1906 — TRUSTEE PHILLIPS RESIGNS. [ARTICLE]

TRUSTEE PHILLIPS RESIGNS.

M. W. Coppes Appointed In His Stead—Democrats Still Have rtajority of One. Considerable surprise was occasioned Monday by the resignation of Theodore Phillips, the democratic trustee of Gillam township, but when the facts became known there could be little if any criticism for his action. Had the matter been talked over, however, with the party leaders it is probable something could have been done to have induced him to hold on a while longer at least and delegate temporarilly some of the minor duties of the office to some good reliable citizen of the township until he could decide whether it would be absolutely necessary for him to give up the office. It seems Mr. Phillips’ wife has been in poor health for some time, and has lately become so bad that her physician last week advised an immediate change of climate. To this end he has rented his farm and will have a public sale of his personal effects and household goods next Tuesday, after which he will take his wife to Columbus or Fitzgerald, Ga., in the hope that she may regain her health, and the host of friends of both will pray that their hopes may be realized. Mr. Phillips has made an excellent trustee and the people of bis township are extremely sorry that he must resign the office to which he was elected by the votes of about two-thirds of the voters of the township. The resignation was made to the auditor, and the commissioners appointed M. W. Coppess, a republican, to fill out the unexpired term. This leaves the trustees stand seven democrats to six republicans, where it was dight to five.