Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1906 — CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 12, 1906. To the Democrat* 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 Instructin')!. State Geologist. State Statistician, One Judge o the Supreme Court for First District. One Judge of the Supreme Court t -r Fourth District. Two Juagee of the Appellate Conrt for First District. Three Judges of the Appellate Court for Second District. The convention will be composed of 1,371 delegates, appor. tioned among the several counties of the State on a basis of one delegate for every 200 votes and for each additional fraction of

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 delegates. The delegates from the respective counties composing the sev eral congressional districts will meet in the city of Indianapolis at 7:30 p. m., on Wednesday, June 6, 1906, at the following places: First District—State House, Room 45, first floor. Second District—State House, Room 11, first floor. Third District—State House, Room 12, first floor. Fourth District—State House,Room 83, second floor. Fifth District—State House, Room 91, third floor. Sixth District—State House, Room 93, third floor. Seventh District Criminal Court Room, Court House. Eighth District—State House, Room 102, third floor. 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 the Convention. 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 Resolutions—Room No. 77, Grund Hotel.

Committee on Credentials—Room No. 26, Grand Hotel.

Committee on Permanent OrganizationRoom 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 publication in the Democratic paper of the county, of the time, hours and place of holding such election for delegates. All railroads will allow reduced rates to and from Indianapolis for the convention. W. H. O’Brien Cn’m. Joe Reiley, Sec’y.

We wonder that our republican friends don’t deny that the McCoys ever lived in Jasper county or affiliated With that party.

Bro. Carr of the Fowler Leader resents the imputation.of a Rensselaer paper that he has squandered in the newspaper business the patrimony of $75,000 left him by his father, and is a candidate for the county house John says he still has over 1100 acres of tine land, some 500 of which he acquired by purchase.