Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1908 — REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

Convention Held Monday and Standard Bearers Named. About the only interesting feature of the republican county convention last Monday was the contests for sheriff and purveyor. In the former Lewis P. Shirer of Barkley won on the fourth ballot, and W. F. Osborne of Rensselaer was nominated for surveyor on the second ballot. The entire ticket as nominated is as follows: J. D. Allman, Treasurer. John W. Tilton, Recorder. L. P. Shirer, Sheriff. • W. J- Wright, Coroner. W. F. Osborne, Surveyor. John. F. Pettit, Com. Ist Diet. C. T. Denham, Com. 3rd Dist. All but the sheriff and surveyor are the present incumbents of the offices Jo which they were nominated, and the nominations were by acclamation. There were three candidates for sheriff—Gus Grant of Marion tp.; Chas. Morlan of Rensselaer, and L. P. Shirer of Barkley. The vote by ballots was: Ist 2nd 3rd 4tb Shirer 58 70 84 95 Grant 38 32 20> 15 Morlan • , 49 43 38 33 For surveyor M. B. Price, the present incumbent, W. F. Osborne of Rensselaer and R. A. Mannan of Wheatfield were candidates. The vote by ballots was: Ist 2nd Price 59 55 Osborne 65 77 Mannan 20 13 L. W. Ferris, Chas. Peregrine, S. R. Nichols, W. L. Wood, John Porter, John Wilson and W. V. Porter were selected as delegates to» the state convention, and all are understood to be for Watson for governor. Mr. Watson, who is drawing a salary of $7,500 per year as congressman, is putting in the time in looking personally after his campaign, instead of attending to the duties for which he is being paid at Washington, and was here and made a short talk to the convention, leaving on the 2:01 p. m. south-bound train. The delegates selected for the congressional convention were: John O'Connor, R. A. Mannan, C. J. Dean, E. D. Rhoades, Bruner, O. P. Taber, Geo. Chappell.