Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

THE TICKET.

Standard Bearers of the County Democracy. Lz* ■■ CONVENTION LARGELY ATTENDED And Mach Enthusiasm ShownResolutions Declare for •Guarantee of Deposits In Banks. The democratic county convention Saturday was the most largely attended of any we have had In this county in recent years, every township and precinct being represented except Keener. The ticket as nominated is as follows: Treasurer, ALFRED PETERS, Marion township. Recorder, C. W. HARNER, Remington. Sheriff, WM. I. ifOOVER, Marion township. Surveyor, FRANK GARRIOTT, Inion township. Coroner, DR. A. J. MILLER, Rensselaer. Commissioner, Ist Dist., THOS. F. MALONEY, Kankakee township. Commissioner, 3rd Diet., GEORGE ro.X, Carpenter township. A preliminary meeting was held in the forenoon at the court house and a temporary organization effected, and at 1:80 p. m., the convention proper convened, with every chair in the east court room occupied and many standing up about the walls of the room. E, P. Honan was made temporary chairman and N. Littlefield secretary.

On reports being made by the various committes, including that on permanent organization, Mr. Lee E. Glazebrook was recommended fpr permanent chairman and Judson J. Hunt for secretary. Mr. Honan made a nice little talk on surrendering the chair, as did Mr. Glazebrook on assuming it. The nominations were all by acclamation except sheriff, the name of Mr. N. Osborne of Gillam being * presented for the office together with Mr. Hoover’s. A vote was taken but Mr. Osborne got np and moved that Hoover’s nomination be made unanimous before the vote was announced. z Delegates and alternates were selected to the state convention, but owing to the fact that many from the out townships wanted to get home the convention instructed the county central committee to select the delegates to the district conventions. In the election of delegates to the state convention the name of Joseph Fenzil of Walker was put out at the last moment in opposition to “J. Bowie” by a few of those from the north part of the county who had no faith in the latter’s “democracy.” The Bowie foisters, however, had got In their work and he got some 52 votes to Fenzll’s 42, and the Jasper county delegates consisted of six democrats and “J. Bowie.” ■The names_©f the state delegates and alternates follow: Delegates. _ ~ Alternates. Simon Fendig George O. Stembel John Bowie Frank W. Fisher E P. Honan W. B. Yeoman N. Littlefield Felix Ervin Frank Welsh John W. Hltchings A. Beasley , George Berne Judson J. Hunt, Lucius Strong. At some latef date The Democrat will have something more to say of the ticket nominated. The resolutions adopted by the convention follow: We, the Democrats of Jasper County, in delegate convention assembled, submit to the voters of Jasper county the following resolutions: Resolved, that in William J. Bryan we recognize a peerless, courageous and superb leader and foremost Democrat of this day; that we renew our allegiance to him and instruct our delegates to the State convention to vote for delegates to the national convention who will vote for him first, last and all the time as the nominee of out party to lead us to victory in November. «We commend the splendid action of our Representatives In the Congress of the United States in the stand they have taken in safeguarding the finances of our country and in upholding the President of the United States in promulgating Democratic measures beneficial to the common people and against predatory corporations. We commend the action of our Representatives in the last General Assembly of Indiana in their effort to defeat vicious legislation and in compelling the dominant party to enact at least_ a few laws in the interest of the overburdened taxpayers of our commonwealth. We point with pride to the conduct of their officers of the former Democratic officials of Jasper county and in the faithful discharge of their duties in the Interest of all tax-payers, and we pledge the nominees of this convention, if elected, to so conduct the affairs of their

respective offices that taxes will be reduced, economy will be the watchword and the efficiency of the service will not be curtailed or deteriorated, and the ruthless waste of the tax-payers* money stopped. Local self government being one of the cardinal principles of Democracy, we favor the enactment of a local option law in furtherance of the cause of temperance and to aid and supplement the present liquor laws of our state. Believing that laws should be enacted guaranteeing absolute security of the depositors in banks, we recommend the adoption of a plank in our state platform pledging our party to the enactment of a law guaranteeing deposits in the banks of our state. E. P. HONAN FRANK WELSH GEO. STEMBLE jno. a. McFarland. JOHN MOORE.

DELEGATE THARP HITS BACK.

The Republican lighted on the Senatorial convention delegate from Carpenter tp., John Tharp of Remington, most fiercely for his refusal to vote for Abe Halleck for senator at Monticello last Friday. Mr. Tharp called up The Democrat by ’phone Tuesday and refutes the statements made by the Republican in toto. He says the machine did try wondroUsly hard to get him to vote for Halleck and pretended they had 'phoned out to Remington and found that he had been Instructed to vote for Halleck, which he says is a blank lie. “ He says that he told them that he never did want to vote for Halleck at any time during all the years the latter has been pulling at the public teat, and only did so because ne was on his (Mr. Tharp's) ticket; that he was always at the tail end when the votes were counted and was a dead weight on the republican county ballot. The machine told him, he says, that Carpenter always sent a lot of d fools to the conventions, meaning that occasionally some of these delegates refused to support the class of candidates whom the machine wanted them to. to. From what we know of the people of Remington and Carpenter township, Mr. Tharp’s action will be heartily, endorsed by his party there, regardless of the wishes of the political machine at Rensselaer.

JUDGMENT FOR TWO DOLLARS

Damage Case Against W. 8. Parks So Results In Newton Circuit Court. The ten thousand dollar damage case against W. S. Parks, city marshal of Rensselaer, for aleniation of the affections of the wife of Charles Nicholas, a former section hand on the Monon, was tried in the Newton circuit court Thursday and a verdict of two dollars damages returned against defendant. This, we understand, throws the costs of the case on the plaintiff. >

QUICK JUSTICE.

Elmer Shlnkle of Thayer, charged with petit larceny, plead guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to prison at Michigan City for a term of from one to eight years. While re-' turning home on a Monon train last Saturday evening. Shlnkle swiped a fellow passenger's grip containing a lot of wearing apparel and other valuables, and took it home with him. A railroad detective easily traced the stolen property to Shinkle’s door and placed him under arrest. Deputy Sheriff Fred Fuller brought him to Kentland Monday for trial for which he was brought before Court the next morning with results above stated. Sheriff Stoner took him to the prison yesterday.—Kentland Democrat.

IN WHISKY AD.

"Granny” ’ Wilkins, Jasper county’s oldest woman, now in her 108th year, has .her picture in .a malt whisky advertisement, with the inference of course, that her great age has been attained through the prudent use of that beverage. We don’t know anything about Grandmother Wilkins’ habits; but we venture a guess that whisky had nothing to do with prolonging her life, almost forty years beyond the allotted span of human existence; while almost every reader has probably In mind one or more whose earthly career has been cut unduly short by a persistent association with John Barleycorn. The benevolent features of this ancient lady could be more happily placed in a different setting.—White County Democrat.

The finest line of new spring jackets, ladies* suits and skirts ever shown in town at Rowles & Parker’s. Lost:—Wednesday evening, somewhere on the street between the central office and jny home, a small gold watch, with pin, and engraved on back “M. M.” Finder please leave at-Telephone central office. MART MOORE.

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, March 28, 1908.

The recent ruling of the poetoffice department which prohibits publishers from sending papers to subscribers except the subscription is paid in advance, is to go into effect April Ist. It was to go Jnto effect Jan. Ist, but the notice given publishers was so short that the department was swamped with requests from them to give three months time in whlcli to get their lists collected up, and the time was extended to April 1, 1908. The Democrat started out at the first notice of this ruling and wrote mpst of its delinquents a circular letter setting out the ruling and requesting settlement, ; The returns from this course were excellent and our list is in good shape.. There are, however, a few who have failed to respond, and now we must cut them from the list unless a settlement is made within a very few days. We dislike to deprive anyone of The Democrat who wants the paper, but as the subscrijrtlon is only SI.OO per year there is certainly little excuse for their being delinquent.. The ruling of the Postoffice Department is one that must be obeyed, and it puts all papers on an equal footing. We believe it is a good thing, both for the subscriber and the Publisher, and on our part we shall try to observe the order. Therefore, if you want The Democrat to continue to your address in the future, consult the date on the label after your name, which shows the date which you are paid to, and if your subscription expires prior to lAprilß (April 1, 1908) you must renew at once or we shall be compelled to discontinue sending the paper to your address. Kindly give this matter your Immediate attention, and oblige. truly, THE DEMOCRAT.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The ' republicans of Marion tp., will hold their township convention to-day. Harvey Wood is talked of as the probable candidate for trustee, although strange to relate, there is said to be no candidates anxious for the place. / OH— The judicial convention at Roselawn Monday resulted in the nomination of Judge Hanley for reelection as Judge and Fred Longwell, principal of the Brook school, being nominated for prosecuting attorney. Longwell received the nomination on the first ballot, the vote being Longwell 15, John Greve of Wheatfield, 6.4; Ray Cummings of Kentland, 5.6; Herman Rogers of Morocco, 1; —o — The Democrat never has been nor never will be found very enthusiastic in its support of candidates who,, through slick political maneuvers get their names on its party ticket, whom it knows is entirely unworthy of the office they seek. We notice, however, that most of the republican papers of this section seem to feel that the more unworthy the candidate the more enthusiastic they must be in their support of him. 4 'rofarrlage licenses issued: March 2p, Alfondo Clifton of Fair Oaks, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Ida May DeWitt, also of Fair Oaks, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. 1 March 26, Gaylord M. Shields of pensselaer, aged 21, occupation cement worker, to Lena M. Florence, also of Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. <. —o— New suits filed: No. 7291. Henry O. Harris and Elbert T. Harris vs. Simon Leopold; suit on note. Demand >540.41. No. 7292. X Armour & Co. vs. Ora A. Yeoman; suit on account. Demand >54.61. No. 7293. Emmet L. Hollingsworth va Daniel E. Fairchild, et al; suit to foreclose real estate mortgage. Demand >725. No. 7294. A. I). Baker Company vs. Edward J. Steinke, et al., suit to foreclose chattel mortgage. De mand >3OO.

The new' law relative to beginning teachers, says that'they shall be graduates of a commissioned high school or have work equivalent to that. To determine this equivalency the State Board of Education has prepared an examination covering the high school work, and persons who are not high school graduates may be classed as such by successfully passing this examination. This examination is held this year by County Superintendents the last Saturday of March and April, along with the Teachers* examination and the papers are sent to the State Board for grading. Two days are allowed for the examination if thq applicant desires, part being taken in March and the remainder in April; or the applicant may take the entire examination in one day.

Our new spring suits, "Kuppenheimer make” for men and young men, are now in. The best patterns and most perfect clothing made. Call in and see them. ROWLES & PARKER.

LAST CALL.

fined for drunkenness.

David Overton and Harry Thompson were lodged in jail Saturday night, charged with drunkenness, and had the goods upon them, it is said. Thompson was arraigned before Squire Irwin Sunday morning and was fined >1 and costs, >B.BO in all. Overton was turned loose Sunday morning but was arraigned in court Tuesday and given the same fine by Squire Irwin, the costs and fine in his case amounting to >9. Thompson told where he got the liquor, at one of the drug stores here, where he signed up one of the applications provided by law where one wishes liquor for medicinal purposes. A heavy penalty is provided where a false application te made, or where it is wanted for Other purposes than is set out in the application, and it would appear that about the only way to put a stop to the making of these false statements is to enforce the law in a few cases.

HALLECK NAMED FOR SENATOR

Rensselaer Machine Candidate Nomf inated at Monticello Friday. ylThe republican senatorial convention at Monticello last Friday resulted in the nomination of Abe Halleck of Rensselaer. His only opponent was Dr. Brown of Knox, an old soldier and said to be a mighty fine man. jQ'he vote by counties was: / Halleck Brown Jasper. ... J 6.5 .5 Newtdn........... 7. Starke 6. White 5.9 5.1 Totals 19.4 11.6 A lot of boomers were taken dver from. Rensselaer, most of whom, judging from the past, were unwilling victims but felt that they must obey the machine’s dictation. The candidate nominated has been continuously in office in Jasper county for some 12 years.' He was first elected county commissioner in 1896, when the county gave a republican plurality of 641, and Halleck’s plurality was only 344, or 300 less than the' head of his ticket. In 1898 he was re-elected commissioner by a plurality of only 44, while the county gave a republican plurality of 485. In 1902 he was again re-elected commissioner by a plurality of 113, while his party carried the county by 603. The above figures, taken from the official election records, shows the popularity of the republican senatorial candidate in his home county.

Christian Church Services.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is, “A Heart that was not Right”; in the evening, “The Conversion of an Army Captain.” All are welcome.

Missionary Baptist Church.

The pastor’s morning subject at the First Baptist Church, “The living Word.” Subject for evening, “Passover feast,” 7:30, beginning with next Sunday. Sunday school 9:30. The public cordially welcomed.

I represent the Halleck nursery stock, canvas and take orders for the manager and proprietor, Chas. Halleck, who handles all the other business arrangements and notifies of the date of deliveries and furnishes, ships, takes up trees; and trees dying the first year are replaced at half price the following year. JOHN CASEY, Box &6. j Fair Oaks, Ind.

WHAT ARE WE COMING TO? The Supreme Court of the U. S. affirmed two decisions last Tuesday, one from the Federal Court of North Carolina and the other from the District Federal Court of Minnesota, making permanent injunctions issued from these courts against State officials forbidding the enforcement of State laws regulating railroads—in the North Carolina case passenger tariffs and in the Minnesota case freight and passenger tariffs. The court held eight to one—Justice Harlan dissenting—that the federal or U. S. courts had jurisdiction, where stockholders of railroad corporations appealed to them, to hear and determine finally whether State laws were unconstitutional or confiscatory, but refused to decide the question whether States have the power to fix passenger or freight tariffs at all or otherwise regulate common carriers.

In the Minnesota case AttorneyGeneral Young (rep.) had at the instance of Gov. J. A. Johnson, brought suit against certain railroads to enforce certain regulations made by the railroad commission of Minnesota. Certain stockholders appealed to the Federal Court, and this court at their instance issued an injunction prohibiting Young from enforcing the law. Young proceeded to enforce the law anyway, and the court fined him for contempt from which fine he appealed to the Supreme Court with results as stated above. The Court held the laws unconstitutional —prima facie, on the ground that owing to the fines and jail and penitentiary sentences which the laws carried for these violations, that the railroads could not get operators to work, and could not therefore use their property. If this decision stands State regulation is at an end unless the personnel of the Supreme Court is so changed, as has been done many times, that a majority see this matter as Justice Harlan sees it—and undoubtedly he is right. If states cannot regulate matters wholly within themselves and pertaining to themselves only, then better abolish them, and save the expense Of state government. The Supreme Court Is treading on dangerous ground, and this decision will only hasten the curtailment of Federal authority. Remember this prediction.

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.

Bid of $1.52 Per Foot for Improvment of Dayton and Weston Streets Accepted. The regular meeting of the -city council was held Monday evening with all the members present. The city attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution for the establishment of alleys in blocks 19 and 20 and report same. Fire committee purchased a horse of Newton Pumphrey for >175, having sold one of the city’s horses. The bid of W. F. Smith & Co., for the improvement of Dayton and Weston streets at >1.52 per lineal foot, was accepted and the city attorney was instructed to draw up contract. The street committee were authorized to put in sewer on any of the streets to chain off water on streets. The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. W. S. Parks, salary marshal 130.00 E. M. Thomas, same, nightwatch 25.00 Chas. Morlan, same, clerk 25.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, labor with city team 30.00 Wayne Clouse, shoveling c0a1.... 11.38 Vern Schook, same 3.50 Dave Hines, work on sewer 3.50 Adolph Day, same 1.75 J. A. Grant, hauling tools 25 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Electric Appliance Co., supplies.. 12.83 Western Electric Co., supplies.... 24.90 General Electric Co., supplies.... 14.00 Roy Stevenson, work on line.... 4.00 Rowles A Parlter, mdse light plant .90 Healy & Clark, stamped envelopes Clerk’s office 26.00 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary 30.00 Pa. Fire Ins, Co., premium on ins. 6,78

FOR EXCHANGE.

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We have just added a machine for re-tiring baby cab wheels. Rubber tires of all sisee in stock, tires of all sixes in stock. RENSSELAER GARAGE.

Vol. X No 52

MARSHALL

Nominated For Governor By Democrats. RESULT REACHED OR FIFTH BALLOT An Excellent Ticket Placed tn (lie Field and a Strong Platform Adopted. The Ticket. GOVERNOR, Thomas R. Marshall, Columbia City. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Frank J. Hall, Rushville. ’ JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, M. B. Lalry, Logansport. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Walter J. Lotz, Muncie. SECRETARY OF STATE, James F. Cox, Columbus AUDITOR OF STATE, Marlon Bailey, Lizton. TREASURER OF STATE, John Isenbarger, North Manchester. APPELLATE JUDGE, E. W. Felt, Greenfield. REPORTER SUPREME COURT. Burt New, North Vernon. STATE STATISTICIAN, P. J. Kelleher, Indianapolis. STATE SUPERINTENDENT. Robert J. Aley, Bloomington.

Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City was nominated for Governor by the Democratc state convention Thursday afternoon on the fifth ballot. Senator L. Ert Slack of Franklin was Mr. Marshall’s nearest competitor. Samuel M. Ralston withdrew after the fourth ballot and the greater part of his strength went tp Mr. Marshall. The convention remained in continuous session from 10 o’clock Thursday morning until a few minutes before 10 o’clock that night, and all that time except the first hour and a half was occupied by balloting for nominations. The platform adopted is a strong one and favors: Bryan for President. Tariff for revenue only. Income tax. Postal savings banks. Election of senators by direct vote. Speedy completion of Panama canal. Improvement of waterways. Emergency currency. Conciliation of capital and labor. Pure food legislation. Weekly pay day. Honesty and economy in public office. Law to safeguard bank deposits. Local option with unit of city, ward or township. * Strengthening co-employes’ liability law. Primary election law. Appointment mine inspector on recommendation of miners and operators.

Repeal metropolitan police law. John W. Kern for vice president. It condemns: The republican party as father of trusts. Protective tariff. Centralized power at Washington. Favoritism in public deposits. Fowler and Aldrich financial bills. Ship subsidy bill. Indiscriminate use of injunctions by federal courts. Roosevelt’s efforts to nominate Taft. Republican extravagance in nation. Secretary Cortelyou for plan adopted to relieve panic. Republican party for close friendship with Wall Street. Creation of useless offices and boards by republicans. State official iniquity and incompetency.

Names of Delegates-at-Large. The four delegates-at-large selected by the committee on rules and permanent organization subject to the ratification of the convention are: John W. Kern, of Indianapolis; Abram Simmons, of Bluffton; Mayor Edward Fogarty, of South Bend, and John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute. Ail favor Taggart for re-election as nations) committeeman. All of the thirty delegates selected are for William J. Bryan for president, many of the districts instructing for Bryan. Delegates of the Districts. The district delegates to the national convention are: First district, John W. Boehne, Evansville, and Archibald Stevenson, Rockport; Second, Joseph Aiken, Sullivan, and W. B. Robinson. Vincennes; Third, Thomas Hanlon, New Albany, and Perry McCarty, Paoli; Fourth, C. B. A. Barnes. Seymour, and F. W. Everode, Columbus; Fifth, Ciement C. Burst. Greencastle, and Claude Bowers, Terre Haute; Sixth, Edward Smith, Newcastle, and James 8. Petro, Connorsville; Seventh. W. W. Spencer and Jerry Ma honey. Continued on Fourth Paee.