Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1908 — HALLECK NAMED FOR SENATOR [ARTICLE]

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.