Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1908 — NEW TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. [ARTICLE]

NEW TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.

Democrats of Indiana Elected 621, and Republicans 898. Compilation ot the results of the •township elections in Indiana Norember 3 shows that the Democrats elected 621 township trustees and the Republicans 393. Two were elected by the Independents. These results are greatly different from those of previous years. In 1900 the Democrats elected 553 trustees, the Republicans 461, and the Independents. two, and in 1904, the elected 503, the Republicans 508 and the Independents five. In sixty counties the Democratic trustees are in the majority, and thia means, of course, that these counties now have or will have Democratic county superintendents, as the county superintendents are chosen by the trustees. In eight counties there will be a Ale vote for county the county auditor will cast? the deciding vote. In these counties the county superintendent will be of the same political faith as the county auditor. In three counties all of the trustees are Democrats.