Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1912 — Mock National Convention. [ARTICLE]

Mock National Convention.

A '’’national convention” was held by. the high school in the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon. Of course it was ’’nori-political” but it had to be a republican convention. Young Edward Honan was delegated to make the nominating speech in placing Taft before the convention. While it was a little against the as Edward’s political leanings are on the opposite side of the fence, he yielded his scruples and made a speech that brought forth much praise from those who heard it, and he evidently inherits much of the oratorical traits of his illustrous sire. In fact the boys dubbed him “The Boy Orator of the Iroquois.” The speeches of the others in placing their candidates before’the convention were also 'good—by Esther Padgett, Paul Miller and Virgil Robinson.