Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1912 — “Bull Moosers" Select Delegates to State Convention. [ARTICLE]

“Bull Moosers" Select Delegates to State Convention.

The Progressives of Jasper county held their mass convention at the Princess Theatre Monday afternoon, pursuant to call, to select delegates to the state convention, which meets in Indianapolis tomorrow. The convention was attended by perhaps seventy-five people, several of whom were from the out-town-ships. Chairman R. B, Harris called the meeting to order and Secretary J. H. Chapman read both the state and county call, after which S. E. Sparling was made chairman of the meeting and Dr. H. J. Kannal sectary. Dr. H. J. Kannal, who was secretary of the meeting, is also secretary of the regular republican county central committee, *or has been, but it is understood that he has tendered his resignation therefrom. He is also a member of the Rensselaer school board. It was the sense of the convention that the delegates elected select their own alternates, and that two delegates be chosen by the convention) from each of the three commissioners’ districts. The following delegates were choeen:

First district—W. B. McNeil, Wheatfield; J. B. DeArmond, Tefft. Second district Levi Arnold, Barkley tp.; Chas. E. Simpson, Rehsselaer. Third district—Dr. E. Besser, Remington; Fred Berger, Carpenter tp. At large—Fred Phillips, Rensselaer. At the state convention delegates and alternates will be selected for the national convention of the party, which meets in Chicago August 5, and district and state chairmen chosen, as well as a state ticket be nominated. . -

Among the more prominent Bull Moosers in attendance at the convention other than those named above, we noticed L. H. Hamilton, former county superintendent; Squire S. C. Irwin; Squire v John F. Bruner; William Folger, trustee Barkley tp.; County Recorder J. W. Tilton; druggist George Hopkins; attorney Roy Blue; former township trustee C. M. Blue; Dr. E. C. English; W. R. Brown; Warren Robinson; James Parkison; Garnville Moody; Kenton and John Parkison—the two latter sons of former county treasurer R. A. Parkison; John 1. Gwin, son of former county treasurer J. C. Gwin; also several old soldiers and others. Hon. Jesse E. ■ Wilson of Hammond, former assistband Secretary of the Interior, whom it was the sense of the delegates selected should be nominated for congress from this district, was also J present. Other prominent Bull Moosers in Rensselaer who were not in attendance at the convention are former county auditor W. C. Babcock, A. R. Hopkins and City Councilman Elzie Grow of the Babcock & Hopkins grain elevator; E. D. Rhoades, of the hardware firm of E. D. Rhoades & Son; former sheriff S. E. Yeoman; County Councilman Walter V. Porter; and J. J. Montgomery, Superintenednt of the Jasper County Telephone Co.