Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1914 — Many Visitors in the City Yesterday. [ARTICLE]

Many Visitors in the City Yesterday.

Yesterday was a very pleasant day and the mercury at noon stood at 25 degrees in the shade. It was a fine day for the K. of P. district convenion, the republican congressional district convention and the railroad subsidy election in Marion and. Carpenter townships. A large number of visitors from other counties were on the streets as The Democrat went to press and evidence of a good attendance at the K. of P. convention was visible from the many badges of the order worn. Brook came over with a big delegation and brought along their band. The republican district convention was held in the opera house at 12:30. Hon. Ele Stansbury of Warren county, was made chairman of the convention, and made a characteristic republican calamity speech in accepting the place. George Healey of Rensselaer, was made secretary. George didn’t make a speech. After the report of the various committees, a roll of counties was called for district chairman, and Dr. Frank Smith of Gary was the only name presented, and was elected by acclimation. Valparaiso was selected as the place for the district nominating convention, but the date was not fixed. Not a very large vote had been cast in the subsidy election here at noon, and it was not probable that anywhere near the full vote would be got out. The proposition would carry, of course, here, but in Carpenter it was expected to be quite close witlh the chances about evenly divided.