Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1914 — SUBSIDY ELECTIONS TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

SUBSIDY ELECTIONS TUESDAY.

Opinion Divided As to Probable Result of Second Elections in Carpenter and Jordan. The traction line subsidy elections in Carpenter and Jordan townships, will be held next Tuesday. Opinion! is much divided as to the probable result, those favoring the proposition of voting the tax being of the j opinion it will carry, although, they l say, the vote will be close, while! those opposed, say the proposition j will be defeated by a larger vote i than in February. At the former elections, in Feb- i ruary, the proposition was defeated' in Jordan by a vote of 86 to 58, a majority against of 28. In Carpenter it was defeated by 100, the east, precinct voting 93 for, to 92 against; j the. west precinct 52 for to 114' against, and the south precinct 65! for to 104 against. The tax asked for is 1% per cent in Jordan township and 2 per cent in Carpenter and Remington. _ j