Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1914 — POLITICAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL NOTES.

Reuben Hess of Kentland, republican candidate for prosecuting attorney, was in Rensselaer Saturday looking after his political chances here. The November election will take place three weeks from yesterday, and Saturday next, Oct. 17, is the last day for the filing of oertificates of nominations with the county clerks. Wfill R. Wood, the republican candidate for congress from this district, spoke here Saturday afternoon to a small crowd in the court house. He also spoke at Newland at night. He was to have been at McCoysburg Friday night, but on account of the rain the meeting was called off there. Hon. Patrick Hayes of Idaville, was in the city a few hours Monday. Mr. Hayes had intended to get out over Jasper county a little more on this trip, but having a slight cold and the weather being chilly and cloudy, he decided to put off his visits until some later date when he hopes to get over here again and meet more of our people. E. P. Honan, T. M. Callahan, Joe and James Hallagan, Paul Healey and a few others went over to Monticello Saturday to hear W. J. Bryan speak. Josiah Davisson, Bruce White and others from this vicinity went to Lafayette to hear Mr. Bryan there the same afternoon. They report good crowds, notwithstanding the weather, which was rainy and nasty. E. P. Honan, John G. Culp, Joseph Thomas, Sr., Joseph Thomas, Jr., Sam and William Scott, John Lonergan of Surrey, and F. R. Erwin and a couple of other gentlemen from Fair Oaks, went up to Demotte Saturday night and held a democratic meeting there in the new school house. Mr. Honan made an address to the assembled voters, which is said to have been the first democratic speech ever in Demotte. The occasion was the holding of the Keener tp. democratic convention, but after canvassing the situation the democrats up there decided not to put up any ticket. So the progressive and republican will be the only local tickets in that township.