Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1914 — Election Held in High School Tuesday [ARTICLE]

Election Held in High School Tuesday

A mock election was held in the high school Tuesday on county, township, constitutional amendment and centennial celebration, with the the following results: The constitutional convention received 157 “Yes” to 34 “No.” Centennial celebration appropriation, 117 “Yes”; 73 “No.” The entire republican township ticket was “elected,” the vote received being from 44 to 116, the latter vote being received by Harvey W. Wood, Jr. The republican county ticket was also elected with the exception of C. A, Tuteur for prosecutor, who received 86 votes to Reuben >Hess, republican, 58; and Mark Foresman, progressive, 29; and surveyor and county’ assessor, both the progressive candidates for these two offices receiving the highest number of votes, as follows: Surveyor, Bostwick, dem., 42; Hobbs, rep., 66; Gamble, prog.. 69. Assessor: Thomas, dem., 38; Thornton, rep., 68; I‘ostill. prog. 72. In the head of the county ticket. Peterson, dem., for congress, received 48 votes; Will R. Wood, rep., 73; Will H. Ade, prog., 60; Ernan’ A. Bush, prohi., 6.