Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — PRIMARY TICKET AS FILED. [ARTICLE]

PRIMARY TICKET AS FILED.

Democrats and Republicans File County tickets ami Progressives Committeemen Only. Saturday was the last day for filing declarations of candidates for county office and precinct committeemen to be voted on at the primary election to be hold 51 arch 7. Both the Democrata and Republicaus filed full county tickets and practically full precinct committee tickets, but the Progressives filed only for precinct com mitteemen. Following are the names filed for county office: Sheriff John G. Gulp, Democrat; Ben D. McGolly, Republican. Treasurer- Stephen A. Bnisnaban, Dent.; Charles V. May, Rep. Recorder \y. D. Bringle, dem.; George Scott, Rep. Surveyor—Devere Veoman, Demi: Edgar Nesbit, Rap. , Coroner—Dr. A. P. Rainier, Deni.; Dr. C. E. Johnson, Rep. Commissioners. Ist Diet.—Wm. Grube, jr , Dem.- Henry W. Marble. Rep. Commissioner, 2d Dist.—Robert J. Yeoman. Dem.; D. S. Makeever, Rep. All the above Republican candidates are present incumbents of office with the single exception of Edgar Nesbit for surveyor. PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN CANDIDATES.

Barkley, East—W. H. Barkley, l)em.; John F. Payne, Rep.; Wm. Kolger, Pro. Barkley, West —Sam Scott, Dem.; Ralph Johnson, Rep.; Elias Arnold, Pro. Hanging Grove—(No Democrat declaration tiled); Charles W. Bussell, Rep.; George W. Hobson, Pro. Gillam—A. D. Ilershman, Dem.; S. C. Robinson, Rep.; Herbert Paris, Pro, Jordan —Frank Fenwick, Dem.; Charles Kessinger, Rep.; E. L. Fiddler, Pro. Kankakee—NJcholi Rasmussen, Dem.; Charles Stalbauin, Rep.; W. S. DeArmond, Pro. Carpenter, Bast—C. W. Harner, Dem.; (\ 11. Peck, Rep.; W C. Smalley, Pro. Carpenter, West —James L. Wood, Dem.; George May, Rep.; Will A. Smalley, Pro. Carpenter, South—Alfred P. Rainier, Dem.; Charles Hascall, Rep.; S H. Cornell, Pro. Milroy—John Mitchell, Dem.; George Foulks, Rep.; George L. Parks, Pro. Newton- Carey T. Carr, Dem.; George L. Daugherty, Rep.; David E Halstead, Pro. Keener- C W. Gilmore, Dem.; John Grevo, Rep,; Jacob A. Hanaway, Pro. Marion, No. i- —James E. Walter, Edward Herath, Dem.; Woodhull I Bpitler, ltep.; B. J. Moore, Pro. Marion, No. 2—Wm. It. Nowels, Dolph Day, Dem.; Harvey L. Moore, True 1). Woodworth, Rep.; Charles M. Blue, Pro. Marion. No. 3—F. E. Babcock, Conrad Kellner, Dem,; C. P. Fate Rep; F. M. Hascall, Pro. Marion, No. 4—Wilson Schafer, Joe Nagel, Dem.; Charles Morlan, Rep.; W, R. Brown, Pro. Cnion, North—O. A. Brouhard, I'em;; Newton A. McKay; Rep.; 11. •E Dexter, Pro.

Union, South—Frank O. Harriott, Lem.: George li. Hainmerton, Rep.: Sol Norman, Pro. Walker— Wm. Ilershman, Dem.; Many B. Brown. Rep.; Charles A. v\ alker, Pro. Wbeat field—B. Vandercar, Dem,; Alberts. Keene, Rep.; O. i). Brown Pro. The Republicans have filed petitions for tiie following delegates to liie state convention. As several of these do not give the district the delegate is from, but merely the precinct or township, The Democrat will not attempt to give the proper district herein: William Whited irorti East Barkley: John Grove from «K.-ener; J. D. Allman ami George H. llealev from same district in Marion tp., precincts 2 and 4: Charles 11. Peck, Remington: Je.sse Nichols and Mose Leopold from precincts j and 2, Marion t p,: Frank M. Goff and Walter S. McConnell, Union tp, Only ;t tew petitions for Democratic delegated and none for Progressives have thus far been filed, as these petitions may be filed up to within. 20 days ot the primary, which is hdld on March 7. Those that have been filed by the democrats are for the following delegates: Simon Fendig of Wheatfteld, tor district No. 3, composed of Kankakee. Walker and Wheatfield townships,' and Dr. A. p. Rainier of Remington,"for the sth district, composed of the three precincts of Carpenter township. In the filing of the declarations lor precinct committeemen the Progressive county chairman handpd them all in at one time and there was, therefore, no two candidates for the same place. With the Democrats and Republicans they were mostly handed in individually and there are’ two candidates in some instances for .the same office. An arm load of old papers for & rents