Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1916 — FRANK WELSH NEW CHAIRMAN [ARTICLE]

FRANK WELSH NEW CHAIRMAN

Of Democratic County Committee, B. N. Pendig, Secretary, and J. J. Hunt, Treasurer. At the reorganization meeting of the Democratic precinct committee Saturday afternoon but 12 of the 20 precincts were represented. The absentees being Mllroy, Kankakee, Gillam, Walker, Union North, Maricn No. 2, Carpenter South and Keener. Dolph Day, the committeeman from Marion No. 2, was at 1 home sick, which accounted for -his I absence. The committee elected Frank Welsh of Jordan tp. for county chairman; B. N. Fendig and J. J. Hunt for secertary and treasurer, respectively, both of Rensselaer. Hanging Grove township did not nominate a candidate for precinct committeeman and W. R. Willett of Me Coysburg, tlie old committeeman, was re-elected by the committee. After the reorganization had been completed W. H. Barkley, the newly elected committeeman of the east precinct, Barkley tp., tendered his resignation, as he expected to move away, and Ord Yeoman was elected in his stead by the committee. The newly elected county chairmen of the district will meet and elect a district chairman and, so far as The Democrat has been able to learn, A. J. Law of Morocco, the present chairman by appointment, will probably be re-elected. The various district chairmen will elect the state chairman. . q The Republicans at their reorganization meeting re-elected G. H. McLain, chairman; Delos Dean, secre-' t.arv, and W. I. Spitler, treasurer. The Progressives re-elected It. B. Harris as chairman and W. R. Brown for secretary and treasurer. r