Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — DEMOCRATS WIN IN NEWTON [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATS WIN IN NEWTON

Take All County Offices Except Clerk and One Commissioner. Newton county elected the entire Democratic ticket with the exception of the candidates for clerk and commissioner of the first district. The Republican state ticket carried the county by 101 votes. Charles M. Daniel. Democratic candidate for clerk, was defeated by Charles E. Hosier of Morocco by about 100 votes. Meddie Sego, candidate for commissioner of the first district, was defeated by J. B. Staton, Republican, by about 150. S. R. Sizelove, Democratic candidate for auditor, defeated Claude Warr of Brook by more than 200. A. J. Spinney, Democrat, of Goodland defeated Sheriff E. S. Hess for re-election by about thirty-five votes. Paul Weishaar of Brook, Democrat, defeated W. T. McCarty for treasurer by a majority of over 100, carrying Iroquois township, a Republican stronghold, by forty votes. W. H. Kessler of Morocco, Democrat, defeated Commissioner George H. Hiilis for re-election by about 150 votes.

Michael Dowling of Kentland, Democrat, defeated I. N. Best of Roselawn for coroner by about 100. Will R. Wood carried the county over-George E. Hershman for congress by over 100 votes, and Reuben Hess, candidate for prosecuting attorney, has a majority over Arthur Tuteur of nearly 200, which insures his election. The Republicans will continue to control the'board of commissioners, the hold-bver member, S. H. Dickinson of Goodland, being a Republican.