Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — FILE YOUR DECLARATION TODAY [ARTICLE]

FILE YOUR DECLARATION TODAY

If You Wish to Be a Candidate for City Office TODAY LAST DAY FOR FILING * ■ ~ It Is an Open Field and No One Is Barred From Becoming a Candidate Before the Primaries. Today, Saturday, February 3, is the last day for filing declarations of candidacy for city office for the primaries- to be held March 6. Under the primary law it is an open field for candidates and any person possessing the necessary qualifications can be a candidate for any office to be filled by filing their declaration with the city clerk not later than today. The candidates who receive the highest number of votes on the respective 'tickets will be the candidates at the election to be held next November:

The offices to be filled in Rensselaer are: Mayor, clerk, treasurer, three councilmen, two councilmen-at-large. At the mass meeting of Democrats Tuesday evening City Chairman Lane was unable to be present on account of illness,' and Edward Herath was made chairman of the meeting and F. E. Babcock secretary. Various names were discussed for candidates and the following were finally suggested: , Mayor—Ed J. Randle. Clerk —Don Beam. Treasurer —Carl Duvall. Councilmen-at-large's— Nathaniel Scott, E d'ward Herath. Councilman, First ward —Cleve W. Eger. * Councilman, Second ward —William I. Hoover. Councilman, Third Ward —James Snedeker. - s It is not known postively at‘this jyriting whether all these parties will file declarations or not, but it is probable they will uhless it be the first two, who are reported to be a little s^ verse to making the raee. The committee appointed to see the parties suggested has not reported at this writing. All the present city officers with the exception of Councilman-at-large Kresler ahd councilman Frank King-—in whose - stead Con-

rad Kellner and Fred Wayrhire, respectively, were suggested at the "Republican mass meeting Monday ‘ inight—will file for the Republican nominations, it is expected, but up to 2:30 p. m. yesterday no declarations had been filed by Democrats with City Clerk Morlan. All the Republicans named above had filed. Also Emmet Laßue as Republican candidate for city clerk against Charles Morlan.