Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1918 — MANY MORE CANDIDATES FILE [ARTICLE]

MANY MORE CANDIDATES FILE

Democrats Fill Up Tickets During Closing Days. Today, Saturday, will probably see the entire Democratic»county and township tickets filled by filing of the necessary declarations of candidates with the county clerk, as this is the last day for filing. At the county meeting of Democrats at the court Housd Wednesday afternoon much interest was manifested and several candidates filed their declarations for county and township offices before leaving the building. O. K. Rainier of tjiis city, who has had experience in the office of county commissioner and made one' of the best commissioners White county ever had, when he was living near Brookston, was induced by his many friends to make the race for county commissioner from the second district. It is understood' that the place of commissioner in the third district will be filled today. Charles F. Stackhouse, who servoed one term as trustee of Marion township and was later elected and served as county commissioner from the second district, was induced to make the race again for township trustee. Charley made one of the best trustees Marion township ever had, a fact whicl| a large majority of the Republicans will frankly admit, and many of the members of that party as well as the Democrats will be pleased to know that they will have the, opportunity to vote for him for this office again. ,

Following appears the names of all those who have filed since our last issue, up to yestterday, and it is understood that practically all vacancies were to be filled yesterday and today: • Delegates to state convention. — Carey L. Carr, Newton township; Jdbn W. Selmer, Gillam; Frank W. Fisher, Kankakee; John Kolhoff, Jordan: F P. tane and J. A. McFarland, Rensselaer. Trustee —c. F. Stackhouse, Marion: Walter Harrington, Union: William Stalbaum, Walker; John W. Selmer, Gillam; John Lonergan. Newton; Grant Davisson, Barkley. Advisory board —Cornelius Tillett Gillam; James E. Britt, Barkley-’ Joseph Kosta, Union; Carey T. Carr, Newton; George J. Wood, Carpenter; Walter Hershnaan, WalkTownship assessor —Charles E. Clark Milroy; Jake Johnson, Gillam: Mark Ott, Walker; Virgil W. Hobcon, Hanging Grove; Gilbert D. Seegrist, Kankakee. Precinct commiitteeman —E. P. Honan. Marion No. 4. County commissioner, second districtO. K. Rainier, Rensselaer. County auditor—B. Frank Alter, Rensselaer. Clerk of the circuit court —A. D. Hershman, Gillam. Precinct committeemen 1 —Carey L. Carr, Newton; W. R- Willitts, Hanging Grove:’ Samuel Scott, West Barkley; Charles W. Britt, East Barkley; A. D. Hershman, Gillam; Joseph Salrin, Walker. County council —Samuel Scott, Barkley; C. M. Paxton,’ Newton. REPUBLICAN Trustee —H. J. Dexter, Union. Assessor William Hazekaihp, Advisory board —George Bowman, Barkley; Joe Ruisard, Thomas Abbring, Simon Groet, Keener; John ZeHers, Union. Justice of the peace—L. L. Mcl Curtain, Union. I Committeemen—N. A. McKay,

Union, north. County Councilman Washington Cook, Hanging Grove. For joint-representative, Jasper, Benton and Newton z- counties—G. H. Van Kirk of Kentland.