Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — Notice of Primary Election. [ARTICLE]

Notice of Primary Election.

Precept for the May Primary Election, 1918. 7 —■ State of Indiana, County of Jasper, SS: THE STATE OF INDIANA, •TO THE VOTERS OF JASPER COUNTY, GREETING * * * ' ' ■ You are hereby notified that a Primary Election will be held at the various voting places •in said County on Tuesday, May the 7 th, 1918, between the hours of 6 A. M„ and 6 P. M., for the purpose of expressing a preference of candidates on the Democrat and Republican party tickets for the following county and township offices in Indiana. r-™ For the purpose of nominating candidates for Representative in cress for the Tenth (10) Congressional District of the State of Indiana, viz. One candidate for Congress on the Democratic ticket. „ One candidate for Congress on the Republican ticket. One candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit on the Democratic ticket. .... One candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the -Thirtieth Judicial Circuit on the Republican ticket. ' , . „ Also for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices in Jasper County, Indiana, viz:’ , . T . . „ . „ One candidate for Joint Representative from Jasper, Newton and Benton counties On the Democratic ticket. t One candidate for Joint Representative from Jasper, Newton and Benton counties on the Republican ticket. One candidate for Clerk of Circuit Court on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for Clerk of Circuit Court on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Auditor on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Auditor on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Treasuier on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Treasuer on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Sheriff, on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Sheriff on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Coroner on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Coroner on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Surveyor on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Surveyor on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Assessor on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Assessor on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Commissioner for 2nd District on the Demoviatic tic One candidate for County Commissioner for 2nd District on the Republican ticket. , .. , . xv One candidate for County Commissioner for 3rd District on the DemoC’l'&tic ticket One candidate for County Commissioner for 3rd District’ on the Uppublican ticket. „ Also for the purpose of nominating members of namely. Three candidate for County Council at Large on the Democratic ticket. Three candidate for County Council at Large on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Council Ist District on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Council Ist District on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Council 2nd District on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Council 2nd District on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Council 3rd District on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Council 3rd District on the Republican ticket. One candidate for County Council 4th District .on the Democratic ticket. One candidate for County Council 4th District on the Republican ticket. Also for the purpose of electing seven Delegates to the state convention and ten Delegates to the Republican state convention. And for the further purpose of electing one Precinct Committeeman in each precinct in Jasper county, Indiana, for each of the Democratic ana Republican parties. , x« . The names of the respective candidates on the various tickets for tne various offices with their post office addresses appear below;

DEMOCRATIC TICKET Congressman Tenth District —George E. Hershman, Crown Point, Indiana. State Senator —T. Joseph Sullivan, Whiting, Indiana. Prosecuting Attorney for 30th Judicial Circuit—C. Arthur Tuteur, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Joint Representative, Jasper, Newton and Benton Counties —Lawrence Burns, Templeton. Indiana. Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court— Alva D. Hershman, Medaryville, Indiana. County Auditor —B. Frank Alter, Rensselaer, Indiana. County Treasurer—William D. Brindle, Rensselaer, Indiana. County Sheriff —Vern Jacks of Rensselaer, and William I. Hoover, Rensselaer, Indiana. County Coroner —Leo O. Worland, Rensselaer, Indiana. County Surveyon— County Assessor —George W. Casey, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. County Commissioner of 2nd District —O. K. Rainier, Rensselaer, Indiana. County Commissioner of 3rd District' —William H. Wortley, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For County Councilmen at Large— John Farrell, Goodland, Indiana; Charles W. Paxton, Surrey, Indiana, and Robert Zick, Tefft, Indiana, R. F. D. For County Councilman of 2nd District —Samuel Scott, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For County Councilman of 3rd District —Percy H. Hauter, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For County Councilman of 4th District—Charles W. Harner, Remington, Indiana. • Precinct Committeemen Barkley Township, East Precinct — Charles W. Britt, Parr, Indiana, R. F. D. Barkley Township, West Precinct--Samuel Scott, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Carpenter Township, East Precinct — Guss R. Merritt, Remington, Indiana. Carpenter Township, West Precinct — James C. Wood, Remington, Indiana, R. F. D. Carpenter Township, South Precinct — Alfred P. Rainier, Remington, Indiana. Gillam Township—Alva D. Hershman, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. D. Hanging Grove Township—W. R. Wi. Jetts, McCoysburg, Indiana. Jordan Township—John Kolhoff, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Kankakee Township—F. W. Fisher, Tefft, Indiana. Keener Township— Marion Township, Precinct No. 1 — Edward Herath, Rensselaer, Marion Township, Precinct No. - Claude B. Harris, Rensselaer, Indiana, and Dolph Day, Rensselaer, Indiana. Marion Township, Precinct No. 3 Fmnk E. Babcock, Rensselaer, Indiana. Marion Township, Precinct No. 4 Edward P. Honan, Rensselaer, Indiana. Newton Township—Carey L. Carr, Rensselaer. Indiana, R. F. D. Union Township, North — Union Township, South— Walker Township Joseph Salrin, Tefft, Indiana, R. F. D. Wheatfield Township— Delegates to State Convention First District, composed of KMUkakee, Keener and Wheatfield Townships— Frank W. Fisher, Tefft. Indiana. Second District, composed of Barkley, Gillam and Walker Townships—John W. Selmer, Medaryville, Indiana. Third District, composed of Carpenter Township—Alfred P. Rainier, Remington, Indiiana. Fourth District, composed of Hanging Grove, Milroy and Marion —J. A. McFarland. Rensselaer, Indiana. < Fifth District, composed of Union and Newton Townships—Carey L. Carr, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 3Sixth District, composed of Jordan and Marion No. 4—John Kolhoff, Rensselaer, Indiana. Seventh District, composed of Marion No. 1 and No. 3—E. P. Lane, Rensselaer, Indiana.

TOWNSHIP TICKET Barkley Township for Trustee Barkley Township—Grant Davisson, Parr, Indiana, R. F. ,D. For Assessor Barkley Township—John E.' Cooper, Parr, Indiana, R. D. For Advisory Board—James E. Britt, Parr, Indiana, R. F. D.; John G. Culp, Moody, Indiana; T. M. Walters; Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Carpenter Township Trustee Carpenter Township—Joseph Graham, Remington, Indiana. Assessor Carpenter Township—E. J. Baxter, Remington, Indiana. ' Advisory Board— Harry W. G X l , ber t’ Remington, Indiana; George J. Wood, Gbodland, Indiana, J. C. Wood, Goodland, Indiana. Gillam Township Trustee Gillam Township—John W. Selmer. Medaryville. Indiana, R. *. v. Assessor Gillam Township—Jake Johnson, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. ■L*. Advisory Gillam ToyrahipCornelius F. Tillett, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. D., and Thomas Logan, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. D. Flanging Grove Township Trustee Hanging Grove Township—S. B Snedeker, McCoysburg, Indiana. Assessor Hanging Grove Township— Virgil W. Hobson, McCoysburg, Indiana, R. F. D. Advisory Board — Jordan Township For Trustee Jordan Township—John Knlhoff. Rensselaer, Indiana, K. For Assessor Jordan Township—Frank Nesius. Rensselaer, Indiana, K. r. iJ. For Advisory Board J ° rda T " —Z. T. Corbin, Brook, Indiana, R. F n - Bernard Stein, Rensselaer, Indiana; Christian Nafziger, Remington, Indiana, R- £a n^kee Township For Trustee Kankakee Township—Lee E Glazebrook, Tefft, Indiana. For Assessor Kankakee Township—

Gilbert D. Seegrist, Tefft, Indiana. For Advisory Board Kankakee Town-ship-Henry Hunsicker, Tefft, Indiana; Keener Township For Trustee Keener Township— Michael Rasmussen, Tefft, Indiana, and William Fitzgerald, Tefft, Indiana. For Assessor Keener Township— For Advisory Board Keener Township— Marion Township For Trustee Marion Township—Charles F. Stackhouse, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Assessor Marion Township—C. W. Duvall, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Advisory Board Marion Township —John Bill, Rensselaer, Indiana, and W W. Sage, Rensselaer, Indiana. Milroy Township For Trustee Milroy Township—Charles C. Wood, McCoysburg, Indiana; Roy Culp, McCoysburg. Indiana. For Assessor Milroy Township—Charles E. Clark, McCoysburg, Indiana. For Advisory Board Milroy Township —Lud Clark, McCoysburg, Indiana, and Mason Beaver, McCoysburg, Indiana. Newton Township For Trustee Newton Township—John Lonergan, Surrey, Indiana; Robert J. Yeoman, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. N For" Assessor Newton Township—John W. Phares, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For Advisory Board Newton Township—Carey L. Carr, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Union Township For Trustee Union Township—Walter Harrington, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. For Assessor Union Township—W. H. Myers, Parr, Indiana. For Advisory Board Union Township —Joseph Kosta, Rensselaer, Indiana. Walker Township For Trustee Walker Township—Volney M. Peer, Kniman, Indiana, and William Stalbaum, Kniman, Indiana. For Assessor Walker Township—Mark Ott, Kniman, Indiana. For Advisory Board Walker Township—Lewis Zick. Tefft, Indiana, and Walter Hershman, Tefft. Indiana. Wheatfield Township For Trustee Wheatfield Township— John Bowie, Wheatfield. Indiana. For Assessor Wheatfield Township— For Advisory Board Wheatfield Township—•

REPUBLICAN TICKET For Congressman Tenth Bistrict —William R. Wood, Lafayette, Indiana. For State Senator —Bwight M. Kinder, Gary, Indiana; Frank Mcllroy, Hannnond. Indiana; Frederick G. L&ius, Crown Point, Indiana; William Brown, Hebron, Indiana. For Prosecuting Attorney of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit—James C. Murphey, Morocco, Indiana. For Joint Representative Jasper, Benton and Newton Counties—William L. Wood, Parr, Indiana; Burke Walker, Fowler, Indiana; George H. Van Kirk, Kentland, Indiana. For Clerk of the Circuit Court —R. L. Budd, Parr, Indiana; Jesse Nichols,' Rensselaer, Indiana. For County Auditor— Schuyler C. Robinson, Medaryville, Indiana. For County Treasurer—John T. Biggs, Wheatfield, Indiana. For County Sheriff —L. A. Harmon, Rensselaer, Indiana; Gail Michal, Kniman, Indiana; John E. Robinson. Rensselaer, Indiana; 'True B. Woodworth, Rensselaer, Indiana. For County Coroner—Willis J. Wright, Rensselaer, Indiana. ' For County Surveyor—Edgar B. Nesbitt, Rensselaer, Indiana. For County Assessor —G. L. Thornton, Rensselaer, Indiana. For County Commissioner 2nd District—Bert Amsler, Rensselaer, Indiana. For County Commissioner 3rd District —Charles A. Welch, Goodland, Indiana. For County Councilman at Large—H. W. Jackson, Rensselaer, Indiana; George W. May, Remington, Indiana; Elmer E. Pullins, Medaryville, Indiana. For County Councilman Ist District — Frank M. Hart, Demotte, Indiana. For County Councilman 2nd District —t. J. Prouty, Surrey Indiana. For County Councilman 3rd District — Washington -Cook, McCoysburg, Indiana. For County Councilman 4th District — Wester Bowdy, Goodland, Indiana. Precinct Committeemen Barkley, East —Kenton Parkison, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Barkley, West—Charles W. Reed, Rensselaer, Indiana, ,R, F. D. Carpenter Township, West Precinct— A. A. Felt, Remington, Indiana, R. F. D. Carpenter Township, East Precinct— James Lucas. Remington, Indiana. Carpenter Township, South Precinct — Burdette Porter, Remington, Indiana. Gillam Township—George F. Logan, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. D. Hanging Grove .Township—William M. Woodworth, McCoysburg, Indiana. Jordan Township—Verne G. Bice, Remington, Indiana, R. F. D. Kankakee Township—Charles Stalbaum, Tefft, Indiana. Keener Township—George Hockney, Demotte, Indiana. Marion Township No. I—Edward Ranton, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. DMarion Township No. 2—Jesse Snyder, Rensselaer, Indiana. Marion Township' No. 3 —Moses Leopold, Rensselaer, Indiana. Marlon Township No. 4—Rex Warner, Rensselaer, Indiana. Milroy Township—John Southard, McCoysburg, Indiana. Newton Township—George P. Daugherty, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 3. Union Township, North Precinct — Newton McKay, Fair Oaks, Indiana. Union Township, South Precinct — Walker Township—John O’Connor, Kniman, Indiana. Wheatfield Township—Alex J. Jensen, Wheatfield, Indiana. Delegates to State Convention First District, composed of Wheatfield and Kankakee Township*—H. W.

Marble, Wheatfield, Indiana. Second District, composed of Keener and North Union Townships—Milton L Gundy, Fair Oaks, Indiana. Third District, composed of Gillam and Walker Townships—John O'Connor, Kniman, Indiana. . Fourth District, composed of Barkley Township, C. P. Moody, Moody, Indiana. Fifth District, composed of Union South, J Oman and Carpenter WestHenry B. Toben, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 4. . r. Sixth District, composed of Carpenter East, Milroy and Hanging Grove Townships—George -L. Hascall, Remington, Indiana. Seventh District, composed of Carpenter Township South and West Precincts- S. G. Hand, Remington, IndianaEighth District, composed of Manon No. I—J. C. Gwin, Rensselaer. Indiana. Ninth District, composed of Marion No. 2—J. P. Hammond, Rensselaer, In- (] I I ] Tenth District, composed of Marion No. 3 and No. 4—Jesse D. Allman, Rensselaer, Indiana. TOWNSHIP TICKET Barkley Township For Trustee Barkley Township—Ralph W. Johnson, Parr, Indiana, R. F. D. For Assessor Barkley Township— Harry E. Reed, Gifford, Indiana; O. G. Baker, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For Advisory Board Barkley Township—Stephen T. Freeman, Moody, Indiana; George Bowman, Newland, Indiana; Harry J. Arnold, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. Carpenter Township For Trustee Carpenter Township— Burdett Porter, Remington, Indiana. For Assessor Carpenter Township— Robert S. Shearer, Remington, Indiana. For Advisory Board Carpenter Township—Fred A. Barnes, Remington, Indiana; Edward D. Bellows, Remington, Indiana; August Bernhardt, Remington, Indiana. Gillam Township For Trustee Gillam Township—Benjamin F. LeFevre, Medaryville, Indiana. For Assessor Gillam Township—J. Wesley Marion; Medaryville, Indiana. For Advisory Board' Gillam Township —James W. Stevens, Francesville, Indiana, R. F. D.; John H. e Guild, Medaryville, Indiana, R. F. D.; Paris T. Robinson, Medaryville, Indiana. Hanging Grove Township For Trustee of Hanging Grove Township—Warren E. Poole, McCoysburg, Indiana. For Assessor Hanging Grove Township—John E. Osborne, McCoysburg, Indiana. For Advisory Board Hanging Grove Township—R. V. Johns, McCoysburg. Indiana; Charles Erb, McCoysburg, Indiana.

Jordan Township FOr Trustee Jordan Township—Julius G. Huff, Rensselaer, Indiana. • For Assessor Jordan Township—James Bullis, Rensselaer, Indiana; A. J. Flemming, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Advisbry Board Jordan Township —Marion Bice, Rensselaer, Indiana; Charles G. Kissinger, Rensselaer, Indiana; Charles Hensler, Remington, Indiana. Kankakee Township For Trustee ' Kankakee Township—R. E. Davis, Tefft, Indiana; Alfred Duggleby, Tefft, Indiana. m For Assessor Kankakee Township—W. F. Neier, Tefft, Indiana. For Advisory Board Kankakee Township—C. R. Peregrine, Tefft, Indiana; Charles Stalbaum, Tefft, Indiana; M. A. Jones, Tefft, Indiana. Keener Township FOr Trustee Keener Township—Clifford Fairchild, Demotte, Indiana; Henry Swart, Demotte, Indiana. For Assessor Keener Township—Wll- - Hazecamp, Demotte, Indiana; John Greve, way, Demotte, Indiana. For Advisory Board Keener Township—Simon Groet, Demotte, Indiana; Joe Ruisard, Demotte, Indiana; Thomas Abbring, Demotte, Indiana. Marion Townshllp For Trustee Marion Township—Charles W. Postill, Rensselaer, Indiana; Dan W. Waymire, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Assessor Marion Township—Louis P. Shirer, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Advisory Board Marion Township—Fred S. Tyler, Rensselaer, Indiana; C. E. Waling, Rensselaer, Indiana, and J. W. Coen, Rensselaer, Indiana. . , For Justice of the Peace of Marlon Township—S. C. Irwin, Rensselaer, Indiana.

Milroy Township For Trustee Milroy Township—George W. Foulks, Monon, Indiana, R. F. D.; George L. Parks, Remington. Indiana, R. F. D. No. 4; John Johnson, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 4; William V. Vannatta, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 4. , For Assessor Milroy Township—Charles A. Lytle, McCoysburg, Indiana; N. E. Digman, McCoysburg, Indiana. For Advisory Board Milroy Township— Walter C. Gilmore, Monon, Indiana; Samuel E. Johnson, Monon, Indiana; Mason M. Barlow, McCoysburg, Indiana. Newton Township For Trustee Newton Township—John Rush, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. For Assessor Newton Township—Charles Parks, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 3. For Advisory Board Newton Township—Charles T. Battlpday, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 3; Floyd Amsler. Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. • No. 2; John Zimmer, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. No. 3. Union Township For Trustee Union Township—George H. Hammerton, Parr, Indiana; Harvey J. Dexter, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D ’For° Assessor Union Township—Francis M. Goff, Fair Oaks, Indiana; J. W. Humes, Parr, Indiana. For Advisory Board Union Township —John V. Lesh, Parr, Indiana; Alva Stephenson, Parr, Indiana; John Zellers, Fair Oaks, Indiana. For Justice of the Peace of Union Township—L. L. McCurtain, Parr, Ini na n For" Constable Union Township—Taylor Wood, Parr, Indiana. Walker Township • For Trustee Walker Township—John F. Pettit, Fair Oaks, Indiana, R. F. D. N For 2 Assessor Walker Township—Charles Scott, Kpiman, Indiana. For Advisory Board Walker Township—William Middlecamp. Kniman, Indiana; D. H. Wesner, Kniman, Indiana; C. L. Dewey, Kniman, Indiana. ■ t For Justice of the Peace of Walker Township-—Aaron F. Rice, Kniman, InFor Constable Walker Township— Floyd Garriott, Kniman, Indiana. Wheatfield Township For Trustee Wheatfield Township— George W. Ferguson, Wheatfield, Indiana; Robert A. Mannan, Wheatfield. Ir.diana. _ .. „ . , For Assessor Wheatfield Township — W. E. Boyle, Wheatfield. Indiana. Fcfr Advisory Board Wheatfield Township—James K. Delehanty. Wheatfield, Indiana; A. J. Tilton, Wheatfield. Indiana; Alexander L. Jensen, Wheatfield, Indiana. „ . . For Justice of the Peace of Wheatfield Township Albert VanDoozer, Wheatfield, Indiana. _ , For Constable Wheatfield Township— James Keene, Wheatfield, Indiana.

Notice of Location of Voting Precincts Primary Election ■ Notice is hereby given that the following places are designated for holding the primary election in Jasper County on Tuesday, May 7. 1918: Barkley, East Precinct —Center school house Barkley, West Precinct— Cozy Palace school house. Carpenter, East Precinct—Town Hall Carpenter, West Precinct—Charles Caln residence. Carpenter, South Precinct—Remington Hotel. Gillam —Center school house. Hanging Grove —Banta school house. Jordan —Egypt school house. Kankakee —Tefft school house. Keener —Demotte school house. Marion, Precinct No. I—Samplel—Sample room, Makeever Hotel. Marion, Precinct No. 2—L. A Bostwick office. ~ . Marion. Precinct No. B—South room The Trust & Savings Bank.

Marion. Precinct No. i D- M_ Worland shop. Milroy—Center school house. Newton—Blue Grass school boose. Union, North—Fair Oaks school house* Union, South—Parr school house. Walker—Walker Center school taaose. Wheatfield —Town HaJL in testimony whereoC I tonne hereunto subscribed my name and afltxed the seal of the Jasper Orcutt Court, this 17th day at April. Iklk (SEAL) JESSE NICHOLS. Clerk Jasper Orcsit Court.,