Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1918 — COMMITTEES ARE REORGANIZED [ARTICLE]

COMMITTEES ARE REORGANIZED

New Precinct Committeemen Met in Rensselaer Saturday Afternoon. Both the Democratic and Republican precinct committeemen, elected at the recent primary, met at the court house Saturday afternoon and reorganized their respective committees as provided by the primary election law, by electing a county chairman, secretary and treasurer. _ The Democrats re-elected Frank Welsh of Jordan townkhip as chairman; E. P. Honan, secretary, and J. A. McFarland, treasurer. In some few precincts no Democrats filed for committeeman and the chairman appointed committeemen to fill these vacancies. The precinct committeemen as now constituted is as follows: Barkley, East—Charles Britt. Barkley, West—Mark Schroer. Carpenter, East—Gus R. Merritt. Carpenter, South James C. Wood. Carpenter, South—A. P. Rainier. Gillam—A. D. Hershman. Hanging Grove —W. R. Willetts. Jordan—John Kolhoff. Kankakee —Frank W. Fisher. Keener—C. W. Gilmore. Marion, No. I—Edward Herath. Marion, No. 2—Dolph Day. Marion, No. 3 —F. E. Babcock. Marion, No. 4 —E. P. Honan. Milroy—Chas. W. Beaver. Newton—Carey L. Carr. Union, North—Charles Barker. Union, South—W. A. Witham. Walker—Joseph Salrin. Wheatfield —E. T. Whitehead. Sam Scott was elected committeeman in Barkley, w’est precinct, but he designed at Saturday’s meeting because of being a candidate on the county tickpt, and Mark Schroer was appointed in his place. The Republicans re-elected Geo. H. McLain of Rensselaer as chairman; Mose Leopold, vice-chairman; George Scott, secretary, and C. G. Spitler, treasurer.