Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — TWILL SOON BE OVER NOW [ARTICLE]

TWILL SOON BE OVER NOW

Primary Next Tuesday Will Decide Warm Republican Campaign. The warm fight that has been waged by the Republican office-seek-ers will be decided by the primaries next Tuesday. In the strictly local campaign the fight among the g. o. p. aspirants has been on the nomination for judge of the Jasper-New-ton circuit, with four candidates from Rensselaer and one from Kentland. There are really five names on the Republican ballot from RensselaerJohn A. Dvnlap, George A. Williams, M. Leopold A. Halleck and Emmet Mr. Leopold has formally witndrawn from the race, although not in time to keep his name from be.’ng printed on tbe ballot. Newton cour/y’s candidate came in at the eleventh hour —Ray Cummings—and if he can hold a good share of his party strength in his home county he should receive enough votes to nominate him. The Democrats have but two candidates for judge —A. D. Babcock of Goodland and T. B. Cunningham of Kentland. Both are old and well known attorneys and either will make a competent judge. They are both good, clean men and no criticism can be made against either one. In voting at the primary one must vote his party ticket. On entering the polls the voter calls for a Democrat or Republican ballot, as the case may be, and then enters the booth and makes his X after the name of each candidate for whom he desires to vote. He cannot vote for but one candidate for each of-fice-one judge, one governor, etc. when more than one name appears on the ballot for the same office. The election boards for the primary are the same as at a regular election, and the conduct of the primary is the same. The returns by the inspectors are made immediately on completion of the count to the election commissioners sitting at the court house.