Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — ED SIMON ELECTED CHAIRMAN [ARTICLE]

ED SIMON ELECTED CHAIRMAN

Of Tenth District Democrats at ■Meeting Held Yesterday. The Tenth district 'Democratic county chairmen met In Rensselaer yesterday afternoon and reorganized for the campaign by electing without opposition fid Simon of Lake county chairman; F. M. Welsh of Jasper county, vice-chairman, and WUllamm Spooner of Valparaiso, treasurer. The convention voted to permit the chairman to appoint the secretary, as it was thought the chairman and secretary should come from the same part of the district. Mr. Simon said that he had given the matter no thought, and would therefore appoint the -secretary in a few days. The meeting was well attended, several prominent Democrats from all over the district being present. Mr. Lehman of Crown Point having recently resigned the chairmanship oa account of business reasons, George E. Hershman, who was appointed to act until Che new organization was made, called to the meeting to order. Truman Hardy, chairof Newton county, wOb secretary of the meeting. Mr. Simon is a live-wire and is a former auditor of Lake county, having been elected there a few years ago on the Democratic ticket against overwhelming odds. He will again put the Tenth district on the Democratic map if zeal and hard work can .accomplish it. His s-dec-tlon will give universal .satisfaction all over the The Republicans also held their district reorganization meeting here yesterday and re-elected Lawrence Lyons of Brook .as chairman ; S. W. Thompson of Monticello, vice-chair-man; Delos Daan of Rensselaer, secretary, and Mose Leopold, also of Rensselaer, treasurer.