Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1920 — DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

Brief Mention of Candidates Who Ask for Your Suffrage. But six more days remain before the November election, and at this time The Democrat wants to say a few words about the candidates whose names will appear on the county ballot in the Democratic column, which occupies the second column on the ballot, under the emblem of the/rooster. Heading the county ballot is our candidate for Congress, Fred Barnett, an able yohng lawyer of Hammond, who has inade an active campaign throughout the district and has thrown the chills into Will R. Aiod, his Republican opponent, it generally conceded that Lake county will go Democratic this year, therefore Mr. Wood's perturbation. Mr. Barnett is well qualified for the office and will make a good Congressman. For Joint-Representative we have James Emmett Scanlon of Benton county, a soldier of the world war, a farmer, a former school teacher and a good, clean-cut young man who will make this district a representative to be proud of. For Judge of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit, composed of the counties of Jasper and Newton, we have Terence B. Cunninr>iam, a lawyer of 25 years experience and a straight and honorable gentleman from the ground up. He is conceded to be a very able attorney and if elected to this honorable position all litigants will be insured a square deal with “Ted” Cunningham on the bench.

The Democrats have no candidate for prosecuting attorney, therefore | the next place on the ballot is that > of County Treasurer. - For this place ■we have William D. Bringle of Rens-j selaer. Mr. Bringle is a former ■ school teacher and later was for many years a successful farmer of Jordan township. He still owns a j farm there but for the past few, years has resided in Rensselaer. He is a fine penman and mathematician and 'is in every way well qualified to fill this office UT the entire satisfaction of the people. Next comes County Recorder, and for this office we have the only woman candidate the voter will have an opportunity of voting for, in this election. *’ Our candidate is Miss Gertrude Besse of Remington. She is a daughter of George Besse of that place, who is a veteran of the civil war and is known to many of the older people of the county. Miss Besse has been a successful teacher in Jasper county for several years and has hosts of friends wherever known. She is always pleasant, courteous and a lady in every sense of the word. The office for which she was nominated is one that is purely : clerical and easily filled by a competent woman/ Miss Besse should be loyally supported next Tuesday, and most especially should the women- voters support her, as she is the only woman candidate cm either ha|lot at-this election, jkj’qjl Sheriff we have another V Airier service man, Vern Davisson, I 4 son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson of Rensselaer. Vera got' into . ’ the war early, enlisting and serving

with the allies many months before this country put any soldiers over seas, and saw lots of service on the battle fronts. He is a fine young man and deserves a splendid support from the voters next Tuesday. For Coroner we have Stephen D. Clark of Wheatfield township, an old school teacher and for two or more terms trustee of Wheatfield township. Mr. Clark is a farmer, but is thoroughly competent to fill any office in Jasper county with credit. Our two candidates for County Commissioner are William Fitzgerald, a well known and successful farmer of Kankakee township, for the First district, and William H. Kenyon of Remington for the Third district. Both are well known in their respective districts. The abovg is a good, clean ticket from top to bottom and is 4 eserv ‘ Ing of the loyal support of every Democratc voter as well as that of the many Republicans who are not satisfied with their party’s position on matters of general concern to the taxpayers.