People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1894 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The coma.' e on organization being fht it reported the selection of t rank Welsh, as chairman, and C. B. Harrold, as secretaiy of the convention there assembled. The committee on credentials was called next and reported delegates present from all the townships in the county, excepting from Hanging Grove, Milroy and Kankakee townships. The report was accepted and the committee on order of business was next listened to. It placed before the convention rules by which the business of meeting might be carried on in a systematic manner. The report was accepted and the chairman then announced that nominations for the various county offices were then in order. The first one on the list being county clerk, W. D. Bringle placed in nomination the name of John A. McFarland, of Jordan township. There being no further nominations, he was declared the nominee by acclamation.

There were two candidates presented to the delegates for the office of county auditor, the first being that of T. 11. Robinson, of Gillam, undT. J. Mallatt, of Union township. There being two candidates, it was necessary to decide by a ballot to see which would be the successful one. After the vote, the result was as follows: Robinson 55 Mallatt 19 Robinson's majority. .30 Mr. Robinson having received a majority of the votes cast, was of course declared the nominee. There was but one name presented for the office of treasurer, and that was John L. Nichols, of Barkley township, and was taken by acclamation.

The office of county sheriff was next arrived at and the name of Ellis Jones, of Carpenter township, was given to the convention for their consideration. This seemed satisfactory and accordingly# his name was taken by consent of the delegates present. Further down the list we find names of Lee E. Giazebrook, of Marion, and Walter Harrington, of Union presented for the office of surveyor. Mr. Giazebrook declined the nomination, but the convention voted on the two men with the result below: Harrington.... 65 Giazebrook 7 Harrington’s majority. .58 M. Y. Slaughter, of Marion township, was the only name mentioned for county coroner. There being no opposition his nomination was made unanimous. When the townships were called for nominations for commissioner from the first district, the names of Frederick Kroeger.of Walker, Joel Spriggs, of Walker, and G. O. Stemble, of Wheutlield, were mentioned for the place. These nominations made it necessary to ballot for a nominee. But one ballot was re paired, which resulted as follows: Krueger 12 Sprisres 56 Stemble 18 Sprigg’s majority.. 26 Nominations were next made for commissioner from the second district, and the substantial names of L. Strong and A. J. Robinson, both of Marion township. were placed before the convention. This necessitated a ballot, which resulted as follows: Robinson 65 Strong 20 Robinson’s majority. .45 For commissioner from the third district,, the friends of John Stillman and G. G. Thompson, both of Carpenter, named these men as candidates for the office and after balloting the result stood, as follows: Thompson. 48 Stillman 36 Tnompson’s majority.. 12