Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1858 — COUNTY NOMINATIONS. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

The Board of Canvassers, from the different townships of the Republicans, met at the Court House, in Rensselaer, on the 14th day of August, 1858, and organized by electing Geo. H. Brown, Chairman, and W. E. Moore, Secretary, and after carefully comparing the vote of the different townships, do report and announce the following as being the vote; FOR TREASURER. E. Wright,. ........ . , . .. 271 Win. Martin,. ....... .L 6 FOR SHERIFF, W. J. Wright 186 C. H. Dow l .i;ig,. 76 John McConahay,. . . . ... .9 D. C. Walker,. .’ . . / 10 FOR COMMISSIONER. John Ly0n5,........’. 247 FOR SURVEYOR. J. D. Hopkins, G, W. Snodgrass, 35 James- E. Ballard,. ....... 17 Frederick Scraag, 1 FOR ..CORONER. Thomas Peacock 70 A. Ro wen,. . „. 30 The following having received the largest number of votes were declared the nominees: For Treasurer, E. Wright. For Sheriff, W. J. Wright. For Commissioner, John Lyons. F r Surveyor, J. D. Hopkins. i For Coroner, Thom asPeacock. Geo. H. Brown, President. W. E. Moore, Clerk.