Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1859 — THE PRIMARY ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

Rensselaer, Aug. 13, 1859. The Board of Canvassers of the Republican primary elections, held in the different townships of Jasper county on Thursday, August 11, 1859, to nominate candidates for the different county offices to be filled at the next October election, met at the Court House on Saturday, August 13, and were organized by calling Mr. Wm. Buchanan, of Jackson township to preside, and appointing Ezra Wright Secretary. The Board proceeded to call on the different townships for their returns, when the following were presented, and after counting the same the following persons, having received a majority of the votes given, were declared nominated as candidates for the different offices, to-wit: Clerk— D. J. Jackson. Recorder— C. W.-Henkle. Auditor^ —D. T. Halstead. Commissioner First District— Rial Benjamin. Commissioner Second District Samuel McCullough. The following is a list of the votes given in the different townships. Some of the townships did not hold an election. Hence no returns from them.

Fixsa OF CANDIDATES'.

Clerk. . : i i | I I I D. I. Jackson. J 516 24 126 4 10 6 5 196 Wm. E. Moore. -.27 18 : 11~ 16, 1 3 * Jtecerder. C. Henklr. 24 34 24 140 21 11 9 5 208 D. G. Read. , 1. ; ; 3 ; 4 Auditor. ■ T. A. Knox. 5 6 3 34 5 53 I Thos. Lamborn. 8! 2 6 211 • 37 ' ». T. Halstead. 18 19 10 86 11 9 153: R. C. Pierce. 5 7 15 27 , S. A. Chaffee. 1 I 1; D. G. Read. ; , 2; j i 2 . Co m mis s to ner 3. Samuel McCullough 128 86 4 11 130; Rial Benjamin. , 20 ; 20 131 411 6 ,192 ; Charles Burrowee 26; 3 14; I 9 ,52 Geo. H. Brown. [ I 25 | 23 Robert Parker. 1 1 i - I i 3 113;

On motion, it was Resolved, That all townships not yet reported, that may come in this afternoon, be added by the Secretary to the returns. On motion, it was Resolved, That the proceedings of th:s Board be signed by the President and Secretary, and published in the Gazette. On motion, the Board adjourned.

WM. BUCHANAN,

Pres’t.

Ezra Wright, Sec’y.