Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1876 — Republican County Convention; [ARTICLE]

Republican County Convention;

Pursuant to a call of the chairman of the republican central committee of Jasper county, a mass convention was held in the eourt Louse at Rensselaer last Saturday. On motion Simon P. Thompson was elected chairman, and Frank W. Babcock secretary. The programme wasannounced as follows; 1. The selection of ten delegates to represent Jasper county in the State convention which is to convene at Indianapolis on the 22d instant. 2. Appointment of . a county tral eoiumitteo. 8. Fixtnf the thne for holding a county nominating convention. 4. Transaction of any other business which might properly come before the convention. It was ordered that one delegate to the State convention be chosen from each township and town, each town and township to have an equal voice in the delegation. The delegates selected were as follows: Hanging Grove, Turner A, Knox; Gillam. John Querry; Walker Bhadrach F. Brown; Barkley, W. W. Murray ; Marion, John M. Wasson ; Jordan, Allen J. Yeoman ; Newton, Jared BeiynminjjlKeencr, John Van’t Woud ; Kankakee, Isaac D. Dunn ; Wheatfield, C. C. Sigler; Carpenter, Wm. B. Price; Milroy, Eli Dean; Union, I. V. Alter; Remington, Janies Spencer; Rensselaer,

3T. X. Spitler. It .was also ordered that any republicans of Jasper county who may attend the State convention^hall be considered delegates; provided each town or township represented shall have an equal vote.

Proceeded to elect a chairman aud secretary of the county executive committee, and a centra) committee of three in each township and town. The chairman and secretary of the executive committee and the chairman of the township committees constitute the republican executive committee of Jasper county. Harvey W. Wood wns’elected chairman and Marion L. Spitler secretary. The township committees elected are as follows: Hanging Grove, Wm. W. James Hayworth, Harvey Phillips ; Gillam, AlbertG. Robb Preston M. Querry, Thomas Mason ; Walker, Jacob R. Wilcox, George Schreck, Jesse Osborn ; Barkley, Wm. K. Parkieon, Geo. Kessler, Albert S. White; Marion, James Ritchey, John M. Wasson, Hugh W. Porter; Jordan, Allen J. Yeoman, John Lewis, James V. Dutton; Newton, L. W. Henkle, Andrew K. Sayler,. John Goetz; Keener, John Van’t Woud, Lewis Mossier, D. E. Fairchild; Kankakee, Isaac D. Dunn, Oscar Rockwell, E. F, ;’Wheatfleld, C. C, Sigler, John M. Heflick, Benjamin Dalson; Carpenter, James F. Irwin, Wm. B. Price, Christian Hensler ; Milroy, William Castor, Eli Dean. Wm. L. Clark ; Union, Isaac V. Alter, B. W. Harrington, T. J. Sayers ; Remington, Wm. H. Shaw, B. M. Butler, Esau Hart; Rensselaer, Harvey W, Wood, Marton L. Spitler, Simon P. Thompson. The secretary was instructed to notify the persons elected by the convention of their several appointments, and request them to designate their acceptance or declination at earliest convenience. Deferred the fixingbf a time'for holding the county nominating convention to the executive committee.

Hon li. S. Dwiggins introduced the folowing resolutions with fitting speeches that were warmly applauded: Resolved. That we favor the nomination of Hon. 0. P. Morton m the republican candidate for President of the United States. cans of Jasper county are due, and hereby tendered, James A. flurnam for the efficient manner in which he conducted the last campaign in Jasper county. Resolutions adopted unanimously. M. fe-Spitler, Esq. presented the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted by the convention: 1. We credit The Renseelaeb Uniox with a change lor the better, and express a hope that The Union and Republican may be one in iaith as wall as name, ___ 2. It is a source of gratification that our county and township taxes are so low, and that Jasper county orders have been at par for the last two and a half years. 3. In this Centennial year we have cause to be thankful for the possesion of peace, life, liberty, and the opportunity to be as good fend as great as OUr talents and industry merit. / 4. Delegates to the State convention are instructed to make diligent enquiry, and nominate only capable, honest and patriotic men for officers, and for delegates to the National convention. 5. In all meetings of the central committee find county conventions/ during the year 1876, the towns and townships represented shall each be entitled to an equal voice and influence. ■'■ ' ...... ■ ' .. 6. We request the publication of the proceedings of this convention in The Rensselaer Union and Republican. At the meeting of the Agricultural Society at Beltonian hall last Saturday, the following board of directors was elected : White county.—R. Fleyer and Andrew Hicks. Benton county.—John McMurtry, Joseph Crowden, 8. H. Moore and C. G. Edwards, Jasper county.—Fred Hoover, C. W. Hartley, George Major, J. K. Shaw, W. B. Price, C. Henstler, W. Tallman and D. H. Patton. The board was reduced from twenty-five members to fifteen. The list of officers remains the name, except that C. W. Hartley wasdeeted Marshal in place of J. W. Lock. —Remington Record. Qur correspondent, Mr. Henry Purcupilo of Rensselaer, presents the best descriptive i letter of the (excursion east, we have aeon. ir*-Remifigt'j/f Record. < -