Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — BLUE RE-ELECTED. [ARTICLE]

BLUE RE-ELECTED.

Twenty Ballots Required to Settle the Truant Officer Matter. Philip Blue was re elected truant officer by the county board of education Monday, after an exciting race. Twenty ballots were required to make a choice. There were three candidates in the race, J. M. Bruner, Philip Blue and W. R. Nowels. The first two named are republicans and the last named was the democratic candidate, who was sprung at the last moment, The board was composed of eight republicans and seven democrats. The republican vote was divided about equally between the two republican candidates, the seven democrats being a unit for Mr. Nowels. On the twentieth ballot the democratic vote was split and Mr. Blue was elected by one majority. Two republicans were not present, they being the trustee of Keener township, and the presid nt of the Remington board, who had not yet been elected, the former president having died a few weeks ago.