Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1902 — Political Pointerg.! [ARTICLE]

Political Pointerg.!

As the time is short until the convention, candidates should hasten to make their announcements. —o— It is reported that 8. R. Nichols, ex trustee of Barkley township, will be a candidate for county treasurer. From.all indicatfons there will be as many candidates for city marshal this year as there were two years ago. Already six or seven have indicated that they are candidates. Among those who are understood to be candidates are Christie Vick, A. D. Burns, Lyman Zea, Prior Ro wen and Lem Huston.

Wm. C. Babcock, present county auditor, who by right is entitled to a renomination, has decided not to make the race again James N. Leatherman, of Rensselaer, announces that he is a candidate for the office. Mr. Leatherman is at present bookpeeper for the firm of Babcock & Hopkins and is well qualified to fill the position, being a business man as well as a scholar and gentleman. —o — Edward P. Honan, of Rensselaer, is being. pushed by the Democrats of the Tenth congressional district as a candidate to oppose E. Di Orunr packer in the coming race for congress —Kentland Enterprise. Well, and why not. We know of no one more suitable to sacrifice than Edward P. We understand, however, that he objects to being placed on the sacritic’al alter and will not run. Perhaps John Ross, he of township trustee fame, could again be induced to make the race. Anent the recent state meeting of township trustees the Indianapolis Journal very truthfully says: There are no more important officers in the state of Indiana than the men who have charge of the financial affairs of township. The trustee should be a man of practical business capacity and force of character. A man may be very useful to his party and yet lack the special qualification which will make him an efficient trustee. Indeed, it may be said that there is no position in which there is greater need of all around, efficient men than the township trustee. There is reason to believe that the tax payers themselves are slowly coming to the conclusion that the best men among them are needed for that office.”