Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1902 — THE CITY CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY CONVENTION.

J. H. S. Ellis Nomlnatedlor Mayor —Mel Abbott for Marshal. The city convention, whioh was a rousing one, met at the opera house' last Wednesday evening and placed the following city ticket in the field: Mayor, J. H. S. Ellis; Clerk, Ohas. Morlan; Treasurer, James H. Chapman; Marshal, Mel Abbott. The convention was oalled to order by City Chairman Kannal. On motion Mr. Kannal was made permaueut chairman and Geo. E. Murray permanent secretary. J. H. S. Ellis was nominated for mayor by acclamation. For oity clerk Schuyler O. Irwin and Ohas. Morlan were proposed. Morlan received the nomination. The vote stood: Morlan 178, Irwin 156, scattering 8. James H. Chapman was the only name proposed for treasurer, and he received the nomination by acclamation. For marshal the names of Lem Huston, Charles Platt, O. H. Vick, Lyman Zea, David Gasaway, F. M. Abbott, A. D. Burns, Joseph Rowen and Jerome Harmon were presented to the convention. Abbott received the nomination on the fourth ballot. The following is the vote by ballots: Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Abbott 75 95 140 182 Burns... 55 56 56 46 Harmon ...48 53 59 73 Huston 42 43 39 24 Gasaway 23 18 14 3 Rowen 16 13 10 Vick 36 23 14 7 Zea 56 43 16 10 Platt 18 10 Smith 11 24 Total 382 380 346 360

The Ward Conventions. On Friday the ward conventions were held in the court house for the purpose of nominating two candidates for councilmen from each ward. For councilman for the first ward there were four candidates, two on the east side of the river and two on the west. They were H. J. Kannal and Fred Phillips on the west side and M. L. Hemphill and Henry Wood on the east side. Wood and Phillips were nominated. O. G Spitler, B. F. Ferguson and Wm. S. Parks were proposed as councilmen from the second ward but Spitler withdrew and Ferguson and Parks were nominated by acclamation. In the third ward J. 0. MoOolly, Richard Grow, Emerald Aldrich, Jacob R. Wilcox, J. 0. Carmichael and Peter 0. Wasson were presented to the convention. On the first ballot McColly was nominated. The vote was as follows: McColly 33, Grow 14, Aldrich 18, Wilcox 10, Carmichael 1, Wasson 17. On the third ballot Wasson received the nomination by the following vote: Wasson, 28, Wilcox 9, Grow 2, Aldrich 10.