Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1902 — Marion Township Ticket. [ARTICLE]

Marion Township Ticket.

The Republicans of Marion township held their oonvention at the court house on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Harvey W. Wood, Geo. W. Goff and J. C. Porter, the old members, were renominated for township advisory board by acclamation. The following road supervisors were nominated by aoclamation: Road District No. 1, James Olark; No. 2, Harrison Wasson; No. 3, Albert J. Biggs. The only contest in the convention was for the nomination for three justices of the peace. There were five candidates, James A. Burnham, Samuel E. Yeoman, Schuyler 0. Irwin, Jacob M. Troxell and W. H. Churchill. The first ballot stood: Burnham ... 39 Yeoman 41 Irwin 63 Troxell 71 Churchill 47 Irwin and Troxell having each received a majority of all the votes cast were declared the nominees. To nominate the remaining candidate two ballots were required, Yeoman finally receiving the nomination. The ballots stood: Second, Burnham, 40; Yeoman, 48; Churchill, 16. Third, Yeoman, 60; Burnham, 39; Charcblll, 1. Christie Vick, Lyman Zea and J. W. Childers were nominated for constables by acclamation.