Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1880 — Tenth Congressional District Republican Convention. [ARTICLE]

Tenth Congressional District Republican Convention.

Pursuant to instruction* from the Indiana Kcpnbllcan «tate Central ( notice ia Kerchv given to the Republican* and all other voters of the Tenth t opgrraetonal District of Indiana, without regard to pa*t political difference* or previous party amliationa, who will m-operate with the Republican party in supCrt of it* nominee*, that a Convention will be Id In theeily of l»gana)»rt. Indiana, on Wadaeaday, the 25th day of February, IMO, at Ml o’clock A. M., for the transaction of the fallowing business, and none otbrr, to-wlt: Firmt, The selection of thro fl) deß-gste* to represent the district in the Republican Nation *r Convention in the city of Chicago, Jane Id, 1890, and two (1) alternate delegate*. Srromtl, To select one (1) member of the State fantral Committee. Third. To fix a date and plaee for bolding a eonveution to nominate a candidate for Representative in Congress. FemrtA, To select a Congressional District Committee. (It i* recommended that this committee be composed of the chairmen of the several County Central Committees of the district.) < The several countias of which the Tenth Comgrr***ional Distriet Is now composed will be entitled to representation in this convention upon the basis of one delegate (or each two hundred votes, and each fraction over one hundred. cast for Gen. Ben Harrison for Governor in IMTS, as follows: -f Benton ... .....6 Lake ...........10 Carroll .... ..j.... .10 Newton.. ’. I Cas* .15 Porter t.lO Pulton * Pulaski.. 5 Jasper 6 White >.i 8 Counties may appoint delegations to thiaronveation consisting of as many or as few a* ahall he deemed advisable, bat they can cast only the oiiniher of vote* in the convention to which they are severally entitled. HORACB B. JAMES, Chairman 10th Dist. Republican Committee. Rensselaer, I mi., Jan. 10th, ISM. The Democrats and Greenbacks™ who failed to aleak the State of Maine, are now crying “stop thief.” The Democrats hare neither a good candidate or a respectable “dark horse 1 ’ to pnt in the prest* dential raoe. " The Ohio Legislature solid for JohnSlrerraan for President That's all right, bat the people may nob want.another Ohio man. Memphis, New Orleans and other Southern cities will dispense with their lecherous Mardi Gras festivals this year, and saye their money lor yellow lever times. The qaiet manner in which the Republicans played their part in the Maine muddle is another evidence that oor party is not a party of mob violence and does nothing by force contrary to law or the will of the people. The Maine Republicans peacefully abided theiiAime. and when the Democrats and Greenbackers failed in their efforts to capture the State by fraud, those who had been legally elected quietly stepped in and proceeded to business. Right is might and mast prewaif. •* When Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain, of Maine, was a boy he always bestrode a broom-stick, which be beat unmercifully in the ribs with a tin sword when be drove the geese to water.—Cincinnati Enquirer. That will be about all he will need in> the present emergency.. But to compare the squawking orowd he has got ahead of him now to a “drove” of “geese” is doing great injustice to the goose.*—lntor Ocean. Jndgingfrom the manner in which the Greenbackers hissed De La Matyr’s prayer and Thurman’s nomination for president, at the convention in Washington, last week, that party is decidedly “goosey. 1^ Mr. S. P. Thompson, of Rensselaer, well and favorably known in this county, according to oar exchanges, will be a candidate for Congress in this district. The Herald is not a party machine, hence has no preference in that respect, but wc are satisfied that Mr. Thompson would represent the 10th district in Congress as ably and consistently as any man mentioned in that connection; besides be is full of energy sod life, and woo!d occasionally be “heard from” after he got down to Washington.—Goodland Herald. * . . * The Democratic papers in . all their wails of sgony over the colored immigration to this State, admit that only oneia every six of the immigrants ia a voter. Ia order to tboroughly u colonixe the State with negro voters, ,r as- charged, will, therefore necessitate tbe bringing from the South of 50,000 people, whose actual railroad fare and'board would cost s2o‘eaeh, or $1,000,000. This shows the abenrdity of'dl tbe Democratic charges about tbe “negro exodus,” and “importing nigger votes.” Firstly, tbe Republicans have no $1,000,000 to spend, and if they had, it would be very foolish lo pay it oat fee a few thousand negTO votes when, with $9,000,000, just 1,000,000 Democratic voters could be purchased right on the ground in the various Slates .where needed.—Wabash Plain Dealer.

a, ii -*■ ..«■■■■ for da• WtmLMkM. On Janaary Id, IWO, the Indiana flail Central Committee issued n call for threweoaveutioner A State convention of 1,034 defegateey of which the l&pnbltcsns of Jasper county can appoint 6, to nominate State officers at Indianapolis on Jon# IT, 186$. This convention will do the following work: Nominate candidates For 15 Presidential electors; For Governor; For Lieutenant Governor; For Secretary of State; For Auditor of State; ’ For Treasurer of State; For Attorney General; For Superintendent of Pnbtio instruction; • For Clerk of Supreme Court, For Reporter of Sopreme Court; For Supreme Jndge; to voted for, probably on November 2,1880. A Congressional district delegste convention to meet at Logansport, on February 25, 1880, to do fonr things: , 'lst. Select two National delegates to assist in nominating a candidate for President and-Vice-Presi-dent, at Chicago, Jane 2, 1880. 2d. To select * member of State central committee to conduct the -campaign in the 10th Congressional district. 3d. To determine the place, time and manner of nominating a candidate for Congress. 4tb. To organize the Congressional district committee. This convention will oonstsCof 83 delegatee of which Jasper county has 6. A coonty mass eoavention to meet at the county seat of eaob connty on February 14,1880, to accomplish tbe following work, to wit: Ist. To select a connty central committe for tbe campaign of 1880, and a chairman and secretary for the same. 2d. To form precinct committees to act during tbe campaign of 1880. 3d. To fix the time, place and manner of holding the county nominating convention. 4th. To appoint 6 delegate* to the State convention who nominate a State ticket. 54b. To- appoint 6 delegates to the district convention. 6th. To appoint six delegates to Assist in nominating a candidate for Congress. 7th. To appoint ft delegates to assist in nomtoetmg a prosecuting attorney. i Bth. To appoint 0 delegates to assist in nominating a candidate for State representative. The attention of each Republican is called to the very important work to be done at each of these several conventions. The Republican party desires an honest vote of all its members upon every question of men and measures in her campaign work. We ought to select worthy men for delegates and then we are sure to get good candidates. Jasper coonty eonld, we think, be fairly divided into six delegate distriot precincts, based on the Republican vote for Governor in 1878: Hanging Grove and Barkley... 171 votes. Gillam, Kankakee and WheatSeld... .156 “ . Keener, Walker and Union 143 “ Newton, Jordan and Milroy 164 “ Marion '... ttg “ Carpenter J 79 ** Now suppose it it impracticable for all the Republican voters in Jasper connty to assemble at Rensselaer on February 14,1880, according to tbe call, so that each voter's will may be consulted as it shoald be; why oannot tbe Republicans of each precinct meet, say on February 7, 1880, and organize to vote upon tbe several questions upon which, by these conventions, they are called upon to express an opinion? < This can be done slvidly within the call, and the written request of each Republican voter can be so officially notified to tbe mass convention, February 14, 1880, as to have its dne weight. if eacb voter at a duly organized meeting in bis own precinct would fill oat the following blank with bis choice, to-wit: For elector ia NHh district; For National^Delegate; For State Delegate; 'For Distriet Delegate; For Congressional Delegate; For Judioial Delegate^ For Representative Delegate; For State Committeeman; For Coonty Committeeman; For Precinct Committeeman; For Chairman of connty Committe*; For Secretary of county Committee; For Congressional Convention at on the day of 1880; For Judicial Convention at... ... .on the.. .day of 1880; For Representative Convention at on the., .day ot.. 1880; For Connty Nominating Convention at ......on the...day of ........1880; , Precinot conventions on the.. .day of. 1880; at which Republicans may express tfieir views by ballot, on delegates to and candidates before the coonty convention. Ii the votes so desires be oan enpreee bt» opinion of a ticket- to be voted for on November 2d, ISSO. For Presideqf; For Viee-Pzeaidentr

For Presidential Elector ia loti Distriet; For Governor; t _K, * IW Lientenaat Governor; For flsmtary.sf State; -, . A For *ftswrer»fßMt; For Aaditor of State, For Attorney General; * For Clerk of Snpretne Court; For Reporter of Supreme Court; -For Superintendent of Public Instruction; For Supreme Judge*; For Congressman; For State Representative; For Prosecuting Attorney; These meetings in the precincts should not in any manner clash with the work of the present Stale and county committee. The several conventions called and suggested are: , Precinct, February 7,1880; County, February 14, 1880; District, February 25, 1880; National, June 3, 1880; State, Jane 17, 1880. And those to be hereafter appointed, Congressional, Judicial, Representative, and Connty, will no donbt all be harmonious and satisfactory to Republicans, and. should be in harmony with each other. The most important work of the campaign should be and is done at the first conventions, and all delegates who may be appointed will no doubt sot prudently and disoreetly so ss to express in convention the will of their cosiitnents. . The nnited plan hcreio suggested will certsinly give tbe voters of every precinct s fsir show in determining all proper questions. We have no intention nor inclination to dictate what shall be done, but we do want a large and harmonious convention on February 14, 1880. Tbe time is short and the work to t>e done all-importnot and necessary. The details of the precinct meetings, if any are held, must be managed by the Republicans of each precinct in their.own way, and in any event we want every precinct in the county represented in the mas* convention by persons and ballots. A rousing convention will give the newly selected committee a good basis for action, and tend greatly to add to Republican majorities at the antnmn election. We believe the suggestions herein made are germane to the National, State and county calls, and I only make these them in the interest of harmony and success. The people can and should think candidly and seriously of all the questions to be decided at these

several conventions.

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