Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1880 — MARION TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

MARION TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

p m miftnn WMM OftUfl lo 106 V ODfwnu mmm v min anFzin#i Paris id Jamies T. Abbott, v On motion if 8. P. Thompson the convention proceeded to ballot for etch of the candidates to haohoMO, for delegates to the Congressional, Jhdicial { aid' Representative csi-‘ venti on*, a township central committee and thfeXlme and maimer of nominating a connty ticket, "i < The ooovehtioif then selected * board ol teller# to count'the votes. The first bsllot resulted as follows: Whole number of votes eaat 133. . JFor Trustee—-I. J. Ported, 67; F. J. Sears, 48; Scattering, 2. Au«Mor»E. 11. 11 or I an, 1G; John M. Gwin, 46; Henry Grow, 32; Geo. L. Morgan, 27. * Justice of the Peace—E. T. Hard-, ing, 113; A. H. Wood, 112. * Constables—Llnneus Martin, 56; E. Peacock, 24; Eldest Ilopkins, 40; 'John Kepner, 5; Lyman Zea, 6; Jas. Malloy, 18; Scattering, 25. , Congressional Delegates—tjl. P f Hammond, 119; I. B. Washbnrn, Scattering, 3. \ Judicial Delegates—Sam’l Soott, 112; John M. Wasson, 84. Representative Delegatespf-Geo. M. Robinson, 72; 11. W. Wood, 86; Scattering, 9. Township Committee —W. H. Gwin, 39; H. W. Porter, 64; I. B. Washburn, 62; Scattering, 15. Month of holding County Convention—May, 3; Jane, 86; July, 8; August, 17. Manner of nominating Connty tioket—Delegate Convention, 17; Primary Election, 65; Combined, 7. A/ a result of the first ballot I. J. Porter was nominated for Trustee; E. T. Harding and A. 11. Wood, for Justices; Judge Hammond and Dr. Washburn were selected delegates to the Congressional; Samuel Scott and Capt. Wasson to the Judicial; Geo. M. Robinson and H. W. Wood to the Representative Conventions. W. H. Gwin, 11. W. Porter and I. B. Washburn were chosen township committee. \ There being no choice for Assessor or Constables, the Convention balloted a second time for Assessor and Constables, which resulted in the nomination of Linnous Martin for Constable. On the fourth ballot John Kepner was nominated for Constable. On the fifth ballot Lyman Zea was nominated to r Constable, and on the sixth ballot John M. Gwin was nominated for Assessor. On motion adjourned. Zimki Paris, Jab. T. Abbott, Secretaries.

President Hayes has been inter viewed in regard to the presidency. Being asked what he would do in the event of his renomination.by the Chicago convention, he replied: “That is a contingency that is not at all likely to arise, and I dp not anticipate any such result. - My position in regard to accepting a second nomination under any circumstances is well understood, and will be adhered to.” Being plied with another question to the same effect ho said: “If theChicngo convention can not agree upon either one of prominent candidates now before the country, there is a large number of ‘dark horses’ to seleot from without looking this way.”—lnd. Jour.