Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1880 — Report of Republican Central Com-Mittee Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Report of Republican Central ComMittee Meeting.

Ate Mr. M. O. Oud hb* ra flc-orct _ - min. Sm - ■-%« -,*» mrrentri! «uvwi 1 v« •fflllrUnl vHJvmPG IO 811 I KM. v sfi* mt y. of the results of the vote of nine townahlps at Che township cooventfoM tu March, as to the method of namtoating candidates for tbe several e amty offices, were snbmhted by the Chairman, and were as fWtows: For primary election. Union, flanging Grove. Newton and Marfo®—4: for I*4egate convention, hartley, Carpeater, and KeenThe townships' ot URroy. Kankakee. Wheatfield and Walker failed to report. There being no ebolre, on motion the committee proceeded to deckle the manner of nominating tbe comity officers. Tbe townships of Jfflruy. Gillam, Kankakee and Walker were not represented by their committeemen. Tbc voles cart by tbc members of the Central Committee present, each township and town having two votes, h as follows: Delegate. Triman. Hanging Grove 3 Barkley... 3 Marton .. 3 Jordan... 3 Newton 1 3 Keener 3 Wheatfield 3 Carpenter.... 3 Uni0n.......1 1 1 Remington 3 Rensselaer ....... 2 Tbe vote Resulting in a majority for a delegate convention, the Ctudnnan so announced It. P. H. felly, of Carpenter, moved that tbe county nominating convention be held Saturday, June 35, isso. which i>revalled. J. M. Troxell, of Union, moved that the township conventions, to select delegates to the county convention, be held at the usual places of bolding elections, Saturday, June 12,1880. which carried. J. F. Irvin, of Carpenter, moved that each township be entitled to one vote in the con vention tor every ten votes and one tor every fraction over five cart for the Reymbbcan candidate for Secretary of State in October, 1878. John Waymire, of Jordan, moved to amend by giving each township two votes at large in addition. Tlie amendment was adopted, and afterwant the original motion. Tie Chairman reque.Ucd each committeeman to give notice In the several townships of. the meetings, to act as clialnnen of said meeting aud to see that each delegate selected be given projier credentials. The following show the Republican vote of tic several townships cart for Secretary of State, ami the number of delegates each township will be entitled to in the county convention, with the two delegates at largo: No. Votes. No. Delegates. , * . IK7 «- Hanging grove. - 47 7 Gillam, - - - W> 10 Walker. - - - » 0 Barkley, - - 100 12 Marlon. - - - 354 28 Jord an, - - - GT 9 Newton, - - - 58 8 Keener, -e - - 62 « Kankakee. - - - 33 5 Wheatfield. - - 21 4 Carpenter, - - . - 239 20 Milroy, - - - 19 4 Union, - - - - 31 s HENRY f. ADAMS. L B. Wasiibvrx, Secy. Chairman.