Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1882 — Republican Mass Convention. [ARTICLE]

Republican Mass Convention.

Hon. Mark L. DeMotte will doubtless be his own successor for congress in this district. Those lightning rods brought death and destruction into the democratic ranks last Monday. President Arthur has vetoed the bill prohibiting Chinese emigration into this country for the t next 20 years. David L. Bishop, of KentlAnd, announces himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Prosecuting attorney. Monticello is soon to have a new Democratic paper, and James W. MoEwen will not be its proprietor either, notwithstanding he is the only man that can run a Demoon&tic paper m that county. Willoughby, Hill & Co., of Chicago have entered into a contract with Sergeant Mason, to employ him as salesman in their clothing establishment, on a salary’of SISOO a year, provided he is pardoned from the Albany penitentiary.

W. D. Owens, of Logansport, has commenced the publication of a literary journal in that city,caliel the Saturday Night. Mr. Owens was a prominent candidate for the Republican nomination for congress in this district two years ago. 1 ju 1 'pgwggjewH w t Major Calkins declines to be a candidate for renomination in the 13th Congressional district, and Schuyler Colfax is prominently mentioned as a candidate. Mr. Colfax is probably the ablest statesman in Indiana to-day, and we -should be more than pleased to ace him again enter public life. We have been asked to .refute the cli ’ jes made against Trustee Porte i the last Sentinel, but we belivc e people of the township unswe - I those questions of “Taxpayer iry decidedly at the polls, Mon* To say the least the charj. ere cowardly and mean, and, sane voter could see the n -or otherwise, made as they were \e eve of election, and givin assailed party no chance for a . The charges resulted in - ' several Democratic votes ;r. Porter. In lance with the call of the i committee, which appear-: ther place in The ReK?bi mass convention of the ican voters of Jasper epur be held in the court hou: iturday, to organize the ( for the year, and to , nominating convention - as we have been xble he sentiment of the Rop c the county, it favpr> cidedly a primary elec held at a very early dab\ seems to us is the - besl • 'cure-the - strongest and n the party as our can* s. it will also obviate the viable dissatisfaction grows out of ; f convention whore sevt tes are competing for 1. ■ ’lice, The Republicans inty should learn by e*p(, y.t our candidates mns l d by their availabilit ler to succeed, we nmst , strongest and best men.. we have a good naajo >unty, politically spea) not always rely o£ tl> n “off” years unI ess t are ..men possessed <j I qualifications—stron • ...;i | opularity a high *: ;i- aw ability.. Xfti . ary election, and, let it , y early*, say the msz. \ -■ • mum#

The Republican voters of Jasper county will meet in the Court House in Rensselaer, Ind., on Saturday, April 8,1882, at 1 o’clock ft M., for the purpose of organizing the County Central Committee for the campaign of 1882, fixing the time and manner of holding the County Nominating Convention and to choose delegates to the State Convention. The Republicans of the several townships may on or before the day of the April election choose one as chairman of the township committee and two committeemen report the names of the same to the secretary of the county committee.On motion, the committeemen so chosen were requested to meet in Rensselaer, on April 8, 1882. H. I. Adams, Chairman. I. B. Washburn, Secretary.

Jesse James, notorious Missouri bandit and outlaw, was foully assasinated at St. Joseph, Mo., Thursday by a cowardly villain who had worked himself into the former’s confidence and in an unexpected moment shot him through the head. Although James’ career had fearfully bloody, lie had never exhibited one particle of cowardice,and his acts were so bold and audacious as to cause every brave man to admire him. His murderer was induced to commit the crime by the $50,000 reward that had been offered for his body dead or alive. Thus ends the career of the most terrible outlaw this country has ever known. Those persons who are expecting to go from here to central or northern Dakota should purchase their tickets via the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, as it owns the principal route to this new country. The C&N. W. railroad runs the finest equipped trains of any line in the north-west.