Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1882 — Withdrawed froin Canvass. [ARTICLE]

Withdrawed froin Canvass.

Mr. W. I" Florence, of Barkley, requests us to announce his withdrawal as a candidate for the nomination for Circuit Clerk. This action on the part of Mr. Florence is the result of an «■ agreement between himself and Mr. C. C. Sigler whereby a canvass was made of the townships of Marion and Barkley, and the one having the fewest supporters in the two townships withdraws in favor of the other. There is a strong probability that a certain scandalous intrigue, the particulars of which are already too well known, will yet result in bloodshed. Revolvers have more than once been drawn already, and nothing but the flight of one of the parties prevented a catastrophe lsst Tuesday night. In this connection we would remark, that whatever may be the fault of the parties implicated, the breaking of those windows when none but a couple of defenceless woman and one of them .very aged in the room was a dastardly outragewliich every good citizen will condemn. Mr. TV m. Yenrick, was yesterday brought before ’Squire Wood charged with an assault upon the person of Mr. Thomas Robinson, in view of the fact that Mr. Robinson bore ocular evidence of the asupon his nasal organ. Mr.Vennck acknowledged .direliction and was fined five dollars and costs. Mr. Venrick then returned the fa vor by filing an affidavit charging Mr. Robinson with the offence of provoke: The hearing of the provoke case is set for Friday. The committee upon the mill dam, and the subject of drai.mge generally.held a protracted meeting Saturday, but as they failed to agree upon any policy, another public meeting has not yet been held.

On Thursday, next June Ist, the date of our next issue, will occur the Republican Primary Election. We take ibis last opportunity to urge upcp the Republican voters of the county the duty of attending, voting and work ing at the election. With a good ticket and harmony in the party, the en - tire Republican ticket will be elected this fall in Jasper county by a splendid majority. Let the Primary Election be so conducted that not only the strongest men be. nominated, but also that there be no possible justification for any disaffection over the result* The offices of Treasurer, Sheriff, and Surveyor are secure. The present faithful, efficient and popular incumbents will be re-nominated without opposition, and will be re-elected, as they well * deserve. For each of the remaining county offices there ure several candidates in the field, and, although, of all of them, there are none but of whom we can truly say that we believe, if elected, they will make good officers, nov yet are there any whom we will not heartily and cordially support if nominated, nevertheless we think there is no question but that some of them will make stronger and more available candidates than others. Onr political opponents realize this fact with perfect clearness, and there is no doubt whatever but that they are scheming, night and day, fdr some means, to force upon our ticket certain men whom they could hope to defeat in the fall election. We do not for an instant, suppose that any of the gentlemen who are seeking the Repuglican nominations would knowingly permit themselves to be made tools of in that manner, but nevertheless the Democratic wirepullers intend to use them for their own purposes if they can. It must be remembered that this Primary Election is strictly a Republican affair. It is not a public election by any means. The various township committees, acting as judges of these elections, will incur no legal liabilities in refusing to receive any vote which may be offered them, and it will be their right and their duty to decline to receive any votds unless they beliove that tlioiperson tendering it is acting in good faith, and will support the Republican nominations. T,

Temperance .Programme. —The regular meeting of the Rensselaer Blue Ribbon Temperance Union will be held at the Court House Saturday evening, May, 27 th 1882. The following is the programme of exercises: 1 Song by choir. 2 Prayer by Rev. B. F, Ferguson: 3 Reading scripture by Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins. 4 Song by choir. 5 Reading minutes of previous meeting by secretary. 9 Opening remarks by Sylveser Haley. 7 Song by choir. 8 Declamation by Georgie Healey. 9 Song by choir. 10 Remarks by Win. Beck. 11 Song by choir. 12‘ Ten minutes Recess. 13 Declamation by Florence. Wood. 14 Song by Emma Eger, Alice Kinney, Ora Duvall and Eliza Tuifiur. 15 Declamation 0. 11, Price. 16 Song by choir. 17 Declamation Lorena Peacock. 18 Song by choir. 19 Closing remarks by Cvrus J. Brown. /20 Song by choir. 21 Benediction by Rev. Pliiilip McDade. . The above programme was arranged and published for last Saturday evening, but owing to the inclemency of the weather no meeting. Postponed until the above date. Alfred' Thompson, Pres’t. Nolle J. York. Sec’y. Gents half hose from 15 to GOc. per pair at Honan’s.