Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1882 — Republican State Convention— 1882 [ARTICLE]

Republican State Convention— 1882

Rooms of the Republican State ) Central Committee, > Indianapolis, Mav 34, 1882. ) The Republicans of Indiana, ani all other voters, without regard to past political differenences, who are willing to co-operate with the Republican party io support of Its principles and nominees, are invited to take part in the selection of delegates in the several vounties, wno will meet in State Convention at Indianapolis, on Wednesday, August 9, 1882, at 10o’clock a. m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following State Officers: Three Judges of the Supreme Court. Secretary of Mate, Auditor oi MateT reasurer of State. A ttoru evG eueral. Clerk oi the Supreme and Superintendent of Public Inst ruction Each County will be entitled to representation in the Convention on the basisof one delegate for each 200 votes, and one delegate for each fraction over Wo votes cast for Governor Albert •-. Porter in 1880, the 30th J udicial Circuit being as follows: r Benton 1,500 \7 Jasper 1,814 7 Newt0n...................... 1.167 6 Porter’s total vote 3,981 Total Delegates 20 On Tuesday evening preceding the Cohveution, the delegates from each Congressional District will meet at rooms hereafter to be designated, for the purpose of selecting the following Committees and Officers of the Convention : 1. One member of the Committee on credentials. 2. One mumper of the Committee on Permanent Organisation. Rules and order of Business, which committee will nominate a permanent President and Secretaiy of the Convention, 3. One Di-trict Vice-President 4. One District Assistant Secretary. 5. One member of the Committee on Resolutions. 6. One District member of the State Central Committee. Further details respecting the preliminary arrangements for holding the Convention, places for holding delegate meetings, etc., will be duty announced. By order of the Republican State Central Committee. JAMES 11. JORDAN, Acting Chairman. W. H. H. Terrell, Secretary.

Several members of congress, our own DeMotte among the rest, have introduced bills into the present congress, contemplating in some manner a reduction of the rates of postage. In our judgment none of the bills are of much value. We can tell congress what to do in this matter, and wont charge anything for doing it either. Reduce the postage on ordinary let ters to two cents for each half ounce, and abolish, at once and for ever, the dirty, disreputable postal cards. They are out of place in any decent community, and are inconsistent with republican institutions. The idea that the people of n nation should be encouraged to communicate with one another through open rather than sealed messages, originated among the despotisms of Europe, where the governments are ever on the watch for conspiracies, and where all the officers of the government, postmasteis and all, are spies upon the people.