Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1882 — THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

Pursuant to call the delegates to the Republican Senatorial Convention of the this district met at Coodland last Saturday. The convention was organized by the election of Horace E. James, of Jasper for chairman and Richard A. Conner, of Kentlahd, Secretary. Committees on credentials and order of business were appointed, and after their reports, the convention proceeded to ballot for candidates with the following result: Whole No. ot delegates, 40; necessary to a choice, 2!-. Ist ballot. Maxwell 15 * Trav id 14* Ward 8 Oilman... 2 2nd ballot. Maxwell 1G * Travis 13 * Ward 6 Gilman..... A „ 2 3rd ballot. Maxwell.,... 10 * Travis 12 * Ward 9 * Gilman 2* 4tu ballot. Maxwell 16 Travis 13 Ward 6 Gilman 2 6tu ballot. Maxwell 15 * Travis 19 Ward , 2 Gilman 2 6th ballot. Maxwell 17* Travis 18* Ward................ 2 Gilman. 2 7th ballot. Maxwell 15 * Travis 21 * Ward 1 Gilman 2 The * indicates a fraction. H. S. Travis was declared the nominee, and after a slobbering speech from Mr. Ward and a few sensible remarks from Dr. Maxwell, the convention adjourned.

The Logansport Journal announces that Col. Bringhurst, of that city, is a candidate for the Republican Congressional nomination m this district. The Col has been in the same fix every other year for the past sixteen, and he seems farther oh' now than ever before. Newton county Republicans put the following ticket in the field at their convention, held at Morocco, July ‘22: Clerk —John G. Davis; Auditor —John Z. Johnson; Treasurer—Goo. G. Jenkins; Sheriff — John W. S. Ullrey; Recorder— Elisha Parsons; Surveyor—Otis , Shepard; Coroner-Anson Ooppock; j Commissioners—lst dist., J. J. Timmons; 2nd dist., J. VV, Chizum. President Arthur has vetoed the Payer and Harbor Bill. Ho thinks the bill devotes too much money to improvements that are not of National importance; in which conclusion he is, very likely, correct, although, for our part, we should prefer that a little of the public money be expended on works of little general importance rather than see “enterprises of great pith and moment iii this regard their currents turn awry/’ Benton county is honored with enough political preferment to satisfy any four counties. She has the Republican nominee for Senator in this district; the nominee for Representative for Benton and Warren counties; is conceded the Republican nominee for Representative from White aiid Benton; and stands a good show for Prosecuting Attorney for this district. Let Benton’s men honor the district as much the district honors Benton’s men and we will be satisfied.

We don’t know what was the trouble with our neighbor of the Democratic Sentinel last week that he should have filled up the waste places of his paper with obscene literature from the Police. Gazette; but if the Indianapolis Sentinel hus cut hiia off from its exchange list, xind Dan. Yoorhees protection speeches have rattled him entirely on the tariff question, and if he can’t dig up any of his old and much used articles in abuse of General Grant, and' lastly, should ‘ A Republican’’ aud “A Marion Township Republican,” be so much occupied with their official duties or in electioneering as not to produce thbiinuccustomed amount of copy, tfpoi we invite him aroupd to The Republican office and we .will give him something decent to fill his from. A two years old <3ppy of the Congressional Record be better than a Police

One hundred and fifty people went from Rensselaer to the Batole Ground camp-meeting last Sunday. The ride to and from vas pleasant, as was also the day, tnd although the crowd was not so great as in former years, those who were present conducted themselves in a becoming manner. One thing we can say in commendation of those from Jasper, and that is that hey all behaved well, (except on the return home when some of the brothers showed a trifle more i attention to the unmarried sisters than a looker-on might think necessary), and were models of propriety. Excursion trains were run on all.the railroads centering in .Lafayette. No cigars dr tobacco were sold on the camp-ground or at the village stores, consequently the travel to and from Lafayette was immense. Taking it altogether, the Rattle Ground camp-meeting came nearer being a success this year than heretofore.