Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — A Republican Victory. [ARTICLE]

A Republican Victory.

The country wants Reform, but' not after the Democratic pattern. Monday’s e] fiction in Lafayette was a clean sweep for the Republicans. mmmmtmmmmmmKwttmmmtmnm Hon. S. r. Thompson, of Rensselaer. a pleasant call Tuesday. He is one of the delegates to Chicago from this district. Mr. Thompson will rote for whom he: thinks is the best man before the convention, There is some talk of nominating Simon for t ’engross. — [Fowler Era. * Morrison’s horizontal redaction tariff bill was disposed"of last Tuesday bv a vote to strike oht -the «nacting clause. Three Republicans voted for the' bill, and forty,>ue Democrats voted against it. The total vote was 159 to 14)5. The country is much to be congratulated on the final squelching of this ill- advised and revolutionary scheme. • ■*-•*=«» am «■*■■«"»■■■» i ibib in ■•■wi Sensible democrats have nothing to say in regard to last Monday’s election. The blow-hards claim a great Democratic victory—because of the alleged great reduction in the republican majorities!!! And -here is whore those “Great Rcuuc.ions” come in: Mot counting the vote on Marshal, for both the candidates are republicans, the average republican majority, this year, was/fifty-two, Two years ago, which, was the last time the democrats put up a town ticket, the republican majority was :Tty-one. An actual gain of one. •md a loss-, in proportion to the .v, hol4 number <3f- votes cast,' of gist six votes. “'What are they among so many ?” If that is a democratic victory, • make the most of it.”

The National Convention meets •!due iKi, 1884. Simon P. Thompson was, on the 10th day or April, selgcted, as. a..delegate, Tin* 90 members of the Oohvention at Logansport, after the selection, voted 48 for Blaine and 42 for all -thefs. This vote was not recorded s an instruction. Some of tin n ’hicago papers printed an item to the effect that'Mr. Thompson was . inlying tire field, and the local I ress of Hie district have cojument■d, (suite freciy. _on_Jiis._suppose d independence: " M ■ “The_friends of S. P. Thompson v : are surprised at the report ; *' v that lie is for Edmunds.”--KentUnd Gazette- April 2itli. —2 ‘Air, Thoinp'on takes a vela proper view * 15 and which .mould he ike vhnv of ail the. deled gates.”— Keutland Gazette, May I.‘ “S. it Thompson is perfectly tie to vote iOi- the man he wishes, ” Oxford Tribune- ‘4 ' ‘Air. Thompson will.. vote for,] whom.he thinks, is the best- man' afore the c nrention.” —Fowler Fra. '•BkuneHs 1 not our far'onte,—but : ne. was the choice' of the convene : fiim that made - Mr. 'Thompson"'; “ , ielegatp.. and ft will be Sis titty to ’ - >te'for him sor stay at home,”- - 1 • ioidiceilo Herahl. All .these comments arc* "received • kindly by Mr. Thompson, and all . true can rest '“assured that lie will tky ; to". nairditif his outy, wlik;li was the fall .extent ,of | !i is promise in accepting his trust. • Tke Herald will, of course, pot : persist in trying to bull doze a : delegate's vote. Instructions to delegates should i be as nearly contemporaneous in point of lime, n& may be practicable, and should come from the'; Sovereign Meters. Oh June 21st, 7884, th« ltepuidican voters of -iasper county will be'granted the * privilege of instructing theii delegateftj&.the district convention, to be held at Mouticeilo, June 26th,j and sucli an instruction will j come from the proi»ei so a ice, end i* collect iu point of time.

Tlic Result of The Town Election. - r.' m-g-.,■ The Democrats of Rensselaer held a convention Saturday evemug and ratified the previous decision of their state m akers. William Meyers was nominated for trustee in the First district, and 0. D. Nowels for the Second, John 0. Chilcote fpr Clerk and jerry Healey for Treasurer. .No nomination was made for Marshal. individually their ticket was unobjectionable anil so far as they made any nominations, the result Ijg Monday may be taken as a pretty fair expression of the relative strength of the two parties, although it is a fact generally acknowledged'to be true that many more Republicans voted for democrats from motives of personal friendship than there were democrats voted 'for v republicaMZlQ£Zail like reason. The, vote for Town Marshal resulted in *the election of Chas. Platt, ■ who run, professedly as only Ticket upon which his name was printed being headed publican Ticket” and was an exact copy of the republican ticket, except that his name was substituted for that of Mr. Clark, for Marshal. The following is the. vote in detail : Trustee- Ist District. Vanatta,’ Rep. ... 159' Meyer, Dem 108 Maj 51 Trustee —2nd District “ Ferguson, Rep 100 Nowels, l>em .99 Maj • 07 Clerk. Seib, Rep 155 'Chilcote, Dem 11l Maj 44 Treasurer, Farden, Rep 150 Healey, Dem 110 Maj .. - 46 Marshal. ' Platt,-Tad. Rep.... 108 Clark, Rep 12T ■ - • •'' Maj... .. . .ryr* •• 4 • •••••■•• • ‘ld