Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1886 — Marion Township Convention [ARTICLE]

Marion Township Convention

The Republican Precinct Cum- . inifcteep of Mnmn Township hold , n meet big. Feb. 27th, and ineroit- oil Mto membership of the committee by adding one member from ouch school district and each ward in ; •he town of Kensselaer, and electing n Chairnma and Secretary; ■liter which the following call for township convention was issued: All voters \\;lio intend to act I with the Republican party in the campaign ol : ISB6, are invited to! meet tit the several most convenient school houses in Marion township. and in the several wards of ■the town of Rensselaer, at such • ices as may be selected by the j tper committeeman, at. 7 p. m.J Friday, M uvh 19 ill,. 188(5. The , •inmitteemnnpreßentwill .not as : lirmnn. Each meeting will j usact the following Im^iuess: :§t; Elect a Secretary and two j i . istnnts, who shall make a poll; . , and record the ballotuigs. 2ml. Elect, by a majority ballot, ~ one delegate to the township convention.

3rd. Cast one written ballot for a township ticket, the result to bo j reported in the township con veil-! tiou by the delegate. On Saturday, March 20th, at 1 «. ni., the 17 delegates, elected on March 19fti, 1886, shall meet, at; the Court House, and count the result of the batlotings of the several meetings, and, m case no one has a majority for any * township office, the said delegates i shall decide, by a majority ballot, ’ who shall be the nominees. COMMITTEKNEN, DIHT. NO, ] . C. W.Coen. Jl..j Henry Grow. -2. i Preston S. Hemphill. 3, Robert B. Porter, 4. ■Thomas Daugherty, 5. N. J. Reed, 6. 4. A. Robinson, 7. . J H. Adamson, . 8. A. B. Cewis, 9. I. J Porter, 1 10. v- J. M. Wasson, 11 r Simon Phillips, 12. .•-43k P. Thompson, ward 1. 4. W Williams, 2, Ezra L. Clark, 3. William Greenfield, 4 W. VV. Watson. 5 Alfred Thompson, Chm’n. J. F. Warren, Sec y. The Committeemen are requested to meet «t W. W. Watson's office,. (over Leopold’s Bazar) on Saturday, the, 13tn day of March, at 2 p. in., fv>r Consultation, and to .prepare poll ln>oksand instructions. Alfred Thompson, Olim'u. ' v V 4* * Editor Rel'UßLluan:- -Since M. ’H. Hemphill declims to la a enu<lidate for the office of Trustee of Marion township, we would suggest the name of Ear* JL 01 irk for - that position. He possesses the Jeffersonian qualifiest ions of being honest, upright, straightforward and capabte. He understands the duties of the office well, and is centrally located. Further, he at- _ tested his loyalty to his country in her hour of ne*d, by shedding his blood in her can**.

MANY SOLDIKRS.