Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1886 — The County Convention. [ARTICLE]

The County Convention.

Body ol'Tien, Huff And Thellr Work Well Done. R«puhllcan County Ticket. FOR CLKBR OF THE CTHCCIT a C6ui£T, JAMES F. IRWIN, . <■. ~trf Carpenter Township. tor AUOrrpu. GEORGE M. ROBINSON, of Marion Township. T FOR TREASURER, ISRAEL B. WASHBURN, of Marion Township. FOB SHERIFF,^ SAMUEL E. YEOMAN, of Newton Township, FOR RECORDER, THOMAS ANTRIM, of Keener Township. FOR SURVEROU, JAMES C. THRAWLS, of Marion Township.

FOR CORONER, PHH.IP BLUE, of Marion Township. FOR COMMISSIONER 2ND. DISTRICT. JAMES F. WATSON, r of Mariop. Township. The County Republican Convention met at the court house Saturday afternoon to determine the result of the township and precinct mass conventions of Thursday afternoon, and to complete the ticket by making such nominations as the mass conventions had failed to make. Such care had been taken in selecting the delegates to choose men of public spirit and party zeal that, in spite of the remoteness of many of their homes from the county seat, the badness of the roads; and the pressure of business affairs, nearly every one of the whole 128 delegates were present, in person. For the very few who were not present, alternates were present, so that every township cast its full vote in the convention. It was a grand body of men, and nobly represented the intelligence, the honesty, the loyalty and the progressiveness of Jasper county. There were farmers, mechanics, merchants and professional men among them; m%u of age and long experience and energetic young men just beginning to take an active part in politics. All, we believe, without a single exception, were men of character, intelligence and morality; and verily the Republicans of Jasper county may well feel a just pride in the fact that when called to meet in delegate convention they should select such a noble body of men.for their representatives. The Convention was called to -order by the chairman of tirecounty centra] committee, M. F. Chilcote, Esq., and organized by electing Dr. S. C. Maxwell, of Remington chairman, and S. J. Bentley, of Kankakee and J. F. Warren, of Rensselaer, secretaries. Dr. Maxwwell, on Assuming the chair, briefly addressed the convention in some well timed remarks regarding the prospects of the Republican party and the duties of its members in general during the approaching campaign; and of the necessity before the members, of the convention of wisely doing the work that remained for them to do. > ' -- .

On motion the chair appointed a committee on credentials, consisting of Messrs. R. W. Marshall, B. R. Fails, J. C. Deming, O. M. Vickery and Frank Peregrine. While awaiting the report of the above committee, the reports of the ballotings in the precinct mass conventions, for choice r of county candidates, were called for, and tabulated by the secretaries. The vote yof each township and precinct is given in full, upon the opposite page. The chairman then announced the result, to tlie eonvenHbn, giving tbe vote each candidate had received and declaring, such candidates nominated as had received the required majority. The committee on credentials then reported everything straight and no contests in the matter of ..delagfttes, and the convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Ifeasiirer: “ The vote was called by townships, a delegate from each; as the,

townshipwas called, arising and announcing the vote each candidate received. THE FIRST BALLOT. Washburn 49 Lamborn 14 Powell ’2d Burk 1? Waymire 7 Thompson 8 Benjamin 18. Whole number of votes 128. Necessary to choice 66. SECOND BALLOT. Washburn 65 Lamborn 2 Powell . 81 Burk 4 Waymire 7 Thompson 9 Benjamin 14. Whole number same as first.ballot On this ballot Washburn gained 6 votes; Powell 11, Waymire remained the same, while all the others lost, more or less. THIRD BALLOT, ■ - Washburn 64 Lamborn 2 Powell 30 Burk 4 Waymire 7 Thompson ~, 9 Benjamin 14. Waslib urn’s vote was exactly half of the whole number, but of course, lacked one of being a majority.

FOURTH BALLOT. * ! Washburn 90 Powell 14 Burk 2 Waymire ' 4 Thompson 5 Benjamin li Edward Biggs 2 This settled the matter in favor of Washburn, and the Jong and hearty applause which followed showed that the choice was very popular with delegates and spectators. Before the applause had time to subside, Mr. Powell arose and, on his motion, the nomination of Dr. Washburn was made unanimous. . CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER. The convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Commissioner for the second district. frrr~,L FIRST BALLQ3U.—:: J. F. Watson 33 S. R. Nichols 41 A. Thompson 24 H. E. Uoen 18 E. L. Clark 11 A. J. Yeoman 1 Mr. Clark then stated that he was not a candidate, and could not accept a nomination if offered him.

t . '• - SECOND BALLOT, JZZUZZZZI Watson 49 Nichols 41 Thompson 35 Coen 3 THIRD BALLOT. Watson 53 Nichols S 6 Thompson 36. FOURTH BALLOT. Watson 72 Nichols 36 . Thompson 25. This nominated Mr. Watson and terminated the work of the convention. The convention was most orderly and good-natured throughout, as was also the large crowd* of spectators who left scarcely standing room in the court room. Among the spectators were a number of leading Democrats, whose long faces showed plainly that the excellent work ok the con vention left nothing in prospect for their party except a clean scoop on everything. ' • hi