Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1886 — Last Week’s Convention [ARTICLE]

Last Week’s Convention

What wag Done and Who Were Elected Delegates The ’’ownship Republican conventions! of last Thursday nfternoon, were as well attended as could have been expected, considering the busy time of year, and the fact that the only work for them to do was the choice of delegates to district conventions,—a work of great importance but not one that commonly arouses much interest among the people. The question of the candidate for State Senator was the chief point of contest, all over the three counties. The matter of Candida® for Prosecuting Attorney, also attracted considerable attention. For Representative there was no opposition to Mr. Dunn, and candidates favorable to his renomination wore electee? in both the counties of the legislative dw- . ■C , T.-.-'•J.L 7...' In both precincts of M«rion 'township delegates favorable to S: P. Thompson for Senator and R. W. Marshall for Prosecutor were chosen.

In Carpenter township was the most energetic contest of any place in the district Thompson and Hartley were both day of tin* convention, looking after their own interests. It having been, for many years, Mr. Hartley’s place oi residence he of course was as strong there as any place, and the result was that Hartley’s delegates were elected, but by very small majorities, in both precincts of the township. In Newton township the convention was unanimous for Thompson, lii Jordan, the delegates were instructed sot Thompson, and for Dan Fraser for Prosecutor. Union township was unanimous for Thompson, and otherwise uninstructed.

Barkley Was unanimous for Thompson and Marshall. The same can -be said of Walker Keener, Kankakee. Gillam, and we belipve, Milroy and Hanging Grove. In Newton county; so far as reports now indicate Thompson and Marshall are largely in the lead. Jefferson tp., in which is Kentland instructed for Thompson. Grant tp., in which is Goodland, instructed for Hartley. Lincoln tp., (Rose Lawn) was for Hartley. In Lake tp., (Lake Village) 35 voters were at the convention and all but 3 were for Thompson. Below is the list of delegates to the different conventions, as far as have been reported from Jasper county.

Delegates Elected f Marion, North Precinct. . Senatorial, E. P. Hammond, B . H. Purcupile, [E. A. Griswold, G. W. Burk. ~ Judieial, Philip Blue, G.E. Marshall, L. L. Daugherty, M. H. Hemphill. Representative, Simon Phillips, H. E, James, M. L. Spitler, J. A. Robinsou, State, M. F. Chilcote. Congressional, E. P. Hammond. Marion, South Precinct. Senatorial, M. B. Alter. J. M. Watson. - . Judicial, F. J. Sears, S. E. Yeoman. .Representative, A. Leopold, J. C. Deming. State, W. W. Watsoni alternate, W. H. Rhoades.

Congressional, Harvey W. Wood, alternate, J. H. Willey. Barkley.—Senatorial, J. L. Nichols, Wm. Stevenson. Judical, S. K. Nichols, B. F.JKobinson. Representative, Theo. Hurley, Wm. Daniels. 4 Slate, G. W. Payne, alternate, Wm. Noland. Congressional, EL B. Harris, alternate, Fraud Noland. Carpenter, West Precinct. Senatorial, W. L. Watson, Mertett Johnson, J. W. Shover. Judicial, L. F. Bartoo, E; B. Vendersmith, Frank Courtright. Representative. J. W. Shover, Chas. Fox, L. S. Alter. State, L. S. Alter. Congressional, J. J. Porter. East Precinct. Senatorial, Jas. Sheetz, H. C. Goldsberry, John Burger. Judicial, Jas. Fraser, Chai T,.,Denham. J, K. Binghc'fn. Representative, S. C. Maxwell,

Jas. Sheetz, J. E. Hollett ' State, Robert Farmer. Congressional, W. H(’oover. Newton.—Senatorial, John Martindale. Judicial, J. W. Warren. Rej> resentative, Wesley Henkle. State, Samuel Thornton. Congressional, J. L. Gant. Reek er.—Senatorial, Jd. M. Tyler. W. C. Tyler. Judicial; H E. Fairchild. J. F. Bruner. Rep., J M Troxell, C O Spencer State, R W Marshall Congressional, J F Bruner Gillam—Senatorial, Judicial and Representative, B R Faris, D H Guild State, S. W. Hamilton, Congressional, R. L. P. Massey. Mn.ROY.-Senatorial, Richard Foulks, Judicial, Wm Castor. Representative, Alpheus Booher. Hanging Grove. - Senatorial and Judicial, D.‘D Redmond. * Jordan.—Senatorial, John Way mire Judicial, Jackson Marlow Representative, Snodgrass. State, Allen J. Yeoman. Kankakee. -Senatorial, EJ' Biggs. Judicial, Wm Henshaw. Union. —Senatorial. Trank Gant. Judicial, Ben McColly.