Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1888 — Page 4
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DIEECTOKT COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk ■ ■ J AUKS F.lrwin. Sheriff Samvel K. Uesiv. Auditor ’ Urorok M. Kohin&on treasurer I B. Washbi bn. Recorder Thomas Antrim. Surveyor ~..lax)£s C. Turiv i,h Coroner!.!,. -r. . Pnn.i ir Hu e. Superintendent Public Schools . J. K. War res -- as* pJWK«f _ r2dnr"Cr iTncvo, Commissioners)*! District .. .J.K.atron t3d District <>. I‘. 1 abok. oommUtio»tr«' Court— Firtt Monday* in Mitrek June. St)4etnler and Docein her . JUDICIAL Circuit .tudfre P*J** H. Warc. Prosecuting Attorney It. " . Marsiiam.. firm* of Court—P\r*l Monday in January; Third Monday iu March; Pirtt Monday in June; Third Monday in Oclofcer. CORFORATIOH OFFICERS: Marshal.....:. v 11 Woo*. Clerk ,Tos. Hakbmas Treasurer C. C Stark 11st Ward ,R. P. Bkiuamin IJdWard .CBAB.F. Wren Councllmen •! 8d Want.... ~Kn. 1). Rndsom. I IlllWanl h *. GREER FI Bl.l* IMU Ward Alfred Thompson. J ASPER COUJmr BOARD of education Jesse Gtcln. Trustee. Haneing Grove to. James K. GpildJTustee .GUI/*" 1 >PFredS.Merier, Trustee..... .Strikerip. John L. X idiots, Trustee Bark lev ip. KUer A. Griswold, Trustee Marion tp. Frank \Vels|i, Trustee....;. ....lonian tp. Jackson Freeland,Trustee .... .Xeutoti tp M.F.Sc.liMttnke, lrusiec Keener tp. James S. white. Trustee Iviinkakiv tp. L. f. Snirer, Trustee...■ heat.tlid.d.U>Oscar M Vickery, Trustee, t'arpeutertp. Washington Scott. Trustee Milro.v tp. Bteplien T. tXuner, Trustee..... 1 uioii tp W.H. Coover ;..Kcmiugton. Dr. 1.8. Wasliburn Rensselaer Frank J. Warruu County Supt.
A vote on Republican presidential preferences was taken in Rensselaer, last Saturday, with the following result: Gresham 84, John Shermau 13, Harrison 7, Lincoln 8, Porter 1. Blaine 1. Total 50. This straw would seem to indicate that the wind of popular favor was blowing pretty strongly iu Judge Gresham’s direction, in this vicinity, with a rather strong oross current towards John Sherman.
The prohibition county organizing convention, last Saturday afternoon, was far from immense, iu point of numbers. Joseph Clark, of Rensselaer, husband of a locally pretty well known temperance lecturers, Airs. Fannie Clark, was made chairman of the county committee. Joe is generally supposed to be a political prohibitionist because he can’t well help himself, but be is A good, honest fellow, anyhow, and the party in this county gains mightily in respectability in exchanging for him the malignant, office-seeking sorehead, whom he succeeds. W. W. Reeve was elected county secretary ami Berry Paris, treasurer. A convention to nominate county candidates will be held in J une.
There are perhaps a dozen emioent and true Republicans whose names are frequently mentioned in connection with the presidential nomination. Any one of these would, we doubt not, fill the office with ablility, dignity and fidelity to Republican principles. If we were fully persuaded in our own mind which of these men would make the most available candidate, and be the surest of election, that man would be our choice, above all others. But the question of the most available and probably successful candidate, is one too great and too complicated, and affected by so many diverse elements, that we should prefer to trust to the wisdom of the couveution, foi deciding who that man is. The convention will consist of the wisest and most sagacious politicians and statesmen of the coun "try, familiar with the wishes and feelings of Republicans of every state and section and to them may be safely left the task of selecting a the candidate in whom are united the most chances for a successful candidacy.
WHAT IS THE TRIBUNE AFTER NOW?
Just now the Chicago Tribune is as h antic in the advocacy of Jndge Gresham, for the presidency, as it was in advocating Blame lour years ago; and, at the same time, is as frantic in the abuse of Gen-
oral Harrison as it was in tbe abuse of Mr, Blaine in 1876. , The question naturally rises, what is Joe Medill sckemeingjfornow? He is the Lord’s masterpiece of human selfishness, and every thought !of his heart And every strode of his pen has its motive iu {Some hoped for good for Joe Medill, personally, or for his ■ insane hobby, free trade. What motive or mixture of motives, have operated to sot him to raising such a elaqueing for Gresham and such ia ejarnor against Harrison, only the good Lord and his own tortuous mind can 6ay. It is not credible to suppose that an unselfish desire for. the good of Judge . Gxesin, am is a main factor in the problem for Medill knows not what it is to feel an unselfish desire for any man’s good; the very nature of the man absolutely precludes any such supposition. Moreover, Medill is probably too intelligent a man and too astute a politician pot to. know that the almost universal illfrvor and distrust in which the Tribune is held by true Republicans, everywhere, is so powerful and so iinniavable that its loud and persistent advocacy of any man cannot fail, iu the end, to 6 be a great injury. If there is anything in the world that can check or destroy Judge Gresham’s great and rising popularity among the Republican masses, it is the support of that treacherous and selfish sheet. The Indianapolis Journal
thinks that it has found the secret of the Tribune's sudden sweetness towards Gresham and its corresponding bitterness towards Harrison, as a part of a subtle and far reaching scheme to so embitter and divide the friends of all the present prominent Republican candidates as to make the nomination of any of.them impossible, and thus leave no recourse for the party but to force the nomination upon Blaine. The Journal maybe very near the truth in this conjecture but for our part we believe one of the main motives of the Tribune js a desire to recoup itself, finaucially. Its recent course iu advocating Cleveland’s free trade propositions, and in furnish'd campaign editorials for the democratic press, by the score, had the undoubted effect of forfeiting the support of thousands of Republicans and making a big hole in the income of the concern Mediil sees that Gresham is very popular among the masses of Republicans and expects, not unreasonably, to gain enough frieuds by championing the cause of so popular a man to make good what it lost, by its big bad break for free trade.
They will go to the Bone-Gar-dens next Time for Committeemen.
Editor Republican: The stupidity of the leaders of the democracy of Jasper county is something remarkable. For instance, in making up the County Central Committee recently, in Hanging Grove township, they put on the name of John Lefier who has not resided in the county for several years. In Jordan tp. they use,the name of John Ulm, who, if I am not misinformed, is a strong prohibitionist. In Gillam they continue to use the name of Adam Hess, a strong pro-hibitiomsrty-and their prospective candidate for township trustee. Iu Wheatfield tp. they put on the name of Pres Davis, who lives in Kankakee tp., and iu Kankakee they use the name of John Welsh, who lives in Wheatfield. In Keener township democrats are so scarce they filled up with the name? of A. Brooks, who lives iu Wheatfield township and George Bennett, who lives in Newton Co. The longer some of them live the more confirmed they become iu-the density- of their ignorance. -Youngster.
Union Township Convention.
The Republicans of Union tp. will meet in mass convention at Wild Lily school house, Tuesday, March 20, 1888, for the purpose of nominating a ticket to be voted for at the ensuing April election. It is desired that we have a full attendance, that we may make a good ticket By order of Committee. J. E. Alter, Chairman. A M. Mukden, Secretary.
Hanging Grove Township Con. ventions.
The Republican voters of Hanging Grove,township are requested to meet in mass convention, at Banta School House on . Saturday } March 1? at 2 o’cjock, p. m., to nominate candidates for the offices of TownShip Trustee, Township Assessor, two Justices of the Peace and two Constables and to transact any other political business that may be thought necessary. J. C. Gwin. Chairman.
Call for Nenton Township Convention.
, The Republicans of Newton township will meet at the several school houses, in said township, on Friday evening, Marche, ISBK, at 7 p. jig to transit business os follows, to-wit: 1. To take a poll of the voters in such district. 2. To elect by majority ballot a delegate to the township convention. 3. To cast and count a vote for a township ticket. The delegates so selected will meet at Saylor school house, on Saturday, March 24, 1888, at 1 p. m., to transact business as follows, to-wit: 1. To receivo reports from the school districts meettngs. 2. To complete the ticket in case no nominations are made by a majority of those voting at the school house m«etings. Signed: Chas. J. Dean, S. B.Thornton. P. Rowen, O. C. Halstead, Jeff Smith, John Warren, Jesse Brqwn.
Jordan Towship Conventions.
There will be held at each school house in Jordan township, at 7 p. m., on Friday, March 28, 1888, a Republican meeting of the patrons and votdrfc of such school district to transact the following business: 1. To make out a list of voters in the district. 2. To elect one delegate to the township convention by a majority ballot. 3. To cast and count a ballot for a township ticket, subject to a decision of the township convention. The delegates elected as abeve provided Will meet at 2 p. m. Saturday March 24, 1888, to transact the following business: 1. To receive and collate the votes cast at the school house meetings and announce all selections made by a majority ballot. 2. To complete the ticket by a majority ballot of the delegates. Signed: John Waymiro, Lewis Fredrickson, A. W, Lnrsh, J‘\ C. Lsrsjft James P. Bullis, W. W. Reed, George Bullis, Nathan Dunn, John N. Bieknell, Robert Brand John U. Iliff. Ephrem Fleming, John Kelly, Mark Reed, Johjj ltellog, Mory Dewey.
Marion Township Convention.
Notice to Republican voters of Marion township: At a joint meeting of the Republican committees of Marion township, the iollowiDg plan for holding the township -convention was adopted: EaCh school district and each ward in town shall be entitled to one delegate and if over ten voters are present they be entitled to an extra delegate fop each fraction often over four. 2. . The conventions will be held on Friday, March 28, at 7 o’clock p. m , in the several school houses and at the following places in Rensselaer: Ward I—at the court housed J. W. Powell chairman. Ward II -lame place, Jas. Antrim, chairman. Ward 111 -at Hammond & Austin’s office, W- B, Austin, chairman. Ward IV— at the late —Vsage office, I. B. Washburn, chairman. Ward V—at Citizen’s Bank, W. W. Watson, chairman.
The following chairman were appointed to hold the conventions in the school houses O'Mera school house . J. J. Porter,. Chairman. Slaughter " M. Y. Slaughter " James “ 51. I. Adams " In ion “ Hew \V. Murk *• Bell Center “ Harry Adamson " Daugherty " Shelby Grant " Paris “ Addison Robinson' " PowiihgCreen ‘ ...CharlesZanL _ Wassoa J, M. Wasson' “ Hoover “ Nathan J. Heed » 4 Watson “ ... I truce Porter “ Pleasant Ridge -P. S Hemphill “ immediately after organizing at those several conventions a ballot shall be Taken" asTd Ihe preference of the voters present for one trustee, three justices, three constables fjr the township and i'or the.xespectivo-Foad snpervisots ."The' delegates elected at these conventions shall assemble at the court room in Rensselaer, on Saturday, March 24, at 1 o'clock p. m. and canvass the ballots cast at the several conventions, and - if anv candidate has a majority, he shall be declared the nominee, but if no one has a majority then the delegates pres ent shall ballot until some one has a majority of said delegates, whict person shall be declared the nominee. W. H. Austin, Chairman North Precinct, J. \V . POWKLL, Chuirwan South Precinct.
An Attempted Robbery.
About one o’clock last Saturday morning Night-watchman Myers came out upon Van Rensselaer street from the alley that ruus in the rear of the business houses on the south side of Washington street, and saw a man standing beside one of the windows of McCoy & Co’s. bank. As soon as the m&n saw the night watch (not knowing Whg he was, probably,) he, the man, broke and run across the street. The night watch continued to observe matters from a safe distauce and pretty soon another man jumped out of the bank window aud followed his companion in the direction the former had taken. Myers now considered it a proper time to exercise his authority as a “comprehender of all vagrom men,” and—no, lie didn’t call on the thieves to hold up their hands and submit to arrest, but he ran back into tjie alley and made a brave and successful effort to wake up Abe Lopg, who sleeps in his drug store. This enterprise proving successful the valiant watchman extended his field of operations and awoke Vic AVilley, who sleeps iu AVilley & Sigler’s store. The three then repaired to the scene of the attempted robbery afid and finding the window wide open, they thought best to send for Tom McCoy, which was done. Tom came oyer and investigated matters a little but finding no evidence of anything having been stolen, all hands, including the night watch, resumed their peaceful dreams. In the moruing the burglar’s tools were found inside the bank where they had been dropped by the man who was seen to jump out of the window. They consisted of two ordinaiy twenty qMSpny spike t nails and two small pieces of old scrap iron. It is evident that thjß burglars were® not professionals. In fact it is probable that the two men or boys were a pair & local sneak-thieves, who, finding the window unfastened had crawled in with the hopes of finding a little stray change in the money drawer. AA 7 ith the tools they had they could not have hoped to break into the bank vault in forty year’s uninterrupted labor.
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