Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1888 — Marion Township Convention. [ARTICLE]

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.