Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1888 — STILL ON TOP. [ARTICLE]

STILL ON TOP.

Another Old-Time Victory for Jasper County Republicans. This is a Republican year and Jasper county will do its full share in making it so. The election in this county, last Monday, was a rousing Republican triumph, and onQ that fully demonstrates the fact that the grand old party in Jasper county is in spjendid sh,ape and full of fight and courage. In spite of the most desperate and subtile efforts of the democrats the Republicans still hold the Board of trustees by the immense majority of nine to four. And at least one of that four was elected in opposition to the regular democratic nominee in his township. The details of the election in the county show that the Democrats have elected Trustees in Milroy, Newton?- Union qnd Walker townships. As compared with the result of two years ago, it will be seen that the Republicans have gained Jordan and lost Union. All the other townships stand as they did two years ago, in respect to the politics of the trustees. The returns that have thus far come in from the out townships are so incomplete that we are only able to give the more important general results.

In Hanging Grove Jesse C. Gwin, Republican, is re-elected Trustee, but the Democrats elected some of their candidates, including the assessor. In Gillam the Republicans reelected J as. R. Guild, by 36 majority, over the combined votes of the Democrats and Prohibitionists for their combined candidate, Adam Hess. All the other Republican candidates in the township are also elected. In Barkley township, “Nubbin Ridge,” has downed “Wall Street” and J. F. Iliff is elected over G. H. Brown, Jr., by majority in spite of the most desperate efforts- of the opposition assisted by a few disaffected Republicans. The entire Republican ticket is elected. In Walker township a large number of the Republicans in the west end of the township voted for Fred Meiser, the Democratic candidate and he was re-elected by 34 majority, over Andrew Boston, the Republican candidate. The other township officers elected are about evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. In Jordan township J. A. Me-. Farland, the regular Republican candidate, is elected over the sorehead ex-Bepublican Prohibition Democrat Henry I. Adams. The rest of the officers elected are pretty 'evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, except that the Prohibitionists have the glory of electing one road supervision In Newton township the Democrats re-elected Jackson Freeland, for Trustee, by 9 majority, and also elect * all the other township officers, except one road supervisor. The Republicans had a splendid candidate and made a good fight, but party linps were strictly diawn and the Democratic majority could not be overcome. the Republicans were, as usual, obliged to put up an independent candidate Bgii.iust tli&ir Fegular nominee, inorder to get any amusement at all, out of the election. The result was .the election of John F. Bruner, the regular Republican candidate for Trustee, over David Gleason, Independent candidate, by 28 majority. All the other regular Republican nominees were also elected. Kankakee township has again covered itself with glory by electing a Republican Trustee; Edward T. Biggs defeating Robert McGuire by. 22 majority. The entire Republican ticket goes in, by about the same majority. In WheatfieldJLewis P.-Shirer, the Republican Trustee is re-elect-ed. The result on the rest of the ticket has not been reported. ! In Union township the Democrats elected Wm. Cooper Trustee, over Moses R. Cox, Republican, by eight majority. In Carpenter township Wm. Roadifer is elected Trustee over James Green, Greenbacker, on a fusion ticket, by 27 majority. A pretty bitter local fight between town and country Republicans previous to the nomination, ao- ■ cotints for the large falling off in the Republican majority in the township. The result in the town1 ship except for trustee, has not I been reported. In Milroy township James Les- ■ let, the regular Democratic nomi- ■ nee, was defeated by Hezekiah Kesler, Independent Democrat .Y | The net result for the whole county, on township trustees, is thus nine straight Republicans, three straight Democrats and one

Independent Democrat; which is exactly the political completion of the Board or Trustees elected in 1886.