Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1888 — THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. [ARTICLE]

THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

For Prosecuting A**w*ney * RALPH W. MARSHALL, of Jasper County. For Representative, Jasper apd a Newton Counties JSHNF. JOHNSON, of Newton County. The Republican Judicial and Representative conventions met at Good land, Tuesday afternoon, as per official call. They were -large and animated conventions, but entirely harmonious. The Judicial convection, to nominate a candidate foe Prosecuting- Attorney, for the 30th Judicial Circuit, composed of Benton, Jasper and Newton counties, assembled first. Hon. W. W. Crilman, ot Newton, was made temporary chairman, and J. P. Carr, of Oxford, temporary Secretary. Committees on permanent organization, on rules and regulations, and on credentials, were appointed. As the result of their recommendations, Mr. Gilmfan was made permanent chairman; G. E. Marshall, S. A. Bramble and J. P. Carr, permanent secretaries.

The voting was by counties in the order of, Jasper, Newton and Benton. Each county was allow-, ed to cast its full vote, namely, Jasper 13, Newton 12, Bouton 15. In case any delegates were absent from any county, the delegates present would cast the full vote by prorating. The delegations were all full however, and in the case of Benton county, 30 delegates were jproseut. These were allowed to cast only the 15 votes to which the county was entitled. The delegates from Jasper county were: Wm. Castor, Hanging G. Milroy.. Geo. S. Guild,. ....Gillam. W. D. Myer. Walker. Chas. Platt Barkley. I. B. Washburn Marion. J. F.' Watson Marion. John Kelley .Jordan. Benj. Sayler. ..Newton. Chas. O. 5pencer......... Keener. John Graves, * Kankakee, Wheatffold. Clark McColly Union. C. P. H0pkin5......... Carpenter. Chris Hensler Carpenter. When the nominations were called for, Jasper county presented the name of §R. W. Marshall, the present incumbent, and Benton county that ot John T. Brown. The vote,, by counties, was as follows-: p Jasper county, 13 votes for Marshall. Newton county, 11 votes for Marshall; 1 vote for Brown. Benton county, / 15 votes for Brown.

Whole number of votes cast, 40. Necessary to choice 21. Marshal], received 24 votes; Brown 16. Mr. Marshall was declared the nominee. THE REPIiESENTARIVE CONVENTION. The convention to choose a candidate for Joint Representative in the State Legislature, for J asper and Newton counties, convened iuimediatly after the adjournment of the Judicial convention. Judge E. P. Hammond was made chairman and C. P. Hopkins secretary. The same rules for for votin g were adopted as for the previous convention. Jasper county was entitled to 13 , votes; Newton county to 12 votes. The full number were present from Jasper county; but from Newton county there were two absentees.. The following are the names of the delegates from Jasper county: Wm. Caster, Hanging G. Milroy. P. M. Querry Gillam. Wm. D. Myers ..Walker. Chas. Platt Barkley. James F. Irwin .... Marion. S. E. Yeoman Marion. Jas. Y. Dutton. .Jordan. J. W. Warren... Newton. J. F? Bruner. ..Keener. John Graves

Kankakee, Wheatfield. Chas. G. Hoops... Carpenter. E. B. Vondersmitk... .Carpenter. Frank Gant....... rv.. ... Cnion. The names of Johh F. Johnson and David L. Bishop, both of Newton county, were put in nomination. The vote was as follows. Jasper county, 8 votes for Bishop; 5 votes for Johnson. Newton county, 3 and 3-5 votes for Bishop; 8 and 2-5 votes for Johnson. - Whole number of votes cast 25. Necessary to choice, 13. Johnson received 13 2-5 votes; Bishop received 11 3-5 votes. Mr. Johnson was declared the nominee of the convention. L _